Unit Pengurusan Program Kerjasama UTM City Campus K.Lumpur

“UTM ranked the highest among Malaysian universities in terms of Recruiter Review score in the THES World University Ranking 2007”

The Times Higher Education Supplement- Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings rank universities by several indicators of academic or research performance, including academic peer review (40%), citations per faculty member (20%), recruiter review (10%), proportion of international faculty (5%), proportion of international students (5%) and student faculty ratio (20%).

These indicators reflect the scores on the four ranking criteria : Research Quality (peer review & citations), Graduate Employability (recruiter review), International Outlook (international faculty and students) and Teaching Quality (student-faculty ratio).

(see details in www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings
/university_rankings_news/ )

The Recruiter Review score based on responses to recruiter (employer) survey and related to the Graduate Employability criteria. It indicates the perception of the recurting companies on the graduates of the University. Recruiter names are sourced through QS databases, media partners and partner schools & universities.

Responses are weighted by region to reach a final score. Aside from the online surveys used for the Peer and Recruiter Reviews for which in addition to QS own lists, data was used from World Scientific, Mardev, JobsDB (Philippines) and JobStreet (Malaysia), a range of other sources of data have been used.

Dr. Marguerite Clarke, an international education consultant based in Adelaide, Australia, discussed the rise in demand of university rankings and their impact on students in three student-related areas: access to higher education, choice of school, and opportunities after graduation.

According to Clarke, studies show that university rankings can threaten higher education access for disadvantaged students by creating incentives for schools to recruit students who will be “assets” in terms of maintaining or enhancing their position in the rankings.
(see her article in this page- www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/university_rankings_news/article )

Evidence from the US and Europe suggests that rankings do not play a large role in most students’ choice of a university or graduate program. For example, of the 221,897 undergraduate students who responded to one survey, 11% (mainly from high-income families) saw university rankings as a very important factor in their choice of school while 60% found them not at all important.

In terms of student opportunities after graduation, studies in several countries have found a relationship between the perceived status of the degree-granting institution (a characteristic that relates strongly to university rankings) and employment and earnings outcomes for graduates.

These studies suggest that the impact is temporary for most students, although there can be a more enduring effect for low-income students and graduates of professional programs. Rankings appear to have little or no sway on employers who hire graduates in very specialized or newly established program areas that are in high demand.

Early data suggest that the global ranking systems are helping to better inform prospective students in many countries about the available choices, including where they can obtain a high quality education for a reasonable price.

It is important for higher education institutions to reflect on their use of ranking information. This involves considering whether rankings may be unduly influencing priorities and processes in certain aspects of institutional life, including admission decisions.

Dr. Clarke pointed out that, it is important for students to recognize that rankings reflect only one aspect of an institution’s profile and are not necessarily predictive of the quality of the education that they will receive, or of the opportunities that will be available to them after graduation.



In 2007, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has scored favourably in the Recruiter Review criteria compared to other Malaysian universities in the Top-500 World University Rankings 2007. For comparison, the recruiter review ranking for Malaysian universities in descending order : Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (161), University of Malaya (173), Universiti Putra Malaysia (266), Universiti Sains Malaysia (274) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (316).(Corporate Affairs, UTM)

Skudai, July 8th: Three UTM researchers has managed to secure two awards at the Invention and New Products Exhibition (INPEX) 2008, America's largest invention trade show held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on 11th to 14th of June 2008.

Prof. Dr. Azlan Adnan of the Faculty of Civil Engineering through his research product, Intelligent Structural Inspection Rating System Using Mobile Devices (SEER-INTEL) won a Silver – Jury Award under the Construction category (Silver - Jury Award (Construction).

The collaboration between Prof. Dr. Md. Nor Musa, the Dean of Research Management Centre and Assoc. Prof. Ainullotfi Abdul Latif from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering proved fruitful after winning a Bronze – Merit Award through their product, Multistage Symmetrical Wobble Plate Compressor.

This is the forth time UTM participated in the event starting from 2002 and has won various awards during the previous INPEX.

Sponsored and produced by InventHelp, INPEX is a unique trade show that showcases numerous inventions, new products and innovations that are available to license, market or manufacture. "The Invention Show" brings inventors and entrepreneurs together with industry representatives in one convenient forum.

