UMS Signs Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA)

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on the 31st of October 2017 for cooperation to address issues on security in Sabah, specifically in the EssZone are.

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Vice Admiral (R) Tan Sri Dato Seri Ahmad Ramli b. Hj. Mohd Nor, Chairman and First Admiral (R) Dato Chin Yoon Chin, Director general, signed on behalf of MIMA whilst Prof. Dr.Ismail Ali, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Ismail Ibrahim, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage (FKSW), as well as Diana Peters, Head of International Relations Programme, FKSW.

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This MoA formalises the joint collaboration by MIMA, UMS and NSC Sabah on the KESBAN (Keselamatan dan Pembangunan - Security and Development) at Sea Project which had started since 2015.

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This collaboration is aimed at proposing a holistic security approach through the development of a Balanced Scorecard for the ESSZone Committee as a management framework. The ESSZone is a necessary initiative in response to recent security issues in Sabah. It is seen as an attempt to contextualize the issues occuring in the region that is not solely restricted to security, but also to ensure livelihoods of citizens are being protected.

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Prior to the signing, four workshops had been organized in 2016 based on the four pillars foa holistic approach, namely, economy, socio-politics, marine environment and security-defence led by experts from UMS and MIMA. Logistic supports throughout the workshops were provoding by Sabah  NSC. Workshop reports from these workshops are available on the MIMA website.

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With the signing of the MoA, Phase II of the KESBAN at Sea project will involve the setting up of the Technical Committee to develop the Balanced Scorecard and the Steering Committee at state level to drive the effort.