Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) / The National University of Malaysia

Institution Profile 

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) also known as The National University of Malaysia was established on May 18, 1970. UKM started operating from Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur in 1970, and in October 1977, it moved to its present location in Bangi, a green valley of 1,096 hectares.  

New Building of Centre for Graduate Management

In addition UKM also has a medical campus in Kuala Lumpur which houses the Faculty of Medicine (Pre-clinical), Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty of Pharmacy.
UKM Medical Centre (UKMMC), which is located in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur is to meet the needs of medical services education as well as medical research. UKMMC consists of a hospital, the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Medical Molecular Research (UMBI).

The University has 13 faculties, and 16 research institutes, offering a wide variety of academic programmes both in the arts and sciences and is home to 2,262 academicians and 7,519 supporting staff.
Currently, UKM has 25,525 students – 14,971 undergraduate students, 10,554 postgraduate students, including 2,985 international students from 57 countries. International students are also taught Malay language as an effort to facilitate the daily life in Malaysia.

In line with its tagline “Inspiring Futures, Nurturing Possibilities” the University attracts international students by offering 170 postgraduate programmes and high-tech research facilities. Education in public universities in Malaysia including Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) is highly subsidised by government.

New Building of Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment

On the January 26, 2012 the government granted The National University of Malaysia (UKM) full autonomy. The autonomy given to UKM in effect transfers decision-making powers from federal agencies and the ministry to the university.

UKM offers 75 undergraduates programmes and 264 postgraduates programmes in 13 faculties and 16 research institutes in the following field of studies:

1. Architecture
2. Business
3. Dentistry
4. Economic & Managements
5. Education
6. Engineering
7. Health Science
8. Humanities
9. Information Technology
10. Islamic Studies
11. Law
12. Medical
13. Pharmacy
14. Science & Technology
15. Social Sciences 

UKM Medical Centre – Hospital and Faculty of Medicine

Why Study @ UKM

• Is supported by the Malaysian government as a Research and Autonomous University.
• Superior merit with an achievement of Times Higher Education World University Ranking
  (98 from top 100 world universities under 50 years old, 2011-2012).
• Is committed to excellence with an achievement of ranking 31 The QS Top 50 Under 50 years (Universities established since 1962, 2011-2012)
• Proven track record with an achievement of overall ranking 58 in QS Asian University 2012
• Has a strong academic reputation as Malaysia’s national university - recipient of the Prime Minister’s Quality Award 2006.
• Is supported by Malaysia’s largest pool of expertise with PhD qualifications in various field of studies as well as industrial experience.
• Has a wealth of experience in managing quality undergraduate and postgraduate programmes since the 1970’s.
• Offers the opportunity to participate in student mobility exchange programmes with top universities
• Has comprehensive on-campus learning facilities in Bangi, Cheras and Kuala Lumpur
• UKM has a green and sustainable campus

UKM'S Faculties, Research Institutes and Centres

Faculties

1. Faculty of Islamic Studies
2. Faculty of Science and Technology
3. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
4. Faculty of Medicine
5. Faculty of Economics and Management
6. Faculty of Law
7. Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
8. Faculty of Education
9. Faculty of Health Sciences
10. Faculty of Information Science and Technology
11. Faculty of Dentistry
12. UKM-Graduate School of Business (UKM-GSB)
13. Faculty of Pharmacy

Research Institutes

1. Institute of The Malay World and Civilisation (ATMA)
2. Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI)
3. Institute for Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS)
4. Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN)
5. Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI)
6. Institute of Occidental Studies (IKON)
7. Institute of Space Science (ANGKASA)
8. Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS)
9. Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI)
10. Fuel Cell Institute
11. Institute of Islam Hadhari (HADHARI)
12. Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA)
13. Institute of West Asian Studies (IKRAB)
14. South East Asia Disaster Prevention Research Institute (SEADPRI-UKM)
15. Institute of Visual Informatics  (IVI)
16. Institute of Climate Change (IKP)

New Building of UKM-Graduate School of Business (UKM-GSB)

Centres

1. Centre for General Studies
2. Centre for Graduate Management
3. Centre for Academic Advancement
4. Centre for Research And Instrumentation Management
5. Centre for Educational Extension 
6. Co-Curriculum Accreditation Centre 
7. Centre for Corporate Planning And Leadership
8. Permatapintar National Gifted Centre
9. Centre for Collaborative Innovation
10. Centre for Youth Empowerment
11. Centre for Information Technology

UKM's Facilities & Resources

Library

The Tun Seri Lanang Library is one of the biggest university libraries in Malaysia. It has several branches such as the Law Library, Malay World and Civilisation Library, Dr. Abdul Latiff Library and UKM Medical Centre Library. In addition, most faculties have their own mini libraries. The Tun Seri Lanang Library has a collection of over 2,047,894 volumes of books and journals, e-book, and e-journal.

