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2020
  • 2025
    • Unveiling your future: Career opportunities with a Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) course from Curtin University Malaysia
    • Your passport to the global business arena – Curtin Malaysia’s Master of International Business (MIB)
    • Psychological science
    • Want to be a cybersecurity expert? Introducing Bachelor of Computing (Cybersecurity)
    • Empowering career-ready graduates through Curtin Malaysia’s Diploma programs
    • Bachelor of Commerce in Tourism & Hospitality at Curtin University Malaysia: A gateway to a dynamic global hospitality, tourism and events industry
    • Exploring career opportunities in Public Health: The role of data analysts and community engagement at Curtin University Malaysia
    • Sarawak’s Transition to a Green Economy: A Low-Carbon Perspective
    • Is animation cinema? Reflections on motion pictures
    • Small Changes, Big Impact: Simple Ways to Live a Greener Life
    • P-Turn Safety on Sarawak’s Pan Borneo Highway: Enhancing accessibility while mitigating risks
    • Personal finance in the Digital Age: Are we spending smarter or just faster?
    • A city without a memory is a city without a soul: Why Miri needs a proper museum now more than ever
    • AirBorneo a game changer for Sarawak’s economy and tourism, comments Curtin Malaysia expert
    • Towards the Digital Shift: Elevating Small Businesses with Social Media
    • The Rise of Generative AI and Death of Values in Education
    • Remembering the Past, Building the Future: Miri’s WWII Memorial and the Resilience of the Human Spirit
    • Empowering the Next Generation: Sustainability and Values-Based Education in Pre-University Programmes
  • 2024
    • The cradle of Sarawak’s oil industry and the Canadian ‘foreign drillers’
    • Green gold in waterways: Advancements in utilisation of aquatic weeds for biofuels and more
    • Miri’s overlooked industrial heritage
    • The feasibility of geothermal energy extraction in Sarawak
    • Phycoremediation: Harnessing microalgae for sustainable wastewater treatment
    • Insect meals: Sustainable feed in aquaculture
    • Dispelling the myth of environmental engineers being ‘rubbish management specialists’
    • Mitigating climate change through environmental conservation
    • Hepatopancreas: An organ that plays an important role in shrimp physiology
    • Curtin Malaysia: A vanguard of innovation and excellence in learning and teaching
    • Finding viable replacements for cement in the drive towards developing sustainable concrete
    • Fighting the hidden threat: Antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment
    • The role of thermal energy in global energy transition
    • Curtin Malaysia’s comprehensive Learning and Teaching support empowering students
    • Balancing Sustainability and the Green Economy
    • Dr. Roselind Wan: Championing Indigenous Language and Culture through Education
    • Integrating Sustainability into Economic Learning: Preparing Engineers for a Greener Future
    • Shadows in the Jungle: The Dutch Air War in Sarawak
    • How Green HRM enhances employee engagement and talent retention
    • The evolution from network security to cyber security
  • 2023
    • Biodiesel: A sustainable renewable energy source
    • Innovative thermal energy storage technology for enhanced energy storage
    • Making concrete a sustainable building material
    • Exploring the Dark Web: An unseen world of hidden markets and networks
    • Researching a sustainable solution for aquaculture industry
    • Interpreting sport science data using 3D imaging and AI
    • Modern urban wastewater management to ensure a sustainable future for Miri City
    • Revolutionising sustainable hydrogen fuel as a green fuel for the aviation sector
    • Miri’s Path to Rediscovery: Overcoming Identity Crises through Inclusive Branding
    • Embracing life’s ups and downs: A journey of growth and resilience
    • Projects by Curtin final-year geology students promote sustainability, address UN Sustainable Development Goals
    • Fostering greater interest in STEM in local communities
    • Current and future trends of wearable sensors in gait analysis
    • The Dawn of a New Era Introducing Destination Management Organisations in Miri (Part 1)
    • Funding the Future: How a DMO Could Transform Miri’s Tourism Industry (Part 2)
    • Shaping the future: How a DMO could ensure sustainable tourism in Miri (Part 3)
    • The transformative role of structural adhesives in diverse industries
    • Is it beneficial for the economy to have higher household savings, or is it just a fallacy of composition?
    • Driving employees’ well-being through high quality work design, promoting joy at work, and embracing positive habits
  • 2022
    • Good supervisor-student relationship key to successful PhD projects
    • Impostor Syndrome: “What if they find out I’m a fraud?”
    • Surviving the pandemic with Emotional Intelligence (EI)
    • Motivation for young people to explore opportunities in the stock market
    • Embracing post-traumatic growth during the endemic phase
    • Advances in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) technology
  • 2021
    • Is email etiquette important among Generation Z?
