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THE EVENT
VOL. 2/2014
12th IUKL Convocation
Unimap Moden
as Racing Cha
llenge 2014
8th Inter-University Invitational
Civil Engineering Competition
ramme
Japanese Student Exchange Prog
12th
IUKL CONVOCATION
4 The
CEREMONY 2014
MESSAGE FROM
THE IUKL PRESIDENT
& VICE-CHANCELLOR
We are now coming to the end of 2014
and what a great year it has been!
I N TH I S ISSU E
In this December 2014 Communique
issue, you will see plenty of activities
not only involving our students but staff
as well. Here at IUKL, we take pride in
what our staff and students accomplish.
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JAPANESE STUDENT
EXCHANGE
PROGRAMMES
12
INTERNATIONAL
CULTURAL NIGHT
2014
We have pursued a number of
memorandums of understanding and
agreements, and collaborations have
b e e n made with in s titu ti o n s a n d
industries across the globe to provide
greater opportunities for our students
to do their internships with reputable
organizations. More new programmes
have been developed and are offered
soon such as the, Bachelor of
Biotechnology (Hons), Bachelor of
Science (Hons) in Logistics and Supply
Ch a in Ma nag e me nt, Bac he l o r of
Science (Hons) in Economics and Finance
and Master of Science in Construction
Management. Other new programmes
are in the pipeline to be offered so there
will be more choices for students to
pursue their interests.
Our six faculties have been very active
in getting the students to participate
in activities such as the Pertandingan
Rekacipta dan Inovasi Institusi Pengajian
Tinggi Swasta 2014 (PERINTIS 2014),
the Modenas Racing Challege at the
University Malaysia Perlis, 8th InterUniversity Invitational Civil Engineering
Competition 2014 (IUICEC 2014) which
was held at the University of Melbourne,
Australia, and the International Cultural
Night 2014, to name a few.
I hope you will enjoy this last issue for
the year 2014.
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PERINTIS
2014
O n 10 S e pte m b e r 2 014 , t h e Re s e a rc h M a n a g e m e nt C e nt re
(RMC) of the Infrastructure Universit y Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) in
collabo ration with the Ministr y of Science, Technology and
Innovation (MOSTI) organized the ‘Per tandingan Rekacipta
d a n I n ova s i I n s t i t u s i Pe n g a j i a n T i n g g i Swa s ta 2 014 ( P E R I N T I S
2 014)’ a t t h e u n i ve r s i t y’s M u l t i p u r p o s e H a l l . T h i s eve nt wa s
organized with the approval and suppor t from Ministr y of
Education (MOE).
About 97 groups of inventors competed in this event and
exhibited their best innovative products. 78 products were
unde r the ‘I ns titution of H ig he r Lea r n i ng’ categ o r y w h i l e 21
p r o d u c t s w e r e f r o m t h e ‘ Yo u n g I n v e n t o r s ’ c a t e g o r y. 4 3 p r o d u c t s
were presented by our IUKL staff and students. This event also
w e l c o m e d c o m p a n i e s s u c h a s t h e N u c l e a r
M a l a y s i a A g e n c y, t h e M a l a y s i a n M e t e o r o l o g i c a l D e p a r t m e n t,
the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia,
the Malaysia Genom Institute, Pusat Sains Negara (exhibited
in a bus) and PINTAS IP G roup to exhibit thei r products to the
crowd.
T h e we l co m i n g a d d res s wa s d e l i ve red by P rof. D r. Ro s l a n
Zainal Abidin, the President and Vice- Chancellor of IUKL,
a n d t h e o p e n i n g s p e e c h w a s g i v e n b y Y. B . D a t u k D r . A b u B a k a r
Mohamad D iah, Deput y Minister of Science, Technology and
Innovation, Ministr y of Science, Technology and Innovation
(MOSTI). The event then resumed w ith visiting the
par ticipants’ booths, a judging session, and an innovation
ta l k by PI NTA S befo re the j udges’ del i be ration. The pa r tici pants
were judged by novelty and inventiveness, commercial
potential ities/business al ignment, usefulness and contr ibution,
academic recognition/IP recognition, and presentation and
demonstration.
I U K L m a n a g e d t o g r a b t w o g o l d , e i g h t s i l v e r, a n d 16 b r o n z e
m e d a l s c o m p r i s i n g a l l t h e fa c u l t i e s i n t h e u n i ve r s i t y. T h e t wo
gold medallist teams were from the Faculty of Engineering and
Te ch n o l o g y I nf ra s t r u ct u re. T h e f i r s t te a m we re D r. N u r h a r n i za
Abdul Rahman, Ms. Naj iah Adam Tong and Ms. Noo r Sahi rah
I s h a k , l ed by M r. A m i r u l l a h M a at, wo n w it h ‘T h e St u rd i n es s of
Composite Col umn’ p roduct whi le the other team
e n co m p a s s i n g P rof. D r. Ro s l a n Za i n a l A b i d i n a n d I r. M o h a m ed
Ayob, l ed by M s. Na i mah Yusof f, won w ith ‘Ron Clas sif ication
fo r F o reca s t i ng Ri ve r ba n k E ros i o n’ p rod uct.