It provides a forum for inventors to exhibit their inventions and attempt to make contacts with companies interested in licensing, marketing or manufacturing new products.

INPEX exhibitors come from far and wide, and their inventions fall into all sorts of different product categories. These categories include (but are not limited to) automotive, electronics, hardware, housewares, sporting goods, toys and games, and more.

Along with inventors from all fifty states, INPEX has received inventors from countries around the world, including Hong Kong, Croatia, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Skudai, June 20th: Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin made his first official visit to UTM since appointed the Minister of Higher Education last March after the 2008 General Election.

His arrival was received by the Vice Chancellor, Tan Sri Prof Dr. Mohd Zulkifli Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali, senior officers of UTM, Deans and other UTM Staffs and students at the Administrative Building, UTM Skudai.

After signing the guest book, the Minister was ushered to the Senate Hall where the Vice Chancellor gave a brief overview of UTM and a video presentation before the Minister himself delivered a speech.

In his speech, Dato’ Seri Khaled Nordin praised UTM as the best University in Johor and has highly contributed to the popularity of the state. He also expressed his congratulation on all the achievements especially in the Research and Development (R&D) and the rankings of it students.

“We are in the verge of enhancing our commercialization and after listening to the achievements UTM have made, we will follow suit the examples from UTM.

“Our nation is in the need of an educational revolution to become a competitive nation so all Universities must set their own key performance index as the Ministry wants to be realistic in this matter but we will do some realignment to ensure that what ever it is the University is planning, it is in line with the Higher Education Strategic Plan.

The Ministry is also planning to amend the University College University Act (AUKU) so that more autonomy can be given to the Universities,” he said.

Then the Minister made a quick visit the Sultanah Zanariah Library to see the latest learning materials in UTM and its latest digital delivery system mainly the UTM Institutional Repository (UTM IR) which was launched last year in July after visiting the exhibition booth at the Administrative Building’s foyer.

He also spared some time to witness the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between UTM and University of Cambridge and Rolls Royce PLC.

UTM was represented by the Vice Chancellor while Cambridge University was represented by the Project Leader Prof. Dr. Simone Hochgreb and Rolls Royce by Mr, Olof Rapp, the Regional Director in Malaysia.

The MoA are an early agreement of collaboration between UTM and the two parties after UTM was appointed by the Malaysian Industry – Government Group for High Tehcnology (MIGHT) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) to conduct a collaborative research.

It is under the Offset Trent 900 Programme to investigate the possibility of using biofuels for gas turbine combustion with a project cost of Euro 220, 163.00 which will be conducted in 3 years with a full funding from MOSTI.

JOHOR BAHRU: Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin has called for private corporations to collaborate with local universities in carrying out research and development (R&D) programmes.

He said such partnership was common in foreign countries.

"We do have it here but it is not satisfying. The companies should be more involved in forming such collaborations with the universities,” he said.

"Through R&D we would be able to come out with products of higher quality for us to compete in the international arena," he said.

He said there are four research universities in the country, namely Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Malaya, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia.

"I hope to see more of such cooperation in the future," Mohamed Khaled told reporters at the UTM campus in Skudai here on Friday.

He was there to witness the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between UTM, University of Cambridge (UC) and Rolls Royce Plc, the manufacturer of the Trent engine of Airbus A380 airliners.

The three institutions will conduct a collaborative research to explore the possibility of using biofuel for gas turbine combustion.

The £220,163 (over RM1.4mil) project, to be conducted in three years, is fully funded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

It is part of the nearly RM5mil Science Fund research given to UTM’s “Development of A Database for Biofuel Combustion Properties” programme.

Program Minggu Haluan Siswa (MHS) seperti mana setiap tahun sekali lagi diatur padat dengan pelbagai program sempena kemasukan pelajar baru bagi sesi 2008/2009. Bermula dengan sesi pendaftaran pada 29 Jun, MHS akan berlangsung sehingga 5 Julai 2008, melibatkan pengambilan pelajar program Diploma Kolej Sains dan Teknologi UTM City Campus Kuala Lumpur.

