Hi, congratulations to those who are selected to go University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).

This thread is dedicated for Q&A session, do ask anything, I won't bite

You can refer to http://unimas2u.blogspot.com/ for more details too

Enjoys!



This post has been edited by ahmike89: Jun 8 2012, 01:52 PM

i got software eng offer frm this uni..wondering how far is the uni to the nearest town(kuching)?

Great course, one of toughest in unimas but bright future My room mate wil be your senior and he is top student It's around 20 mins from Kuching, or 35 minutes from Kuching Airport. Where do you from?

my brother get cognitive science course at unimas. how the living cost at kuching and how the hostel etc. thank you. and actually what cognitive science is about ?

really hard?well i take it as a challenge

nice to hear that!wat year is ur roomate now??top student summore can b my sifu summore!

im frm sabah

goldflower: Hi I am not so sure about it. But it's under FSKPM ( Fakulti Sains Kognitif Pembangunan Manusia). According to my friends, they learn lots of stuffs such as counselling even programming. They are very good in debating too!

Bus: Tinggi-tinggi Gunung Kinabalu Tinggi lagi saya sayang sama kamu

bahhhh... don't worry, you can deal with it. my room mate will be your senior he is in 2nd year. He studies 24/7. Crazy!

One thing for sure, any uni you enter. it's based on how you cop with it.

Not to scared you guys, UNIMAS is very strict on education. If you get GPA less than 2.0, you might be stopped for a month, will be kicked if turut-turut for few times, if less than 2.5, your course selection will be limited.

Looking for new juniors who successfully accepted into Faculty of Engineering. Going to graduate this year and hoping to pass my books to the newcomers

What a good senior indeed, bravo avengeline

This is one of the most thing I like in UNIMAS, seniors are very caring and helping a lot. Now our turn to help them right.?

Haha thank u vry much yes seniors are indeed very helpful. Ur 2nd yr senior?

lol thanks 4 the welcome haha

nice...wow he must b a hard worker..no wonder he is a top student!!!!

an early guideline n inspiration 4 me!

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Added on June 18, 2010, 10:25 pmone of my friend got civil eng hehe

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 18 2010, 10:25 PM

avengeline : hehe Michael from FSS gonna be 2nd year. I know Fletcher from Civil eng only

Bus: Lol Unimas is no different from Sabah, I went there for FSS trip and man, Sabah is so niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! \

Anyway, Think lbig goals and expect big achievements. Hehe! You can do it!

yup sabah is indeed a nice place to visit..but getting here since im a local..hehe..

one more thing is the course(software eng) conducted in english??

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Added on June 19, 2010, 6:46 amand one more thing..my course takes 4 years to finish n i made a number of comparison with other U's which offers the same course..found that other u's took only 3 years to complete..hmm..hmm i wonder wat makes the course(software eng) diffrent frm the other U??

sorry just curious

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 19 2010, 06:46 AM

yes in english =) basically it's longer because you have 1 semester of industrial training. other uni might make it only 2 months (during semester holiday).. and correct me if im wrong, software engineering in unimas offer more subjects (an advantage).. then you also need to take up 3 elementary courses (from other/own faculty such as japanese language/business/finance/chemistry/engineering/music/hr..up to you) -- another added advantage. you must be glad that it takes 4 years.. uni life is great =D

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Added on June 19, 2010, 12:04 pmhi michael. lolz fletcher. hmm not too sure

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 19 2010, 12:04 PM

anyone from medic

@avengeline

thx 4 enlighten me...feeling more eager n confident studying there!

btw my kolej is at tun ahmad zaid..where is that???how far frm my faculty?its a dorm rite??

thx


@update

i notice that most of the other ipta dont have honours degree..where as mine has

Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Engineering)(Hons)

no wonder it took 4 years!

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 19 2010, 05:20 PM

Yea, UNIMAS is catching up the standard, spend your 4 years wisely Hope can meet you and fellow junior too. TAZ is more than 10 years already, the walking distance through Taz--> Bunga Raya --> Water Front around 10 mins Exercise bahhhh

Orea: Err not sure, Medic students will be at the outreach campus in Kuching. Happening!

yes be glad with wad u get Tun Ahmad Zaid (TAZ) college is just 10 mins away like wad michael mentioned. U can get to ur faculty easily tru UNIMAS Bridge

let me upload the beautiful bridge picture here

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btw, fyi, ur faculty is the best IT faculty in Malaysia