P E R I N T I S 2 014 i s h e l d o n c e i n t w o - y e a r s w h e r e I U K L d e m o n s t r a t e s
its pivotal role in bringing research and innovation to a much
higher level while building net work with academic
communities all over Malaysia. This event also has awards
f o r t h e ‘ Yo u n g I n v e n t o r A w a r d ’, t h e ‘ M o s t P r o m i s i n g I n v e n t i o n
A w a r d ’, t h e ‘ C o m m e r c i a l P o t e n t i a l A w a r d ’, t h e ‘ B e s t B o o t h
A w a r d ’, a n d s p e c i a l a w a r d s f r o m t h e M a l a y s i a n R e s e a r c h
a n d I n n ova t i o n S o c i e t y, t h e H o n g Ko n g I n ve n t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n
and the Korea Universit y Invention A ssociation.
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FRONT END
Academic
Linkages
COLLABORATION WITH ROYAL
MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY (RMIT) AND
MONASH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA
An Academic and Research Collaboration was
initiated between IUKL with RMIT and Monash
U n i ve r s it y at M o n a s h U n i ve r s it y, M e l b o u r n e,
Au s t ra l i a o n 9 J u l y 2 014 .
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING &
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Signings in 2014
MOAs
2 8 Augus t 2 014
•Lifelong College, Hong Kong
9 Septembe r 2 014
•F u t u r e U n i ve r s i t y, S u d a n
MOUs
12 Ma rch 2 014
•A d r o i t C o l l e g e
26 Ma rch 2 014
•Glasgow Caledonian University
29 Ma rch 2 014
•International College of
Ya y a s a n M e l a ka
3 0 Ju l y 2 014
•University Malaysia Pahang
13 Augus t 2 014
•Spect r u m Co l l e g e, Puch o n g
2 5 Septembe r 2 014
•Ky u n g s u n g U n i ve r s i t y, Ko r e a
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Visits
2 5 Ma rch 2 014
•M r. Ra s h m i D ra v i d, I nte r n at i o n a l
D e v e l o p m e n t M a n a g e r ,
U n i v e r s i t y o f N o r t h a m p t o n
12 May 2 014
•Delegates of the International
C o l l e g e o f Ya y a s a n M e l a ka
2 3 May 2 014
•Universit y of South Wales
26 May 2 014
•Elite International College
11 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 14
•M r. M u r l i f ro m t h e Roya
Melbourne Institute of
Technology
7 Octobe r 2 014
•University College Brimingham
The 12th
IUKL CONVOCATION
CEREMONY 2014
About 8 0 0 graduates received their Masters,
Bachelor Degrees, and Diploma scrolls from
Y B h g . Ta n S r i D a to’ I r. (D r.) Wa n A b d u l Ra h m a n
B i n H a j i Wa n Yaacob, the Cha nce l l o r of
Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)
a t t h e 12 t h I U K L co nvo ca t i o n ce re m o ny o n 6
S e pte m b e r 2 014 .
Held at the universit y’s main hall, the event
was also witnessed by YBhg. Academician
D a t o ’ I r . ( D r . ) L e e Ye e C h e o n g , t h e P r o - C h a n c e l l o r
of I U K L ; Y B h g . Ta n S r i D at u k D r. H a d e n a n A b d u l
Jalil, the Chairman of the Board of Governors;
E xecutive D i recto r of the Education D ivi sion,
I U K L ; P rofes so r D r. Ro s l a n Za i n a l A b i d i n, t h e
President and Vice- Chancellor of IUKL; parents,
representatives from the embassies and
distinguished guests.
The graduation ceremony was held in three
sessions. The first session started with the
procession of students and academic staff
followed by the grand procession of YBhg.
Ta n S r i D ato’ I r. (D r.) Wa n A b d u l Ra h m a n H a j i
Wa n Ya a c o b i n t o t h e h a l l . H e c o n f e r r e d t h e
M a s te r a n d B a c h e l o r d e g r e e s to t h e
postgraduate and undergraduate students.
He also presented the Chancellor’s Award
and the Vice - Chancellor’s Award to the top
students.
The Chancellor’s Award recipient was Choong
Choe Earn (Bachelor of Civil Engineering
(Hons), and the Vice-Chancellor’s Award
Recipients were Lim Teck Huat (Bachelo r of
Ci v i l E n g i n e e r i n g (H o n s)), N i t h i a ya Pa n d i D o ra i
(Bachelor of Communication (Hons) in
Integrated Marketing Communication), Anis
i l i ya Ra z l a n (D i p l o m a i n B us i n es s Ad m i n i s t rat i o n),
and Saddamia Raudah Harlon (Diploma in
Q uantit y Su r vey i ng).
