Alumni Award

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Alumni Award

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS | ISSUE 48 | OCT – DEC 2013 | ISSN 1675-2023
Alumni Award
for Best Research
at UTP’s 13th
Convocation
Ceremony
At a Glance:
Highlights
• Alumni Award for Best Research at UTP’s 13th
Convocation Ceremony
• Yayasan UTP raised RM500,000 at Charity Golf
2013
Collaboration
• Promoting Sustainable Forest Management
with FRIM
Feature Story
• Alumni’s significant roles in nation building
Achievements
• International Invention Organisations recognised UTP’s talents and
innovation
• Champion for the unprecedented 4th time
CSR
• UTP brought relief to flood victims
Events
• Ministry of Education completed auditing for Research University
• Menggapai Impian reached to 60 Orphans
• UTP organised the Regional Conference on Student Activism
(RECONSA 2013)
Essence
contents
Highlights
04 Alumni Award for Best Research at UTP’s 13th
Convocation Ceremony
16 Yayasan UTP raised RM500,000 at Charity Golf
2013
Collaboration
05 Promoting Sustainable Forest Management
with FRIM
Feature Story
06 Alumni’s significant roles in nation building
Achievements
08 International Invention Organisations recognised
UTP’s talents and innovation
09 Champion for the unprecedented 4th time
10 Swaying away with awards at the World Dance
Festival
CSR
11 UTP brought relief to flood victims
Events
12 Ministry of Education completed auditing for
Research University
13 Menggapai Impian reached to 60 Orphans
14 UTP organised the Regional Conference on
Student Activism (RECONSA 2013)
14 Young Programmers Camp 2013 (YPC13)
Codes the Future
15 Eduspec Junior Robothon National Finals
the essence
The year 2013 has been filled with challenges and new beginnings. Convocation
season does that to us. It is an ending to some but a beginning to many. At
UTP, celebrating its 13th convocation ceremony augments achievements and
a sense of fulfillment of obligation and responsibility. This year, for the first time,
the alumni plays an integral role by also contributing in recognising exceptional
talents for the nation and industry with its Alumni Award for Best Research
(Doctor of Philosophy and Master’s Category). Another significant milestone
achieved in this quarter is the establishment of Solar Field Testing Facility at UTP
Centre of Innovative Nanostructures and Nanodevices (COINN) where the official
launching took place during the weekend of the convocation ceremony.
As in the past quarters, the University celebrates creativity and innovations.
In this quarter, the University scored high at British Invention Show (BIS) and
International Trade Fair, Ideas, Inventions and New Products Exhibition (iENA)
2013. Our award winners continued to inspire other faculty members with
their amazing wins. Apart from the academic faculty winning at national and
international competitions, the students also emulated the success by emerging
as the overall champion at the International Student Sports Carnival and bagging
important awards at World Dance Festival in Korea. Being competitive has born
fruits for the University. As Mitt Romney said, “A competitive primary does not
divide us, it prepares us and we will win!”.
Where we excel at hard sciences, we strive to exercise our empathy and
humane bones by bringing meaningful changes to those who are less fortunate.
The University community joined force with the alumni members to bring relief
to flood victims in Kuantan. The University’s annual staple “Menggapai Impian”
continued this year with 60 more children receiving school supplies for the
new term. To date this programme has benefited more than 464 children from
17 orphanages. Taking charity to a bigger scale, this year Yayasan Universiti
Teknologi PETRONAS raised RM500,000 through YUTP Charity Golf 2013.
Proceeds would be channeled for education through scholarships as well as for
research and development initiatives.
Finally, the editorial wishes all readers a productive year ahead.
UTP Quarterly is the quarterly bulletin of Universiti
Teknologi PETRONAS. The views and opinions expressed
or implied are those of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the University’s management. No
article in part of in whole should be reprinted without
written permission.
Editorial correspondence and contributions can be
addressed to:
The Editor-In-Chief UTP Quarterly
Corporate Affairs, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
31750 Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan
Tel: 605-368 8234 Fax: 605-365 4088
For enquiries on photographs featured in this quarterly,
please contact: Mohd Hazrin Ismail at 605 368 8235
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editorial team
Advisor
Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hj Hashim
Editor-In-Chief
Shamsina Shaharun
Editor
Aslinda Jamaludin
Staff Writer
Suhaila Sharaini
Contributors
Ahmad PG Abdullah
Raja Shoman Raja Rosdin
M Thavasegaran
Photographers
Mohd Hazrin Ismail
Khalid Asyril Ismail
Circulation
Azfulredza Abdul Aziz
Welcome Aboard & Diary
welcome aboard | oct – dec 2013
Ahmad Fadzil bin Ahmad Shuhaili
Research Officer, Research & Innovation Office
Marzura binti Md Saad
Clerk, Finance and Asset Management Department
Nur Diyana binti Alyas
Ahmad Syahir bin Abdullah
Clerk, Centre for Graduate Studies
Mastura binti Rafek
Nur Diyana binti Md Noor
Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Salim
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum
Engineering
Mohamed Shuaib bin Mohamed Saheed
Research Officer, Faculty of Science & Information Tech.
