Kursi PUSAKA is a fund to enhance research and development of wood-based products particularly furniture. It augurs well with STIDC vision to spearhead the advancement of the wood-based industry in Sarawak. It is also a collaborative effort between UNIMAS and STIDC to develop local furniture designs to meet both the domestic and international market requirements.

The objective is to strengthen, promote and develop co-operation in R&D pertaining to timber products, furniture designs and products development. Through this initiative, UNIMAS and STIDC focus on exploring local motives, features, artefacts, new materials as well as technology enhancement.

Kursi PUSAKA marks a new milestone of both UNIMAS and STIDC in nurturing young furniture designers among university students to elicit competitive furniture designs for export markets.

Research Projects under Kursi PUSAKA

1. Rethinking Design Practical Element and Aesthetic Valu of Furniture Design (Prof Dr Musdi Shanat & Dr Faridah Sahari)
2. Species Composition of Bamboo in Southwest of Sarawak and Their Potential for Making Charcoal (Prof Dr Ismail Jusoh)
3. Exploration and Innovation of Driftwood Products in Sarawak (Prof Dr Saiful Bahari Mohd Yusoff)

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