Majlis perasmian MHS telah disempurnakan oleh Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Mohd. Zulkifli bin Tan Sri Mohd. Ghazali, Naib Canselor UTM di Dewan Besar UTM City Campus Kuala Lumpur pada hari Isnin, 30 Jun 2008. Turut hadir pada majlis tersebut, Yang Berbahagia Prof. Dr. Hamdani bin Saidi, Pengarah Kampus, Prof. Ir. Dr. Azhari Md. Salleh, Dekan Kolej Sains dan Teknologi, Puan Hajah Siti Salamah binti Mohd. Shihab, Ketua Jabatan, Pejabat Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan ketua-ketua jabatan UTM City Campus Kuala Lumpur.

Yang Berbahagia Naib Canselor sewaktu berucap pada majlis tersebut, menyentuh mengenai penekanan Universiti untuk melahirkan graduan yang cemerlang, gemilang dan terbilang, selaras dengan seruan Perdana Menteri Malaysia.

Dalam usaha membangun sebuah Universiti bertaraf antarabangsa tambah beliau, bidang sains dan teknologi perlu dipertingkatkan bagi mencapai piawaian badan-badan penilaian, khususnya berkaitan inovasi dan daya cipta. Disamping itu jelas beliau lagi, adalah penting bagi pelajar untuk meningkatkan penguasaan dan pengukuhan Bahasa Inggeris serta pembacaan akhbar-akhbar utama Negara.

Terdahulu, Majlis Aluan Pengarah Kampus telah diadakan pada hari Ahad, 29 Jun 2008 bertempat di Dewan Besar, UTM City Campus Kuala Lumpur. Dalam ucapan aluan yang disampaikan, Yang Berbahagia Prof. Dr. Hamdani bin Saidi, Pengarah Kampus menyeru para pelajar agar bersedia untuk mengubah cara berfikir serta melakukan ‘anjakan minda’ dalam usaha menghadapi proses transformasi sebagai mahasiswa dan mahasiswi di Universiti.

Beliau menambah, persediaan ke arah ini perlu bermula dengan azam, tekad dan perjuangan yang baru, di samping berusaha untuk menjadi individu yang berjaya di peringkat glokal dan global.

Dengan tema “Membina Ketahanan Menghadapi Cabaran”, antara program yang disediakan sepanjang MHS sesi 2008/2009 ialah Ceramah Penyalahgunaan Dadah, Ceramah Pelan Integriti Nasional (PIN), Ceramah Pengurusan Wang dan Forum Islam Hadhari.

“I am very happy and grateful that I have been accepted to the university. This is the first time I’m away from home and I hope I can rise to the challenge,” Chung Yik said, adding that he would certainly miss his family in Alor Setar.

His father, Ee Lian Guan, 59, said that studying at the university would teach his son to be more independent.

“He has to learn to take care of himself now. Driving all the way here from Alor Setar is worth it as I want my son to succeed in life.”

He added that Chung Yik’s older sister, Lee Chuan, 22, who is doing a degree in quantity surveying at UTM, would certainly look out for him.

Meanwhile Buah Bangkol, 60, from Miri, was proud that his son Abu Hamzah had enrolled for the mechanical engineering course.

“It means a lot to me as we come from a humble family. I worked hard to ensure that my son will have a brighter future than me,” Buah Bangkok said, adding that he was confident his son would do well.

Abu Hamzah, 18, said he chose UTM because it is excellent in the field of mechanical engineering.

“I want to be an engineer and I know this is where I can realise my dream. I cannot wait to be taught by some of the best lecturers in the country.”

Another mechanical engineering student, Kiong Hock Cheong, 18, was excited about mixing with students from different races at the university.

The Sitiawan lad viewed tertiary education as a chance to broaden his horizon.

“It’s only my first day here and I already like the positive vibes and warm environment. I will surely enjoy my four years here,” he said.

Hock Cheong’s mother, Ling Sew Ngoh, 50, hoped that her son would strive to do his best and excel in his studies.

For Nurul Shayumi Yusoff of Kuantan, the chance to study mechanical industry at the university was a dream come true.

“I never expected to get a place here. I will not take the opportunity for granted and will cherish my time here,” Nurul, 19, said. – By FARIK ZOLKEPLI