This year IUKL introduced the Industrial
Awa rds which a re g iven by ou r i ndust r y pa r tne r s
to reward students who have demonstrated
outstanding academic achievement as well
as active co - cur ricular involvement. The six
recipients are four students from the Bachelor o f
Ci vi l E ng i nee r i ng (H on s); Chong Ch i n Ch ung,
Mohammed Ali Mohammed Albared, Sanjay
Boss, and Tham Feh Fan, and the other two
are Siti Fatimah Mohd Nor from the Bachelor
of Business Administration (Hons) and Puteri
N ad h i ra h Meg at Ah m ad Ka m i l f ro m the D i p l o m a
i n B i ote c h n o l o g y. T h e s e s t u d e n t s r e c e i ve d
awards from prestigious companies such as
APP Engineering Sdn Bhd, Ardhmillenia Sdn
Bhd, Gagasan Teguh Sdn Bhd, Takaful Ik hlas
Ber had, Wah Seong Cor poration Ber had and
Wiranda (M) Sdn Bhd.
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EXPLORE
Tech no l og y i s evo l v i ng the cu lt u re of wo r k i ng a nd s t udy i ng.
It plays an important role in the form of applications.
W i t h t h a t s a i d, t h e ‘ E x p l o re G o o g l e’ eve nt wa s s u cce s s f u l l y
h e l d o n t h e 15 t h o f J u l y, 2 014 .
Approximately 40 staff and students attended this sharing
session. This event aimed to share fur ther information on
a s eve r a l t o p i c s i n c l u d i n g c l o u d t e c h n o l o g y, h o w t o u s e
Google Apps, and how to utilize Google for education
purposes, especially in assignments for students.
The Student Affairs Division invited the Kuantan chapter
h e a d of t h e G o o g l e B u s i n es s G ro u p, M r. L i n g es h f ro m
Google Malaysia, to share his knowledge. The staff and
students were mesmerized by the free applications and
how convenient they were.
M r. L i n g e s h e m p h a s i s e d r e p e a t e d l y t h a t G o o g l e a p p l i c a t i o n s s u c h a s G o o g l e St r e et V i e w,
Google Plus, and Google Trend give us the latest updates in terms of information and
statistics. He showed the functions of these applications, which attracted the interest of
both staff and students. The number of hands raised during the session illustrated the level
of interest of the students on the topic.
Two Google Student Ambassadors also shared their exper iences and knowledge regarding
the Google Ambassador Programme to the rest of the IUKL students.
With a good reception from the IUKL crowd, the Google team instantly agreed to visit the
university again for another session.
Innovative Digital Economics have become more impor tant, par ticular ly in the last
five years, due to the growing world population and resource mobilization. One of
the i n itiatives i n D ig ita l Ma l aysia i s Sma r t Cit y Sma r t V i l l age (SC SV). The goa l of th i s
initiative is to improve ever ything from energy use to healthcare, education, traffic,
a n d s h o p p i n g by d o i n g i t ‘ s m a r t ’ w i t h t h e h e l p o f I C T a n d g r e e n te c h n o l o g y.
HONEYBEE COMPUTING
ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT
SMART CITY SMART
VILLAGE APPLICATIONS
- PUBLIC LECTURE
The ‘Honeybee Computing Environment
to Support Smart City Smart Village
Applications’ public lecture was held on
t h e 9 t h o f J u l y, 2 014 , a t t h e C e n t r e for
Po s tg r a d u a te St u d i e s’ foy e r. T h e u l t i m a te
goal of this three-hour public lecture
was to provide a thorough look at the
Honeybee Computing Environment model
and to show how the model could
i m p rove con nectivit y i n te r m s of q ua l it y a n d
secured ser vices. The Faculty of Creative
Media and Innovative Technology invited
P r o f. D r. A b d u l l a h M o h d Za i n f r o m U n i ve r s i t y
Kebangsaan Malaysia as the guest
s p e a ke r.
T h e 76 p a r t i c i p a n t s , c o n s i s t i n g o f I U K L
staff and students, received packages of
dates as door gifts upon registration. The
lecture was also attended by other
universities such as Universiti Putra
Ma laysia, Un ive r siti Kebangsaan Ma laysia,
Universiti Tenaga Nasional and Universiti
Islam Antarabangsa.
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SATISFASHION
WHEN COMMUNICATION
MEETS FASHION
The first public relations talk in fashion was
h e l d a t I U K L o n t h e 17 t h o f J u l y, 2 014 , a t t h e
Conference Hall. The ‘Satisfashion – When
Communication Meets Fashion’ talk was
organised by the students of Corporate
Communication Strateg ies, under the Bachelo r
of Corporate Communication, Faculty of
Ar ts, Communication and Education,
Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)
as par t of their final project.
The invited speakers were prominent figures
i n t h e fa s h i o n i n d u s t r y s u ch a s M r. N i k E r wa n,
a fashion consultant, coo rdi nato r and mento r ;
Ms. Nurul Elnurul, a fashion publicist; and
M s . B ka y N a i r, w h o i s a g ro o m i n g co n s u l ta nt.
