Media Release

Mangaluru, Dec 25: One of the eminent state universities in Malaysia, the University of Malaysia Sabah and St Aloysius College (Autonomous) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently. After several rounds of bilateral meetings and negotiations, including skype calls, both the institutions agreed on engaging in active collaboration in the fields of organizing joint conferences and online lectures in Chemistry, Food Sciences (oil extraction), Biotechnology, Bio-informatics and Biology (Ethnomedicine).

It is also envisaged to conduct joint research in Leptin, Ghrelin and insulin in obesity in the ethnic population in Malaysia. Besides, both the institutions have proposed to co-author scientific books and journals. The University of Malaysia Sabah has shown a keen interest in the Community Service and Social Outreach like the Rural Immersion Program conducted by St Aloysius College.

Both the institutions have proposed to share research sources developed because of the unique geographical positioning of each of these institutions like the Western Ghats as UMS’ Borneo islands (Sarawak and Sabah) with joint research publications.

The Memorandum of Understanding between the institutions was signed during the joint meeting held on December 17 by Prof Urban John Arnold D’Souza, dean, department of Biomedical Sciences and Therapeutics, faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Malaysia, Sabah and Fr Dr Praveen Martis, SJ, principal, St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangaluru in the presence of the Controller of Examinations, Dr Alwyn D’Sa and Dr Vincent Mascarenhas, dean, international programmes. Heads of the departments of Biotechnology, Food Science and Technology, Chemistry and Bioinformatics were present.