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THE EVENT
VOL. 1/2014
IUKL’S INAUGURAL
CONVOCATION CEREMONY
IUIIC 2013
IUKL WINS GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS
AT I-ENVEX2014
STUDENT MOBILITY PROGRAMME
Table of Contents
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Message from
the IUKL President
& Vice-Chancellor
I am happy to bring you the first issue of
Communique for the year 2014. We are
proud to highlight some events that have
taken place. Since 2013, the Infrastructure
University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) has
received a large number of visits and has
signed a number of Memorandum of
Understandings with various esteemed
industries and institutions.
University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) since
we were upgraded to a full-f ledged
university in 2012.
I am pleased to see that a lot of events
and activities have been carried out by
the staff and students of IUKL. Since
last year, we have had memorable events
such as the Protasco Dinner, Infrastructure
University Kuala Lumpur Innovation
Recently, IUKL won gold and silver medals at and Invention Competition (IUIIC), and
the International Engineering Invention the ‘Copenhagen Solution for Sustainable
& Innovation Exhibition (I-ENVEX2014) Cities’ exhibition, and many more.
University Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP),
Perlis. The gold medal was won by Dr. In this issue, we have included student
Nurharniza Abdul Rahman’s team for study trips and an interview with an
the product ‘The Robustness of SteFib exchange student from one of our partner
Column’ in the category of Building, universities, Hanze Universit y of
Construction & Materials while the silver Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands.
medal was won by Mr. Wai Kien Tat’s
team for the ‘Reu se of Sugarcane Finally, I would like to take this opportunity
Bagasse as Biosorbent’ in the Agriculture to thank the academic and administrative
& Environment and Renewable Energy staff of IUKL for their commitment and
category. We are immensely proud of dedication in making IUKL a preferred
choice for students to pursue their
their achievements.
tertiary education.
The University had its inaugural convocation
ceremony last year on September 7th,
bearing the name of Infrastructure For Knowledge, For Humanity.
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IUKL’s Inaugural
Convocation
Ceremony
I n 2 012 , t h e Ku a l a L u m p u r I n f ra s t r u c t u re
U n i ve r s i t y C o l l e g e ( K L I U C) w a s u p g r a d e d to
a f u l l - f l e d g e d u n i ve r s i t y, a n d r e n a m e d a s t h e
I n f r a s t r u c t u r e U n i ve r s i t y Ku a l a L u m p u r ( I U K L).
With this mi lestone, I UKL o rgani zed its I naugu ral
C o nvo ca t i o n C e r e m o ny a s a U n i ve r s i t y. T h e
11t h C o nvo ca t i o n C e r e m o ny w a s h e l d o n 7
S e pte m b e r 2 013 .
More than 80 0 graduates received their Master,
B a c h e l o r, a n d D i p l o m a s c r o l l s f r o m 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 H a j i Wa n
Ya a co b, t h e C h a n c e l l o r o f I U K L . H e l d a t t h e
Multipurpose Hall, the event was also
w i t n e s s e d by Y B h g . Aca d e m i c i a n D a to’ I r. D r.
L e e Ye e C h e o n g AO, t h e P r o - C h a n c e l l o r o f
I U K L ; Y B h g . Ta n S r i D a t u k D r. H a d e n a n J a l i l , t h e
C h a i r m a n o f t h e B o a r d o f G ove r n o r s ; P r o fe s s o r
D r. Zulk ifl i Abdul Hamid, the E xecutive D i recto r o f
E d u ca t i o n; P rof. D r. Ro s l a n Za i n a l A b i d i n ,
President and Vice- Chancellor of IUKL, parents,
representatives from the embassies and
distinguished guests.
T h e g r a d u a t i o n c e r e m o ny w a s h e l d i n t h r e e (3 )
sessions. The first session star ted with the
procession of students and academic staff
fo l l owed by t h e g r a n d p r o c e s s i o n l e d by 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 H a j i Wa n
Ya a c o b i n to t h e h a l l . H e c o n fe r r e d t h e Master
and Bachelor degrees to the postgraduate a n d
u n d e rg ra d u a te s t u d e nt s . H e a l s o p re s e nte d t h e
C h a n c e l l o r a n d t h e V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r Aw a r d s
to t h e to p s t u d e n t s .
T h e C h a n c e l l o r ’s Aw a r d r e c i p i e n t w a s D e s m o n d
D a v i d V i n c e n t, [ B a c h e l o r o f A r t s i n E n g l i s h fo r
P r o fe s s i o n a l C o m m u n i ca t i o n ( H o n s)], a n d t h e
V i c e C h a n c e l l o r Aw a r d Re c i p i e n t s w e r e Re d a
M o h a m e d O m e r, [ B a c h e l o r of C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g
(Hons)], Lee Su San, [Bachelo r of Communication
( H o n s) i n C o r p o r a te C o m m u n i ca t i o n], Ta n Ku n
J u i , ( D i p l o m a i n C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g), a n d M o h d
S u r fa e d z l y S u r a t n o, ( D i p l o m a i n C o r p o r a te
C o m m u n i ca t i o n).
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MoUs Signed
in 2013
MoUs Signed
in 2013
FRONT END
(Industry)
(Academic)
23 Aug, 2013
10 May, 2013
• W i r a n d a (M) S d n B h d
• Ad va n ce Te r t i a r y C o l l e g e (ATC)
08 Oct, 2013
11 July, 2013
• M a l a y s i a n I n s t i t u te o f C h a r te r e d
S e c r eta r i e s a n d Ad m i n i s t r a to r s
(M A I C S A)
• A rdhmi l l i nea
21 Aug, 2013
• G a g a s a n Te g u h S d n B h d
12 Nov, 2013
• E n g l i s h La n g u a g e C e n t r e s ( E L S)
• E n g l i s h Ave n u e
• V I Aca d e m y
• TM C C o l l e g e
• Astin College
09 Oct, 2013
• M a n p o w e r Sta f f i n g
S e r v i c e s (M) S d n B h d
03 Dec, 2013
• M a l a y s i a n St r u c t u r a l
Ste e l A s s o c i a t i o n (M S S A)
19 Nov, 2013
• Ko l e j I s l a m A n ta r a b a n g s a
S u l ta n I s m a i l Pet r a ( K I A S)
25 Nov, 2013
• C a nte r b u r y C h r i s t
C h u rc h U n i ve r s i t y, U K
2 Dec, 2013
• G u a n g x i C o l l e g e o f Wa te r
Re s o u rce s a n d E l e c t r i c Po w e r
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08 Oct, 2013
• Sellnomics
18 Dec, 2013
• Ad m a te r i a l s Te c h n o l o g i e s P te Ltd , S i n g a p o r e
24 July, 2013
• Ku m p u l a n I k r a m S d n B h d
Visits
(2013-2014)
3 December 2013
• Re ce i ve d v i s i t f r o m t h e D e l e g a te s o f
U n i te d A r a b E m i r a te s
10 December 2013
• T h e s ta f f m e m b e r s o f t h e F a c u l t y o f A p p l i e d
S c i e n ce a n d F o u n d a t i o n St u d i e s ( FA S F )
v i s i te d K PJ U n i ve r s i t y C o l l e g e ( K PJ U C)
16 December 2013
• Re ce i ve d v i s i t f r o m J a p a n e s e u n i ve r s i t i e s
and officials
20 December 2013
• Re ce i ve d v i s i t f r o m t h e I n s t i t u t Ke m a h i r a n B e l i a
N e g a r a ( I K B N ), Te m e r l o h o f f i c i a l s
20 Febru ary 2014
16 Jan u ary 2014
• I U K L r e c e i ve d s eve n p o s tg r a d u a te s t u d e nt s
f r o m Ka z a k h s ta n
• Re ce i ve d d e l e g a te s f r o m t h e H a m a m a t s u C i t y
E d u ca t i o n B o a rd , J a p a n
• Re c e i ve d v i s i t f r o m t h e U n i ve r s i t y
o f E a s t L o n d o n (U E L)
28 Jan u ary 2014
12 March 2014
• Re ce i ve d v i s i t f r o m t h e r e p r e s e n ta t i ve s o f
X i n j i a n g U n i ve r s i t y o f F i n a n c e a n d
E co n o m i c s ( X U F E ), Pe o p l e’s Re p u b l i c o f C h i n a
• Re c e i ve d a Tr a d e D e l e g a t i o n f r o m Ke nya
7 Febru ary 2014
• Re ce i ve d v i s i t f r o m 3 9 s t u d e n t s a n d fo u r
l e c t u r e r s f r o m U n i ve r s i ta s R i a u,
Pe ka n B a r u, I n d o n e s i a
14 Febru ary 2014
• Re ce i ve d v i s i t f r o m P r o fe s s o r H a r a
o f Toyota Te c h n i ca l I n s t i t u te, J a p a n
• D r. Ko n g We i a n d M s . H a f i z a h B a d a r u d d i n
v i s i te d Ko l e j Ke m a h i r a n T i n g g i M A R A ( K K TM),
Re m b a u a n d K K TM M a s j i d Ta n a h
21 March 2014
• Re c e i ve d v i s i t f r o m t h e U n i ve r s i t y
o f N o r t h a m pto n
27 March 2014
• Re c e i ve d v i s i t f r o m P r o fe s s o r D a v i d M c C l e a n ,
H e a d o f S c h o o l , T h e S c ot t S u t h e r l a n d S c h o o l o f A r c h i te c t u r e a n d B u i l t E nv i r o n m e n t o f t h e Ro b e r t
G o r d o n U n i ve r s i t y ( R G U), A b e r d e e n , S c ot l a n d
3 A p r i l 2 014
• Re c e i ve d v i s i t f r o m t h e A s s o c i a t i o n
o f I n te r n a t i o n a l Ac c o u n ta n t s (A I A)
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Events in 2013
(April – December)
Infrastructure University Innovation & Invention Competition 2013
On 11 September 2013, Infrastr ucture
U n i ve r s i t y Ku a l a L u m p u r ( I U K L),
t h r o u g h i t s Re s e a rc h M a n a g e m e n t
Cent re (RMC), o rgan i sed it s 3 rd
I n f ra s t r u ct u re U n i ve r s i t y I n n ova t i o n
a n d I nve nt i o n C o m p et i t i o n ( I U I I C
2 013 ). T h e eve nt w a s o f f i c i a te d
by Y B h g . D a t u k D r. A b u B a ka r
Mohamad Diah, the Deputy Minister of
Science, Technology, and Innovation
of the Ministr y of Science, Technology
a n d I n n ova t i o n (M O S T I ).