Through this event, par ticipants as well as
the organizing committee members were
exposed to many aspects of corporate
communication
and
event
management
skills such as public relations, promotions,
teamwork, negotiation, time management,
conflict management, cr itical thinking, and
designing skills. In addition, they gained
m o r e k n o w l e d g e o n t h e fa s h i o n i n d u s t r y.
A b o u t 2 3 s t a f f a n d 17 0 s t u d e n t s a t t e n d e d
the talk and received door gifts as a sign of
appreciation.
SEMINAR ON
FLOOD
FORECASTING
AND CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY
The I - Geo Disaster Research Centre, under
the Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Infrastructure organised a seminar on
‘F l ood F o reca s t i n g a n d Co nt ro l Tech n o l o g y’
o n 17 J u n e 2 014 . T h i s o n e - d a y s e m i n a r
aimed to increase public understanding
of flood forecasting procedures and
technology as well as identifying the
available flood control technologies.
Five keynote speakers spoke on the
subthemes of ‘Flood Forecasting and
C o n t r o l Te c h n o l o g y ’ - D r. H a s n o o r a n d I r.
Hajah Zainab Hashim from the Depar tment
of Irrigation and Drainage, Associate
P ro fe s s o r D r. M o h a m m a d F a d h i l M o h a m m a d
a n d D r. J a n m a i za t u l r i a h J a n i f ro m U n i ve r s i t i
Teknologi MARA, and last but not least
A s so ci ate P rofes so r D r. A h m ed H . E l - Sh af i e
from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
About 57 people from several government
agencies, private companies, public and
private universities attended the seminar
that was held at the universit y’s Conference Hall.
By at te n d i n g t h e s e m i n a r, p a r t i c i p a nt s
not only gained more exposure about the
topic, they al so received reference mater ial s
for their future practice.
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FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND
FOUNDATION STUDIES (FASF)
FASF RECYCLE DAY
Recycling is a key component of modern
waste reduction and is the third component
of t h e ‘Re d u ce, Re u s e a n d Re cyc l e’ wa s te
h i e r a r c hy. O n 6 J u n e 2 014 , t h e F a c u l t y o f
Applied Science and Foundation Studies
(FA SF) o rg a n i sed the ‘FA SF Recycl e D ay’ to
spread awareness on the importance of
recycling and keeping the Ear th clean.
EDUCATIONAL VISIT TO BERYL’S
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
The Depar tment of Foundation Studies
organized an educational visit to Ber yl’s
C h o co l a te F a c to r y o n 2 0 M a y 2 014 w h i c h
received a par ticipation of 60 staff and
students. This half-day trip aimed to get
IUKL staff and students to:
1. Le a r n t h e p ro ce s s e s a n d a r t o f m a k i n g chocolate
2.Acquire the marketing strategies
3.Provide fun and learning environment for students
4.Practise obser vational skills, curiosity and have an inquisitive attitude
A number of recyclable materials were
collected that day such as used A4 papers,
newspapers,
plastic
bottles,
aluminium
cans, computer hardware, boxes, metallic
items and many more.
The majority of the participants were from
a m o ng the FA SF s taf f a nd s t udent s.
T h e fa c u l t y w a s p r o u d to r a i s e R M10 5 a s a
result from selling the recyclable items that
were collected.
A t t h e f a c t o r y, s t a f f a n d s t u d e n t s w e r e
given an educational tour and were
mesmerized by the processes of making
chocolate. The chocolatier offers more
than 10 0 var ieties of chocolate products
s u c h a s a s i m p l e c h o co l a te b a r, h a n d m a d e
chocolate, tiramisu chocolate and fruits
f i e s ta c h o co l a te, j u s t to n a m e a few. A l l
of the par ticipants were chocolate lovers
hence thi s t r i p was not on ly a mouth -wate r i ng
experience but it was also a heavenly
memor y for them.
TALK SERIES
THE AWARENESS OF OPTOMETRY
The Faculty of Applied Science and Foundation Studies of IUKL organized
a Ta l k S e r i e s o n ‘T h e Awa re n e s s o f O pto m et r y’ o n 10 J u n e 2 014 , w h i c h wa s
held at the Auditorium, IUKL.
A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r D r. L i l i A s m a I s m a i l f r o m S E G I U n i ve r s i t y, w h o h o l d s
a Doctor of Philosophy in Community
H e a l t h wa s i nv i te d a s t h e g u e s t s p e a ke r.
The objectives of the talk were to increase awareness to
s t u d e n t s o n t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f o p t o m e t r y, t h e i m p o r t a n c e
of regular eye examinations in detecting and treating a
range of eye diseases as well as to prevent eye injuries.
A tota l numbe r of 128 students at tended the ta l k ; 5 4
s t u d e n t s u n d e r t a k i n g t h e F o u n d a t i o n i n S c i e n c e a n d 74
students undertaking the Foundation in Arts. The talk was
expected to help students understand the importance of
their eyes and daily measures to be taken to avoid eye
injuries.