UKM, university in a garden

Students' Health Centre

The University provides comprehensive health and dental care to all students and their families for a nominal fee. Consultations are made on a walk-in basis or by appointment. In most cases, patients are treated at the health centre for outpatient consultation. However, when necessary, referrals are made to the UKM Medical Centre located in Cheras for continuing treatment.

Sports and Recreation

UKM has excellent sports facilities for its students. In addition, the Danau Golf Club has an 18-hole international standard golf course. There are various facilities on offer at the clubhouse including a gymnasium, seminar rooms, snooker tables, karaoke, a TV room, a Pro Shop and a restaurant. An Olympic-sized swimming pool and two wading pools for children and families are located near the Danau Golf Club. Tennis enthusiasts will find numerous outdoor courts. Facilities for football, sepak takraw, basketball, running track, badminton and indoor sports are also available.

Accommodation

The University owns, operates and maintains a variety of on and off-campus accommodation facilities. All on-campus accommodation is administered by the Housing Unit Office. In UKM, all halls of residence are known as "Kolej" (College).
All on-campus colleges are self-contained, equipped with their own cafeterias, meeting rooms, television and prayer rooms. The room configurations range from single to multiple sharing arrangements. The University also manages a number of off-campus accommodation complexes in the adjacent townships of Bandar Baru Bangi and Kajang. These residential complexes are serviced by bus routes operated by the University. There is also a special hostel for international students called Ibu Zain International Student House.
 

 

 

 

 

Lionel Messi khawatir atas cederanya

Lionel Messi mengatakan ia khawatir cedera lutut yang ia alami dalam pertandingan Liga Champions akan mengancam karirnya di Barcelona. Messi mengatakan, "Saya sempat mengira itulah bola terakhir yang akan saya tendang dalam waktu lama karena kaki saya sakit sekali. Saya mencoba melanjutkan dan menendang bola namun saya tidak kuat." Messi diturunkan sebagai pemain pengganti dalam laga melawan Benfica Rabu (05/12) dan turun sekitar 30 menit. Pemain asal Argentina ini hanya kurang satu gol dari rekor yang dipegang selama 40 tahun oleh Gerd Muller. Sejauh ini, Messi telah mencetak 84 gol tahun 2012 dan memiliki empat pertandingan lagi untuk mengejar rekor Muller yang mencetak 85 gol. Messi mengatakan ia mungkin tidak dapat diturunkan dalam pertandingan Liga Spanyol melawan Real Betis hari Minggu mendatang. Namun ia mengatakan merasa lebih baik setelah tabrakan dengan penjaga gawang Benfica. Vilanova membela keputusan turunkan Messi "Saya sempat mengira itulah bola terakhir yang akan saya tendang dalam waktu lama karena kaki saya sakit sekali. Saya mencoba melanjutkan dan menendang bola namun saya tidak kuat." Lionel Messi Manajer Barcelona Tito Vilanova membela keputusannya untuk menurunkan Messi Rabu malam walaupun klubnya telah dipastikan melaju ke babak 16 besar Liga Champions. "Kami telah membicarakan kemungkinan untuk menurunkannya selama satu jam," kata Vilanova. "(Messi) adalah pemain yang senang untuk diturunkan. Kami tidak menurunkannya agar ia mencetak rekor seperti yang dibicarakan semua orang," tambahnya. Vilanova mengatakan bermain selama 30 menit seperti halnya "latihan." Di bawah manajer baru Vilanova -yang menggantikan Pep Guardiola- Barcelona mencatat rekor baru di Liga Spanyol dengan kemenangan 13 kali dan satu seri. Gol Messi sebanyak 21 kali memainkan peran besar dalam membantu Barcelona menempati posisi pertama di klasemen sementara liga. Pemain berusia 25 tahun itu selalu diturunkan dalam setiap pertandingan sejak September 2010.

Oknum Suporter Malaysia Keroyok Suporter Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR – Ada kejadian tidak menyenangkan usai kemenangan Indonesia kontra Singapura pada laga kedua penyisihan Grup B Piala AFF Cup 2012, malam tadi. Sekelompok orang yang diduga suporter Timnas Malaysia melakukan aksi pengeroyokan kepada suporter Indonesia.

Aksi yang mencederai nilai sportivitas olahraga ini terjadi sesaat setelah Indonesia menundukkan Singapura 1-0, lewat gol Andik Vermansyah di menit akhir pertandingan.

