Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik UM - PKAUM

05/10/2023

Public discourse held in celebration of World Teachers' Day 2023 in Malaysia, co-organized by Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik UM - PKAUM and GERAK.

18/02/2023

Mewakili PKAUM, separuh hari di Panggung Experimen UM, Majlis Graduasi dan Konsert 2022 Pusat Pendidikan Awal Kanak² UM.

03/03/2021

Dear Colleagues,

The Academic Staff Association of University Malaya (PKAUM) would like to gather your feedback on the newly proposed KPI system so that we can represent your interest to the best of our ability in the upcoming joint meeting between PKAUM and the higher management this Friday, 5 March 2021 at 8:45 am.

As such we would appreciate it if you could respond soonest to the survey below, best by 3 pm on Thursday 4 March so that we could collate the answers and raise any concerns that you may have with the newly proposed KPI system.

PKAUM endeavours to serve you to the best of our ability but we can only do so with your feedback. The bilingual brief survey will only take around 10 minutes of your time. The link for the brief survey is as below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_WWP1sENo50_aSU1uMOhL-CXFiRJFt8bDNY5tWq8kcIenMA/viewform?usp=sf_link

For your information, in the special meeting for the newly proposed KPI with the management, deans, directors and PKAUM on 17 February 2021, PKAUM has raised concerns for the need to engage the academic staff in a townhall and of the need for the percentage for teaching, research and academic services to be proportionate to the corresponding workload.

We thank you in advance for your response to the brief survey to facilitate PKAUM’s representation of your concerns.

Help us to serve you better in nurturing academic excellence and a conducive collegial campus environment for us to thrive.

Dr Lai Suat Yan
Vice-President,
PKAUM, 2020/22

17/01/2021

In solidarity

15/01/2021

JOINT STATEMENT BY PKAUM, KMUM, DEMOKRAT UM, GERAKAN PEMBEBASAN AKADEMIK (GPA), HARMONI MALAYSIA, ANGKATAN MAHASISWA UM AND UMANY IN RESPONSE TO THE 222 PhD HOLDERS STATING THEIR SUPPORT OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MALAYSIA

PKAUM, KMUM, Demokrat, GPA, HARMONI Malaysia, Angkatan Mahasiswa and UMANY are distressed by the statement in support of the state of emergency issued by the 222, intimating their intellectual superiority over other Malaysians on the basis of possessing a PhD qualification. In as much as the notion of freedom of expression is valued and held sacred by us, it is regrettable that the recent support of the 222 Pintar PhD holders has introduced a new division in this beloved country of ours.

A division of those with academic doctoral degrees apart from those with lesser or with no academic credentials whatsoever. This is indeed an alarming development in a country already torn apart along racial, economic and religious divides. We would like to remind every learned citizen of the important role they must play as the conscience of the nation. PhD holders working as academicians carry the heavy burden as bearer of the torch of hope based upon knowledge. The job of academicians is NOT to curry favours in exchange for promotion and career advancement. Instead what we see is a continuation and increase in numbers of sycophancy which began in March 2020.

In these troubling and difficult times that the country is facing, it is paramount and most imperative for bright individuals and scholars to focus on studying, reasoning, developing and proposing solutions to take us out of the current dire straits thus elevating the country to a better condition for the benefit of each Malaysian. Who is in a better position to do so, other than those who have been trained to perform scholastic research, the degree the PhD was awarded for? Working together with everyone, including those without academic credentials but possessing the necessary experiences within all the relevant industries and sectors, positive proposals are most welcomed rather than harping on forlorn conclusions which are of no benefit, academically nor practically.

The Honourable Prime Minister has assured us that our lives will hardly be disrupted if we do not interfere with the running of our current government. Yet, the most vulnerable amongst the citizens of Malaysia bear the brunt of the consequences. Disabled children in Malaysia, both citizens and immigrants, are particularly at risk. They are currently denied their much-needed therapy during the MCO. Other vulnerable population include, those who suffer from chronic illnesses, the victims of the current floods, the women who are trapped at home suffering violence from perpetrators, the children who are unable to gain access to appropriate education, the workers who will lose more income during this emergency, the common person on the street who are all affected by the adverse effects on the economy.

During a state of emergency, Parliament is not allowed to convene. The academics should therefore instead produce feasible solutions on how best to propel the economy further during this emergency, i.e. be the brains for the various possible solutions to protect our vulnerable population and help to rebuild our beloved nation. Therefore, the issue should not be nor should it revolve around the next General Election. In fact, academicians should be advocating for the people of the country and not the nation's politicians. The issue should be how do we save our beloved country from the scourge of Covid19 with the least disruption to the lives of the most hard-hit amongst the citizens of Malaysia.

The Declaration of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia published on the 10th of November 2020 clearly stipulated that a transparent middle path would be best for Malaysia in overcoming the Covid19 scourge. We urge all academicians to do their jobs as effectively as possible and refrain from further ambiguous activities that will further mar the country's reputation globally. Let us all work together, hand in hand across all divides, to find solutions, beneficial to everyone.


Noraishah Mydin bt Haji Abdul Aziz, PhD
Secretary General
Academic Association of Universiti Malaya (PKAUM) 2020/2022

Muhammad Haziq Azfar Bin Ishak
President
Universiti Malaya Students’ Union (KMUM) 2020/2021

Farhan Amran
Koordinator
Demokrat Universiti Malaya

Yap Wen Qing
President
UMANY

Nik Azura Nik Nasron
Chairperson
Gerakan Pembebasan Akademik

Usaid Asmadi
Presiden
Persatuan Belia HARMONI Malaysia

Wan Afiq Ikhwan Wan Alias
Chairman
Angkatan Mahasiswa UM

09/01/2021

30/12/2020

Today's PKAUM BGM link:
Meeting starts 3pm today
https://meet.google.com/vwm-khro-rxn

Or meet us at Bilik Persidangan Fakulti Undang-Undang UM

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24/12/2020

Mesyuarat DwiTahunan PKAUM ditangguh kepada 30 Disember 2020 di Fakulti Undang-Undang UM pada pukul 3 petang

23/12/2020

PKAUM BGM 3pm today

17/12/2020

Last PKAUM exco 2018/2020 meeting

17/12/2020

I love my President and my Vice-President

12/12/2020

Notis Kedua, 11hb Disember 2020

Rujukan Kami : 013/PKAUM/18/20

Tarikh : 11 DIS 2020

Kepada semua Ahli Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik Universiti Malaya


Saudara/Saudari,

NOTIS KEDUA: MESYUARAT AGONG DWITAHUNAN PERSATUAN KAKITANGAN AKADEMIK UNIVERSITI MALAYA (PKAUM) TAHUN 2020



Semua ahli-Ahli PKAUM adalah dijemput untuk menghadiri Mesyuarat Agong DwiTahunan PKAUM yang bakal diadakan seperti penyataan berikut:



Tempat: Bilik Persidangan, Fakulti Undang-undang

Tarikh: 23hb Disember 2020, Rabu

Masa: 3:00 Petang



Ahli-ahli juga dijemput mencalonkan AJK PKAUM bagi sesi 2020/22 dan mengemukakan usul dalam Mesyuarat Agong ini. Untuk tujuan tersebut dokumen-dokumen berikut adalah dilampirkan:

(a) Borang Pencalonan untuk mencalonkan Ahli Jawatankuasa PKAUM Sesi 2020/2022 (emel [email protected] untuk penghantaran borang bagi pembaca facebook)

(b) Borang Usul untuk mengemukakan usul dalam Mesyuarat Agong 2020. Sila gunakan satu borang bagi setiap usul (emel [email protected] untuk penghantaran borang bagi pembaca facebook)

(c) Ahli PKAUM yang tidak dapat hadir secara face to face boleh mengundi secara online semasa hari kejadian. Ini adalah mengikut tatacara yang dibenarkan oleh JHEKS:

Google Meet link: meet.google.com/yno-ainz-gys

Hantarkan borang-borang tersebut kepada Setiausaha PKAUM (U:P Dr Noraishah Mydin Abdul Aziz), d/a Jabatan Parasitologi, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya selewat-lewatnya pada 12:00 tengahari, Jumaat, 18 hb Disember 2020 atau melalui e-mel kepada [email protected].

Sekian. Terima kasih.

Dr Noraishah Mydin binti Haji Abdul Aziz
Setiausaha PKAUM Sesi 2018/2020

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04/12/2020

Selesai mesyuarat MBj hari ini dengan VC baru

30/11/2020

TANAH MERAH - Seorang penuntut Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) terpaksa menjalani peperiksaan di atas bukit bertemankan nyamuk dan pacat di belakang rumahnya di Kampung Bukit Petai Tujuh, disebabkan gangguan internet dan komunikasi. Penuntut tahun dua jurusan Teknologi Makmal Perubatan itu....

20/11/2020

https://tinyurl.com/ketaksamaandalampendidikan

19/11/2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Several students at Kampung Tembak B, Kuala Ketil have said that the internet connection in their area is so weak that they often miss out on classes and lessons given by the universities and schools. They have pleaded with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia...

08/11/2020

KUALA LUMPUR: University students are pleased with the initiatives introduced in the 2021 Budget today.

31/10/2020

[BERITA BAIK BUAT MAHASISWA MALAYSIA]

Alhamdulillah, hasrat Majlis Perundingan Pelajar Kebangsaan (MPPK) kepada YB Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad, Menteri Pengajian Tinggi yang telah disuarakan tempoh hari telah diterima dan direalisasikan.

Saksikan Majlis Pelancaran Pakej Pelan Data dan Peranti kepada pelajar Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi yang bakal diadakan secara maya pada 30 Oktober 2020 jam 3.30 petang di laman facebook rasmi Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi.

