Wind of change

I have been thinking hard about this issue.  Off lately, I could see certain wind of change in my school.  The things that I am not really aware of, I guess.  My fault.  Well, the truth is I am in a state of denial.  I try hard to convince myself it couldn’t be happening in my school.  Yet, that is the real hard core reality.  When wrote about the current scenario in the UTM news, my worst nightmare is happening now.  One of my friends said “To survive in this university, you have to be a hypocrite.  If you stay true to yourself, you won’t be able to survive in this environment“. 

The wind has changed.   Indeed.  But, I believe that the reward of being true to yourself is not in this world.   Islam emphasises on the life in this world and the Hereafter, yet every single decision that I make would either bring me closer to Allah or vice versa.  Referring to a verse that we would recite in every single pray, I pray that May Allah grant me my prayers.  

“Say (O Muhammad): Verily, my Salaah (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists)”  [al-An’aam 6:162]

Lastly, May Allah grant us the best gladtiding both in this world and the Hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire.  

“Our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire” (al-Baqarah 2:201). 

May Allah ease my journey in this case.  

Possible grant

One of my junior colleagues shares information about a grant from Japan.  From Toyota Foundation.  There are certain requirements though.  They need a Japanese researcher as the main researcher.  I remember Ryugo Oshima.   It has been a while since I keep in touch with him.  He is definitely below 45 years old.  I should message him on FB ASAP.  But he is not into qualitative research.  Perhaps I should ask if he can recommend someone who he knows doing related research as what the Toyota Foundation requires.

HERE is the link to the website.

The deadline for the grant application is on middle of September 2019.

 

CCIN deadlines for 2019

Pusat Jaringan Komuniti dan Industri (Centre for Community & Industry Network, CCIN) UTM bertanggungjawab untuk melaksanakan penilaian penarafan bintang (Star Rating) terhadap projek pemindahan ilmu / teknologi (KTP) yang telah dilaksanakan oleh universiti sepanjang tahun.

Ianya bagi mengukur keberkesanan projek, impak dan manfaat serta perubahan sosial atau ekonomi terhadap komuniti agar lebih lestari. Pelaksanaan penilaian ini telah menjadi salah satu elemen BONUS di dalam Penilaian Prestasi Staf Akademik secara atas talian (eLPPT). Markah bonus bagi e-LPPT (minimum 2, maksimum 10) akan diberikan kepada Ketua Penyelidik dan ahli projek berdasarkan rating yang telah dicapai.

Penarafan Bintang Fasa 1 telah dilaksanakan dan semua keputusan sudah boleh disemak di RADIS mulai 3 Julai 2019.

Sehubungan dengan itu, bagi Fasa 2, dimohon kerjasama semua Ketua Penyelidik yang untuk mendaftar projek pemindahan ilmu / teknologi di RADIS bagi tahun 2019 seterusnya mengisi borang Community Engagement Impact Rating Form (CEIR) di TAB STAR RATING pada geran penyelidikan yang telah didaftarkan bermula 1 Julai 2019-15 November 2019 (138 hari).

Semua permohonan perlu dilampirkan dengan bukti-bukti yang dikehendaki seperti di dalam borang CEIR dan perlu disahkan oleh Penolong Dekan, Hubungan Luar dan Global, Fakulti. Seterusnya memuat naik dokumen ke sistem RADIS SEBELUM ATAU PADA tarikh-tarikh yang telah ditetapkan seperti jadual di bawah :

BIL. PERKARA TARIKH PENTING
FASA 2
1. *Pendaftaran Projek 1/1/2019 – 15/11/2019
2. Proses Memuat Naik BORANG CEIR Dan Dokumen Sokongan Di Tab Star Rating, RADIS 1/7/2019 – 15/11/2019
3. TARIKH AKHIR PERMOHONAN 15/11/2019
4. Proses Semakan Sekretariat 16/11/2019 -30/11/2019
5. Pembetulan oleh Ketua Projek 1/12/2019 – 15/12/2019

 
6. Penilaian &  Kelulusan Jawatankuasa Libatsama Universiti 16/12/2019 – 31/12/2019

 
7. **Keputusan Penarafan Bintang di RADIS Bermula 1/1/2020

Perhatian :

* Pendaftaran projek boleh dilakukan sepanjang tahun. Tarikh yang diberikan adalah sebagai panduan projek yang diambilkira bagi pelaporan KAI 2019 bagi sukuan yang telah ditentukan Universiti termasuk keperluan MyRA fasa/tahun semasa

**Projek yang telah diberi penarafan bintang pada Julai 2019 (Fasa 1),jika berkaitan, boleh dinaiktaraf (upgrade) pada Fasa 2 dengan tambahan bukti yang memenuhi keperluanpenarafan bintang.

Bersama-sama ini dilampirkan borang CEIR dan proses kerja pelaksanaan penarafan bintang untuk tindakan dan perhatian semua. Ketua Projek boleh berhubung dengan CCIN ditalian 07-5537556 atau email Puan Salina Muhamad, salina.kl@utm.my dan Pn Nur Syamimi Abd Hamid, nsyamimi@utm.my,  untuk sebarang maklumat lanjut.

It is challenging to be educators now

The recent incident about a student who was canned by a teacher because she called him as “aqua” (Translated: effeminate person) has caused an uproar among teachers, students, netizens and whatsnot. 

The way I see it if I were the student, I would definitely get “double” from my parents.  That’s why I never told them if I was punished by my teachers at school.  Their perception is I must have done “something” to make the teachers to punish me.  No explanation needed.  I would always be the one who have done something wrong, not the other way around.  Parents now?  Well, they are different.  The parents who are like my parents are extinct.  This is the reality now.  

Durham Nasi Lemak Tapau

I have friends who I called as #60 Steavenson Street PR (Permanent Resident).   So, what I normally did after they ate at our place, we would “tapau” them also some of things that we served.  I bought special container for them with their name written on it.  They brought the container every time they came to our place.  We were practicing sustainability when we were in Durham.  Attaboy!  But of course, it is a distant memory now