Unimas VC bestowed Limkokwing Hon Doctorate

Kuching: It was a day of celebration for Professor Dr Khairuddin Abd Hamid of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), who was bestowed the Limkokwing Honorary Doctorate for Leadership in Talent Development recently.

Khairuddin, who is the Vice-Chancellor of Unimas, was honoured with the award in recognition of his vast contribution as a pioneer in the field of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and for his distinctive work in building Malaysia’s strength in skilled human capital. He is the brain behind thee-Barion initiative, a national projectto bridge the digital divide that was selected for the Prime Minister’s Information Technology Award (Socio-economic sector) in 2003.

It also won him international accolades from the United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Taiwan.

Limkokwing has always played an active role in encouraging the development of talent in education to spur the growth of human capital that will be able to innovate and lead the nation to greater heights, a statement which has been reiterated on numerous occasions by the university’s president, Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing.

“Education needs to evolve beyond the basic concept of employment. We need to understand how a country’s capacity for innovation and knowledge creation are fundamentally dependent in education and human development, and why that capacity for innovation has been identified as the single most significant differentiating factor between developed high-income economies, and developing, lower income economies.

“Therefore, it is vital to produce school leavers and university graduates with skills fundamental to achieving a successful life and with the ability to contribute to the country’s innovative capital,” said Lim. The graduation ceremony was withnessed by Tengku Sulaiman Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Tengku Panglima Di-Raja Selangor; YAM Paduka Puteri Tunku Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Tunku Puteri Johor; Paduka Puteri Tunku Besar Zabedah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Almarhum Sultan Iskandar; and Tengku Orang Kaya Maha Bijaya Sepang.

sources : Unimas