28 Nov Kuching to host international exercise, sports psychology seminar 2018
KUCHING – The 5th International Exercise and Sports Psychology Seminar 2018 to be held on February 6 to 7 next year is expected to attract participants comprising of academicians from the Asian South Pacific Association of Sports Psychology (ASPASP), Thailand Applied Sports Psychology Association (TASPA), Thailand’s Burapha University (Thailand), South Korea’s Seoul National University of Science and Technology and Taiwan’s Chinese Culture University.
This was disclosed by Sarawak Sports Corporation (SSC) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ong Kong Swee who said that the two-day had received encouraging response from well-known speakers, academicians and post-graduate students from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
According to him, some of them will be speaking and presenting their research findings as well as conducting workshops during the seminar which is jointly organised by SSC, Institute of Teacher Education Tun Abdul Razak (IPGKTAR) and UiTM Sarawak.
Among those who had voiced their support towards the coming seminar is Thaniland’s Burapha University deputy dean of Faculty of Sports Science, Associate Prof Dr Naruepon Vonjaturapat. The participants are keen to attend the seminar because it provide a good platform that will bridge together international academicians, post-graduate students and practitioners in creating growth and intensify cooperation between researchers and practitioners from various countries.
The closing date for registration is January 31 next year and the fees for the seminar are RM400 per person, with an early bird promotion rate of RM350 for registration made on or before January 15. For university and college students who registered on or before January 15, the seminar fees is only RM150 while participants from outside Malaysia will be charged US$200 per person.
Further information and the entry forms for the seminar can also be downloaded from the official website at www.issep2018.ipgmktar.edu.my or at www.majlissukannegerisarawak.com.
Any inquiry on the payments can be directed to the seminar treasurer, Fidyadahlia Horian or Normawati Bahari at 082-673800. Those interested can also call Dr Chin (019-8586898)and Dr Clarence Jerry (013-8067122) for further information.