    • Metaverse and Education: A Leap in Technology or a Dystopian Future?
    • Nanobiotechnology Advances: Fusion of Enzymes and Nanotechnology
    • Social media and the fake news menace: Academics as a panacea to restore media credibility
    • Progressing towards sustainability in renewable hydrogen production in Sarawak
    • Collaborative fashion consumption: You don’t have to own high fashion to own it
    • FinTech: Reshaping the future of the financial industry
    • “Thanks Chatbox, but please don’t ask me to show my face online!”
    • Will lowering interest rates necessarily stimulate economic growth?
    • Can biochar be a sustainable solution for wastes in the agricultural sector?
    • Strong support programmes at Curtin Malaysia enrich the student learning experience
    • Business Model and Industry 4.0
    • Are voice assistants going to disrupt hiring?
    • Online learning as the way forward
    • Perceived Organisational Support: Why caring for employees is important for remote workers
    • Strategic thinking in teaching and learning in higher education
    • Consumption, waste generation and recycling practices in Miri amid COVID-19 and the future
  • 2020
    • Expectations, uncertainty and impact of COVID-19 on economic growth
    • Building Students’ Self-efficacy in Online Learning
    • How Corporate Social Responsibility contributes to sustainable development
    • Online Delivery in Higher Education: Our experience and challenges to-date
    • COVID-19 from the perspective of Health, Safety and Environment
    • Transferable skills for life and work – What you learn in a public relations degree
    • How the unseen power of public relations helps organisations to succeed
    • Food fests: Currency for cross-cultural creativity?
    • Along with environmental concerns come health and safety
  • 2019
    • Letter to Students
    • Innovative learning technologies and learning spaces the hallmarks of ‘Learning for Tomorrow’
    • A smile can bridge any difference
    • You mean you’ve never heard of environmental engineering?
    • Surviving Borneo: Brawn & Brain
    • TAXI vs GRAB: Who Is The Real Enemy?
    • Is GDP really a good indicator of the social well-being of a country and its people?
    • Holding Up Half The Sky
    • Branding the Seaside City of Miri
    • Is there any truth in the link between horoscopes and personality traits?
    • A Postcard from Curtin Malaysia – Celebrating 20 years of excellence and innovation
    • The Need for and Benefits of a Global Education
    • My PhD Journey: Reflections and Lessons Learnt
  • 2018
    • Women in Leadership: What Makes an Effective Leader?
    • Applying Human Governance in teaching
  • 2017
    • The flipped classroom: To flip or not to flip?
    • Commemorating inaugural MSMEs Day on 27 June
    • High value products and energy production through metabolic engineering
    • Magnetic-based materials a new innovation in waste water treatment
    • The use of online media in Malaysian national elections
  • 2016
    • Challenges and feasibility of the scaled-up production of nanomedicines
    • ‘Light of Borneo’ project brings relief to villagers
    • Nanomedicine – A cure for Type 2 diabetes?
    • When a consumer becomes a net producer of electricity
    • Flexpatriate rotational assignees in the energy industry
    • Turbulence phenomenon and its potential as a renewable energy source
    • Modelling and process control research
    • Curtin Sarawak’s Programming Nation Club and the teaching of programming
    • High involvement work processes
    • The Malaysian economy
    • Understanding and managing flood hazards in Malaysia
    • Reflective practice and traditional lecture styles
  • 2015
    • Cutting-edge research at Curtin Sarawak
    • Corporate governance and theoretical development
    • Publication scams
    • Powering offshore platforms with renewable energy
    • Curtin Sarawak exploring wind energy as potential energy source for Malaysia
  • 2014
    • Is there love in learning?
    • Why undertake higher degree by research?
    • Reflections: Making a difference in students’ learning
    • Good government and the policy sciences
    • Landslides do not kill, unsafe slopes do
    • The prosperous Malaysian palm oil industry
    • Impact of business environment on management accounting practice
    • Practical C++ programming projects
    • Vehicle aerodynamics: Drag reduction through surface dimples
    • Financial Crises
    • Mariculture farm on offshore oil and gas platforms
    • Green banking practices
  • 2013
    • Revisiting Vision 2020: Has the vision gone myopic?
    • Country risk analysis
    • The Ringgit is depreciating but should we lose trust in it?
    • Developing business research studies at Curtin Sarawak
    • Education – A signal in the job market
    • This Global Handwashing Day, say NO to antiseptic soaps!
    • The multi-directional wheel robot
    • Teaching strategies and students’ learning approaches
    • Massive open online courses
    • Are we environmentally friendly??