Dalam rilis yang diterima Okezone dari Tengku Adnan, Sekretaris BP Komite Nasional Pemuda Indonedia (KNPI) Malaysia, Kamis (29/11/2012) pagi, kejadian tersebut terjadi ketika Dr Sagir Alva tengah diwawancarai dua stasiun televisi Indonesia, Metro TV dan Kompas TV di area Stadion Bukit Jalil.

Suporter Malaysia yang tidak diketahui jumlahnya, terlihat mengusir para suporter Indonesia yang masih merayakan euforia kemenangan atas Singapura. Tak hanya mengusir, mereka juga melakukan aksi pengeroyokan.

Bukan hanya suporter Indonesia yang jadi korban pengeroyokan. Dr Sagir Alva yang tengah diwawancarai pun tak luput dari amuk suporter tim berjuluk Harimau Malaya tersebut.

Beruntung, Dr Sagir dan dua pengurus KNPI berhasil melarikan diri dengan menumpang kereta. Namun, akibat pemukulan tersebut, Dr Sagir mengalami luka pada bagian wajah dan telinga.

Atas kejadian ini, Dr Sagir pun langsung melaporkan kejadian tersebut ke kantor polisi di kawasan Sungai Tangkas untuk membuat laporan. Sementara dua pengurus KNPI lainnya melapor ke kantor Polisi Bangi tapi tidak diterima karena dinilai tidak cukup bukti.

Atas kejadian tidak mengenakkan ini, pihak KNPI pun menuntut pihak Kepolisian Malaysia, terutama Federasi Sepakbola Malaysia (FAM) untuk melontarkan permintaan maaf kepada seluruh korban. Tak hanya itu, KNPI juga mendesak agar Kepolisian Malaysia dan FAM menindaklanjuti kejadian ini dengan menangkap para pelaku pengeroyokan.

Kejadian pengeroyokan ini berpotensi bakal membuat suasana pertandingan Indonesia kontra Malaysia di laga terakhir babak penyisihan Grup, Sabtu  1 Desember mendatang, semakin panas. Malaysia sendiri diketahui membutuhkan kemenangan untuk bisa lolos, sementara Indonesia hanya butuh hasil imbang untuk memastikan tiket semifinal.

LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN

       A.      INTRODUCTION

Language and the Brain Language are the essential components of the human intellect. These are the principal devices that enable individuals to formulate their thoughts and virtually communicate them to others. The concept of language, which we tend to take for granted, is often appropriately phrased “the window of the mind”.

Through language, we can analyzing, interoperate, and express the world around us. Ostensibly, it is easy to assume that the basis of language lies in the lips, the tongue, or the ear. However, deaf and mute people are also capable of possessing language in its entirety. Sign language, which is dependent upon visible gestures rather than distinct sounds, is an infinitely creative form of communication (as well as its verbal counterpart).

There are many theories that hypothesize language acquisition. However, they all revolve around the human ability of complex thought. This enormous potential takes root in an organ of the same infinite magnitude: the brain. Language acquisition is one of the essential subjects of cognitive science.

    B.       LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN

  1.                  Language Processing in Human Brain

Human brain is exceptionally complex and simple at the same time. Its extremely composite biological structure results itself in human everyday behavior that many people might consider rather simple than complex. In our research we will concentrate on the ways how a human brain can process English and other human natural languages because taken in general sense the ability to speak English or other human languages is only serious distinguishing feature that rises humans over the rest of the world making a human an intellectual being.

On the purpose of our research we consider natural language as naturally formed symbolic system completely independent of these symbols’ physical nature that is a little more general than a common natural language definition. The principles of natural language processing in human brain are most important for us if we want to build equally powerful artificial general intelligence.

We start with the features of human brain neurons and neural networks, and step by step create a computer model of human brain networks that is able to process and generate a reasonable speech. We can’t give a detailed explanation of human brain functionality in this short article. Moreover, it is not our goal, and such research is not complete yet. The main result of our research is revealing the principles how tiny single neurons working together can produce intellectual-like behaviour that exhibits itself in proper speech comprehension and generation in accordance with current context.

2.                  Language as Shaped by the Brain

It is widely assumed that human learning and the structure of human languages are intimately related. This relationship is frequently suggested to be rooted in a language-specific biological endowment, which encodes universal, but arbitrary, principles of language structure (a universal grammar or UG). How might such a UG have evolved? We argue that UG could not have arisen either by biological adaptation or non-adaptationist genetic processes.

The resulting puzzle concerning the origin of UG we call the logical problem of language evolution. Because the processes of language change are much more rapid than processes of genetic change, language constitutes a “moving target” both over time and across different human populations, and hence cannot provide a stable environment to which UG genes could have adapted.