The annual exhibition and competition
s h o w ca s e d i nve nt i o n s f r o m m o r e
than 40 institutions of higher
lea r ning and schools. There were
m o r e t h a n 7 0 e nt r i e s fo r t h e c o m p et i t i o n .
I U I I C 2 013 w a s i n i t i a te d by R M C to
s t i m u l a te, i n c u l ca te, a n d h a r n e s s
i n n ova t i o n a n d i nve n t i o n a m o n g
academic communities i n Malaysia.
This is to encourage and inspi re
i nve n to r s f r o m b ot h s e c o n d a r y a n d
te r t i a r y l eve l s . T h e s l o g a n ‘ E x p l o r e
– I n n ova te – I nve n t – S o l ve’ a i m e d
to i d e n t i f y p r o d u c t s t h a t ca n b e
selected to compete at the
n a t i o n a l a n d i n te r n a t i o n a l l eve l s .
‘Best B o ot h’ u n d e r t h e u n i ve r s i t y
ca te g o r y. I n a d d i t i o n , I U K L b a g g e d
fo u r s i l ve r m e d a l s a n d n i n e b r o n z e
medals.
One of the entr ies f rom the Facult y
of Creative Media & Innovative
Te c h n o l o g y
( F C M I T ),
fo r m e r l y
k nown as the Facult y of I nfo r mation
& C o m p u t i n g Te c h n o l o g y ( F I C T ),
w o n a g o l d m e d a l fo r t h e i r ‘Q 4 U
V i r tual Q ueui ng System’ i nvention
as wel l as receivi ng the title of
I U K L Signs MoU w it h IC ATS
A M e m o r a n d u m o f U n d e r s ta n d i n g
(MoU) was signed between
I nf ra s t r uct u re U n i ve r s it y Kua l a
Lu m p u r (I U K L) a nd th e I nte r n at i o n a l
C o l l e g e o f Ad va n c e d Te c h n o l o g y
S a r a w a k ( I C AT S) o n 6 A p r i l 2 013 , a t
I C AT S i n Ku c h i n g , S a r a w a k .
e s ta b l i s h l o n g - te r m r e l a t i o n s h i p
through academic activities
between the two institutions.
Under this MoU, diploma graduates
f r o m I C AT S w i l l p r o g r e s s i n to t h e
IUKL undergraduate civil and
mechanical engineering programmes.
T h e o b j e c t i ve s o f t h e M o U a r e to
a l l ow p ro g re s s i o n of I C AT S s t u d e nt s
to t r a n s fe r i nto I U K L p r o g r a m m e s i n
the second year of the bachelor degree
p r o g r a m m e s o f I U K L , to p rov i d e
a d v i ce o n m at te r s co n ce r n i n g t h e
programmes and curriculum
d eve l o p m e nt s w h e r e n e c e s s a r y to
m e et t h e a b ove p u r p o s e a n d to
I U K L’ s P r e s i d e n t a n d V i c e
C h a n c e l l o r, P r o f. D r. Ro s l a n Za i n a l
A b i d i n r e p r e s e n te d I U K L i n s i g n i n g
the MoU while Haji Baharudin Haji
A b d u l l a h , C h i e f E x e c u t i ve O f f i c e r
r e p r e s e n te d I C AT S a n d t h e s i g n i n g
w a s w i t n e s s e d by I C AT S P r e s i d e n t
Tan S r i Datuk Ama r Abdu l A z i z
Datuk Husain.
S U N DO W N M AR AT HO N 2013
S i n g a p o r e h o s te d t h e l a r g e s t a n d m o s t a n t i c i p a te d
n i g ht m a r a t h o n . F r o m 31s t o f M a y to 1s t o f J u n e 2 013 ,
t h e 6t h e d i t i o n o f t h e S u n d o w n M a r a t h o n 2 013 w a s
k i c ke d o f f. H e l d ove r t h e w e e ke n d , w i t h t h e t h e m e
‘ S h o w Y o u r T r u e C o l o u r s ’, 3 0 , 0 0 0 r u n n e r s w e n t t o
S i n g a p o r e’s F1 P i t B u i l d i n g to s h a r e t h e i r l ove a n d
p a s s i o n fo r r u n n i n g i n t h e 10 k m , H a l f M a r a t h o n (21k m)
a n d F u l l M a r a t h o n (4 2 .195 k m) ca te g o r i e s . M a ny m a d e
n e w f r i e n d s , a c h i eve d n e w p e r s o n a l b e s t r e c o r d s ,
s ca l e d n e w h e i g ht s a n d s h o w e d t h e i r ‘ Tr u e C o l o u r s’.
I U K L p a r t i c i p a te d i n t h e F u l l M a r a t h o n (4 2 .195 k m)
ca te g o r y. F r o m d u s k to d a w n , r u n n e r s r a n p a s t s o m e
of t h e m o s t i d y l l i c a n d i co n i c l a n d m a r k s i n S i n g a p o re;
t h e M a r i n a B a y S a n d s , T h e M e r l i o n , S i n g a p o r e F l ye r,
a n d S u nte c C i t y a g a i n s t t h e b a c kd r o p o f S i n g a p o r e’s
n i g ht s k y. T h e j o u r n ey to t h e f i n i s h l i n e w a s l o n g a n d
g r u e l l i n g , b u t w e d i d i t. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to I U K L o n
c r o s s i n g t h e f i n i s h l i n e a t t h e 6t h i n s ta l m e n t o f t h e
S u n d o w n M a r a t h o n . I t w a s a l o n g n i g h t w i t h m a ny
w e a r y r u n n e r s co m p l et i n g w h a t m a ny l a b e l a s a ‘ n ot
s o e a s y’ m a r a t h o n . T h e s e n s e o f s a t i s fa c t i o n a n d
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Article by: Mohd Ashraf Mohd Fateh
fo n d m e m o r i e s o f t h i s s p e c i a l n i g h t r a c e w i l l r e m a i n
w i t h a l l p a r t i c i p a n t s fo r a l o n g t i m e.