Nurliyana binti Masiran
Mohammad Hafizee bin Md Hashim
Clerk, Information Resource Centre
Nur Suriawanie binti Muda
Research Officer, Faculty of Engineering
Angga Pratama bin Herman
Mohammad Khairul Anam bin Che Mat
Clerk, Centre for Student Internship, Mobility and
Adjunct Lectureship (CSIMAL)
Rozen Revilene Raymond
Research Assistant, Research & Innovation Office
Anis Nadilla binti Ahmad
Muhamad Azri bin Mustaffa
Executive, Registry
Atilia binti Bashardin
Muhammad Anas bin Khalid
Berihun Mamo Negash
Lecturer, Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum
Engineering
Muhammad Akmal bin Jamil
Al-Hafzan bin Abdullah Halim
Executive, Research & Innovation Office
Dezeree Difny Noris
Farhanah binti Sulaiman
Faris Syahmi bin Zakaria
Clerk, Information Resource Centre
Muhammad Azim bin Jamaluddin
Muhammad Fauzi bin Ahmad Salleh
Na Kai Lun
Sabariah Omer binti Omer Farouk
Executive, Student Support Services
Safiyah binti Pirmang
Sintayehu Mekuria Hailegiorgis
Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering
Siti Rofidah binti Saud
Clerk, Finance and Asset Management Department
Subhash Kamal
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering
Tan Siok Kee
Taslima Khanam
Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering
Hamdan bin Ya
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering
Noor Ilyana binti Ismail
Engineering
Ibrahim bin Ahmad
Noraz Al-Khairi bin Noran
Wan Zaireen binti Wan Mohamed
Executive, Finance and Asset Management
Lai Chan Yet
Nur Adli bin Wook
Yasmin binti Rosli
Lim Eu Shawn
Nur Asyraf binti Md Akhir
Engineering
Yiin Chung Loong
Visit by Iraqi Local Content Committee
“Kuliah Maghrib Sirah Pengorbanan Zaman Nabi”
by Ustaz Wan Kamal
25-27 “Jalan-Jalan Cari Ilmu” in conjunction with 13th
UTP Convocation
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UTP RUN 2013
Convocation Dinner 2013
Launch of Solar Field Testing Facility
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UTP 13th Convocation Ceremony
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Visit by SMK Wira Jaya, Ipoh, Perak
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Visit by SMK Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak
18-19 Research University Site Audit
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MoU Signing Ceremony between Universiti
Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) & Forest Research
Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Engagement with Shell Malaysia Chairman and
Leaders
22-24 Pre Internship & Pre Employment Programme
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The Great Gender Debate 2013
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Meeting between Turkmenistan Ambassador in
Malaysia and UTP Vice Chancellor
November 2013
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18-22
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Maryam Hasanah binti Abd Hamid
Wan Madihah binti W Abdul Rahman Jauhari
Executive, Corporate Services
diary | oct – dec 2013
October 2013
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Ceramah Perdana “Dakwah & Remaja” by Imam
Muda Hassan
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One Day Joint Visit – PETRONAS Management
Unit (PMU) and Petrosains (PSCs/RSCs)
8-10 Technical Visit by CPUT, South Africa to Petroleum
Engineering Department
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Awareness Talk for School Children
Visit by Sekolah Menengah Agama Setiu,
Terengganu Darul Iman
11-13 UTP Deputy Vice Chancellor Student Affairs and
Alumni Football Challenge Trophy
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Program Ibadah Qurban & Aqiqah 2013
Visit by Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan
Muhibbah, Sungai Siput (U), Perak Darul Ridzuan
17-20 Larian Semarak Kemerdekaan
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Visit by Razak School of Engineering and
Advanced Technology, UTM, Kuala Lumpur
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UTP CONVORIDE 2013
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Visit by SK Seri Selamat, Sitiawan, Perak
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Visit by Foundation of Islamic Culture for Education
and Development (FICED) Centre, Thailand
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ACADREX 2013 Innovation Forum
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Konsert Amal by Opick & Izzatul Islam
Visit by SK Toh Indera Wangsa Ahmad, Batu
Gajah, Perak
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Visit by Koperasi USM Bhd
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Seminar on Cyber Security by Mr Darin Anderson,
CEO Cyber United, USA
15-17 Students Talent Enrichment Programme
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Proactive Leadership Programme (PROLEAD
2013)
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EduSpec Junior Robothon 2013 (National Finals)
December 2013
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Menggapai Impian 2013
Visit by Petrofac
Khemah Ibadah Cuti Sekolah 2013
Seminar by AP Dr M. Talal Simim, Umm Al-Qura
University, Saudi Arabia
PETRONITA ‘HEBAT’ Kids Programme: Creative Art
therapy in Enhancing Self Potential in Child
PETRONITA Car Boot Sale
Visit by Oil and Gas Services Division, Malaysian
Investment Development Auority (MIDA)
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Highlights
Alumni Award for Best Research at
UTP’s 13th Convocation Ceremony
YBhg Tan Sri Sidek Hassan, Pro Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi
PETRONAS (UTP) and Chairman of PETRONAS presented Alumni
Award for Best Research to Muhammad Farooq from Chemical
Engineering Programme for Doctor of Philosophy category and
to Jawad Humayun from Electrical and Electronic Engineering for
Master’s category, at UTP’s 13th Convocation on 27 October 2013.
Alumni contributed the awards in support and recognition for creativity
and innovation amongst the scholars. At the same ceremony, YBhg
Tan Sri Sidek also conferred doctoral, masters and bachelors degrees
to 1147 students.