We conclude that a biologically determined UG is not evolutionarily viable. Instead, the original motivation for UG the mesh between learners and languages arises because language has been shaped to fit the human brain, rather than vice versa. Following Darwin, we view language itself as a complex and interdependent “organism,” which evolves under selectional pressures from human learning and processing mechanisms.

That is, languages are themselves undergoing severe selectional pressure from each generation of language users and learners. This suggests that apparently arbitrary aspects of linguistic structure may result from general learning and processing biases, independent of language. We illustrate how this framework can integrate evidence from different literatures and methodologies to explain core linguistic phenomena, including binding constraints, word order universals, and diachronic language change.

In human beings, it is the left hemisphere that usually contains the specialized language areas. While this holds true for 97% of right-handed people, about 19% of left-handed people have their language areas in the right hemisphere and as many as 68% of them have some language abilities in both the left and the right hemisphere.

The brain acts as "command central" for language and communication, controlling both physical and mental components of speech. Steps that trigger speech: Many areas of the brain work together to control speech, as illustrated. The specific regions used differ slightly for reading aloud or engaging in conversation. The visual cortex (1A) is engaged when reading aloud while the auditory cortex (1B) predominates during conversation.

The two hemispheres are thought to contribute to the processing and understanding of language: the left hemisphere processes the linguistic meaning of prosody (or, the rhythm, stress, and intonation of connected speech), while the right hemisphere processes the emotions conveyed by prosody.

Studies of children have shown that if a child has damage to the left hemisphere, the child may develop language in the right hemisphere instead. The younger the child, the better the recovery. So, although the "natural" tendency is for language to develop on the left, human brains are capable of adapting to difficult circumstances, if the damage occurs early enough.

The first language area within the left hemisphere to be discovered is Broca's area, named after Paul Broca, who discovered the area while studying patients with aphasia, a language disorder. Broca's area doesn't just handle getting language out in a motor sense, though. It seems to be more generally involved in the ability to process grammar itself, at least the more complex aspects of grammar. For example, it handles distinguishing a sentence in passive form from a simpler subject-verb-object sentence, the difference between "The boy was hit by the girl" and "The girl hit the boy."

The second language area to be discovered is called Wernicke's area, after Carl Wernicke, a German neurologist who discovered the area while studying patients who had similar symptoms to Broca's area patients but damage to a different part of their brain. Wernicke's aphasia is the term for the disorder occurring upon damage to a patient's Wernicke's area.

       C.      CONCLUSION

Comparison of the views of co evolution of language and brain has a two sided result. On one hand brain has been shaped by and for language and has become “brain of the language”, and on the other hand, language has changed to better suit communicative demands offered by the users and learning acquisition of children and has become “language of the brain”.

Babies’ brain is primed to learn language and it does this by making pathways and stronger connections, which may extend upto the age of 10 years. The two classical language areas, Broca’s and Wernicke’s, are important brain areas for language processing but many other LH and RH parts of the brain are involved in the task. The usage of these parts depend on language used, task performed (name or recognize), conceptual category of items (unique, common, familiar), modularity of input and output (spoken language or sign language) and number of languages known to individual.

For optimal retrieval of words of different categories different anatomically separable regions are involved, while for concept retrieval some regions are consistently associated. This says partial segregation of different categories. The LH is found to be dominant in language processing with many tasks affected by LH lesions. But overall composition of language, in some sense, is distributed over the two hemispheres. LH is generally related to fine aspects of sentence processing and literal meaning and RH to visual spatial abilities.

The standard LH areas may be common to all natural languages but the final organization of language system appears to be determined by the exact language experience of the individual. In case of bilinguals the age of acquisition of language and language environment seems to effect the language organization. Different brain areas may be recruited for different languages. But when proficiency is kept constant, age of acquisition doesn’t seem to have much effect.

From various studies and results mentioned, it can be concluded that language is not a function restricted to one hemisphere of the brain, but both the Left and the Right hemispheres have their own vital role in language processing. When the parts of the two hemispheres perform their respective tasks, some areas of brain take the charge of leader and lead them to the completion of task successfully. The overall organization of language in brain depends upon the individual and the proficiency and the way he had acquired the language.

Nike Match Preview AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 - Grup B: Malaysia - Indonesia

Tim Merah Putih hanya membutuhkan hasil imbang ketika berhadapan dengan tuan rumah dalam laga pamungkas.