“ I f yo u w a n t to w i n s o m et h i n g , r u n 10 0 m ete r s . I f yo u
w a n t to e x p e r i e n c e s o m et h i n g , r u n a m a r a t h o n .”
~ E m i l Za to p e k , C z e c h r u n n e r ; W i n n e r o f fo u r O l y m p i c
gold medals
FABE Day
2013
O n 3 rd J u l y 2 013 , ove r 4 0 0 I U K L s ta f f a n d s t u d e nt s f ro m va r i o u s
d i s c i p l i n e s o f t h e F a c u l t y o f A r c h i te c t u r e a n d B u i l t E nv i r o n m e nt ( FA B E )
namely A rchitectu re, Landscape, Geomatic Eng ineer ing, Q uantit y
S u r vey i n g a n d Re a l E s ta te M a n a g e m e n t, p a r t i c i p a te d i n t h e FA B E D a y
at the atr ium of Block B, IUKL.
T h i s o n e d a y eve n t w a s o f f i c i a l l y l a u n c h e d by t h e P r e s i d e n t a n d V i ce C h a n c e l l o r o f I U K L , P r o f. D r. Ro s l a n Za i n a l A b i d i n . T h i s eve n t w a s h e l d
to d e m o n s t r a te t h e fa c u l t y’s a c t i v i t i e s a n d a c h i eve m e n t s fo r t h e ye a r
2 012 t o 2 013 . T h e w h o l e f a c u l t y w o r k e d t o g e t h e r t o o r g a n i z e t h e
o n e - d a y eve n t. T h e r e w e r e m a ny a c t i v i t i e s fo r s t u d e n t s to p a r t i c i p a te
i n s u c h a s ‘ B a t i k ’ C a n t i n g C o m p et i t i o n , B a n n e r D e s i g n C o m p et i t i o n ,
S c u l pt u r e D e s i g n C o m p et i t i o n , ‘ Wa ka f ’ P u z z l e C o m p et i t i o n , C o o k i n g
C o m p et i t i o n , a n e x h i b i t i o n to s h o w ca s e t h e B e s t o f St u d e n t s Wo r k , a n d
B e s t Pe r fo r m a n c e C o m p et i t i o n .
FA B E D a y w a s a s u c c e s s a n d r e c e i ve d r e m a r ka b l e r e s p o n s e f r o m t h e
s ta f f a n d s t u d e n t s o f I U K L .
IU K L
O n 21s t A u g u s t 2 013 , t h e C a r e e r
D eve l o p m e nt U n i t a n d t h e St u d e n t
Re p r e s e nta t i ve C o u n c i l o r g a n i z e d
the IUKL Career Fair 2013.
Ac k n o w l e d g i n g
the
increasing
n u m b e r o f u n e m p l oye d g r a d u a te s
i n M a l a y s i a , I U K L i s d ete r m i n e d to
h o l d it s a n n ua l Ca ree r F a i r to i nv ite
co m p a n i e s a r o u n d M a l a y s i a to
m e et w i t h p r o s p e c t i ve j o b s e e ke r s .
F o r t h e I U K L C a r e e r F a i r 2 013 , a b o u t
2 7 p r o m i n e nt co m p a n i e s , n a m e l y
t h e A l l i a n ce B a n k , Pa d i n i , a n d S P
S et i a S d n B h d p a r t i c i p a te d , a m o n g
other s. This annual event is benef icial
Ca r e e r Fa i r
2013
a s g r a d u a te s a n d s e n i o r s t u d e n t s
have the oppor tunity to go for
interviews, meet prospective employers,
c h o o s e a s u i ta b l e o c c u p a t i o n a n d
learn to be discerning about job
o f fe r s . T h e m a j o r i t y w h o a t te n d e d
t h e fa i r w e r e f i n a l ye a r s t u d e n t s .
A ta l k w a s a l s o d e l i ve r e d by M r.
E d m u n d f r o m J o b s t r e et. c o m . H e
s h a r e d t i p s o n h o w to b e s u c c e s s f u l
i n i n te r v i e w s .
S eve r a l p a r t i c i p a t i n g c o m p a n i e s
also shared thei r industr ial knowledge
w h i c h h e l p e d s t u d e n t s to d e c i d e
t h e i r ca r e e r p a t h s .
T h e M i d - Aut u m n F e s t i va l i s a l s o k n ow n a s t h e Ch i n e s e
M o o n ca ke F e s t i va l a n d i s o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r ta n t
fe s t i va l s fo r t h e C h i n e s e. At t h i s t i m e o f t h e ye a r, t h e
m oo n s h i n es it s b r i g htes t a n d i s f u l l y v i s i b l e fo r a nyo n e
to s e e, r e g a rd l e s s o f d i s ta n c e.
IU KL M id- A utumn
Festival 2013
To ce l e b r a te t h i s fe s t i va l , t h e I U K L C h i n e s e S o c i et y
o r g a n i s e d t h e ‘ I U K L M i d - A u t u m n F e s t i va l ’ o n 21s t
S e pte m b e r 2 013 , a t t h e M u l t i p u r p o s e H a l l (M P H ). T h e
t h e m e fo r t h e eve n t w a s ‘M o o n l i g h t Re s o n a n ce’. T h e
C h i n e s e b e l i eve t h a t by w a tc h i n g t h e m o o n , t h o s e
w h o a r e a w a y f r o m t h e i r fa m i l y w i l l b e r e u n i te d w i t h
t h e m a g a i n . T h i s eve n t w a s a h u g e s u c c e s s . T h e I U K L
h a l l w a s f u l l h o u s e w h e r e 3 0 r o u n d ta b l e s w e r e f i l l e d
by family and friends and were feted to a
s u m pt u o u s d i n n e r.
It was a hear t-war ming event with rejuvenating
p e r fo r m a n ce s s u c h a s Ac r o b a t i c s , L E D d a n c e, S a n d
A r t a n d C h i n e s e Yo -Yo . T h e h a l l w a s b e a u t i f u l l y
d e co r a te d w i t h C h i n e s e l a n te r n s h u n g a c r o s s t h e
h a l l , a d d i n g j oy to t h e fe s t i v i t y. T h i s eve n t h e l p e d to
p r o m ote u n d e r s ta n d i n g o f l o ca l c u l t u r e s a m o n g t h e
i nte r n a t i o n a l s t u d e n t s .
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P R O S C A R r e a c h e d i t s f i n a l e w h e n J a g u a r, t h e I U K L
te a m , w a s a n n o u n c e d t h e ove r a l l c h a m p i o n w i t h 5 7
poi nt s ahead of Sco r pion, Ha w k , and Wo lf. T h i s i s
a n ot h e r m i l e s to n e i n t h e h i s to r y b o o k fo r P r ota s c o
a s t h e fo r m e r I k r a m S p o r t s C a r n i va l o r I S C A R w a s
c h a n g e d to P r ota s c o S p o r t s C a r n i va l o r P R O S C A R . I n
Y B h g . D a to’ S r i I r. C h o n g Ket Pe n’s s p e e c h d u r i n g t h e
l a u n c h o f P R O S C A R 2 013 , h e r e i te r a te d h i s w i s h e s t h a t
w i t h t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f a l l s ta f f u n d e r P r ota s c o, t h e
u n i t y a m o n g s ta f f w o u l d b e b et te r to fo s te r c l o s e r t i e s
and to b r ing Protasco to g reate r heights as 1- Protasco
which is synonymous with the government’s
1M a l a y s i a p l a n . A f te r h i s s p e e c h , h e o f f i c i a l l y
l a u n c h e d P R O S C A R 2 013 a n d i t s n e w l o g o. A l l fo u r
te a m s , S co r p i o n , J a g u a r, H a w k a n d Wo l f, ca m e w i t h
t h e i r co l o r f u l s p o r t s a t t i r e a n d i n f u l l fo r c e to s h o w
s u p p o r t fo r P R O S C A R 2 013 .
P r i o r to t h e o f f i c i a l o p e n i n g o f P R O S C A R 2 013 , s eve r a l
P R O S C A R eve nt s w e r e a l r e a d y h e l d s u c h a s t h e ‘ F u n
a n d F e a r C h a l l e n g e 2 013 ’ i n La n j u t B e a c h a n d G o l f
Re s o r t, Ro m p i n , Pa h a n g f r o m 2 3 to 2 5 A u g u s t 2 013 .
Nex t, was the Bowling event which was held in
A m p a n g S u p e r b o w l , M et r o Po i n t, Ka j a n g , o n S a t u r d a y,
14 S e pte m b e r 2 013 fo l l o w e d by F u t s a l o n S a t u r d a y, 21
S e pte m b e r 2 013 a t F u t s a l d e To n g a . O t h e r o u td o o r
and indoo r games we re held on Thu r sday, 26 Septembe r
2 013 . T h e d a y e n d e d w i t h a p r i z e g i v i n g c e r e m o ny to
all the winners.
O n 15 N ove m b e r 2 013 , P r ota s c o B e r h a d c e l e b r a te d
it s 10 th yea r a n n i ve r sa r y a s a p u b l i c l i s ted co m pa ny a t
t h e S u n w a y P y r a m i d C o nve n t i o n C e n t r e. T h e t h e m e
fo r t h e d i n n e r ; “ G l a m o r o u s ”, w a s a t te n d e d by Y B h g .
Ta n S r i H a d e n a n A . J a l i l , t h e C h a i r m a n o f P r ota s co
B e r h a d , Y B h g . D a to’ S r i I r. C h o n g Ket Pe n , t h e
M a n a g i n g D i r e c to r o f P r ota s c o, b o a r d o f d i r e c to r s
a l o n g w i t h ove r 13 0 0 s ta f f r e p r e s e n t i n g a l l o f t h e
c o m p a ny’s s u b s i d i a r i e s .
T h e eve n t b e g a n w i t h a w e l c o m i n g s p e e c h by P u a n
M a r i n a J a a l , t h e G e n e r a l M a n a g e r o f t h e C o r p o r a te
C o m m u n i ca t i o n s D e p a r t m e n t, fo l l o w e d by D a to’ S r i
I r. C h o n g Ket Pe n . I n h i s s p e e c h , D a to’ S r i s h a r e d h i s
dream to see the company listed in the Billion Dollar Club
i n te r m s o f m a r ket ca p i ta l i z a t i o n . A fe w o f P r ota s co’s
a c h i eve m e n t s w i t h i n i t s te n ye a r s o f e x i s te n ce w e r e
a l s o h i g h l i g h te d d u r i n g t h e d i n n e r.
A to ke n o f a p p r e c i a t i o n w a s p r e s e n te d to t h e fo r m e r
D i r e c to r o f P r ota s c o Tr a d i n g , Y B h g . D a t i n D o r i s Ya p
fo r h e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s to w a r d s t h e c o m p a ny. I n h e r
a b s e n c e, t h e I n d e p e n d e n t N o n - E x e c u t i ve D i r e c to r
o f P r o t a s c o; Y B h g . D a t o’ M o h d I b r a h i m M o h d N o r
r e c e i ve d t h e to ke n o n h e r b e h a l f. S u b s e q u e nt l y,
D a to’ S r i a l s o p r e s e n te d a R M 5 0 , 0 0 0 c h e q u e to t h e
M e l a ka M o n fo r t B oy s S c h o o l d u r i n g t h e d i n n e r a s
pa r t of Prota sco B e r h a d’s C SR p rog ra m m e. T h e m o n ey
w o u l d b e u s e d to b u i l d a b a ke r y a t t h e M o n fo r t B oy s
S c h o o l fo r t h e i r p r o g r a m m e to te a c h b a k i n g s k i l l s .
Throughout the night, Protasco staff feasted themselves
o n a s u m pt u o u s d i n n e r, a n d e n j oye d e n g a g i n g
s i n g i n g a n d d a n c e p e r fo r m a n c e s , a s w e l l a s l u c k y
draws. The emcee that night, Melvin Aeria
a n n o u n c e d t h e M r. a n d M s . G l a m o r o u s w h i c h w a s
wo n by E n. Zu l ka r n a i n Abd u l Lat i f a n d M s. Rata nave l l i
Pa l a n i ve l u.
T h e G a l a D i n n e r w a s a m e m o r a b l e eve n t fo r a l l s ta f f.
T h e eve n t w h i c h c o n c l u d e d a r o u n d m i d n i g ht.
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IUKL Public Lecture Series
“Innovation Makes You Fly Higher”
As par t of the continuous effor t by IUKL to invite
industr y practitioners to share thei r invaluable
e x p e r i e n ce w i t h t h e s t u d e n t s , t h e I U K L P u b l i c L e c t u r e
S e r i e s i s h e l d o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s a n d i s o r g a n i s e d by
t h e va r i o u s fa c u l t i e s . T h e P u b l i c L e c t u r e S e r i e s fo r t h e
m o nt h o f D e ce m b e r w a s o r g a n i s e d by t h e F a c u l t y o f
E n g i n e e r i n g a n d Te c h n o l o g y I n f r a s t r u c t u r e ( F E T I ). T h e
i nv i te d s p e a ke r w a s Y B h g . D a t u k D r. H o n g L e e P i n g
PJ N , a m e m b e r o f I U K L’s B o a r d o f G ove r n o r s , o n 12
D e ce m b e r 2 013 .
T h e p u b l i c l e c t u r e e n t i t l e d ‘ I n n ova t i o n M a ke s Yo u F l y
Higher’ began with a brief introduction of the
impor tance of innovation for the economic development
a n d a d va n ce m e nt o f a s ta te a n d n a t i o n . D a t u k D r.
H o n g g a ve s eve r a l e x a m p l e s o f u t i l i z i n g i n n ova t i o n
fo r t h e r a p i d d eve l o p m e n t a n d g r e a t s u c c e s s o f a n
e n t e r p r i s e , t h e e t y m o l o g y, m i s u s e d t e r m s a n d
definition of innovation, innovation process, innovator’s
c h a ra cte r i s t i c s , i n n ova t i o n cu l t u re, a n d e nv i ro n m e nt.
T h e i m p o r ta n c e o f n u r t u r i n g c h i l d r e n’s i nte r e s t i n
i n n ova t i o n w h i l e t h ey a r e yo u n g w a s a l s o to u c h e d
u p o n i n t h e l e c t u r e.
The session was attended by external guests from Institut
Pe nye l i d i ka n Pe m b a n g u n a n B e l i a M a l a y s i a ( I P P B M),
ASTI N Col lege, I UKL staf f, and students. YBhg.
Datuk shared some of his creative works and
i n n ova t i ve v i e w s f r o m h i s yo u n g e r d a y s w h i c h m a d e
h i m b e c o m e t h e i n n o v a t i v e p e r s o n h e i s t o d a y. H i s
a cco m p l i s h m e nt s a r e a te s t i m o ny to t h a t. I t w a s a n
e n l i g h te n i n g s h a r i n g a n d D a t u k D r. H o n g i n s p i r e d
yo u n g m i n d s to b e i n n ova t i ve.
Copenhagen
Solutions
for Sustainable
Cities
The exhibition ‘Copenhagen
S o l u t i o n s fo r S u s ta i n a b l e C i t i e s’
was a joint collaborative event
o rg a n i ze d by I U K L a n d t h e E m b a s s y
o f D e n m a r k . T h e eve n t w a s h e l d o n
18 D e ce m b e r 2 013 a t t h e a t r i u m o f
t h e F a c u l t y o f A r c h i te c t u r e a n d
B u i l t E nv i r o n m e nt.
T h e Pres i d ent a nd V i ce - Ch a n ce l l o r
of I U K L , P rof. D r. Ro s l a n Za i n a l
Abidin and the Ambassador of the
Embassy of Denma r k , H is E xcel lency
Nicolai Ruge, graced the
exhibition. The dignitaries who
attended the event included members
of the Board of Governors, P r o f. D r.
Zulkifli Abdul Hamid, YBhg.
D a t u k E n g r. H o n g L e e Pe e, a n d
Y B r s M r. B e n ny S o h S e o w, i nv i te e s
from the Embassy of Denma r k, the
I U K L M a n a g e m e n t, l e c t u r e r s a n d
students of I UKL.
T h e E m b a s s y o f D e n m a r k s et u p
p o p u p w a l l s to e n l i g h te n v i e w e r s
t h r o u g h a p p e a l i n g p i c t u r e s , fa c t s ,
a n d f i g u r e s o n t h e i d e a s to m a ke
c i t i e s m o r e l i va b l e a n d s u s ta i n a b l e
d e s p i te e c o n o m i c d eve l o p m e n t s .