Out of the 1147 students, 157 are postgraduate students from
Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Information Technology, Process
Integration, Asset Management & Maintenance, Electronic Systems
Engineering, Petroleum Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering.
The remaining 990 students were undergraduates from various
programmes namely Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Information and Communication Technology, Business Information
Systems, Petroleum Engineering and Petroleum Geoscience.
Speaking at the occasion, YBhg Tan Sri Sidek reminded the graduates
that convocation is not the end of their relationship with UTP, but
the beginning of a new one. YBhg Tan Sri Sidek also mentioned that
every graduate owes the alma-mater for what they are today. Thus,
graduates should preserve their bond with the university and give
back to their alma mater by actively contributing towards making the
University a better place to seek knowledge.
YBhg Tan Sri Sidek further added that as graduates, they will always
be associated with UTP. Hence, it is their responsibility to ensure their
actions at the workplace safeguard and further enhance the reputation
of the UTP brand.
On another note, YBhg Tan Sri Sidek stated that as one of the
institutions of higher education focused on engineering and technology,
UTP needs to continually monitor the challenges ahead and reassess
its role in order to remain competitive and relevant in the fast evolving
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national education sector. Efforts to upgrade the research activities
must be implemented so that UTP can continue its meaningful
research contribution to the national economic development and
attract the best talent and institutions for collaboration.
This year’s Chancellor Awards were presented to Lee Hsiu Eik
(Civil Engineering Programme) for Gold, Siti Noor Ashikin Mustaffa
(Petroleum Geoscience Programme) for Silver and Yong Jenn
(Chemical Engineering Programme) for Bronze. Other award recipients
included Nguyen Thi Hoai Vy from Chemical Engineering Programme
for Best International Undergraduate Student Award.
In conjunction with the convocation ceremony, various events were
organised.
Academic & Research Exhibition (ACADREX) is an event that
features UTP’s academic exhibition and innovation forum. One of
the main highlights of ACADREX 2013 was competitions that were
held from 25 – 26 October 2013. The competitions were divided
into 3 categories namely Primary School, Secondary School and
Family. These competitions had attracted participants from various
schools and surrounding community in Perak. They were organised
with the objectives of inculcating a culture of innovation amongst
young Malaysians in line with UTP’s vision of becoming a Leader in
Technology Education & Centre for Creativity & Innovation.
Saturday, 26 October 2013 also saw the launching of Solar
Field Testing Facility at UTP Centre of Innovative Nanostructures
& Nanodevices (COINN). This facility would allow for real-time
performance measurement of Solar PV in real solar conditions to
be conducted. The establishment of this facility is timely as the
researchers are now moving towards developing building-integrated
PV (BIPV) in the form of power generating windows in the initiative
towards up-scaling the prototype to near ready for commercialisation.
UTP and its Students Representative Council also organised its annual
event, the ConvoFair at its campus in Bandar Seri Iskandar from 25
October to 27 October 2013, featuring various activities that included
paintball, kayak and performances by local popular artistes such as
Hyper Act and Forteen.
Collaboration
Promoting Sustainable
Forest Management
with FRIM
UTP signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Forest
Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) to collaborate in promoting
sustainable forest management (SFM) and optimal use of forest
resources through the application of knowledge and technology,
generated through scientific research and development activities.
The signing ceremony was formalised between UTP Vice Chancellor,
Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hj. Hashim and FRIM Director General, Dato’
Dr Abd Latif Mohmod. Also present as witnesses were UTP Chief
Financial Officer, En. Hasbullah Hj Ihsan and FRIM Senior Research
Officer, Forest Biodiversity Division, Dr Lillian Chua.
The signing of this MOU was another important milestone for UTP’s
journey towards becoming a recognised higher learning institution.
The significant alliance with FRIM augured well towards the holistic
development of both parties and further helped UTP to remain relevant
to the industry and nation at large.
Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim said that, “Within UTP’s 1,000-acre campus
area, there exists four endangered tree species namely Vatica flavida
(resak padi), Shorea hemsleyana (cengal pasir daun besar), Shorea
macrantha (kepong hantu) and Aquilaria malaccensis (karas). These
four species have been touted as our nation’s heritage and FRIM
has been supporting us by coming in once a month to check on
these trees and at the same time, conserving them. Through this
collaboration, the university provides FRIM access to our forest areas
to conduct research activities and the findings will be shared with UTP
community in the future.”
Abdul Rahim also expressed hope that this initiative will help to
enhance the UTP campus community’s appreciation of the importance
of conserving threatened species and its habitats, and the benefits of
rehabilitating degraded sites.
Dato’ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod said this collaboration is in line with
FRIM’s mission to develop appropriate knowledge and technology for
conservation, management, development and use of forest resources;
and its pursuit of excellence in scientific R&D and technology transfer
in the forestry sector.
“Close to a century of R&D in forestry and forest products has allowed
FRIM to play a role in the protection and conservation of Malaysia’s
natural resources. This has considerably enhanced our capacity
to undertake sustainable management of our forest resources and
address national and global concerns with regards to biodiversity loss
and degradation of natural environments,” he said.
Abd Latif said plant conservation research in UTP began in 2007 when
FRIM initiated the search for the Critically Endangered dipterocarp
species, Dipterocarpus semivestitus (keruing padi) and this had led
to the discovery of the three other endangered species Vatica flavida
(resak padi), Shorea hemsleyana (cengal pasir daun besar), Shorea
macrantha (kepong hantu) in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sri
Iskandar campus and UTP campus in Tronoh.
“Continuing our efforts in saving rare and threatened tree species
is the discovery of 44 mature trees of Aquilaria malaccensis (karas)
between 2011 and 2013. Wild stocks of karas trees are heavily sought
after for its pricey agarwood or gaharu. Untouched populations are
hard to find, and it is gratifying to note that UTP has healthy and
undamaged trees in significant numbers. The secured campus ground
has ensured the safety of all tree populations,” he said.
Apart from the conservation of natural resources, he said FRIM’s
vast experience in rehabilitation of degraded areas is another area of
possible collaboration with UTP.
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Feature Story
Alumni’s significant
roles in nation building
Tuan Haji Mohd Noor Rosli
Baharom is an accomplished
educationist with 33 years
working experience in various
education sectors. After serving
Ministry of Education (MOE)
about 20 years, he joined UTP
in 1998 and has led Student
Affairs & Alumni since 2011.
He is passionate in developing
students and higher education.
His areas of expertise include
Education Planning, Curriculum
Development
&
Supervision,
Staff and Student Development,
Quality Assurance, Education
Management
and
language
teaching. He is a Management
Committee and Senate member
for UTP.
In research, Tuan Haji Mohd
Noor Rosli Baharom is the
Cluster
Leader
for
Social
Science, Centre of Biofuel and
Biochemical Research (CBBR)
Centre of Excellence (COE) in
the Green Technology Mission
Oriented Research (MOR). He is
also an avid sportsman and is a
qualified FIVB international coach
for volleyball. His other sports
passion is rugby.
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Tuan Haji Mohd Noor Rosli Baharom is UTP’s Deputy Vice Chancellor
(Student Affairs & Alumni). This exclusive interview explores his thoughts and
perspectives in engaging with the university’s alumni and the importance
of connecting in mind, spirit and soul to ensure sustainable relations.
He believes that alumni perpetuate the university’s legacy of excellence.
Universities have traditionally reached out to their alumni in various ways. Some with huge and
sustainable success but most soldiered on with lackluster results. But over the years the demands
and expectations on and from alumni changed. It has become a challenge to convert graduates into
active alumni. Tuan Haji Mohd Noor Rosli said that “...at UTP we explore all forms of communication
to connect with our alumni including facebook which now has 3,535 members. The question is how
much do new “likes” and “follows” translate in engaging them to visit the campus, follow our news and
share their views and ideas with us?” LinkedIn is another powerful tool that has connected many alumni
members currently, 2,485 Alumni are on LinkedIn.
While not over-ruling the power of virtual tools, he said thus far, the far more traditional face-to-face
interaction has yielded the desired impacts. The annual homecoming held usually in conjunction with
the university’s convocation ceremony, seminars, workshops and charity events hosted by the local and
international chapters have drawn more and more alumni to “return” and give back to their alma mater.
He shared that to date the University has in its database 9,896 names from the total number of 10,600
who graduated since the first convocation in 2001. Of that number, 6,800 has registered with UTP
Alumni Association worldwide. And the number keeps growing every day.
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) was established with the intention of producing a pipeline of
professional talent for the oil and gas industry for PETRONAS and other related national and international
corporations. After more than 15 years since its inception, the University has been successful in
meeting the demands of the industry. 60% of the graduates entered oil, gas and petroleum industry
with renowned brands like SHELL, Exxon-Mobil, Halliburton, Schlumberger, Technip and Baker Hughes
(to name a few) apart from PETRONAS. Others joined related engineering and technology giants like
HUAWEI, LG, Motorola, Proton, INTEL and others. Malaysia’s automotive industry players like Proton
for example preferred graduates trained at UTP. Many UTP alumni have also carved illustrious careers
in financial sectors, consultancy firms, insurance and specialist service providers. Some Alumni are also
successful entrepreneurs managing their lucrative businesses.
Feature Story
Many of our graduates have steadily climbed the corporate ladder, worldwide. One of our
illustrious and successful alumnus is Paul Adong Bet Dang, who is now the managing director
of Nile Petroleum Corporation (NilePet) in the Republic of South Sudan. He is not only respected
for his technical competency but most importantly his leadership. And on that, Tuan Haji Mohd
Noor Rosli remarked is already a recognition on the University’s ability to produce leaders for
the industry and nation, a vision aspired by the University. There are many successful alumnus
who have made great impact in various organisations locally and internationally. They have now
reached strategic decision making levels and also able to influence direction of industry and
national development. Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli strongly believes UTP Alumni is now in a
position to be the shakers and movers of industry and national building.
With alumni members peppering the globe, the sky is the limit for the University to collaborate with
the alumni to undertake initiatives and projects that would bring good to the world. Already there
have been CSR and community programmes organised in South Sudan, Cambodia, Vietnam
and Thailand especially focussing on education and in triggering interests for children to take up
science and technology interest in their studies.
The University understands that our graduates have different priorities as soon as they joined the
workforce. They are more focused on finding the right career fit, building a family and starting to
strengthen their economy. And so, throughout the years, UTP Alumni has only requested for the
members’ time, knowledge, experience and network.
But now with the inculcation of philanthropy culture through social engagement with alumni, the
stage is now set to tap the economic power of Alumni in providing financial assistance to the alma
mater. Recently there have been moves to encourage salary deductions but only amongst alumni
who are attached with PETRONAS and its subsidiaries as a start.
Tuan Haji Mohd Noor Rosli also said that he is proud that in the recent convocation ceremony,
UTP Alumni Association has come forward to join the University in recognising talents and efforts
in research by contributing the Alumni Award for Best Research both in the Doctor of Philosophy
and Masters categories.
Tuan Haji Mohd Noor Rosli believes that there are many more opportunities to explore in bringing
the alumni closer to home – its alma mater. Like any parent, the University does not expect any
return from its alumni. To keep them closer to the University’s heart namely, by engaging them
in the university’s activities, respecting their ideas, thoughts and input, and recognising their
contributions – the University hopes that together with the alumni – both can bring meaningful
impact in nation building and the world. The potential of this synergy is limitless.
TIPS ON ALUMNI MANAGEMENT
1. Build loyalty and sense of belonging from day one. UTP Alumni recruits associate members
amongst first year undergraduate students so that the relationship between students
and alumni can be developed and nurtured. All UTP students will become UTP Alumni
associate members and their status will be automatically transferred to full membership
upon graduation. As an associate member, UTP students are eligible to participate in
activities organised by the alumni for them.Ultimately, an associate member will be able to
enjoy great affiliation with successful alumni members in various industries worldwide.
2. At the onset of the relationship, do not burden the alumni members with financial
contribution because they are just starting their career and thus have different priorities and
commitment. Instead, ask for the alumni’s time, knowledge, expertise and opportunities to
bring meaningful change to the society and community.
3. Make it easy for alumni members to connect. If it is geographically challenging to gather
all, then have chapters or branches in the respective locations so that alumni can connect
in spirit and in soul.
4. Each alumnus carries the university’s DNA. The members are part of the legacy and they
can help shape the direction of the future. Engage them to help define the university’s
progress and strides.
5. Like any other parents, never demand their “return” but instead nurture them so that they
understand the meaning of obligations and gratitude and cajole them to play an active part
in guiding their next generations.
About UTP Alumni
UTP Alumni Association (UTP Alumni)
was initiated by Universiti Teknologi
PETRONAS (UTP) as a means to
connect the graduates.
UTP Alumni International Chapters
UTP Alumni of Cambodia Chapter
UTP Alumni of Indonesia Chapter
UTP Alumni of Jogjakarta Chapter
UTP Alumni of Myanmar Chapter
UTP Alumni of Pakistan Chapter
UTP Alumni of South Africa Chapter
UTP Alumni of Sudan Chapter
UTP Alumni of Thailand Chapter
UTP Alumni of Turkmenistan Chapter
UTP Alumni of Vietnam Chapter
UTP Alumni Branches
UTP Alumni of Bintulu Branch
UTP Alumni of Johor Branch
UTP Alumni of Kerteh Branch
UTP Alumni of Kedah Branch
UTP Alumni of Kuala Lumpur Branch
UTP Alumni of Kota Bharu Branch
UTP Alumni of Kota Kinabalu Branch
UTP Alumni of Labuan Branch
UTP Alumni of Melaka Branch
UTP Alumni of Miri Branch
UTP Alumni of Pasir Gudang Branch
UTP Aumni of Perak Branch
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Achievements
Well-rounded faculty members and students
Academic faculty members and students at UTP have indeed embraced the culture of excellence by
scoring high in three different segments : research and innovation, sports and performing arts.
International Invention Organisations recognised
UTP’s talents and innovation
These achievements have evinced UTP’s commitment in research,
development and innovation in line with its aspiration to be a reputable
research university.
Full details of UTP’s achievements in BIS and iENA are as below:
British Invention Show (BIS) 23 – 26 October 2013
Researchers
Innovation
Award
1. Mohd Azman Zakariya
Cylindrical DRA Antenna Array for
WLAN
Gold (Special
Award: Double
Gold)
2. AP Ahmad Mustafa Hashim
Interlocking Concrete Unit V (ICU-V)
Gold (Special
Award: Platinum
Award)
3. Mohd Azman Zakariya
WLAN Curve Reflector DRA Antenna
Gold
4. AP Dr Faiz Ahmad
Hybrid Composite Drain Grating Cover
Gold
At the British Invention Show (BIS), United Kingdom, UTP won all
awards, with 8 gold, 2 silver medals and 2 Special Awards.
5. AP Dr Faiz Ahmad
Nano Composite Heat Dissipater
Gold
6. AP Dr Dayang Rohaya
Awang Rambli
Mobile Augmented Reality Playbook
Gold
Associate Professor (AP) Dr Faiz Ahmad, Mohd Azman Zakariya,
Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Mustafa Hashim, Associate Professor
Dr Dayang Rohaya Awang Rambli and Associate Professor Dr Nasir
Shafiq won eight gold medals. Mohd Azman also won a special
double gold award through his invention (ICU-V) invention.
7. AP Dr Nasir Shafiq
GLUSTEEL-Structure
Gold
8. AP Dr Nasir Shafiq
NANO-SIO2@SBA
Gold
9. Ahmad Mustafa Hashim
Engineered Mangrove Planting
Scheme
Silver
10. AP Dr Dayang Rohaya
Awang Rambli
Augmented Reality Science Workbook
Silver
BIS is a platform for innovators to develop new business opportunities
by bringing together innovation and enterprise, investors and inventors,
designers and manufacturers alongside associated services. For
2013, it received participation from 15 countries.
UTP’s participation in another similar invention show the International
Trade Fair, Ideas, Inventions and New Products Exhibition (iENA 2013)
in Nuremberg, Germany also resulted in tremendous success when it
won 1 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals.
The two silver medals at BIS were earned by Professor Abdul
Rashid Abdul Aziz’s innovations, Multi Frequency Vibration Energy
Generator (M-FREQ VIBER) and Free Piston Linear Generator (FPLG)
Using Waste Heat. Both innovations also received the International
Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) – Laurel Wreath Award for
Green Invention.
This year’s iENA attracted participation from over 700 individual
inventions from 32 countries. This impressively reflected the creativity
and wealth of ideas of the inventors. Experts in the area of inventions
believe that many of the new products and inventions presented in this
exhibition have high commercial potential in the market.
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The International Trade Fair, Ideas, Inventions and New
Products Exhibition (iENA 2013) 31 October – 3 November 2013
Researchers
Innovation
Award
1. Prof Dr Norani Muti
Mohamed
Ammonia (NH3) Ionization-CNTs
Detector (ICD)
Gold
2. Prof Dr Abdul Rashid Abdul
Aziz
Multi Frequency Vibration Energy
Generator (M-FREQ VIBER)
3. Prof Dr Abdul Rashid Abdul
Aziz
Free Piston Linear Generator (FPLG)
Using Waste Heat
Silver (Special
Award: IFIA –
Laurel Wreath
Award for Green
Invention)
4. Dr Wong Peng Wen
Electronically Reconfigurable
Microwave Bandpass Filter
Silver
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Reconfigurable UWIT
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6. Prof Ir Dr Ahmad Fadzil
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MELCARE: Skin Melanin Pigment
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Bronze
7. Prof Ir Dr Ahmad Fadzil
Mohd Hani
HPD-ULCER: Healing Progression
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Power Generating Window Based
On Dye Solar Cell
Bronze
Achievements
Champion for the unprecedented 4th time!
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) emerged as the
overall champion in the International Student Sports
Carnival 2013 (ISSC) for an unprecedented fourth time
in a row after winning four gold, four silver and three
bronze medals.
Education Malaysia and Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). Its main
objective is to inculcate healthy and productive integration amongst
international students from various ethnicities and nationalities, as
well as with the local students of public and private higher learning
institutions. 1200 students from 22 public and private higher learning
institutions participated and competed in 19 games.
The gold medals came from Indoor Rowing Single (Female), Indoor
Rowing Relay (Female), Road Relay (Male) and Volleyball (Male).
Volleyball (Female), Road Relay (Female), Badminton (Mixed), Indoor
Rowing Double (Male), Indoor Rowing Double (Female), Netball and
Basketball (Female) contributed silver and bronze medals.
UTP’s contingent first win in ISSC was in 2010. With this year’s
achievement, they have proven once again that they are the best
athletes among institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.
This tournament was held at Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) from
28 November to 1 December 2013 and organised by the Ministry of
This achievement portrays that UTP has always encouraged its
students to develop their well-rounded attributes through various
co-curriculum activities besides academic excellence. UTP currently
hosts over 3,000 international students from about 60 countries.
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Achievements
Swaying away with awards at
the World Dance Festival
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Performing Arts Group (UPAG)
danced to victory at the 10th Cheonan World Dance Festival at
Cheonan Samgeori Park, Cheonan City, Korea when it won 3 awards
namely First Prize Award for Cheonan Folk Dance Competition
International Category, Best International Street Parade Award and Best Costume Award.
19 members from UTP Performing Arts Group (dancers) and 6
members from UTP Gamelan Group Sanggar Kirana (musicians)
represented Malaysia for this festival. This was the third time UPAG
represented Malaysia in this dance competition.
With the theme ‘Let’s Dance in Cheonan’, the event was organised
by Cheonan-SI, Cheonan Foundation for Arts and Culture, Ministry
of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign & Trade of South
Korea and FIDAF.
The main aim of this festival is to encourage and educate the
international community to appreciate international folk dance cultures.
It was participated by professional and national dance groups from
19 countries around the world which included the Czech Republic,
Poland, France, China, Taiwan, Russia, India, Indonesia, Singapore,
Mexico, Philippines, Guam, South Korea, Japan and Thailand.
All groups were required to compete in three categories of
performances namely the Folk Dance, Street Parade and Best Dancer.
For The Street Parade, each group was required to perform 3 dance
performances at twelve checkpoints, in a distance of 2.5km, at Seoul
and Cheonan.
From the 19 countries, only 9 countries were shortlisted for the closing
night performance. They were UPAG Malaysia, Singapore, Russia,
Indonesia (two groups), Philippines, Czech Republic, France, Poland
and Mexico.
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UPAG had benefited tremendously by participating in this culturally
enriching international dance festival. Firstly, the group had learned
and acquired new knowledge and skills in various dance techniques
and stage management. Secondly, they had established smart
relationships and networking with professional cultural groups. Thirdly,
UPAG had successfully managed to promote Malaysian traditional
dance and culture at international level. Finally and most importantly,
the team had demonstrated that they are indeed well-rounded
engineering and technology students, who not only excel in their
academics but in arts and culture as well.
CSR
UTP brings relief to flood victims
UTP community including UTP Alumni showed their caring sides when
they donated nearly RM7,000 to the flood victims in the East Coast
of Malaysia. The donated funds were then used to purchase essential
items for the flood victims such as food, milk, mats, baby mattresses,
toiletries and hand sanitisers.
Apart from this, there were donations in-kind from UTP staff in the
form of baby milk, baby diapers, toiletries, medical supplies, towels,
new and used clothes, blankets and shoes/sandals. Used items were
sorted and only those that were in good condition were selected.
Some of UTP’s staff also bought these used clothes and the proceeds
were then used to purchase food items.
The donated goods for the flood victims were delivered and
unloaded at USJ 14, Selangor on 7 December 2013. They were then
transported on the same day by lorries to the flood victims at four
relief centres in Kuantan, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Tiga,
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Isap Murni, Kampung Bugis Beserah
and Kampung Permatang Badak.
UTP’s noble cause was also featured in TV Al-Hijrah and TV9.
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Events
Busy Campus
Eventhough UTP is located in a pristine and tranquil surrounding, the campus is everything
but quiet. The University sparked life with visitors, conferences, camps and competitions.
Ministry of Education completed
auditing for Research University
UTP underwent the final process of the Research
University auditing on 18 and 19 November 2013.
The auditors were from the Ministry of Education.
The journey towards attaining Research University
(RU) status requires collaborative efforts and strong
teamwork. Prior to the site audit, UTP has carried
out its own internal audit process which had shown
a good example of teamwork and amalgamation of
efforts from various departments.
Panel of Assessors for the Research University
evaluation team:
1.YBhg Dato’ Prof Emeritus Dr Muhamad bin Yahaya
2.YBhg Dato’ Prof Dr Mohamed Isa bin Abdul Majid
3.YBhg Dato’ Prof Emeritius Dr Md Ikram bin
Mohd Said
4.YBhg Prof Dr Awalludin bin Mohamed Shaharoun
5.YBhg Prof Dr Mohd Adzir bin Mahdi
6.YBhg Prof Ir Megat Johari bin Megat Mohd Noor
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Events
Menggapai Impian
reached to 60
Orphans
As a responsible corporate citizen that strives to give back and make
a meaningful difference in the lives of others, UTP reached out to 60
less underprivileged children in Ipoh, Perak through its Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, Menggapai Impian.
Year
No of
Children
Orphanages
Now in its seventh year, Menggapai Impian is the university’s signature
annual CSR programme with the aim of providing the underprivileged
children (primary and secondary students) a head start in their
education and better learning experience.
2007
61
Pusat Jagaan Anak-Anak Yatim & Miskin Nurul Iman, Ipoh, Perak
2008
56
Praise Home, Ipoh, Perak
The event also benefits UTP’s staff as one of the ways to uphold the
spirit of sharing and giving to those in need.
2009
104
2010
70
With this CSR, UTP staff volunteer to sponsor a minimum of RM150
for one child. Each child will be given basic school necessities in the
form of school uniforms, bags, shoes and stationery for the new
school term.
For this programme, children are selected from different races of
different orphanages from various districts in Perak. This year, 60
children were selected from three orphanages namely Pertubuhan
Kebajikan Kasih Nurul Iman Negeri Perak, Pertubuhan Kebajikan
Harapan Baru, Ipoh and Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak Yatim Anugerah
Istimewa, Ipoh.
Apart from receiving school supplies, each child also received cash
donation of RM100 (in the form of Bank Rakyat Saving Accounts
Book) from actress, Cik Siti Saleha Mohd Baharum. UTP Alumni
Association also contributed RM1,000 to each orphanage.
Rumah Kanak-Kanak Sultan Abdul Aziz, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Rumah Anak-anak Yatim Maahad Tahfiz Al Taufi Qiah, Kg. Boyan,
Taiping, Perak
Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak-anak Yatim Dan Warga Miskin Bait
Al-Amin, Parit, Perak
Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Precious Gift Home, Ipoh,
Perak
Rumah Nur Kasih, Bota, Perak
Rumah Nur Kasih, Air Tawar, Perak
Salvation Army Jalan Kampar, Ipoh, Perak
Salvation Army Tambun, Ipoh
2011
57
Asrama Anak-anak Yatim Darus Salam, Tambun, Ipoh
Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Yatim Rumah Wawasan, Manjung
Pusat Jagaan Diamond Hope, Ayer Tawar
2012
116
Asrama Anak Yatim & Warga Miskin Budi Mulia Nurul Huda, Chemor
Pertubuhan Badan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Darus Salam, Sungai
Rapat, Ipoh
Pusat Jagaan Pertubuhan Pengurusan Anak-Anak Yatim & Miskin
Anning, Ampang, Ipoh
Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Good Shepard, Buntong, Ipoh
Since its commencement in 2007, this programme has benefitted 464
children from 17 orphanages.
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Events
UTP organised the Regional
Conference on Student
Activism (RECONSA 2013)
UTP organised the Regional Conference on Student Activism
(RECONSA 2013) on 16-17 November 2013.
Themed, Embracing Volunteerism, this conference was held with the
objectives of:
• Enriching and creating a conscious society that practices
volunteerism in a right and comprehensive manner.
• Reinforcing the concept of well-rounded students who excel in
academics while actively participating in voluntary activities and
contributing to society
• Providing a platform for students to think critically and creatively
in presenting their ideas and interacting with others from different
backgrounds.
The two keynote speakers, Hasanain Juaini, a known figure in
volunteerism field and Edmond Yap, the Founder of EduNation and
eight presenters were able to provide interesting insights to all the 200
students from various universities who attended this 2-day conference.
Young Programmers Camp 2013 (YPC13) Codes the Future
On 21 and 22 September 2013, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)
organised the Young Programmers Camp 2013: Coding The Future
(YPC2013) for students to further explore the world of technology in a
more interactive, fun and upbeat way.
YPC13 is the university’s community-outreach project concentrating
on secondary school students in UTP’s surrounding vicinity. For this
project, the students were selected from SMK Ahmad Boestamam,
Sitiawan and SMK Seri Iskandar, Bota. The two-day camp was
organised by Syntech Organisation, UTP’s students IT club, and
supported by Faculty of Science and Information Technology (FSIT)
UTP.
The objectives of this programme are to stimulate students’ creativity
and innovation in IT as well as to promote UTP academic programmes
to secondary students, namely Information & Communication
Technology and Business Information Systems. The students
were taught internet programming, commonly known as website
development.
Although many languages are used to generate a functional website,
the students were only exposed to the core languages, which are
the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheet
(CSS), to make it easier for them to understand how a website is
built. The module is based on an online learning platform, a website
dedicated to teach people, especially beginners how to code.
Other activities were also carried out during the camp. In addition
to addressing and enhancing the students’ creative-thinking and
problem-solving aptitudes, these activities were designed to exercise
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and train the students’ soft skills such as leadership, team-work,
communication, listening skills.
All the activities were coordinated by UTP students with the assistance
from 20 Information Technology (IT) students from Kolej Universiti
Sultan Azlan Shah (KUISAS), Kuala Kangsar. At the end of the event,
a competition on web development was conducted to test students’
understanding and encourage them to be competent students.
Events
Eduspec Junior
Robothon National
Finals
UTP hosted the Eduspec Junior Robothon National Finals on 17
November 2013. The theme of the 8th season robotics game was
“Better City Better Life”. 600 students from 40 different schools from
all over Malaysia participated in this event.
This competition is one of the largest and fastest growing educational
and competitive robotics programmes in Malaysia. Participants
performed with outstanding efforts as they competed aggressively
against opposing teams. Each team was given the same amount
of time to complete a certain task. The demands for students to
collaborate as they challenged against other schools and tested their
critical thinking skills were essential for this competition.
“We realise the importance of IT literacy for 21st Century Learners,
because IT literacy facilitates learning. Thus, it is important to introduce
a programme that has industrial relevance, a well-planned syllabus
with a good blend of content, pedagogical and technical knowledge.”
Said Lim En Hong, group CEO of Eduspec Holdings Bhd.
It is a common objective to develop different methodologies to attract
and maintain student interest during class while keeping in mind the
intellectual dimension of the experience. The learning-by-making
model appears as an acceptable method of reaching this objective.
It is a smart and amazing learning methodology. Robotic learning has
shown effective results as it has drawn many students interest and
kept them engaged in effective learning. This competition served as
a great platform for students to exchange their skills and display their
sportsmanship.
Eduspec Junior Robothon is a technological and educational
competition event. It provides an applied Information Technology &
Science platform for the children, to inspire creativity and encourage
team spirit as they strive for success and honour.
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Highlight
Yayasan UTP raised RM500,000
at Charity Golf 2013
Yayasan UTP raised nearly RM500,000 at the YUTP
Charity Golf 2013 held on 12 October 2013 at Kelab
Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (KGSAAS), Shah Alam
Selangor.
The event was organised in conjunction with UTP 13th Convocation
ceremony and graced by the presence of UTP Pro-Chancellor and
PETRONAS Chairman, YBhg Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, UTP Vice
Chancellor, Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim and PETRONAS top
management personnel.
Some 80 golfers from the industry such as Exxon Mobil Exploration
and Production Malaysia Inc., Dialog Group Berhad, Deleum
Berhad, Halliburton, Baker Hughes and Bredero Shaw (M) Sdn Bhd
participated in the event.
The charity golf event was held to raise funds for Yayasan UTP Bursary.
The funds will then be awarded to deserving students to support
their studies at the university. Currently, 40% of UTP undergraduate
students depend upon loans from various agencies for their studies
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and expenses at UTP. Yayasan UTP has until now, awarded bursaries
amounting to RM600,000 to an average of 100 students annually.
Established in 2007, Yayasan UTP’s main objective is to promote
and further the cause of education in Malaysia as well as to support
future development of UTP as an academic institution of excellence.
Apart from granting scholarship, funding from Yayasan UTP also helps
advance research and innovation initiatives and support development
activities related to the arts, sports and culture within the campus. All
contributions to Yayasan UTP are tax deductible.
The main sponsors of the charity golf were Bredero Shaw (M) Sdn Bhd
and Deleum Berhad, as each contributing RM25,000. Dialog Group
Berhad, Techsource Systems Sdn Bhd, Halliburton Energy Services
(M) Sdn Bhd, Makhostia Sdn Bhd, THHeavy Engineering Berhad and
PBJV Group Sdn Bhd contributed RM10,000 each, as did Talisman
and Murphy Sarawak Oil Co Ltd.
Meanwhile, the main donors for YUTP Bursaries were Geological
Society of Malaysia, which held the Petroleum Geoscience Conference
& Exhibition Committee (PGCE) 2013, with RM300,000 and Exxon
Mobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. with RM50,000.

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