PRAKIRAAN SUSUNAN PEMAIN

MALAYSIA Farizal Marlias M Jasuli - Aidil Zafuan - Fadhli Shas - Zubir Azmi Wan Zack Haikal - Safiq Rahim - Shakir Shaari - Azamuddin Akil Norshahrul Idlan - Safee Sali

INDONESIA Endra Prasetya Maitimo - Handi - Fachrudin - Novan Elie - Vendry - Irfan - Taufiq - Okto Rahmat

Indonesia akan menjalani laga menentukan di pertandingan terakhir Grup B AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 melawan Malaysia di Stadion National Bukit Jalil, Sabtu (1/12) malam WIB, untuk mendapatkan tiket ke semi-final.

Di pertandingan ini, tim Merah Putih sudah bisa diperkuat sejumlah pemain yang di laga sebelumnya menjalani sanksi kartu merah, dan cedera, seperti Endra Prasetya, Handi Ramdhan, dan Tonnie Cusell. Kehadiran pemain ini, terutama Handi, yang akan mampu untuk menutup lubang di pertahanan setelah Wahyu Wijiastanto diskors.

Di lain sisi, kehadiran Endra di bawah mistar akan membuat Nil Maizar mengalami dilema dalam menentukan kiper utama. Sebab, Wahyu Tri Nugroho bermain gemilang ketika mengalahkan Singapura 1-0.

Nil kemungkinan tidak akan melakukan perombakan besar-besaran terhadap the winning team. Ditambah permainan Indonesia lebih baik dibandingkan ketika bermain imbang 2-2 melawan Laos. Indonesia cukup membutuhkan hasil imbang untuk mendapatkan tiket ke semi-final.

Pertandingan terakhir melawan Singapura memperlihatkan skema permainan Indonesia menguras stamina pemain lawan di babak pertama, dan akan mengalami perubahan menjadi agresif di babak kedua, sehingga Indonesia bisa bermain cepat.

Sementara itu, pelatih Datuk K Rajagopal menyimpan keyakinan tim besutannya bakal meraih kemenangan di laga pamungkas tersebut. Malaysia wajib meraih kemenangan bila tidak ingin menelan kegagalan di hadapan publik sendiri.

Sedangkan gelandang Wan Zack Haikal mengingatkan rekan-rekannya agar tidak terlena dengan skor besar ketika menggilas Laos 4-1. Menurutnya, kemenangan atas Indonesia menjadi harga mati yang wajib diraih Harimau Malaya.

 

Indonesia Soroti Aksi Suporter Malaysia

Indonesia meminta Pemerintah Malaysia melindungi suporter Indonesia yang sedang mendukung timnas di ajang Piala AFF 2012.

Permintaan perlindungan ini menyusul adanya laporan insiden pemukulan terhadap seorang warga Indonesia pada hari Rabu (28/11) seusai mereka menyaksikan pertandingan Indonesia dengan Singapura.
"Saya sudah bicara dengan Dubes Indonesia di Malaysia mereka sudah berkomunikasi dengan pihak-pihak terkait yang ada di Malaysia," kata Menteri Pemuda Dan Olahraga, Andi Mallarangeng di Jakarta., Jumat (30/11) siang.
Sebelumnya, seperti dilaporkan sejumlah media di Jakarta, korban pemukulan dalam insiden hari Rabu tersebut bernama Sagir Alva dan telah melaporkan kasusnya kepada Kantor Polisi Sungai Tangkas di Kuala Lumpur.
Kondisi ini diperkirakan akan memanaskan Stadion Bukit Jalil Malaysia menjelang pertandingan Indonesia dengan Malaysia yang akan berlangsung pada hari Sabtu (1/12) mendatang.

Penghinaan Suporter
Perseteruan diantara pendukung sepakbola kedua negara bukanlah hal baru, saling ejek di dunia maya dan media sosial kerap dilakukan oleh kedua pendukung masing-masing kesebelasan.
Video aksi pendukung Malaysia yang menghina Indonesia baru-baru ini juga muncul di situs You Tube dan mengundang reaksi warga Indonesia.
Menteri Pemuda dan Olahraga, Andi Mallarangeng sejauh ini mengaku belum melihat video tersebut, namun dia mengisyaratkan kemungkinan menyelesaikan hal ini lewat mekanisme aturan yang ada pada Federasi Sepakbola Internasional, FIFA.
"Saya belum melihat langsung. Tentu saja ada ketentuan FIFA tentang suporter yang tidak boleh menghina apalagi mengeluarkan kata-kata rasis ataupun melecehkan. Kalau itu terjadi maka melanggar ketentuan FIFA," kata Andi.
Sementara itu Manajer Timnas Indonesia Habil Marati tidak menganggap video yang berisi penghinaan suporter Malaysia itu sebagai hal serius.