FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST 鈥� The Chancellery Department, 麻豆视频 (UMS) successfully organised a seminar on 鈥淒angers in Get-Rich-Quick Scheme鈥� for staff and students of UMS.
Held at the Main Auditorium of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, the seminar among others touched on debts, get-rich-quick scheme financial crime, and financial planning shared by three invited speakers namely, Director of Islamic Centre, UMS, Dr. Muhammad Suhaimi Taat; Senior Executive of Bank Negara Malaysia, Tonarusli Tonamli; and an officer from the Counseling and Credit Management Agency, Gracy Nealda A. Dukim.
In his sharing titled 鈥淏orrowing from the Perspective of Religion鈥�, Dr. Suhaimi explained that Islam allowed borrowing but only in emergency cases or forced situation.
鈥淓ach loan must be cleared as debts could become part of us, debts even a single sen would still be claimed in the hereafter.
鈥淨uite simply, we should spend wisely, and do not get caught in debts,鈥� he advised.
Meanwhile, Tonarusli in his talk titled, 鈥淔inancial Crime鈥� urged all to not be influenced by any investment schemes that promise unreasonable and high returns with relatively little investment.
鈥淪uch schemes have their own modus operandi, which uses commodities such as gold as their investment product, and their targets are government employees and students,鈥� he disclosed.
Gracy Nealda in her sharing entitled. 鈥淪tarting and Raising Family鈥� also explained the importance of financial planning to individuals, by balancing one鈥檚 income and expenses each month.
鈥淭he percentage of bankrupts in Malaysia is 60 per day, with car loan being the chief contributor to that number.
鈥淎mong the main reasons for this high indebtedness are living a luxurious lifestyle, failure in financial planning, and greed,鈥� he said.
Touching on investments, he said that investments are usually done to protect against inflation, increase returns, and a way to achieve our goal in life.
More than 200 people attended the one-day seminar. 鈥� MA (fl)
WEDNESDAY, 17 AUGUST - In conjunction with the National Day celebration, 麻豆视频 (UMS) is organising a run called 鈥楲arian Merdeka 10km Ke Puncak UMS鈥� on 27 August 2016.
WEDNESDAY, 17 AUGUST 鈥� 麻豆视频 (UMS) through its Psychology and Social Health Research Unit (UPPsiKS), Faculty of Psychology and Education recently organised a Student Motivation Programme at Banggi Secondary School, Kudat.
WEDNESDAY, 17 AUGUST 鈥� Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that the Personal Financial Management Seminar, 鈥淧lanning Your Finance鈥�, scheduled to be held today, 17 August 2016, 2.00 pm is now POSTPONED to a date which will be announced later.
FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST 鈥� The Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language (PPIB), 麻豆视频 (UMS) continues to impart fundamental language skills to students of UMS, in line with Shift 1 of the Malaysia Education Blueprint (Higher Education) - to have 鈥楬olistic Entrepreneurial and Balanced Graduates鈥� that encompassed English and Communication Skills, Curriculum Design, and Employability.