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FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND
FOUNDATION STUDIES (FASF)
EDUCATIONAL VISIT TO THE
MALAYSIAN PARLIAMENT
TALK SERIES
EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
TERTIARY EDUCATION AND
PROFESSIONAL CAREER PROSPECTS
IN THE CURRENT MARKET
O n 18 t h J u n e 2 014 , a Ta l k S e r i e s o n ‘ E x p l o r i n g
Oppo r tunities fo r Ter tia r y Education and
Professional Career Prospects in the Current
Market’ was organized by the Faculty of
Applied Science and Foundation Studies.
T h e g u e s t s p e a ke r wa s D r. J o a n n e To ch e r,
Head of Bioscience from the University of
East London. She obtained a PhD (Chemistr y)
from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
The talk was held at the Academic Block 2,
IUKL.
The objectives of the talk were to provide
awareness to all par ticipants on the
oppor tunities and channels available for
them to pursue tertiar y education as well as
to provide information on the cur rent market
need in the professional line.
Approximately
20
students
undertaking
Foundation in Science, ten students from
the Diploma in Biotechnology and ten students
from the Diploma in Sports Management
attended the talk.
Through this talk, it is hoped that IUKL
students will have a better understanding
of the current needs of professionals in the
market and to help guide them in choosing
the field that is relevant to their interest.
About 40 IUKL students had the opportunity
to participate in the educational visit to
the Malaysian Parliament in Kuala Lumpur
o n t h e 2 0 t h o f Au g u s t, 2 014 .
Under the super vision of a few IUKL staff
members, the students departed by bus at
eight in the morning and took 45 minutes to
reach their destination.
Organised by the Faculty of Applied Science
and Foundation Studies, the visit aimed to
inform the students about the roles and
functions of the Parliament as well as the
processes involved in meetings. This visit
was also related to the Malaysian Studies
subject.
A Parliament Officer gave a shor t briefing
to the staff and students, and they were
then taken on the tour. Through this
educational experience, students were able
to gather information about the Senate,
House of Representatives, and the procedures
fo r h ow a B i l l b e co m e s a La w.
This educational visit was an invaluable and
memorable experience.
IUKL FUTSAL
CARNIVAL 2014
– PRESIDENT CUP
When Leonardo da Vinci created his Vitruvian
Man, he showcased how the human form
embodies the principals of architecture at its
peak of per fection. He also revealed that the
body and its abilities are just as vital to
i ntel l igence as is the mind. Spo r ts in
i nstitutions embody th i s concept. They showcase
athletic intelligence alongside academic
victories. From better student grades to
strong community roots, spor ts provide the
gears that run universities.
IUKL promotes this concept and provides
opportunities for students to explore their
interests with practical experience through
a ct i v it i es o rg a n i sed t h ro ug h o ut t h e ye a r. O n
the 23 rd of August, 2 014, the Facult y of
Applied Science and Foundation Studies in
col labo ration w ith the Ma r keti ng and Communications
Division, and the Sports Unit organised the
‘ I U K L F u t s a l C a r n i v a l 2 014 - P r e s i d e n t C u p ,’
which took place at the universit y’s futsal
cour t.
The carnival was open to secondar y schools
within the Klang Valley and received
participation from ten schools.
The main objective of this carnival was to
market the Diploma in Spor ts Management
programme
to
future
potential
students
studying in secondar y education and will
b e s it t i n g fo r S PM by t h e e n d of t h i s ye a r.
Fur thermore, the event was also to promote
and encourage a healthy lifestyle among the
p u b l i c c o m m u n i t y.
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IPT LEAGUE
2014:
SELANGOR
ZONE
QUALIFIER
The Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur
(IUKL) were crowned the champions of the
‘ I P T Le a g u e 2 014: S e l a n g o r Zo n e Q u a l i f i e r ’
football match, which took place at Universiti
Te k n o l o g i M a ra (U i TM), Pe ra k , f ro m 14 to 18
M a y, 2 014 . T h e m a t c h w a s a q u a l i f y i n g r o u n d
for the second middle zone among the Pr ivate
Higher Education Institutions. IUKL won the
semi -finals round against Politeknik Sultan Idr is
S h a h , S e l a n g o r, by 2 - 0 . I n t h e f i n a l s ro u n d
against the National Defence University of
Ma l ays i a, I U KL won by 2-1 w ith a g oa l w h i ch
was scored by Mohamed Efadil and another
from a free kick by Nasser Ahmad.
“The high commitment and discipline of our
students made them surpass the finals
u c c e s s f u l l y,” s a i d M r. A h m a d Sy a z a l i , w h o i s
the coach for the IUKL team. These talented
football players are active members of the
IUKL Football Club.
Prior to the finals, IUKL competed with the
UiTM and the Management and Science
U n i ve r s i t y. W i t h t h i s t r i u m p h , t h e I U K L te a m
will par ticipate in the Grand Final League under
the Institute of Higher Education Malaysia.