    • What will you accomplish in five years at university?
    • The influence of HSE management in Malaysia’s oil and gas industry
    • Web spam and its counter measures
    • Planning a green city
    • The effect of truancy on future generations
    • Play games to save the world
    • Hornbills in Miri
    • PISA, TIMSS and higher education: The missing link
    • A Lesson in Urban Ecology: The benefits of trees in urbanised areas
    • Frameworks for the teaching and learning of second language students
    • Smart Technology: Are we smarter than the environment?
    • Industrial biotechnology research at Curtin Sarawak
    • Job satisfaction and organisational commitment: Implications for the banking industry
    • The role of multi-agent systems in our lives
    • The student as an individual ‘being’
  • 2012
    • GST in perspective
    • Entrepreneurship and Leadership Styles
    • Sustainable development: A case study of Miri City using the Low Carbon Cities Framework (LCCF)
    • The need to evaluate bank performance
    • The Herzberg Theory
    • World Heritage: The ‘Best of the Best’ on planet Earth
    • Nuclear energy: A viable energy option for Malaysia?
    • The big money circus
    • Malaysia as an international hub for higher education: Too much or not enough?
    • The Service Quality (SERVQUAL) technique
    • Keeping EVA and MVA in the equation when measuring investment performance
    • Our planet is at risk and the past could hold the key to the future
    • A.I.: No longer alone
    • Power and Managers’ Roles
    • ‘Humanitarian competition’ a great motivator for students
    • English: Whose language and Why?
    • Service quality and the higher education industry
    • Is your university employer friendly?
    • Why study economics?
    • Evaluative criteria for selection of private universities and colleges in Malaysia
    • Human Resources Management for the future: The importance of universities being caring employers
    • Defect or cooperate? What would your winning strategy be?
    • If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu
    • Why we all need to be financially astute
    • Europe needn’t fear higher education investors
  • 2011
    • The Idea of the University: Philosophical or Economic?
    • Network your brain: The Net beyond Facebook
    • Karstification of the Subis limestone in Niah hills
    • Reflections: Curtin Sarawak’s achievements in Electrical Power Engineering over the last three years
    • What does the future of computers technology hold in store?
    • Is Optimus Prime A.I.?
    • Teaching philosophy and the student’s learning approach
    • Is the world to witness another looming crisis?
    • Sewerage system monitoring based on Wireless Sensor Network
    • Organisational misbehaviour: Should management intervene?
    • Extent of Corporate Voluntary Disclosure: The nexus of research and teaching
    • The influence of human resource management practices on employees’ attitudes and behaviour
    • Curtin Sarawak geology students are now working underground!
    • Integrity essential to maintaining high standards in education
    • Management intervention in workplace romances
    • Lead, manage and motivate others as a business development manager
    • Are your skills, knowledge and experience still relevant? A skills gap analysis can get you back on track.
    • Rock paper scissors. Skills beat paper.
    • Helping students improve their English and academic standards
    • The wealth of online education
    • The future of democratic elections lie in Fault Tolerance Automatic Voting Machines (FTAVM)
    • Documenting the exploits of our unsung heroes, the Sarawakian guerrillas of the ‘Z’ Special Unit, for perpetuity
  • 2010
    • From chili sauce to body armour
    • Search engines the key to the World Wide Web
    • Business Law classes go high-tech
    • A novel green technology in the making
    • Good project management makes a difference
    • Making it big in the world of finance
    • Cracking the salt challenge
    • Connecting Ironman and engineering
    • Consider tourism, event management
    • Evolving and transforming the way we live
    • The world’s an oyster for accountants
    • Staying competitive in the accounting world
    • Helping people deal with their money

2020

Title Author

Building Students’ Self-efficacy in Online Learning

By Dr. Anita Jimmie, Dr. Noraisikin Sabani and Esther Tong
Expectations, uncertainty and impact of COVID-19 on economic growth By Dr. Abey P. Philip
How Corporate Social Responsibility contributes to sustainable development By Associate Professor Dr. Lew Tek-Yew and Wee Yee Shyen
Online Delivery in Higher Education: Our experience and challenges to-date By Associate Professor Tang Fu Ee
COVID-19 from the perspective of Health, Safety and Environment By Dr. Daniel Tang Kuok Ho
Transferable skills for life and work – What you learn in a public relations degree By Dr. Karen Conrad
How the unseen power of public relations helps organisations to succeed By Dr. Karen Conrad
Food fests: Currency for cross-cultural creativity? By Dr. Samuel Ogbeibu
Along with environmental concerns come health and safety By Dr. Daniel Tang Kuok Ho
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