T h e i r p r a c t i ca l s o l u t i o n s w e r e a
t r u e e x a m p l e o f w hy C o p e n h a g e n
C i t y h a s b e e n n a m e d t h e 2 014
E u r o p e a n G r e e n C a p i ta l .
P r o f. D r. Ro s l a n Za i n a l A b i d i n a l s o
m e n t i o n e d i n h i s s p e e c h t h a t, “ T h i s
eve n t w i l l b r i n g a w a r e n e s s o n t h e
n e c e s s i t y o f p e r p et u a t i n g a g r e e n
e nv i r o n m e n t ’.
I n a d d i t i o n to t h e e x h i b i t s f r o m
the Embassy of Denma r k, we had
our ow n s t ud e nt s’ p rod uct s a n d
f i n d i n g s c o n t r i b u t i n g to t h e g o a l
o f t h e e x h i b i t i o n . T h e eve nt w a s
a n eye - o p e n e r a s to t h e r e a s o n s
w hy D e n m a r k h a s b e e n a w a rd e d
the European Green Capital.
M a j o r i t y o f i t s p o p u l a t i o n c yc l e i n
o r d e r to r e d u c e ca r b o n p o l l u t i o n
i n t h e c i t y. T h e E u r o p e a n G r e e n
C a p i ta l i s a w a r d e d a n n u a l l y to
recogni ze cities that a re leading t h e
w a y w i t h e nv i r o n m e n ta l l y f r i e n d l y
urban living.
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Iukl Chinese
Spring Festival
2014
On 21st January 2014, the IUKL Chinese
Society organised the ‘IUKL
C h i n e s e S p r i n g F e s t i va l 2 014’ a t
the Multipurpose Hall, IUKL. This
ye a r b e i n g t h e ye a r o f t h e h o r s e
a cco r d i n g to t h e C h i n e s e z o d i a c ,
t h e t h e m e fo r t h i s eve n t w a s ‘ T h e
A u s p i c i o u s Ye a r by T h e M a j e s t i c
H o r s e’.
Fo r the opening gimmick, t wo
h o r s e s w e r e b r o u g h t i n to t h e h a l l .
A pai r of scisso r s was b rought on
o n e o f t h e h o r s e s fo r t h e P r e s i d e n t
a n d V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r o f I U K L , P r o f.
D r. Ro s l a n Za i n a l A b i d i n to c u t t h e
r i b b o n a n d l a u n c h t h e eve n t. I t
w a s i n d e e d a p l e a s a n t s u r p r i s e fo r
a l l to h a ve t h e t w o h o r s e s i n t h e
hal l. The opening gimmick was
o n e o f a k i n d , n eve r b e fo r e d o n e.
T h e a t te n d e e s , c o m p r i s i n g s ta f f a s
wel l as students of I UKL and al so
students f rom the neighbou r i ng
i n s t i t u t i o n s s u c h a s U n i ve r s i t i P u t r a
Malaysia (UPM), Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
a n d U n i ve r s i t i Te n a g a N a s i o n a l
(U N I T E N ) fe a s te d t h e i r eye s o n t h e
l ove l y d e c o r a t i o n s , a l l i n s p i r e d by
th e yea r of th e h o r se. T h e a ud i en ce
w a s m e s m e r i s e d b y t h e
pe r fo r m a n ces s uch a s th e m a j es t i c
L i o n D a n c e, M a s k C h a n g i n g a n d
t h e 2 4 S e a s o n D r u m s j u s t to n a m e
a fe w.
B y o r g a n i s i n g t h i s eve n t, t h e I U K L
Chi nese Societ y hopes to emphasise
the importance of preser ving
C h i n e s e t r a d i t i o n s a n d c u l t u r e.
O n 6 F e b r u a r y 2 014 , t h e I n d i a n C u l t u r a l S o c i et y h a d
o r g a n i s e d a c h a r i t y eve n t k n o w n a s “ R U I I I 2 014 ”, a t
t h e M u l t i p u r p o s e H a l l . R U i s o r g a n i s e d to r a i s e f u n d s
fo r a b oy n a m e d N a ve l a s h S u g u m a r, a g e d 18 m o nt h s
who
s u f fe r s f r o m a r a r e d i s o r d e r ca l l e d ‘ b o n e m a r r o w ’.
N a ve l a s h i s b e i n g t r e a te d a t t h e A p p o l o H o s p i ta l i n
C h e n n a i , I n d i a . T h i s eve n t h a s b e e n h e l d s i n ce 2 011.
The list of interesting per formances that night
i n c l u d e d s ketc h e s , s o n g s a n d d a n c e s by o u r ve r y
o w n I UKL students. SEGI Unive r sit y students and local
a r tists a l s o p e r fo r m e d to a f u l l h o u s e u n t i l m i d n i g ht.
T h e a u d i e n c e w e r e s p ot te d s i n g i n g a n d c l a p p i n g
h a n d s a l o n g w i t h t h e p e r fo r m e r s . T h e p re s e n ce of t h e
media a t t h i s eve n t a l s o u p l i f t e d t h e s p i r i t s o f t h e
I n d i a n C u l t u r a l S o c i et y m e m b e r s .
A tota l o f R M 3 5 , 0 0 0 w a s c o l l e c te d t h r o u g h t h e s a l e o f
t i c ket s a n d d o n a t i o n s f r o m 2 3 c o m p a n i e s .
With the conti nui ng suppo r t f rom the I UKL management,
t h e I n d i a n C u l t u r a l S o c i et y o f I U K L i s m o r e e a g e r to
h o l d f u t u r e c h a r i ta b l e w o r k s .
P rotas co B erh ad
C hi nes e N ew Year
Lu nc h 2014
The Malaysian tradition of hosting
o p e n h o u s e s d u r i n g fe s t i va l s
has become a medium th rough
which people unite for the
c o nt i n u i t y
of
h a r m o ny
and
prog ress.
P rota s co B e r h a d h o s te d
a C h i n e s e N e w Ye a r
Lu n ch 2 014 o n 12 t h
F e b r u a r y 2 014 , fo r i t s
staff. Hosting the ceremony
was E xecutive Vice
Chai r man and G roup
Managing Director, Y B h g .
D a to’ S r i I r. C h o n g Ket
Pe n w i t h t h e p r e s e n c e
o f P r ota s c o B e r h a d’s C h a i r m a n ,
Y B h g . Ta n S r i D a t u k D r. H a d e n a n
A. Jalil, and Chairman of Kumpulan
I k r a m S d n B h d , Y B h g . Ta n S r i
O t h m a n R i j a l . T h e l u n c h w a s fo r
a l l s ta f f f r o m a l l t h e c o m p a n i e s
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u n d e r P r ota s c o B e r h a d .
T h e eve n t w a s b l e s s e d w i t h a
h e a r t p o u n d i n g p e r fo r m a n ce
o f t h e t r a d i t i o n a l L i o n D a n ce
w h i ch rece i ved a n ove r w h e l m i ng
response
from
the members of
P r ota s c o B e r h a d .
VIP guests then
participated
i n to s s i n g ‘Ye e
S a n g’,
a
dish
made of fish and
a variety of
v e g e t a b l e s ,
which is a ‘must’ du r ing Chinese
N ew Yea r to s y m bo l i se p ros pe r it y.
T h e g u e s t s w e r e s e r ve d a n a r r a y
o f t r a d i t i o n a l d e l i ca c i e s a n d a
f u s i o n o f M a l a y - N yo nya c u i s i n e.
English “LAH”:
Proficiency in a
Professional Setting
O n 12 t h F e b r u a r y 2 014 , t h e s t u d e n t s u n d e r ta k i n g t h e
course, ‘Corporate Communication’ under the Depar tment
o f C o m m u n i ca t i o n , F a c u l t y o f A r t s , C o m m u n i ca t i o n
a n d E d u ca t i o n ( FAC E ) o r g a n i s e d a p a n e l d i s c u s s i o n
called ‘English “L AH”: Proficiency in a Professional Setting’.
T h i s eve nt to o k p l a c e a t t h e C o n fe r e n c e H a l l a n d w a s
a t te n d e d by 8 0 to 10 0 s ta f f m e m b e r s a n d s t u d e n t s .
T h e to p i c o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n r e c e i ve d a g o o d r e c e pt i o n
a s t h e C o n fe r e n c e H a l l w a s p a c ke d t h r o u g h o u t t h e
th ree h o u r ses s i o n. I n th i s l i ve l y d i scus s i o n, th e pa n e l i s t s
s h a r e d t h e i r i n s i g h t s o n t h e E n g l i s h - b a s e d c r e o l e (o r
Mangl ish) as spoken in Malaysia and whether it is
a cce pta b l e i n p r o fe s s i o n a l s et t i n g s .
T h e i nv i te d p a n e l i s t s we re A s s o c i a te P ro fe s s o r D r.
C h r i s t i a nt i n e D e l l a , t h e V i c e - P r e s i d e n t fo r Aca d e m i c
a n d Q u a l i t y A s s u r a n c e, I U K L ; A s s o c i a te P r o fe s s o r D r.
G a n a k u m a r a n S u b r a m a n i a n , t h e D i r e c to r o f St u d i e s ,
S c h o o l o f E d u ca t i o n , U n i ve r s i t y o f N ot t i n g h a m a n d
President of the Malaysian Eng l ish Language Teachi ng
A s s o c i a t i o n; E n . A m i r M a h m o o d Ra z a k , D i r e c to r o f
St r a te g i c C o m m u n i ca t i o n a n d P u b l i c Re l a t i o n s fo r M R T
C o r p o r a t i o n s ; M s . Ya n g M e e E n g , D e p a r t m e n ta l H e a d
o f St r a te g i c a n d P l a n n i n g i n C r e a t i ve M u l t i m e d i a fo r
t h e M u l t i m e d i a D eve l o p m e n t C o r p o r a t i o n (M D e C) a n d
Teng k u Ad r ian Tuan I sma i l, ex- Sen io r Manag e r i n
C o m m u n i ca t i o n a n d P u b l i c Re l a t i o n s fo r F e l d a G l o b a l
Ve nt u r e s .
Lunch was se r ved at the end of the ses sion and the
a t te n d e e s r e ce i ve d g o o d i e b a g s a s d o o r g i f t s .
IUKL WINS GOLD AND
SILVER MEDALS AT
I-ENVEX2014, UNIMAP
T h e I n f r a s t r u c t u r e U n i ve r s i t y Ku a l a L u m p u r ( I U K L)
i s d e l i g h te d to w i n t h e g o l d a n d s i l ve r a w a r d s i n
t h i s ye a r ’s p r e s t i g i o u s I n te r n a t i o n a l E n g i n e e r i n g
I nve n t i o n & I n n ova t i o n E x h i b i t i o n ( I - E N V E X 2 014)
o r g a n i s e d by U n i ve r s i t i M a l a y s i a Pe r l i s (U N I M A P).
T h e eve n t w a s h e l d f r o m 11 to 13 A p r i l 2 014 . T h i s
s u c c e s s i s a n ot h e r m i l e s to n e fo r I U K L i n i t s j o u r n ey
to w a r d s r e a c h i n g e x c e l l e n c e i n i n n ova t i o n a n d
i nve n t i o n a c t i v i t i e s .
I U K L p a r t i c i p a te d i n t h e I - E N V E X 2 014 to s h o w ca s e
t h e c r e a t i v i t y, k n o w l e d g e a n d r e s e a r c h s k i l l s o f
i t s s t u d e n t s a n d s ta f f i n c r e a t i n g i n n ova t i o n s a n d
i nve n t i o n s t h a t w i l l b e n e f i t t h e s o c i et y, i m p r ove
the quality of life and enhance the socio
economic wel l - bei ng of the nation. The p roducts
t h a t w e r e c h o s e n to c o m p ete a t t h e I - E N V E X 2 014
w e r e ‘ T h e Ro b u s t n e s s o f Ste F i b C o l u m n’ a n d t h e
‘ Re u s e o f S u g a r ca n e B a g a s s e a s B i o s o r b e nt ’. T h e
te a m fo r ‘ T h e Ro b u s t n e s s o f Ste F i b C o l u m n’ w a s
l e d by D r. N u r h a r n i z a A b d u l Ra h m a n a n d t h e
team for the ‘Reuse of Sugarcane Bagasse as
B i o s o r b e n t ’ w a s l e d by M r. Wa i K i e n Ta t ; b ot h
senior lecturers with the Depar tment of Civil
Engineer ing at the Facult y of Engineer ing and
Te c h n o l o g y I n f r a s t r u c t u r e a t I U K L .
T h e Ro b u s t n e s s o f Ste F i b C o l u m n r e c e i ve d a g o l d
a w a r d i n t h e ca te g o r y o f B u i l d i n g , C o n s t r u c t i o n &
M a te r i a l s w h i l e t h e Re u s e o f S u g a r ca n e B a g a s s e
as Biosorbent received a silver award in the
Ag r i c u l t u r e, E nv i r o n m e n t a n d Re n e w a b l e E n e r g y
ca te g o r y. P r i o r to I - E N V E X 2 014 , b ot h p r o d u c t s
we re e nt r i e s i n t h e i nte r n a l co m p et i t i o n o rg a n i s e d
by IUKL. Reuse of Sugarcane Bagasse as
Biosorbent was awarded ‘The Most Promising
I nvento r’ i n th e I nf ra s t r uct u re U n i ve r s it y I n n ovat i o n
a n d I nve n t i o n C o m p et i t i o n ( I U I I C 2 012). T h e
Ro b u s t n e s s o f Ste F i b C o l u m n s e c u r e d a s i l ve r
a w a r d a t t h e I U I I C 2 013 . W i n n i n g t h e g o l d a n d
s i l ve r a w a r d s a t I - E N V E X 2 014 r e a f f i r m s t h e q u a l i t y
of th e resea rch p rod uct s by o u r yo u n g resea rch e r s.
I - E N V E X 2 014 a w a r d i s a fa n ta s t i c a c h i eve m e nt fo r
I U K L i n i t s q u e s t to b e r e c o g n i s e d a s o n e o f t h e
l e a d i n g P r i va te H i g h e r L e a r n i n g I n s t i t u t i o n s w i t h a
n i c h e i n s o f t a n d h a r d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e. A s a n ot h e r
step forward, IUKL will be organizing
Per tandingan Inovasi dan Rekacipta Institusi
Pe n g a j i a n T i n g g i Swa s ta (PE R I N T I S2 014) s u p p o r te d
by the M i nist r y of Education (MOE) on 10 September
2 014 . T h i s eve n t w i l l b e o p e n to a l l P r i va te H i g h e r
Learning Institutions, Public Higher Learning Institutions
and Seconda r y School s.
D r. N u r h a r n i z a A b d u l R a h m a n
led he r tea m with the ‘Reuse
of Suga rcane B agas se as
B iosor bent’
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S t u d e n t S t u d y Tr i ps
Article by: AP. Dr. Seloamoney Palaniandy
St u d e nt e x c h a n g e p r o g r a m m e s a n d s t u d y v i s i t s
a m o n g u n i ve r s i t i e s a r e b e c o m i n g m o r e p o p u l a r a n d
a r e a l s o b e co m i n g a n i n te g r a l p a r t o f a u n i ve r s i t y’s
e d u ca t i o n . M a ny u n i ve r s i t i e s a c r o s s t h e g l o b e h a ve
i n i t i a te d s t u d e nt e x c h a n g e p r o g r a m m e s , v i s i t s a n d
study tours which are intended to increase the
p a r t i c i p a nt s’ u n d e r s ta n d i n g a n d to l e r a n c e o f ot h e r
c u l t u r e s , a s w e l l a s i m p r ov i n g t h e i r l a n g u a g e s k i l l s
and b roadening thei r social ho r i zons.
I UKL students have taken the oppo r tunit y to pa r ticipate
i n S i t - i n P r o g r a m m e s a t t w o u n i ve r s i t i e s a b r o a d . B ot h
s t u d e nt s t u d y v i s i t s w e r e c h a p e r o n e d by A s s o c i a te
P r o fe s s o r D r. S e l o a m o n ey Pa l a n i a n d y.
2 . S t u d y t r i p t o Yo g ya ka r t a S t a t e U n i ve r s i t y,
Yo g ya ka r t a ( YS U )
(18 M a r c h 2 014 – 2 2 M a r c h 2 014)
T h i s fo u r- d a y s t u d y t r i p w a s p a r t i c i p a te d by f i ve
bachelo r students f rom FBA and eight diploma students
f rom FACE and a student f rom the Facult y of Foundation
St u d i e s a c c o m p a n i e d by t w o l e c t u r e r s .
T h e P u r p o s e/ R a t i o n a l e:
E x p o s u re to d i f fe re nt e d u ca t i o n a l s y s te m s a n d cu l t u re
w i l l e n r i c h o u r s t u d e n t s w i t h r i c h e x p e r i e n c e s h e n ce
e n h a n c i n g t h e i r s ta t u s a s q u a l i t y g r a d u a te s fo r a
b et te r to m o r r o w. A s p a r t i c i p a t i n g s t u d e n t s w i l l b e
d i r e c t l y i nvo l ve d i n t h e p l a n n i n g a n d o r g a n i z i n g o f
t h e p r o p o s e d p r o g r a m m e, t h ey a r e e x p e c te d to g a i n
m a n a g e m e n t a n d o r g a n i z i n g s k i l l s i n t h e p r o ce s s .
Just l i ke lessons and class room discussions, the lea r ning
e x p e r i e n c e s i n r e a l l i fe s i t u a t i o n s w i l l h a ve a l a r g e
i mpact on a student’s k now l edge. A study t r i p,
e s p e c i a l l y t h e o n e t h a t i nvo l ve s fo r e i g n co u nt r i e s ,
w i l l p rovide them w ith the oppo r tunit y to meet people
o f d i f fe r e n t b a c kg r o u n d s , a n d t h e i n te r a c t i o n a n d
c o nve r s a t i o n s t h ey h a ve w i t h t h e m w i l l ce r ta i n l y
c h a l l e n g e t h e m a n d t h e i r p e r s p e c t i ve s .
1. S t u d y v i s i t t o A t h l o n e I n s t i t u t e o f Te c h n o l o g y,
I r e l a n d (A I T )
( 8 S e pte m b e r 2 013 - 15 S e pte m b e r 2 013 )
T h i s v i s i t w a s p a r t i c i p a te d by fo u r b a c h e l o r s t u d e n t s
f r o m t h e F a c u l t y o f B u s i n e s s a n d Ac c o u n t i n g ( F B A)
a nd a s t ud ent f ro m th e F acu lt y of A r t s, Co m m u n i cat i o n
a n d E d u cat i o n (FACE) a n d t h e ch a p e ro n e wa s
A s s o c i a te P r o fe s s o r D r. S e l o a m o n ey Pa l a n i a n d y.
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Students, pa r ticula r ly at ter tia r y level should be
a l l o w e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d to ta ke a d va n ta g e o f s t u d y
tour opportunities to experience language
i mme r sion to s h a r p e n t h e i r s o c i a l c o m m u n i ca t i o n
s k i l l s a s w e l l . A m o n g t h e b e s t p l a c e s to v i s i t a b r o a d
a r e t h o s e w h e r e s t u d e n t s m u s t s te p o u t s i d e t h e i r
c o m fo r t z o n e s by h a v i n g to n a v i g a te a n ot h e r c u l t u r e
i n a fo r e i g n l a n g u a g e a s i n t h e d i r e c t i o n s o f t h e t w o
s u c c e s s f u l s t u d y p r o g r a m m e s c o n d u c te d by I U K L . I n
the one -week study p rog rammes, students had the
r a r e o p p o r t u n i t y to e x p e r i e n c e c l a s s r o o m l e c t u r e s i n
a fo reign unive r sit y envi ronment, had dialogue sessions
with lecturers and student representatives, and
p a r t i c i p a te d i n c o - c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s .
Student
Mobility
Programme
L E GE N D
I : I nte r v i ewe r
S : Sabine
A n i nte r v i ew wa s re ce nt l y co n d u cte d w i t h M s . S a b i n e
T i j d em a n, a n excha n g e s t ud ent f ro m H a n ze U n i ve r s it y
o f A p p l i e d S c i e n c e s , G r o n i n g e n , N et h e r l a n d s w h o
j o i n e d t h e I n f r a s t r u c t u r e U n i ve r s i t y Ku a l a L u m p u r
( I U K L)’s St u d e nt M o b i l i t y P r o g ra m m e. S h e w a s a
student at the Facult y of Busi ness and Accounti ng ( F B A).
B e fo r e l e a v i n g t h e U n i ve r s i t y, M s . S a b i n e s h a r e d h e r
e x p e r i e n ce s a t I U K L a n d M a l a y s i a i n g e n e r a l .
I : H o w wa s yo u r t i m e h e r e a t I U K L?
S: I have made many friends from different countries.
I did face di f ficulties in communicating with others
a s e a c h o f u s c o m e s f ro m a d i f f e re n t c u l tu re .
Mal aysi ans ten d to b e in direct wh en th ey wish to
deliver a message but in our culture, it is the opposite
s o s o m e ti m e s t h e re wi l l b e m i s c o m m u n i c a ti o n
b etwe en us .
I : W h y d i d yo u ch o o s e I U K L t o d o t h e s t u d e n t m o b i l i t y
p r o g r a m m e?
S : W h e n I wa s b ro ws i n g th e n e t to f i n d a n
institu ti on to d o this programm e , I ch ose Mal aysi a
b ecause o f th e peac e ful atm osph ere an d I fel t th at I
can gain cul tural opportuniti es as well .
I : W h a t wa s yo u r f a vo u r i t e c l a s s t o a t t e n d ? D o yo u
h a ve a f a vo u r i t e l e c t u r e r ?
S: I enjoye d th e In tern ati on al Rel ati ons cl ass as I
h ad th e opportunity to l earn m ore ab ou t th e worl d .
It was a very in terestin g cl ass tau ght by Assoc . Pro f .
Dr. Fari d ah , wh o is also my favourite l ecturer.
min d so we will b e ready to acc ept n ew thin gs an d
b e m ore optimistic towards n ew i d eas . Wh en we are
open minded, we will have a better understanding
o f l i f e b e c a u s e we wi l l vi e w i t a s a jo u rn e y a n d
l earnin g experi en c e .
I : I s yo u r co u n t r y f a c i n g a n y c r i s i s a t t h e m o m e n t ?
S: Yes , we are actu ally facin g ec on omic crisis . Many
pe opl e are l ai d o f f in Neth erl an ds . Here , Mal aysi ans
go ou t for dinn er an d sh op alm ost every d ay. In
Neth erl an ds , all sh ops are cl ose d at 6pm . Fo od an d
cl othin g are m ore expensive th ere . Wh en we d o go
o u t f o r d i n n e r, i t wi l l u s u a l l y b e f o r a s p e c i a l
occasi on .
I : H o w h a s yo u r s t a y i n M a l a y s i a b e e n s o f a r ?
S: It h as b e en a great tim e . I l earn e d a l ot ab ou t
th e vari ous cul tures in Mal aysi a . This c oun try is rich
with cul ture an d I really respect th at . You d on ’t se e
this in m any oth er c oun tri es .
I : W h a t d o yo u p l a n t o d o w h e n yo u r e t u r n t o yo u r
homeland?
S: Af ter this sem ester (Octob er 2013), I will b e d oin g
my in ternship at Madri d , Spain for five m on ths an d
I will return to my university to c om pl ete my fin al
sem ester.
I : W h a t w i l l b e t h e o n e m e m o r y i n I U K L t h a t yo u w i l l
n eve r f o r g e t ?
S: Wh en I starte d th e stu d en t m obility programm e
a t I U K L , I h a d a b i t o f a c u l tu re s h o c k . So m e
l ecturers h ave a stron g Mal ay acc en t wh en th ey
speak in En glish which m ak es it di f ficul t for m e to
un d erstan d th e l ecture at tim es bu t I m an age d to
ad apt a f ter a m on th .
S: It ’s h ard for m e to pinpoin t on e as I h ave so m any
m em ori es h ere bu t I will n ever forget th e farewell
party th at Dr. Fari d ah organize d for m e for th e
In tern ati on al Rel ati ons cl ass . In Neth erl an ds , th e
stu d en ts are n ot very cl ose with th e l ecturers bu t
h ere in Mal aysi a , it is th e opposite . For ex am pl e , th e
s t u d e n ts s h a re s to ri e s a b o u t t h e i r va c a t i o n s o r
problems to the lecturers. The lecturers here are caring
an d are always willin g to l en d an ear.