IUKL is ex tremely proud of the universit y’s
footbal l team fo r this memo rable achievement.
The IUKL Motorsport team participated in the
U n i M A P - M o d e n a s Ra c i n g C h a l l e n g e 2 014 . T h e
eve nt wa s h e l d f ro m 6 to 8 J u n e, 2 014 a t t h e
Unive r siti Malaysia Pe r l is (Uni M AP) I nte r national
Ci rcuit, Per lis. As explained by the programme
d i re cto r of t h e ra ce, M r. S h a y f u l l Za m re e A b d u l
Rahim, “The objective of this racing event is
to encourage students, par ticularly engineering
students, in understanding, developing,
fa b r i ca t i n g a s w e l l a s c o n te s t i n g a s o n e te a m .”
UniMAP-
MODENAS RACING
CHALLENGE 2014
The event included two categories, which
were Categor y A, MODENAS GT Open, and
Cate g o r y B, 131 cc. W i t h ove r 2 2 co nte s ta nt s ,
the team managed to take home 7th place in
t h e s e c o n d ca te g o r y.
In addition to this achievement, IUKL is also
proud to be the best among other private
institutions who par ticipated in this race,
b e at i n g M u lt i m ed i a U n i ve r s it y (M M U) a n d Ta y l o r’s
U n i ve r s i t y.
The IUKL Motorsport team are determined and
hopeful to be in the top spot in nex t year’s
race.
Congratulations to the team for this outstanding
achievement.
To view the results of the competition, please
v i s i t h t t p : // r a c i n g c h a l l e n g e . u n i m a p . e d u . m y/
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JAPANESE STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES
T h i s ye a r, t h e I n f ra s t r u ct u re U n i ve r s i t y Ku a l a
Lumpur (IUKL) has welcomed 35 exchange
students f rom 15 i nstitutions i n Japan to
under take the English programme, learn the
Malay language and to acquaint themselves
on the Malaysian culture. Their experiences
were captured through two programmes
organised by IUKL.
Prog ra m m e 1: 2 014 G l oba l Com mu n i ca t i on
Summer Programme
This programme is specially designed for the
students of the Toyota Technolog ical I nstitute
(T TI), Nagoya, Japan. This one month
p ro g ra m m e to o k p l a ce f ro m 15 Au g u s t to 6
S e pte m b e r 2 014 . A tota l n u m b e r o f n i n e (9)
students par ticipated in this programme,
who we re Ryo Sukemu ra, Shi n Takao, Motohide
Yo s h i m i , To m o m a s a Ka w a b a ta , S h i n g o S u z u k i ,
Kazuya Fukatsu and Kenta Onishi, and Ikumi
Goto and M iho Takemu ra.
The main objective of this programme is for
these students to learn English at IUKL. The
students had the chance to visit companies
across Malaysia. They have visited the
Co n s t r u ct i o n S i te of D e’ Ce nt r u m, t h e Se p a n g
International Ci rcuit, the UMW Galer iKu, and
the Toyota A ssembly Plant. Th roughout this
programme, the T TI students were housed at
the Unipark Condominium. The idea behind
this arrangement is to get them to socialise
with IUKL students. Some of the TTI students
shared units with them as well.
Besides attending English classes with our
Intensive English Programme students, the
students have also learned Bahasa Melayu,
Batik Painting and Chanti ng, visited the Malacca Z o o ,
the M ini Malaysia, Tanjung Sepat, the Golden
Pa l m B e a c h Re s o r t, j u s t to n a m e a few. D u r i n g
t h e i r s t a y, t h e n i n e J a p a n e s e s t u d e n t s g o t t o
taste the different types of Malaysian food.
Programme 2: Malaysia Truly Asia Summer Prog ram me 2 014
This three-week programme aims to provide
exposure and spread knowledge to the Japanese
students on the Malaysian culture, languages,
economy and communication aspects. The
16 s t u d e n t s w h o t o o k p a r t i n t h i s p r o g r a m m e
were from:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11 .
12 .
13 .
14 .
Mu ro ran Institute of Technology
Otaru University of Commerce
Hokkaido University
Wako Universit y
Keio Universit y
Tok yo Futu re Universit y
Tok yo Universit y
Tok yo Universit y of Ag r icultu re
Kanda Universit y of
International Studies
Komazawa Universit y
Gakushuin University
Seijyo University
Nagoya University
Tezukayama Gakuin Universit y
The students had the pleasure to do batik
painting and chanting, visited the homestay at
Kampung Lonek Neger i Sembi lan and helped
c o o k ‘ d o d o l ’, f i s h i n g , l e a r n e d a n d p l a y e d
the Malaysian musical instruments, treasure
hunt, and many more. They also visited the
M ini Malaysia, Malacca Zoo, Tanjung Sepat,
Sepang International Circuit, the Kuala
L u m p u r Pe r fo r m i n g A r t s C e nt re, M i d Va l l ey
and also the Kuala Lumpur Convention
Centre. The students were in IUKL from 25
Au g u s t to 15 S e pte m b e r 2 014 .