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 19 2010, 08:35 PM

wow awesome viewwwww..i like the bridge

best???wow its an honour n a privilege to b an upcoming student there!

n actually how big is unimas???

quite big we have 2 campus - old & new.. both campus are 10 mins away (by car/bus of cos).. but dn worry, if u wan to go to old campus/anywhr inside UNIMAS.. UNIMAS bus will be there for u

wow nice..n i noticed frm the map..theres one big tasik at the middle of the campus..nice..can i go like jog around there every evening??

owh n is there a gymnasium there??

yes u can jog + we hv gym + bowling alley + pool table + many other activities

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 19 2010, 11:58 PM

Yeah Join me for jogging and gym la bro....

im more interested on gym hehe..need to shape my body whilst im studying there..glad to hear they have all this cool facilities!!!!now im pumped!

hello! glad to have this thread here

i'll be doing software eng. too...haha...oh, and i would like to know, for this course, is there any specifications of a laptop that i need to look out for?

btw, im from NS...anyone from here as well?

do need to make passport to go srawak from peninsular?

Hi I amfrom Melaka haha nearby ns.

U guys from peninsula needs to do dokimen perjalanan terhad. Btw do download the panduan very useful. A must!

so we'll b course mate then???nice!

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Added on June 20, 2010, 7:51 pmhmm its safe that u have atleast integrated graphic card such as nvidia or ati hehe..

mines acer thou..should b able to handle hehe

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 20 2010, 07:51 PM

make sure ur laptop comes with a good warranty & service too

ahmike89 , what u think about that multimedia course in Unimas , is it good ? got many students taking it ? Bright future for this course ? Thx for ur time ^^

Hi Hero.

Multimedia will be under FSGK (Fakulti Seni Gunaan Dan Kreatif).

Basically you gonna study things like creating 3D things, Avatar and multimedia related stuff. Well the job prospect is wide, but it's up to your performance, creativity, 99% hardworking spirit.

I personally think varsity is for us to add self value to ourselves such as getting higher pay(maybe), the future is ours.

So is Unimas good for multimedia course ? or should i choose other U ?

ahmike, haha, yea, neighbouring states...yea, ive read that too..and those medical check-up..guess there's so many things to be done in so little time...lol

busquests, hi course mate! lol...i'm pretty excited adi after reading all the previous comments, bowling alley? (wow, haha) and its good to know that the lectures will be conducted in english... anyway, i'll be getting dell's...hope the specs will be alright too

avengeline, yup, will look into that too, thanks

it this course
computer science(multimedia computing) is good?
i have the offer to there..

i think ull b in the same faculty with me..since both of us receive degree in computer science offer..but diffrent major thou...im doing software engineering

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Added on June 21, 2010, 4:05 pmglad tat ur on board mate!hehe

just did my pasport today but need to wait a day for it...

btw,which kolej will u b staying??

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 21 2010, 04:05 PM

ya which college you guys will be staying? Will show some pics for u guys later on..

passport? do we need one? is that the 'dokumen perjalanan terhad' from jab. imigresen? i'll do that 2mr glad it wont take long..hahaha

i'll be staying in allamanda...its on the far side..i wonder how long it will take for us to walk to class...lol, the place looks huge...

This post has been edited by yourstruly: Jun 21 2010, 04:15 PM

i used to stay in alamanda dn worry, its just 5 mins walk to IT faculty.. mayb u wil arrive in less than 5 mins if u walk fast

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 21 2010, 04:17 PM

oh alamanda is so near to FIT, I stayed in Cempaka. This sem Seroja.

Lol yes very near indeed but seroja is also near to FSS. Do u own a self transportation thr?

me kolej TAZ lol..is it far frm IT faculty??

glad to know that! no worries of oversleeping then! lol...btw, are we required to have a baju kurung?

yup..acording to the manual..lol hehe n my friend whos a student in unimas...

my passport will last up until 5 years hehe..only pay rm5

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Added on June 21, 2010, 4:39 pmfor our course i think not tooo formal la..can wear jeans n t-shirt i think hehehe

perhaps only on certain days like mondays n thursday?idk

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 21 2010, 04:39 PM

yes u need baju kurung (at least a pair) for the first week of orientation.. remember to bring more formal clothes. during presentation in class, additional marks is given to those with formal attire on normal days, u can wear casually (jeans..tshirt..)

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Added on June 21, 2010, 4:43 pmthursday is a batik day u can wear batik on thursday

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 21 2010, 04:43 PM

My advice to juniors, do take the generic courses earlier so that you can relax a bit for the rest of the years. If you can manage it.

okay, noted! thanks alot! btw, it can be in any color? i heard some uni are more specific, like ukm, blue? some sort like that...

yes any color..

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Added on June 21, 2010, 4:54 pmyes agree.. i took more than 22 credit hr a sem to complete them.. then i hv more time in final year for FYP

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 21 2010, 04:54 PM

can u explain a bit bout this???im quite blurr hehe

to complete ur studies, u need to complete the followings:

1. core courses
2. generic courses:
- 2 computer courses (UPIT, TMX) ur exempted from UPIT if u pass the IT test - usually the test is held on the 3rd/4th week aft orientation
- TITAS (tamadun islam)
- hubungan etnik
- BM
- 2 english courses
3. elementary courses (any 3 courses from ur faculty/oth faculty)
4. xx credit hour of senggang <-- mike can u tell us how many hrs? during my time, senggang activities are not compulsory but now it is btw, activities will be held during wednesday evening

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 21 2010, 05:08 PM

ic..titas need to take 4 how many sems???

n is the IT hard??hehe

IT test not so hard. just basic knowledge on computers im sure u can pass it. titas only 1 sem.

glad to hear that.. ..is it on objective question or subjective or both??

during my time, its objective questions now im not sure.. maybe stil objectives.

Sure aven

The senggang we have to take at least 20 credit hours per sem. In addition, you have to active in college activities and get the cop to stay in college.

i heard theres a battle of the band competition!

my friend joind in last year!

Yea, I shot photos of that. Show u guys later yea hehehe

cant wait!

btw busquets, how many sets of certified cert do they require? my friend told me UMS requires 6 sets of those photocopied certs...and the ptptn 2 sets of it? any idea? i couldnt seem to find that in the 'panduan' or probably ive overlooked

i get pengurusan sumber akuatik in unimas anyone know what that course about??

me?i prepared 3 sets...just in case,cuz i saw 3 columns in da SENARAI SEMAK DOKUMEN PERIBADI PELAJAR...im not sure..the instruction says two..wpuldnt hurt to prepare an extra rite?

ptptn im not sure thou..sorry

panduan?u can download it actually...

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Added on June 22, 2010, 8:07 pmsumthin to do wif aquatic resources..on how u manage it..perhaps

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 22 2010, 08:07 PM

I've heard about aquatic resources through my lecturer only. There was a guy who graduated from Unimas in this course but cannot find any job in M'sia, but guess what, he is now working in Dubai government. They need specialist to take intensive care of the aquatic and water there. He earns damn good

true..maybe i should prepare more then, lol..thanks anyway!

wat have u prepared so far??

ive done certfying all the required docs
medical cek up
dokumen perjalanan terhad
printed all the required docs(but havent fill up yet)



have done=payment,online registration,attire

you can know more abt it at unimas website =) one great thing about this is you get the chance to hv water diving

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Added on June 22, 2010, 10:18 pmwow good job! welcome to UNIMAS when r u guys flying over?

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 22 2010, 10:18 PM

actually theres a correction the last sentence shoudlve been HAVENT DONE hahaha

im off to sarawak on the 2nd of july..register on the 3rd...then on the 4th ill stay in the hostel

later 1 week of torment(orentation week)

OOooh i thought u hv DONE them.. nvm take ur time.. still hv 1 week++ to go.. bus will be provided to go UNIMAS.. so no worries on transportation when u reach here.

the bus will b departing frm where???

kuching or airport??

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 22 2010, 11:10 PM

kuching international airport

ic but im not going to unimas after we land in kuching during the 2nd of july thou hehe....

edited

This post has been edited by Mooi: May 13 2011, 03:11 PM

who is staying at kolej tun ahmad zaidi..i wanna know how n wat is the facilities availble there??my friend said no locker..true arr???

hahahaha...ure better me..so far, i have only got my 'dokumen perjalanan terhad' done..lol..went back to school today to collect the remaining certs...check-up maybe 2mr...then need to open a bank islam acc also..if have time, then will probably get the pin for ptptn from bsn...phew, so many things, so lil time!

btw, im pretty much the same as yours, just that i will be in kuching a day later, i'll be going over on 3rd, get the registration done, then 4th only stay in hostel

ya i did it pretty fast..cuz i wanna i enjoy my remaining days hehehe...next hols will b on the month december!!!!might not going back during the midsem break


ic..theres a progress..im sure u can finish it by this week..hehehe...then enjoy like me...


so lucky meet 2 u here..never expect to meet a person with the same course as mine here..wat a small world

looking 4ward meeting u!