Pelancaran ini akan disempurnakan oleh YB Dato Dr Noraini Ahmad, Menteri Pengajian Tinggi.

Sekian, terima kasih.

“Memartabat Mahasiswa Malaysia"
MAJLIS PERUNDINGAN PELAJAR KEBANGSAAN

28/10/2020

Many non-Covid patients had urgent treatment and operations postponed, after UMMC was converted into a Covid-19 centre.

18/10/2020

Some might think RM120 makes no difference, but it means a lot to B40 family like me. Thank you KMUM! 🥰

07/10/2020

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians again showed their kind side by springing into action to help university students left in the lurch after the government decided to move their registration and classes online.

07/10/2020

Who Defends Students' Rights When KPT is Dysfunctional?

On 2nd October, when new semester was about to start in universities, the Ministry of Higher Education suddenly issued a statement advising universities to postpone the registration of students on campus and change it to online mode. The universities then immediately made announcements to inform students that they need not return to the campus. However, the new instruction was released on the eve of the registration day, and many students were caught unprepared. They were not allowed to stay on campus although they had arrived at the university. Some of them were unable to arrange transportation back home or could not afford expensive tickets. They too had no accommodation to stay in and did not know where to go.

It is an issue concerning the well-being of university students. Thus, student representatives should come forward to protest to the government on behalf of university students and help to resettle students stranded in the foreign states. However, most of the work were done by social and non-governmental organizations. In contrast, the Student Representative Councils (Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar, MPP) of the universities had appeared to be very passive on this matter. They only issued notices announcing the decision to delay the physical registration and did not adopt any further measures.

When the Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI) promulgated a new policy at the instant and ignored the stranded students, instead the management asked Ustaz Ebit Lew, who helped the students return home at their own expenses, to make a public apology. MPP UPSI stood by the management, saying that Ebit Lew should abide the standard operating procedures, and calling on outsiders to help the UPSI students, shirking their own responsibility.

The behavior of the MPP UPSI had revealed the problem that most students’ rights cannot be defended: The MPPs lack the determination to defend the rights of students or unable to substantially help students in difficulties. Even if the MPPs are willing to help, their powers are limited by the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU 1971). Under AUKU, a MPP is restricted by its university management, everything it says and does must conform to the university’s position, and ultimately only becomes the school’s megaphone. A MPP is not allowed to have its own funds and independent bank accounts. Without funds, the operation of the organization is restricted everywhere. Taking this incident as an example, most MPPs were unable to immediately initiate funding for the stranded students to return home.

To establish a mechanism for students in various universities to defend the rights and interests of students, an independent Students' Union that is not affiliated with the university management is needed. A Students' Union must have absolute autonomy. The object of accountability is not the school and the government, but the students. When a university or government policy infringes on the rights of students, a students union is in an equal position with the management to hold discussions. The Students' Union must give students a platform to actively participate in campus affairs so that students who are the main body of the university and the school can manage the campus together. In order to prevent the leaders of the Students' Union from abusing their powers and unintentionally defending the rights of students, there must be a complete check and balance agency in the Students' Union.

When the universities students are ignored by the government, what can a Students' Union do? Under AUKU 1971, the finances of student society are kept by the school, and the operation must be approved by the management. If there is no restraint by AUKU 1971, the Students' Union can operate freely and optimize the resources and facilities on the campus. If the same incident happens again, the Students' Union can quickly mobilize funds to help students, or even use the assets of the organization to relocate students, so that students will not be wandering, and all hopes will be placed upon the community.

For example, in 2019, the University of Malaya Students' Union fight for the authority to manage several vacant houses outside the University of Malaya campus with the school management and provided the renovated houses to the students. On the 3rd of this month, the University of Malaya Student Union took initiative to help those university students stranded in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya by providing free accommodation for university students who couldn't return to their hometown; students stranded in the dormitory are receiving free meals, and students living off-campus receive free materials from the Student Union. Although these aids are not perfect, they are enough to show the huge difference between a student union with partial autonomy and a student representative council without autonomy in protecting student rights.

This shows that we need to establish student union systems in each to achieve true student autonomy and better take care of students’ well-being. Having said that, the establishment of the student union is still in violation of the AUKU 1971, which means that the Students' Union can be dissolved at any time as long as the management wants to. If the AUKU 1971 is not abolished, the power of live and death of university students is always in the hands of the government and the universities. This is why UMANY has insisted on abolishing the AUKU 1971 for many years.

Campus Democracy, Student Autonomy
University of Malaya Association of New Youth

04/10/2020

Not all students live on campus and now have to make the journey home.

04/10/2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT) perlu bersikap proaktif dalam memberikan maklum balas dan tindakan dengan mengambil kira kesan jangka panjang terhadap mahasiswa.

03/10/2020

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18/09/2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Sekumpulan saintis tempatan berjaya menghasilkan kit ujian pantas atau 'rapid test kit' pertama di dunia yang mempunyai ketepatan bacaan sama dengan ujian dilakukan di makmal.

16/09/2020

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