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INTERNATIONAL
CULTURAL
NIGHT 2014
The International Cultural Night is an
e v e n t that grows each year in size and grandeur.
This most awaited annual event took place
d if fe rently t h i s ye a r. T h e t h re e - d a y eve nt
showcased musical cultural per formances
a nd food a nd too l s ex h i b it i o n s. Rep resentat i ves
f ro m 15 co u nt r i e s we re i n a t te n d a n ce t h a t
night to share their culture with the rest of
the university through video presentations,
pictures, posters, tools, and costumes.
This event acted as a platform to exper ience
the uniqueness of different cultures from
around the world. Sweet delicacies and
traditional food also attracted students to
attend the three-day occasion.
It is impor tant to mention the international
cultural night, which is the last day of the
event. The entire multipurpose hall was
filled with IUKL staff, students, and
par ticipants from nearby universities such
as Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Universiti
Putra Malaysia, and Limkok wing Universit y
o f C r e a t i ve Te c h n o l o g y. E ve r y c u l t u r a l
per formance received a loud round of
applause from the audience, which were
unforgettable moments for the organizing
committee, the International Student
Association. Ever y person attending the
event could feel the me r r i ment and excitement
of the celebration across the hall. Some
students cheered and showed their support
for their own countries, which attracted
the attention of all front liners such as
ambassadors, embassy counsellors, and
the IUKL management committee.
IUKL has taken pride in uniting its students
from 45 countries by holding this event
eve r y ye a r. T h e s u cces s of t h i s eve nt wa s
evidenced with the beautiful decorations,
sparkling lights, and the indelible smiles
on the faces of IUKL staf f, students, and
guests.
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SUNDOWN
MARATHON
MALAYSIA 2014
Johor Bahru hosted its ver y first half-night
marathon called EduCity Sundown Malaysia
2 014 o n 21 J u n e 2 014 a t N u s a j a y a . A p p r o x i m a t e l y
5,000 registered runners from Malaysia,
Singapore, Philippines, Brunei, China,
Indonesia, India, USA, Iran and Australia
p a r t i c i p ate d i n t h e H a l f- M a rat h o n (21k m)
and 12k m d i stances respectively at the
EduCity Sports Complex. Mohd Ashraf Fateh,
one of ou r staf f, represented IUKL.
E d u C i t y S u n d ow n M a l a y s i a 2 014 wa s p a r t
of a plan to expand the Sundown Marathon
brand, created in 20 08 in Singapore,
d e l i v e r i n g its unique night r unni ng ex pe r ience to
runners all across the region starting with
Malaysia. With the tagline ‘Bring on the
n i g h t ’, o r g a n i z e r s w e r e s e t t o c h a l l e n g e t h e
participants to a great running experience
at night. Water stations were placed along
the flat road with low-light conditions.
Fruits, mineral water and t-shir ts were given
to the runners who completed the marathon.
“ T h e m a r a t h o n c a n h u m b l e y o u .”
- Bill Rodgers, four times winner of Boston and NYC Ma rathons .
8TH
INTER-UNIVERSITY
INVITATIONAL CIVIL
ENGINEERING
COMPETITION
The 8th Inter-University Invitational Civil
E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p et i t i o n ( 8 t h I U I C E C 2 014),
was hosted by the Department of Civil
Engineering of Monash University from 6th to
10 t h J u l y 2 014 . T h e a i m o f t h i s co m p et i t i o n
was to design an aesthetically pleasing and
innovative bridge capable of withstanding
each of the a pp l i ed l oad s w h i l s t not ove r des i g n i ng.
20 universities were invited to take par t in
this highly recognised competition which was
supported by the Engineering Accreditation
Council Malaysia (E AC) along with industr y
leaders around the globe.
I U K L p ro u d l y re a p e d fo u r t h p l a ce a m o n g 13
unive r sities who competed. The team
members consisted of two students from the
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
I nf ra s t r uctu re (FE T I); Mohd H a i ka l Ra h i m a nd
M o h a m a d H af i z ud d i n H a n a f f i , N a j i h a h O m a r ; a
student from the Faculty of Architecture and
Bui lt E nvi ronment (FA B E), a n d I r. Te n g k u A n ita
Raja Hussin, a lecturer from FETI, who also
played as the leader of the team. The Static
Load, Impact Load, Traffic Load and Hydraulic
Load tests were perfectly done by the team.
By participating in this competition, the
university hopes to produce a versatile
future engineer and continue to endow
students with more experience and skills in
the any field they wish to take in their
professional life.
This competition was held at the Monash
U n i ve r s it y, Cl ay ton Ca m pus, Me l bou r ne,
Australia.
