Announcements

Respected IIUM Community,

Assalamualaikum wrt. wbt.

Dear Tan Sri/Dato’ Seri/Datuk/Prof./Assoc. Prof./Dr.,

Please be informed that the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Medicine is hosting Malaysian Brain Bee Challenge (MBBC), also known as BrainBee@IIUM which involves about 200 secondary school students in Pahang.

BrainBee@IIUM is a neuroscience competition in the form of quizzes with an international Championships networking exclusively for secondary school contestants. MBBC community-engagement (CE) project, is spearheaded by Universiti Sains Malaysia aims to raise awareness and promote wider understanding of the brain and nervous system. It has attracted seventeen (17) other public and private Universities as collaborating partners and Kulliyyah of Medicine is hosting the MBBC 2020 ZONES FINAL (or BrainBee@IIUM) event as Zone P. BrainBee@IIUM 2020 will determine the top-3 zone winners who will compete in MBBC 2020 National Grand Final hosted by USM Health Campus. The National Champion will represent Malaysia at the International Brain Bee 2020 in Washington DC, USA on 5^th – 8^th August 2020.

Thus, we would be very delighted if IIUM community could join us in welcoming the participants during the officiating event. Below are the details of the programme:

Date:  6^th February 2020 (Thursday)

Time:  8.45 am - 9:15 am

Venue:  Lecture Hall 3, Kulliyyah of Medicine

Your presence in this ceremony is highly appreciated.

Thank you. Wassalam.

Yours sincerely,

Asst. Prof. Dr. Aszrin Abdullah

Chairman,

BrainBee@IIUM 2020

Email: brainbeeiium@gmail.com