UBD professor to present working paper in Malaysia
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Prof Dr Hj Hashim.

An associate professor at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) is set to trot the globe again to present another working paper in a regional conference to be held in Terengganu, Malaysia during the last week of this month.

But before that, Prof Madya Dr Haji Hashim bin Hj Abd Hamid, the first local associate professor of UBD will present his 95th working paper at a local seminar entitled 'Calak Brunei (Brunei Image)' which will be held at the Chancellor Hall of UBD from January 24 to 27.

Organised by the Malay Islamic Monarchy National Executive Council, the free seminar themed 'Towards Upholding the National Identity' will be managed by the UBD Academy of Brunei Studies.

At the 'Calak Brunei' seminar, Prof Madya Dr Hj Hashim will deliver his view on 'Calak Brunei: Dimensi Budaya dan Intellectual' (Brunei Image: Cultural and Intellectual Dimension).

His 96th working paper to be presented in Terengganu is entitled 'Susun Daya Islam di Brunei Darussalam' (Islamic Resource Arrangement in Brunei Darussalam) which he will deliver at the conference organised by the Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia in Terengganu.

In February, his service will again be needed to present another working paper at a local seminar entitled 'Manuscript Brunei' organised by Brunei Darussalam State Mufti Department.

Prof Madya Dr Haji Hashim said yesterday that in times to come he will compile all the working papers he has presented in several publications.

He has collected 11 of the working papers he presented in a collection entitled 'Titipan Bawah Peningkah' (Message from the Lower Strata of People) which was published by UBD last week at the promotional price of $7 each. It is also his ninth publication over the last ten years.

The collection of working papers was presented at local and international events July 2001 until October 2003.

He described the book as a platform for discussion between academicians and those in authority, towards satisfaction as well as providing a common ground for the two groups to work hand in hand for the betterment of the nation.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin