UTM Ranked the Highest in Malaysia
“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)
Two awards for UTM at INPEX 2008
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.
Official visit to UTM by the Minister of Higher Education
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.
Team up with varsities in R&D, private firms urged
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.
Prof. Azmi bin Abdullah Pulang ke Rahmatullah
Allahyarham mula berkhidmat di UTM pada tahun 1974 sebagai Penolong Pensyarah di Fakulti Kejuruteraan Awam. Beliau telah menyandang beberapa jawatan penting di UTM semasa hayatnya di antaranya Ketua Jabatan, Timbalan Dekan, Pengarah Autodesk Training Centre (ATC), Pengarah Kampus selama 6 tahun, Dekan Kolej Sains dan Teknologi (KST) dan jawatan terakhir beliau sebagai Pengarah Alumni UTM.
Sepanjang berkhidmat, pelbagai usaha telah dibuat oleh beliau dalam menaikkan imej universiti antaranya mengasaskan idea pembinaan Dataran Ilmu yang merupakan mercu tanda UTM City Campus dan Buletin City Campus.
Allahyarham yang merupakan anak kelahiran Perak meninggalkan seorang isteri, Puan Khatijah Mohamad dan seorang anak yang telah berumahtangga. Jenazah allahyarham telah selamat dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Klang Gate sebelum zuhur.
Pemergian beliau merupakan kehilangan yang besar kepada universiti. Semoga roh beliau ditempatkan bersama-sama orang yang soleh... Didoakan juga semoga keluarga allahyarham tabah menghadapi ujian dari Allah s.w.t. Alfatihah...Amin
Naib Canselor Beramah Mesra Dengan Pelajar Baru Sempena MHS 2008/2009
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.
Pride and concern at campus
“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
Jemputan Menghadiri '1st International Conference on Biotechnology For The Wellness Industry"
Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa Loji Pandu Kejuruteraan Kimia (CEPP) akan menganjurkan '1st International Conference on Biotechnology For The wellness Industry' pada 5 – 6 Ogos 2008, bertempat di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) Kuala Lumpur.
Pelbagai pameran serta demonstrasi kesihatan dan kecantikan akan diadakan bersempena dengan program tersebut, seperti mana berikut:
5 Ogos 2008
* Kepentingan Kesihatan Tanah
* Kecantikan Bermula Dari Dalam & Demo Penghasilan Kosmetik
* Pertunjukan Masakan Kesejahteraan
6 Ogos 2008
* Demonstrasi Teknologi EM
* Pertunjukan Masakan Kesejahteraan
* Dimensi Tekanan
Pengangkutan ke PWTC akan disediakan jam 12 tengahari dan 2.30 petang dari PWTC ke UTM City Campus, serta pek makanan dan minuman sepanjang program berlangsung.
Kepada yang berminat, sila hubungi En. Fadzly /Pn. Yatie di talian 03-26154406 atau emel ke fadzly@cepp.utm.my atau nikyati@cepp.utm.my bagi mengesahkan kehadiran.
Diversity of Culture @ The International Week 2008
Graciously officiated by Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Mohd. Zulkifli bin Tan Sri Mohd. Ghazali, Vice-Chancellor of UTM yesterday at the Dewan Sultan Iskandar, the merry opening ceremony is filled with exhilarating performances from 19 participating countries. Also present were Prof. Ir. Dr. Siti Hamisah Tapsir, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and international), Prof. Dr. Alias Mohd Yusuf, Dean of International Affairs, International Academias, Deans and other distinguished guests.
The performances featured among others were dramatization of Iraq wedding ceremony, “Poco-Poco” dance by students from Indonesia, Arabic Sword dance by students from Saudi Arabia, musical performances from Malaysia Kazakhstan and China, and international fashion show.
Impressed with the first-of-its kind programme, Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Mohd. Zulkifli in his opening speech said it is timely to have all the international community along with the local students to organize such programme that promotes integration among students of various backgrounds and culture, which also serves to foster better understanding about different cultural experiences.
In line with UTM’s aspiration in moving towards internationalization, he said, “UTM is doing its best to ensure that the needs and expectations of international students are met and this has been translated into providing better services and world class academic programmes”, adding that the management is also trying hard to ensure a pleasant and memorable stay among the internationals here.
He complimented the committee members for putting their heart and soul to the success of the programme, thus hoped that future similar events will be better in terms of participation and activities.
The culmination of the ceremony is the presentation of award by Tan Sri Prof. Dr. Mohd. Zulkifli to winners of the most creative booths. Syria won the first place, followed by Iran, the second most creative booth winner and Libya, taking the third place.
Apart from the entertainment and bazaar that exhibits merchandise and souvenirs from over 19 countries, namely Cameroon, China, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Somalia and Yemen, the 4-day programme that starts on the 26th and ends on 20th March also includes sports carnival among the participants.
The response has been overwhelming from all students and participants that not only they benefit the knowledge on various cultural practices and tradition, but also helps them to establish new friendships and strengthen inter-cultural relations with those of different origin.
UTM Architecture Student Top Winner of Just Jerusalem Global Competition
Skudai, 23rd March: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s (UTM) architecture student has been declared top prize winner in the Just Jerusalem Competition, an international competition organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
The result was announced at MIT on March 21st and released simultaneously on the competition official website. Just Jerusalem was an open global competition attempted at seeking ideas and proposals that addressed different aspects of urban life in a futurist Jerusalem. The news was announced by the Vice Chancellor, Tan Sri Datuk Ir. Dr. Mohd Zulkifli bin Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali, in his officially address during the 40th Convocation held at UTM Skudai campus today.
Initially a total of 1,150 people from 85 countries registered for the competition. Eventually only 125 eligible proposals were accepted by the organizer which later undergone review by world-class panel of jury convened at MIT. Among the nine-member jury were Suha Ozkan and Herman Hertzberger, both a well-known scholars and architects.
Chan Wai Lai, a senior architecture student decided to take up the competition as her final year Design Thesis project at beginning of the academic session. She hoped and aspired to see Jerusalem as city of peace through the idea of sharing. In her project abstract, she elaborated,
“Without raising awareness of the need for sharing, energies devoted to constructing iconic architecture or designing beautiful buildings do not make sense. To achieve new and true peace, we must solve the problems of man, not of buildings, facilities or land division -- because all these problems come from man alone.”
As an expression of hope for future Jerusalem she adopted “Children’s Village for Jerusalem" as the title for her competition entry. It is in the children that she hoped the future community of peace would be nurtured and raised out of a built environment that she have designed, and hopefully in the end the proposed dwelling environment would help to address social equality and harmony among citizenry of Jerusalem.
As top winner she will be given the opportunity to spend up to an academic semester in residence at MIT as Jerusalem Visionary Fellow, with all expenses paid, including travel, housing, and stipend. It is estimated that a total amount USD50,000 been allocated for her appointment as visionary fellow.
As visionary fellow she will engage in interdisciplinary discussion about the implementation of the ideas. Throughout her stay at MIT, she will be participating in university seminars and workshops with faculty and invited dignitaries to work towards the implementation of their design ideas.
The Design Thesis is a two-semester long final year design project, a core course in architecture degree programme. Like other students of her peer, Ms. Chan Wai Lai is expected to submit the project to Department of Architecture at end of this semester as part fulfillment of the degree requirements.
She undertook the competition design project under the tutelage of a supervisory panel consisting of Abdul Halim Hussien, Ar. Marzuki Mahadi, and headed by Professor Dr. Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad Rasdi.
Head of Architecture Department, Assoc. Prof. Dr Syed Ahmad Iskandar Syed Ariffin highlighted that for the past few years UTM have witnessed architecture students winning handful number of national and international awards.
The awards are in many ways a form of recognition of architecture degree programme at UTM and to the highly dedicated and caliber academic staff and students. The community of staff and students at Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment is proud to be able to once again raise national and UTM flags at international stage.
UTM cipta alat kesan banjir - UTUSAN
JOHOR BAHRU 25 Mac – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) berjaya mencipta Sistem Amaran Banjir Fotoniks (SABF) bagi mengesan bencana alam itu dengan lebih pantas.
Ketua Pusat Teknologi Fotoniks Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik UTM, Prof. Dr. Abu Bakar Mohammad berkata, SABF merupakan sistem yang mampu memberi amaran mengenai kenaikan paras air kepada penduduk yang menggunakannya.
Menurutnya, sistem itu juga dapat menyelamatkan nyawa dan kerosakan harta benda yang mencecah jutaan ringgit setiap kali banjir melanda, terutamanya banjir kilat yang sering berlaku di kawasan bandar.
“Apa yang membanggakan setiap satu set sistem ini mampu memberi khidmat kepada 250 pelanggan dan boleh ditambah dengan kad SIM Modul Identiti Pelanggan (Subscriber Identity Module) yang lebih besar.
“Pada dasarnya sistem ini mempunyai tiga kelebihan iaitu boleh menghantar khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS) mengenai banjir yang berlaku, paras air berjaga-jaga dan paras berbahaya.
“Sistem ini juga boleh beroperasi dengan sebarang pengendali khidmat telekomunikasi selular seperti 019, 012, 013 dan 017,” katanya pada sidang akhbar di sini hari ini.
Prof. Dr. Abu Bakar berkata, sistem itu menggunakan kaedah fotoniks iaitu cahaya untuk mengesan kenaikan air dan menghantar isyarat kepada unit pemerosesan yang akan memproses isyarat paras air dan kemudian menghantar SMS kepada pelanggan.
Katanya, kelebihan kaedah fotoniks berbanding kaedah lazim yang menggunakan logam ialah ia mampu beroperasi dari jarak jauh, bebas kejutan elektrik dan menggunakan kuasa elektrik rendah.
Menurutnya, sistem itu disasarkan penggunaannya di kawasan yang sering dilanda banjir kilat sehingga menimbulkan fobia di kalangan penduduk setiap kali hujan lebat.
“Harga pasaran setiap set dijangka kurang daripada RM10,000 yang boleh dikongsi oleh penduduk di sesebuah kawasan perumahan atau kampung dan jika dilihat dari jumlah pelanggan yang boleh menerima khidmat bagi satu sistem, harganya hanya kira-kira RM40seorang,” katanya.
Jelas beliau, bagi menyiapkan sistem itu, pihaknya mengambil masa enam bulan dengan dibantu oleh Prof. Madya, Dr. Norazan Mohd. Kassim; Prof. Madya, Dr. Abu Sahmah Mohd. Supaat; Dr. Sevia Mahdaliza Idrus Sutan Nameh; Dr. Mohd. Haniff Ibrahim; Norhafizah Ngajikin dan Ahmad Hassan.
Beliau berkata, keberkesanan sistem itu telah diuji oleh dua pihak berkuasa tempatan iaitu Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru Tengah (MPJBT) dan Majlis Daerah Kulai.
Katanya, kejayaan mencipta alat tersebut membolehkan Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik meraih pingat emas pada Ekspo Teknologi Malaysia yang berlangsung di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) pada 21 Februari lalu.
Pastikan UTM diiktiraf universiti penyelidikan, Sultanah Johor
Dengan jumlah siswazah melebihi 100,000 sejak penubuhannya, baginda yakin UTM akan mampu mencapainya dan diiktiraf di peringkat global atas kemampuan melahirkan graduan yang berkualiti.
"Naib canselor dan pensyarah perlu berusaha lebih gigih lagi bagi memastikan UTM akan tersenarai bersama-sama universiti universiti yang telah diiktiraf di peringkat global," titah baginda pada majlis konvokesyen ke40, UTM, di Skudai dekat sini pada hari Sabtu.
Seramai 2,223 orang graduan UTM menerima ijazah masingmasing pada konvokesyen kali ini dengan 33 graduan merupakan penerima Ijazah Doktor Falsafah (PhD), 489 (Sarjana), 89 (Diploma Lepasan Ijazah), 1,399 (Sarjana Muda) dan 213 (Diploma).
Pada majlis pagi ini, Sultanah Zanariah turut berkenan menganugerahkan Ijazah Kehormat Doktor Pengurusan kepada Presiden Universiti Meiji, Jepun, Profesor Hiromi Naya.
Penganugerahan itu merupakan tanda penghargaan UTM kepada Universiti Meiji atas pelbagai sumbangan termasuk penubuhan sebuah pejabat satelit universiti itu di kampus UTM, Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur.
Konvokesyen kali ini turut menyaksikan seramai lapan penerima Ijazah Sarjana Muda adalah graduan usahasama UTM dan Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), manakala 422 penerima Ijazah Sarjana Muda dan 38 diploma adalah graduan Sekolah Pendidikan Professional dan Pendidikan Berterusan (SPACE) UTM.
Seramai 78 penerima merupakan graduan antarabangsa dari 18 buah negara termasuk Libya seramai 19 orang, Indonesia (18), India (5), Bangladesh dan Sudan masing-masing empat orang.
Pada majlis itu, Kamaruddin Othman yang mengambil kursus Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan Mekanikal dan Ummu Tasnim Husin, Sarjana Muda Sains (Matematik) dipilih sebagai penerima Anugerah Canselor.
Sementara pasangan suami isteri Salasun Naim Mohd Zain, 47, dan Rohidah Samadi, 48, warga emas Zainon Kassim, 50, dan Mohd Asrof Mohd Sapie, 32, yang menghidap rabun merupakan penerima anugerah SPACE.
Ketika ditemui selepas majlis itu, Mohd Asrof berkata kecacatan yang dialaminya tidak menjadi penghalang untuk melanjutkan pelajaran.
"Saya guna pita rakaman dan memperbesarkan tulisan bagi menelaah dan mengulang kaji pelajaran," kata graduan Sains dan Pendidikan Pengajian Islam itu.
Bagi Kamaruddin, 24, dan Ummu Tasnim, 22, ibu bapa dan kejayaan kakak dan abang menjadi pendorong mereka berdua sebagai anak bongsu untuk berjaya.
"Abang dan kakak memberi saya kekuatan untuk berusaha dengan gigih, tapi saya tidak sangka akan cemerlang seperti ini, syukur pada Tuhan," kata Kamaruddin.
Ummu Tasnim berkata beliau meminati subjek matematik sejak kecil kerana bapanya merupakan guru matematik.
"Mana tumpah kuah kalau tidak nasi. Ayah bekas guru matematik, jadi secara tidak langsung saya meminati subjek Matematik sejak kecil hingga sekarang," katanya.
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UTM City Campus - Sambutan Maulidur Rasul 1429H
Ribuan hadirin membanjiri Stadium Putera Bukit Jalil untuk sama-sama memperingati hari bersejarah hari kelahiran Nabi Junjungan yang ajarannya masih bersama kita hingga ke hari ini.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) City Campus, Kuala Lumpur turut mengambil bahagian di dalam perhimpunan tersebut dengan menghantar seramai 100 orang peserta terdiri daripada 80 lelaki dan 20 wanita yang diketuai oleh Ustaz Shahrizal bin Shahidan.
Kemuncak sambutan tersebut diumumkan lima orang penerima anugerah Tokoh Maulidur Rasul. Hadiah disampaikan oleh Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di Pertuan Agong.
Pelajar KST Mewakili Negara
Beliau telah dipilih berasaskan kejayaannya memenangi pingat gangsa di dalam Pertandingan Kemahiran Malaysia Ke 17 dalam bidang Elektronik Industri yang dijalankan pada 13 hingga 17 Ogos 2007 yang lalu.
Saudara Chua telah dipilih untuk mengikuti program latihan intensif selama 6 bulan dibawah kendalian Urusetia Kemahiran Malaysia dan akan menjalani latihan di UTM City Campus di bawah seliaan Encik Ahmad Redzuan bin Mohd. Hanapiah, Pengajar di Woksyop Elektronik.
Setinggi-tinggi tahniah diucapkan kepada Saudara Chua. Kejayaan ini membuktikan bahawa graduan UTM adalah antara yang terbaik yang diperlukan oleh majikan dan industri.
Heads up for undergrads at Career Carnival 2008
The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & International), Prof. Ir. Dr. Siti Hamisah Tapsir officiated the carnival which was held at the Sultan Iskandar Hall, UTM Skudai. The fair started on the 10th to 13th of March 2008.
With this year’s carnival theme ‘Challenge Yourself for an Optimum Future’, it is meant to push, inspire and encourage the graduates to pursue their career beyond the technical boundary globally. The carnival allows UTM graduates have extra edge in securing technical related jobs.
Siti Hamisah in her officiating speech said that “Career carnivals such as this aims to provide platform for graduating student to explore and broaden their career and job possibilities with the participating companies involved”.
We have quite a big number of our graduates working with multinational companies and they are based in the US, Europe, China, Middle East and Singapore” She added.
Representatives of participating corporations held interviews for prospective employees. There are also career talks given by participating companies which had an amazing response from the students.
According to the Deputy Director of the program, Norazrina Mohd Salleh the response from the students was so unexpected during career talk sessions. ”The Students shown great interest in these talks, we had to add more seats for them. Even students who have graduated attended the carnival to seek a better job opportunity”, she said.
More than 10, 000 résumé’s were collected before the carnival to allow the companies to screen suitable candidates to be interviewed. The committee of the carnival took the initiative of collecting the resumes by conducting a road tour around faculties and by organizing activities to promote the carnival.
The Carnival aims to attract final year students and also students who will undergo their industrial training. By attending this carnival it is hoped that the students will be able to find their placing in the job market.
LUNCHEON TALK : US - CHINA RELATIONS : IT
Mr. Shear is considered as a Chinese affair expert since he has served extensively in the Far East region. He will be ending his tour of duty in Kuala lumpur soon and will continue handling the China affair at the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C. The talk is aptly titled, US-China Relations: Its Implication To Asean.
Mr. Shear who has served in Beijing, Tokyo and Sapporo touched in great length the rising power of China, India, Japan and United States in South East Asia region. There seem to be tug-of-war between US and China to stamp their influence in most of Asean nations.
Mr Shear did also touch on how critical is the peace and stability factor for any country to enjoy economic prosperity. He gave the example of Penang where multi national companies felt at ease setting up their business.
Gauging from the 60 plus audience and Mr Shear interaction during the dialog session, it can be said that the main objective of the talk to simulate intelectual discussion between the apeaker and the audience has been achieved.
The exchanged of ideas between UTM City Campus staff and Mr Shear becomes more significant since the Deputy Chief of Mission will be ending his stint in Kuala Lumpur for a new posting at the US State Department currently headed by State Secretary Condoleeza Rice.
The Luncheon Talk shows that even though majority of the UTM City Campus staff are from the engineering and technology background, they are not isolated from the everyday happenings of the world affairs, be it for the Palestinian issues or the Darfur conflict as the saying goes, good diplomacy is becoming more dependent on good science and technology.
Gerak Usahawan 2008: An Initiative to Promote Entrepreneurship
Skudai, 1st March 2008: Traditionally, entrepreneurship refers to a solely self-funded business, but in today’s environment with all the financial aid and facilities offered by the government, entrepreneurship has expand into very diverse areas of society. The role of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture in economic and social development has always been vital important to the state and national economies.
In an effort to reach out and heighten awareness of the significant role of entrepreneurship in, the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Co-operative Development in collaboration with UTM organized ‘Minggu Gerak Siswa’ from 29th February to 2nd March 2008 at Dataran Ko-kurikulum, UTM Skudai.
The 3-day programme was graciously officiated by Yang Berhormat Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operative Development on Saturday, 1st March 2008, in presence of Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Musa bin Hassan, the ministry’s Secretary General, Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Alias bin Mohd Noor, UTM Vice-Chancellor (Students Affairs and Alumni), Encik Mohd Khairi bin Malik, Chairman of MPUB Johor Bahru Barat, Yang Berhormat Dato’ Aziz bin Sapian, Nusajaya, Johor parliamentary seat candidate and other distinguished guests.
Addressing its primary objective to stimulate on-going interest among the public, as well as to create a platform for students and young people to embark on entrepreneurship, Yang Berhormat Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled at the opening ceremony said that there are many opportunities available in the form of grants, assistance and loans offered by the ministry and its agencies, for various kinds of businesses. In this regard, he said “a total of RM1.8 has been spent by the government for the past four years to help promote business opportunities and increase business among bumiputra entrepreneurs.
Considering entrepreneurship a career path, Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Prof. Ir. Dr. Alias bin Mohd Noor, in his speech urged students explore all the opportunities and get involve in business, in preparation for life after graduation.
A user-friendly manual - Skim Pembiayaan dan Geran untuk Usahawan was launched in conjunction with the ceremony, followd by presentation of mock cheques by Yang Berhormat Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled to all companies that has successfully obtain MeCD financial aid.
The programme has received overwhelming response from the public and campusians since the very first day. Approximately 66 entrepreneurs took part in the programme to market various products, amongst others include foods, healthcare products, batik materials, vehicle spare parts and beauty products.
Public Lecture: Lightning the Misunderstood Natural Phenomenon
Skudai, 27th February: The misconceptions and misunderstanding about lightning are not limited to the general populace but also affecting the professional and semi professionals. These may be due to limited relevant publications and discussion as well as forum on the subject of lightning.
In order to create awareness among the society, a Public Lecture was held at the Sultan Iskandar Hall, UTM entitled ‘Lighting the Misunderstood natural Phenomenon’. The lecture was delivered on the 27th of February by Prof. Dr. Hussein Ahmad, the Director of High Voltage and High Current Institute (IVAT). He is a well known figure in the study of electricity currents and has developed several award winning research products locally and internationally.
This lecture is to address and iron out the misunderstanding about lightning and aligning the public towards correct understanding of lightning natural characteristics rather than just hearsay or suspicion.
The aspects discussed are the frequency of lightning strike of structures on the ground, the hazards of lightning strikes to human being, public properties as well as the animals roaming the earth. It also touches on the basic requirement of lightning protection for building structures, electrical and electronic equipment coupled with installation of lightning discharge detection system.
It was found that most of what IVAT have invented or developed not limited to removing the misconceptions and misunderstanding, can also be sources of alleviating the problems related to lightning.
UTM Wins Big at MTE 2008 - Including ‘Best of the Best Award’
Kuala Lumpur, 26th February: Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE 2008) once again became a platform for UTM researchers to show their dominance in developing the latest local and international technology. 2 special awards, 9 gold, 10 silver and 14 bronze is the award count for UTM this time.
Out of 36 participations, 33 products received 35 awards during the three day expo held at Putra World Trade Centre starting from the 21st to 23rd of February.
The sweetest victory came through Prof. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail with his product 'Novel Sulfonated Poly (Ether Ketone) (SPEEK) Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) which won ‘Best of the Best Award’ and Prof. Dr. Zaidaton whom won ‘The Best Award’ through her research product 'Personalized Learning Courseware Through Digital Learning Object Concept for Learning Multimedia and Computer Networking’.