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 23 2010, 07:25 PM

anyone get medic course?? is the faculty at town?? kolej perubatan at town also?? and the payment only can be made start from 28/june?? confuse confuse..help~~

This post has been edited by bayl6778: May 31 2012, 01:39 PM

a bit enquiry bout IT proficiency Test...


what is the question subjected on basically?hardware n software?not to advance right??

sorry, i flying over to kuching on the 3rd alone and i haven started with anything yet.
so i got a little bit confuse.
i can't stay over in hostel on the 3rd?

fyi, i'm got Seroja college for accomodation.
student of FSS

This post has been edited by ericialutte: Jun 25 2010, 02:59 PM

Welcome to FSS., yahoo finally got a junior I'll be staying in Seroja too.

When you guys suppose to register the college?

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Added on June 25, 2010, 3:03 pmBtw where do you from?

This post has been edited by ahmike89: Jun 25 2010, 03:03 PM

I'm from JB.
this is the first time i'm goin to sarawak.
3 & 4 of july.
i'll be arriving on the 3rd of july so i need to find a hotel to stay over or i can go directly to the hostel already?

where are you from?

This post has been edited by ericialutte: Jun 25 2010, 06:30 PM

when u arrive at the airport, there will be UNIMAS bus waiting for u ... u can just take the bus to UNIMAS.. they wil drop u down at ur hostel dont worry, the UNIMAS LOs (Liason Officers) wil tell u wad to do once u arrive the airport.

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Added on June 25, 2010, 4:53 pmDont worry so much abt it. If u know how to use a computer and know the basic components then no prob alr. Sure can pass the test. Not difficult.

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 25 2010, 04:53 PM

yea, its only 2 weeks, i dont think i'll be going back also...i know! that's the amazing thing about internet isn't it? haha...yup, i'm looking forward in meeting you too! lol, btw the IT test freaks me out...hahaha

Thats wad i wanted to enquire about before i reach Sarawak.
Can i stay in the hostel straight away on the 3rd july after i arrive
if the hostel is only open from 4th July then i need to book a hotel room now.

can any1 help me to check with this?

i think its possible for u to stay..once u register ur kolej of coz..a friend of mine(resident of bunga raya) will b doing so..

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Added on June 26, 2010, 3:16 pmn we might noe more bout internet later when we indulge in our course..

dun worry thou according to the senior here...

hehe...

its just basic computing..meaning naming..simple functions.etc2...shouldnt b a problem!

This post has been edited by Busquets: Jun 26 2010, 03:16 PM

ok. thank you so much.
and wad bank's atm does UNIMAS provide?

m not sure bout this...

quite sure bank islam is one of them thou

yes u can straight away stay there

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Added on June 26, 2010, 6:08 pmwe have RHB bank at UNIMAS new campus with 2 ATM machines. Theres another ATM machine at the old campus - not too sure which bank's atm.

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 26 2010, 06:08 PM

which is new n old campus?

this is the new campus:

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this is one of the walking path at the old campus (very resort feeling):

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**sorry i dnt hv a full image for the old campus

the town campus (medical faculty):

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the bus:

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**of cos not just 1 bus.. we hv many buses


COLLEGE:

(NEW CAMPUS)
* Allamanda College
* Bunga Raya College
* Cempaka College
* Sakura College
* Tun Ahmad Zaidi College

(OLD CAMPUS)
* Kenanga College
* Seroja College

(TOWN CAMPUS)
* Perubatan College (Medical Lot 77 College)


FACULTY:

(NEW CAMPUS)
* Applied & Creative Arts
* Cognitive Sciences & Human Development
* Computer Science & Information Technology
* Engineering
* Resource Science & Technology

(OLD CAMPUS)
* Social Sciences
* Economics & Business

(TOWN CAMPUS)
* Medicine & Health Sciences

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 26 2010, 10:03 PM

Hi,

I just wanna know have UNIMAS provide the Medical Check Up Form for new student??
I can't find it in the Manual... or i just miss it???

Hi , all hostel provide wifi ? Got like any websites blocked ? And is there a bowling alley ?

yes but signal is low at some college.


no. as far as i know.


definitely yes.

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Added on June 27, 2010, 6:01 pmyes got. pls double check. if u still find trouble in finding it.. just directly call UNIMAS for assistance

This post has been edited by avengeline: Jun 27 2010, 06:01 PM

which hostel got best wifi signal ? ^^