I : W h a t i s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g f o r yo u t o re p re s e n t
yo u r co u n t r y w h e n yo u a r e a b r o a d ?
I : Wo u l d yo u co m e t o M a l a y s i a a g a i n i f yo u h a ve
a n o t h e r c h a n ce?
S: If you pl an to go abroad , we h ave to k e ep an open
S: I woul d l ove to i f I get fin an ci al ai d (l au ghs)
I : Co u l d yo u s h a r e m o r e w i t h u s a b o u t yo u r j o u r n ey ?
* F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e s t u d e n t M o b i l i t y P r o g r a m m e,
p l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e V i c e - P r e s i d e n t (Ac a d e m i c a n d Q u a l i t y
A s s u r a n c e) o f I U K L .
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Seminar on Geospatial
Disaster and UNESCO
Help-Basin:
Water Co-operation,
Security and
Geohazards
From 17th to 18th June 2 013, the ‘Semi na r on Geospatial
D i s a s te r a n d U N E SCO H e l p - B a s i n: Wa te r Co - o p e ra t i o n ,
S e c u r i t y a n d G e o h a z a r d s’ w a s h e l d a t t h e C i t i te l M i d
Va l l e y, Ku a l a L u m p u r. T h i s s e m i n a r w a s j o i n t l y
o r g a n i s e d by I n f r a s t r u c t u r e U n i ve r s i t y Ku a l a L u m p u r
( I U K L) a n d H u m i d Tro p i c s C e nt r e Ku a l a L u m p u r,
Depar tment of Ir rigation and Drainage (DID) in
co l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e I n s t i t u te fo r E nv i r o n m e n t a n d
D evel opment (LE STARI), Un ive r sit y Kebang saan
Malaysia (UKM) and the Centre for Sustainable
Te c h n o l o g y a n d E nv i r o n m e n t (C S T E N ) o f U n i ve r s i t i
Te n a g a N a s i o n a l (U N I T E N ).
About 8 0 par ticipants from a broad categor y of
p r o f e s s i o n s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e s e m i n a r a n d 11
p a p e r s w e r e p r e s e n te d . O n e o f t h e p a p e r s w a s by
o u r ve r y o w n I U K L P r e s i d e n t a n d V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r,
P r o f. D r. Ro s l a n Za i n a l A b i d i n , w h o p r e s e n te d o n
’ R i ve r B a n k E r o s i o n: R i s k Pote n t i a l w i t h r e g a r d s to S o i l
E r o d i b i l i t y’. T h e w e l c o m i n g a d d r e s s w a s d e l i ve r e d by
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t h e D i r e c to r o f H u m i d Tr o p i c s C e n t r e Ku a l a L u m p u r,
D r. H a j i M o h a m e d Ro s e l i Za i n a l A b i d i n .
T h e ove r a l l o b j e c t i ve s o f t h e s e m i n a r w e r e:
• To d i s c u s s i s s u e s , c h a l l e n g e s a n d p r eve n t i o n o f g e o s p a t i a l d i s a s te r s
• To d i s s e m i n a te c u r r e n t i n fo r m a t i o n o n m et h o d s u s e d i n t h e p r eve n t i o n o f g e o s p a t i a l r e l a te d
d i s a s te r s
• To p r ov i d e a p l a t fo r m fo r k n o w l e d g e s h a r i n g o n g e o s p a t i a l r e l a te d d i s a s te r s a m o n g i n d u s t r y
p l a ye r s , a ca d e m i c i a n s , g ove r n m e n t a n d p r i va te s e c to r s .
T h i s t w o - d a y s e m i n a r h o p e d to b e n e f i t p a r t i c i p a nt s
by e n h a n c i n g k n o w l e d g e, m a n a g e m e n t s k i l l s , i n
planning, design, in the execution of works, in academic,
research and development including commercialization
of se r vices and p roducts.
The 12th International Symposium
on River Sedimentation:
Soil Erosion Risk Potential
with regards to
Rainfall Erosivity
along Langat River, Malaysia
T h e 12 t h I nte r n a t i o n a l Sy m p o s i u m
o n R i ve r S e d i m e nta t i o n ( I S R S 2 013 )
was held from 2nd to 5th September
2 013 i n Kyoto, J a pa n. T h i s s y m pos i u m
w a s o r g a n i s e d b y t h e I S R S 2 013 ’s
l o ca l o r g a n i s i n g co m m i t te e.
present their paper on ‘Soil
Erosion R i s k Pote n t i a l w i t h r e g a r d s
to Rai nfal l E rosivit y along the Langat
R i ve r, M a l a y s i a’. T h e i r p a p e r w a s
a l s o s e l e c te d to b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e
p u b l i ca t i o n .
About 448 abstracts from 36 countries
w e r e r e ce i ve d by t h e I S R S 2 013 a n d
2 74 p a p e r s w e r e s e l e c te d by t h e
Rev i e w B o a r d to b e i n c l u d e d i n th e
‘A d v a n c e s i n R i v e r S e d i m e n t
Research’ publication. The President
and Vice-Chancellor of the
Infrastr ucture
Un ive r s it y
Kua l a
Lu m p u r (I U K L), P rof. D r. Ro s l a n
Zainal Abidin and Ms. Naimah Yusoff,
l e c t u r e r o f I U K L , w e r e i nv i te d to
T h i s s y m p o s i u m i s a t r i e n n i a l eve n t
w h i c h b r i n g s to g et h e r t h e w o r l d’s
s e d i m e n t p r o fe s s i o n a l s .
T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e s t u d y w a s to
eva l u a te t h e d e g r e e o f r a i n fa l l
e ro s i ve n e s s a l o n g t h e La n g a t R i ve r,
M a l a y s i a w h i c h ca n b e u s e d a s a
to o l i n i n d i ca t i n g t h e d e g r e e o f
river bank erosion. The main
o b j e c t i ve o f t h e p r e s e n ta t i o n w a s
Student
Representative Council
2013/2014
Presi dent
Ta n a c h j eya n A / L D a n a r a j e e
Congratulations
to create and sp read the awa reness
o f t h e e r o s i ve n a t u r e o f r a i n fa l l .
T h r o u g h t h e s i g n i f i ca n t f i n d i n g s
o f t h e s t u d y, s u i ta b l e m i t i g a t i n g
m e a s u r e s ca n b e p r o p o s e d a n d
ta ke n to p r eve n t s e r i o u s e r o s i o n
o f t h e La n g a t R i ve r b a n k . T h u s , i t
w o u l d b e n e f i t t h e c o u n t r y i n te r m s
of cost reduction in r iver bank
p r ote c t i o n .
T h i s fo u r- d a y s y m p o s i u m p r ov i d e d
a n a c t i ve p l a t fo r m fo r s c i e nt i s t s ,
e n g i n e e r s a n d p o l i c y - m a ke r s to
exc h a n g e i d e a s , s h a re i n fo r m at i o n
and explore possibilities for
col labo ration.
V ic e Pre si dent I
V ic e Pre si dent I
G ener al S ec ret ar y I
G ener al S ec ret ar y II
M u s a Ad eye m i O n u n d i J o a n Ko w Ke i Ya n
Treasurer
D a r l e n e J a n e La b o r
H ead of We lf are B ureau
At h i r A m a n i B i n
Junaidi H ead of Pub lic it y B ureau
M u h a m m a d Zu l h a i r i
Bin Jamaludin H ead of Event
M anag em ent
Muhammad Faiz Bin Jamal
S h a i k B i n M u h d Ra s h a d
E z z a h Sya z a B i n t i
Za i d A h m a d K h a n
H ead of Ac ademic B ureau
A l i f Re d z u a n Te n a n g
Bin Mohamad Suhaimi
H ead of S p o r t s &
Rec reat i o nal B ureau
S u g h a n t h A / L S a a r a t hy
H ead of Clubs &
S o c i et i e s B ureau
Sye d A b d u l l a h B i n Sye d
Mohsen AlHabshi
H ead of Inter nat i o nal
B ureau
F a r i s J i h a d T hya b
A b d u l Ra h m a n A m i n u G h a l i
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