An event that promotes the use of Science & Technology as well as Innovation, MTE 2008 hopes to tap into the vast business opportunities available locally through its showcase of the latest products and services in the local technology industry.
Aptly themed; “Technology … it’s Business” MTE 2008 hopes to create an awareness on great potentials that can be derived from utilising the products and services of the high-tech world of technology to advance in your business and in our everyday life.
Other UTM award winners are as follow:
GOLD WINNERS:
1. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, FKKKSA (2 products)
2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaidatun Tasir, FP (2 products)
3. Dr. Ida Idayu Muhammad, FKKKSA
4. Prof. Dr. Azlan Adnan, FKA
5. Prof. Dr. Marsin Sanagi, FS
6. Dr. Aishah Jalil, FKKKSA
7. Prof. Dr. Abu Bakar Mohammad, FKE
SILVER WINNERS:
1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaharah Ibrahim, FS
2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Baharuddin Abd. Rahman, FKA
3. Zarani Md. Taher, FKKKSA
4. Dr. Ida Idayu Muhammad, FKKKSA
5. Prof. Dr. Tharek Abdul Rahman, FKE
6. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Aini Wan Ibrahim
7. Prof. Dr. Md. Nor Musa (our dean!) & Prof. Madya Dr. Ainul Lutfi, FKM
8. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Muhridza Yaacob, FKE
9. Prof. Dr. Hussein Ahmad, FKE
10. Herlina Abdul Rahim, FKE
BRONZE WINNERS:
1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alias Abdul Rahman, FKSG
2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Hafidz Omar, FP
3. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Kamal Abd. Rahim, FKE (2 Products)
4. Dr. Norma Alias, FS
5. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mazlian Esa, FKE
6. Prof. Dr. Ruzairi Abdul Rahim (Our TD!), FKE
7. Dr. Sevia Mehdaliza Idrus, FKE (2 products)
8. Dr. Zuwairie Ibrahim, FKE
9. Rozeha A. Rashid, FKE (3 products)
10.Zarani Md Taher, FKKKSA
Congratulations to all the winners and it is hoped the excellent achievements will be carried on to the next stage.
Teluk Danga International Games 2008: Johor are champions
JOHOR finished as overall champions in the five-day Teluk Danga International Games 2008 which ended in Johor Baru yesterday with a haul of 39 gold medals.
But the hosts were given a run in their chase for glitter with the 155-strong East Kalimantan contingent taking second with 36 gold, while Malaysia Games hosts Terengganu came third with 23.
On the final day of competition yesterday, Johor won gold through Halim Hasim in the men's 200m individual canoe to put the hosts beyond the reach of its rivals.
But it was Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) who won the last gold of the Games in women's beach volleyball when Yeoh Mei Yen and Wong Sim Yin beat Kalimantan's Martina and Mardalena Batang 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 in a thriller.More than 80 contingents from ten countries - Germany, Hong Kong, the Czech Republic, Japan, Macau, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia - competed in 28 sports.
The hosts finished champions in boxing, fencing, golf, lawn bowls, silat, bowling, volleyball and canoeing with East Kalimantan reigning supreme in weighlifting, tennis, football and taekwando.
With its resounding success, the Majlis Sukan Negeri Johor (MSNJ) is already setting its sights on the Malaysia Games in May.
MSNJ director Mohd Shukri Mohd Masbah said potential gold medallists will be sent overseas for a short training stint to prepare them for the Malaysia Games.
"We have identified Australia (lawn bowls), Vietnam (silat), Aceh (fencing), Mongolia (judo), South Korea (archery), Indonesia (kayak) and Singapore (athletics) as bases where we will get expert coaching," said Mohd Shukri.
The MSNJ has set aside RM1.5 million as a training budget and is targeting 40 gold medals in Terengganu.