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IUKL’S ‘JIWA’ TEAM WON
FOUR AWARDS AT THE
26TH ARCHITECTURAL
WORKSHOP (TIANG SERI),
UITM, PERAK
30 delegates from the Faculty of Architecture and
Built Environment (FABE) of the Infrastructure
University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) bagged four out of
seven awards during the 26th Architectural
Workshop (Tiang Seri) at Universiti Teknologi
M a l a y s i a (U i TM), S e r i I s ka n d a r, Pe ra k . T h e eve nt
wa s h e l d f ro m 2 9 t h O c to b e r to 2 n d N ove m b e r 2 014
and is an annual jamboree event suppor ted by the
P e r t u b u h a n A r k i t e k M a l a y s i a ( PA M ).
The 26th Architectural Workshop (Tiang Seri)
received par ticipations from 19 institutions
comprising IPTAs, IPTSs and two invitational
institutions from Indonesia and Brunei. IUKL had
sent a large number of delegates which consisted
of 30 participants and 60 spectators. The team
p r o u d l y c a r r i e d t h e m s e l v e s w i t h t h e t a g l i n e “J I W A
– Bina Berseni, Seni Berjiwa” throughout this event.
T h e te a m wa s l ed by M r. Sa i f u l N i za m, a ye a r t wo
student of the Bachelor of Science (Architectural
Studies), accompanied and supported by two
l e c t u r e r s f r o m t h e f a c u l t y, M r. M o h d R i z a l Za ka r i a
a n d M r. A h m a d M u n a’i e m A h m a d F a uz i.
The IUKL team made the university proud when
they managed to bring home the Best Per formance
Award, the Best Actor Award, the Best Installation
Award and the Best Video Award. This astounding
accomplishment indicates that IUKL has talented,
determined and hardworking students.
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
COUNCIL 2014/2015
PRESIDENT : SHAIK MUHD RASHAD
VICE-PRESIDENT 1 : SALAMI IBRAHEEM OLADEJI
VICE-PRESIDENT 2 : ATHIR AMANI JUNAIDI
SECRETARY 1 : BRIGITTE JONG SIEW LIEN
SECRETARY 2 : JOAN KOW KEI YAN
TREASURER : MUHAMMAD ZULKHAIRI JAMALUDDIN
HEAD OF WELFARE BUREAU :
MUHAMMAD SHAHREN MOHD SALEHUDDIN
HEAD OF SPORTS AND RECREATION BUREAU :
MUHAMMAD HAFIZ AHMAD FADZIL
HEAD OF CLUBS AND SOCIETIES BUREAU :
SHAKIINA MOHAAMAD SAHAFI
HEAD OF ACADEMIC BUREAU :
MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM HAZIQ
HEAD OF PUBLICITY BUREAU : NORADINI KHAIRIL
HEAD OF EVENT MANAGEMENT BUREAU :
SYED ABDULLAH SYED MOHSEN ALHABSHI
HEAD OF LOCAL BUREAU : NINA IKA DIANA
HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL BUREAU : WANG BO
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THE INTERNATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
CONFERENCE
2014
The Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur
(IUKL) had organized an International
I n f ra s t r u c t u re C o n fe re n ce ( I I CO N) 2 014 f ro m
t h e 3 r d t o 4 t h o f D e c e m b e r 2 014 a t t h e S u n w a y
H ote l Re s o r t a n d S p a , B a n d a r S u n w a y. T h i s
conference has four satellite conferences
underneath its wing, running parallel at the
same venue to emphasize the four main areas
of special isation in infrastr uctu re:
1.
2.
3.
4.
International Conference on
Built Environment (ICBE)
International Conference on
Business & Management (ICBM)
International Conference on
Engineer ing, Info r mation Technology
and Science (ICEITS)
International Conference on Language, Communication and Education
(LANCOMME)
T he p r i ma r y obj ective of the I I CO N 2 014
Conference is to gather professionals,
exper ts, practitioners and industr y movers f ro m
various fields and backgrounds throughout
the world to disseminate their knowledge
and share their exper tise and vast experience
with par ticipants. The main objectives of the
conference a re:
1. T o i n t e g r a t e k n o w l e d g e a n d p r o g r e s s among academicians, researchers,
industries, co r po rate o rganisations
and interest groups.
2 . T o e n h a n c e g l o b a l a c a d e m i c , s c i e n t i f i c and professional networking.
3 . T o d e l i b e r a t e o n e m e r g i n g t r e n d s , t h r e a t s and challenges in the identified fields.
Current facilities have not kept pace with
u r b a n i zat i o n, co m m u n i t y d eve l o p m e nt, s u rg i n g
enrolments, business formation, transactions
and expansion, growing population, and
other developments that place huge
demands on infrastructure. It is increasingly
clear that a whole set of more integrated
and coordinated actions are needed to steer
nations towards a more sustainable future.
Both infrastr ucture challenges and oppor tunities
will be addressed at this conference to
ensure sustainable nation-building in the
21s t ce nt u r y a n d b eyo n d .
F o r f u r t h e r i n fo r m a t i o n o n I I CO N 2 014 , k i n d l y
v i s i t w w w. i i co n 2 014 . i u k l . e d u. my
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