Islamic transformation centre – leveraging on e-baitulmal through the quadruple helix model (QHM) collaboration

Economy is a system of collection and distribution of resources. However, loans nowadays imbalances the world economy by making the rich richer and the poor poorer. This paper intends to propose a conceptual solution that provides a holistic development of economy focusing on Zakat, Musharakah, Mudharabah and Baitulmal with “ukhrawi” (or Hereafter) elements. The paper is based on literature review, real world observations and adopting business model canvas (BMC) framework in building a conceptual solution for holistic development of Islamic economy. This paper explores the opportunity of providing holistic and balanced economy to entrepreneur by leveraging the baitulmal just like what the Prophet Muhammad’s صلى الله عليه وسلم used to do during his time, and at the same time generating sustainable revenue and profit utilizing technology-based solution. The findings of this paper show that information system, through the creative use of ICT and Internet, can popularizes baitulmal function to entrepreneurs to build businesses based on sound human values and principles that takes into account the numerous benefits and virtues offered to the human beings, world, and profits

Scienceploration 2023

The Scienceploration Camp is an initiative of the Centre for Pre-University Studies, UNIMAS (PPPU), which aims to increase the interest in science among secondary school students. It is also an effort taken by PPPU towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 4 in providing equal quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. On top of that, this camp supports Sarawak’s Digital Economy Strategy in nurturing an integrated ecosystem to foster inclusive digital society, by building the right foundations to grow our local digital economy

An interventional study on the knowledge, attitude and practice on hand, foot and mouth disease among the parents or caregivers of children aged 10 and below at Nanga Sekuau resettlement scheme from 26th March to 10th June 2012

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is now considered an emerging infectious disease that affects the population worldwide. In order to cope with the high prevalence of HFMD in Malaysia, level of knowledge and awareness among the population should be assessed so that appropriate interventions can be carried out. The objective of this study was to study the knowledge, attitude and practice on HFMD among the parents or caregivers of children aged 10 years and below at Nanga Sekuau Resettlement Scheme from 26th of March to 10th of June 2012. The results obtained were then using as the baseline data to conduct an intervention beneficial to the community to enhance their level of knowledge, attitude and practice towards HFMD. Data collection was done by face to face interview using interview-based questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS software version 20.0. Results showed that 61.1 % of the respondents had good knowledge, 52.2% had good attitude while 55.8% had good preventive practice towards HFMD. Analysis found a significant association between total knowledge score and the level of education (p0.05). In conclusion, there is a great need for intensive intervention in order to enhance their awareness on HFMD among the respondents