Kent Wiki Club

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Kent Wiki Club
Logo of the Kent Wiki Club
Approval dateAugust 18, 2023
Official language(s)Central Dusun, Malay
Other language(s)English
ChairpersonJjurieee
ReportsReports
Instagramkelabwikikent
MottoIf not us, then who else?

Kent Wiki Club is a Wikimedia student association at the Institute of Teacher Education Malaysia Kent Campus (IPGK Kent) supported by the Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia (WCUGM).

Objectives

  • Uplifting the Kadazandusun language.
  • Introducing the cultures of the Kadazandusun community globally.
  • Digitizing the cultural and language knowledge of Kadazandusun.

History

  • 1-July 31, 2021: Linah Bagu, the Head of the Kadazandusun Language Department, has been appointed as one of the judges for the competition to add words from the indigenous languages of Malaysia to WikiKata.
  • November 11, 2022: The first Wikimedia event held at IPGK Kent was the Kadazandusun Language Wiktionary Workshop.
  • January 2023: The students participated in the #100hariwiki competition, and one student won first place.
  • March 14, 2023: WikiGap 2023 was organized by the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with International Women's Day.
  • May 20, 2023: A student became a trainer at the Wikimania NYAA Workshop in Singapore.
  • 30-May 31, 2023: Linah Bagu was nominated by WCUGM to attend the international conference, the Stockholm Internet Forum.
  • 30-May 31, 2023: The club held a project to document Kaamatan, WikiCulture Kaamatan at the KDCA (Kadazan-Dusun Cultural Association).
  • 15-August 20, 2023: Three lecturers and eight students attended the Wikimania Singapore international conference sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation and WCUGM (Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia).
  • August 18, 2023: The club was officially launched on August 18, 2023, at Wikimania Singapore.
  • August 29, 2023: One lecturer and two students attended the official opening reception of the Honorary Consulate of Sweden in Kota Kinabalu based on the recommendation of WCUGM.
  • September 8, 2023: The first meeting and the selection of committee members for the 2023/2024 term.

Membership

Here is the high council for 2023/2024:

Members

Here are the members for 2023/2024:


Reports

Workshop

Meet up

Upcoming Event

  • WikiKaamatan 2024
  • Wiki Gap 2024
  • Wiki Ke Sekolah 2024
  • Pelancaran Wikipedia Rasmi Bahasa Kadazandusun (dtp) semasa ESEAP 2024

Gallery

In the news

External links