Issue 53 January - March 2015

ISSUE 53 | JANUARY - MARCH 2015 | ISSN 1675-2023
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS
UTPquarterly
International
Collaboration
With the implementation of the Thinking
Skills Assessment (TSA) and Cambridge
Personal Styles Questionnaire ® (CPSQ),
UTP continues to up its ante in its pursuit
to admit the best of students to produce
the best of graduates. More on Page 6
A team-up with Australian universities for
innovation and the sharing of ideas and
knowledge strengthens UTP’s position on
the global map of educational and research
excellence. More on Page 8
contents
Feature Story
2
Around Campus
4
What’s Happening
5
Achievements
6
Should We Do This Or Should
We Do That? An Insight Into
Teaching Methods
A Boost For UTP Software
Caring For Community
Raising The Bar For Applicants
Achievements
What’s Happening 8
Around Campus 9
Around Campus 10
Increasing Its Cache Of
Collaboration Down Under
Upskilling Our Technology
Graduates
All Set For Tapestry Of Colours
Around Campus 11
Around Campus 12
New Staff On Board 14
Islamic Treatment Mobile
Application Launched
Successfully
Engagement with Industry
Welcome Aboard
7
Awards
editorial team
Advisor
Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hj Hashim
Editor
Tajul Ariffin Shamsuddin
Editor-In-Chief
Shamsina Shaharun
Staff Writer
Suhaila Sharaini
Photographers
Khalid Asyril Ismail
Mohd Hazrin Ismail
Circulation
Azfulredza Abdul Aziz
Hafizah Hamzah
Message from the VC
The year 2015 is well into its second quarter and UTP
continues to stride confidently into the future.
As we make our way forward, we continue to improve our
standing both locally and internationally as an institution
of higher education of excellent quality.
We are delighted to be able to say that 2014 ended on
a high note and 2015 was ushered in with even more
accomplishments. On the international education stage, we
were the proud recipients of the QS Five-star rating for five
areas of consideration - employability, facilities, inclusiveness,
innovation and internationalisation - which gained us coveted
international recognition.
Maintaining our position in the World’s top 200 for
our Chemical Engineering Programme (QS World
University Ranking by Subject 2015), we also clinched
a position for three new subjects, Electrical & Electronic
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer
Science & Information Systems.
Our participation in these rating and ranking
initiatives enables us to evaluate our strengths and
weaknesses for further improvement. Our success in
being ranked and internationally recognised boosts
our credibility and reputation. And here we must
thank all our staff as the success of UTP is theirs.
We are almost at the halfway point of 2015. These
past months have seen much collaboration and
strategic partnerships formed between UTP and
other institutions of higher learning as well as with
companies and big industry players.
Believing firmly in the adage that a job shared is
always a burden halved, we have always sought
opportunities to work with industry players and
other establishments in our effort to produce the
best and to be the best. And so we move forward,
in the hope that these plans will bear much fruit
and take us to greater heights with the help and
support of all our staff and students.
Finally, as you can see, we have also revamped
our Quarterly newsletter. The more vibrant colours,
bold approach and reorganisation of content
are in line with our direction as a university
which is contemporary and forward thinking.
We have of course maintained its collection
of good news, engaging personalities and
pictorial features and the happenings in our
campus. We hope you like our new look
as much as we do!
Do This
Do That?
Should We
Should We
OR
An Insight Into Teaching Methods
Is it better to stand in front of the
class and talk for one whole hour
non-stop or walk in and just run
a series of slides, and let them
speak for themselves, silent movie
style?
attention, then he can teach his
lesson,”CETaL is actively looking
into how UTP’s lecturers can
improve teaching , an effort that
would then naturally lead to
better learning.
Should we just start the lecture
by asking one thought-provoking
question and allow the students
to conjure up answers or give a
test to see what they know about
the matter at hand?
Dr Mohammad Tazli Azizan who
heads the centre said,”we have
come to realise that the old school
way of just standing up front and
giving a one-sided lecture may
no longer be effective in today’s
environment.”
Then again, should we write a
long series of notes on the board
or drop little nuggets to create
curiosity so they will seek out the
knowledge themselves?
Interesting questions...and
questions that are being pondered
upon by UTP’s Centre for Teaching
and Learning (CETaL).
Taking its cue from historian,
scholar and author John Henrik
Clarke who said that “a good
teacher, like a good entertainer
first must hold his audience’s
“In today’s 21st century, the
way we learn has changed
dramatically and the concept
of learning is now also closely
intertwined with the creation of
knowledge.”
Therefore,
as much
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to as
a CETaL
society of
is researching methods and the
thinkers
and,
knowledge
effective
delivery of
knowledge
as
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who
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implement
an
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of higher
UTP
is also functioning
as the
changes
for the betterment
creator of knowledge in this area;
of all...”
and its various other research
activities as well. Dr Mohammad Tazli
A Two-pronged Approach
CETaL is divided into two focus areas
(i) Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
(ii) Enabling Technologies
SoTL is a scholarly inquiry into
student learning that advances
the practices of teaching. It is a
systematic ad intentional research
that focusses on enhancing the
student’s learning approach with
research personnel collecting and
analysing direct and indirect
evidences of student learning.
Ultimately the goal is practical
and applicable knowledge which
is publicly shared to help others
learn.
“This is effectively classroombased research in a move towards
student-centric learning,”explains
Dr Subarna Sivapalan, a senior
lecturer who is working with
CETaL. “This is where we analyse
the delivery of the lecturer and
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the reception of the students and
their retention levels.”
Through this, new strategies to
better engage the student can be
formulated and designed.
“Meanwhile
Enabling
Technologies, is an area that
deals with the application of
technology to facilitate learning
encompassing infrastructure and
internet access.
The development of incubators to
test and evaluate the use of stateof-the-art technology in teaching
and learning, the optimisation
of content development, and
the innovation of assessment
technology also come under our
purview.”
“A good teacher,
like a good
entertainer
first must hold
his audience’s
attention, then
he can teach his
lesson”
Feature Story
What’s In It...For Everyone
Being a two-way street, teaching
and learning obviously requires
the participation of both the
teacher and the student, i.e. the
lecturer and the undergraduate
in this case, if you will.
And while the immediate positive
change is a more interactive
lesson in the classroom, as more
research, findings, solutions and
strategies come out of CETaL,
the benefits reach out to not
only the students and the
lecturers, but also to UTP as an
educational facility. Ultimately,
it encompasses the general
community as the students are
absorbed into the framework of
society.
The students of course are the
frontline beneficiaries as their
learning will be enhanced and
knowledge better understood.
This after all, is what a university
is all about. Subsequently, the
academic staff will be better
equipped to do their job as there
would be better understanding of
students’needs, learning modes
and retention capacity.
So far...
CETaL has started working on
several projects, all of which have
shown promising results.
“These projects not only draw
in the participation of both the
lecturers (as the researchers) and
the students (as the subjects);
they also include support staff.
It is a coming together of those
who teach to share information
and discuss new ideas, in
communities of practice,” says
Dr Mohammad Tazli.
With the students playing a role
as well, they also become the
recipients and the entire project
makes way for more interactive
learning which is beneficial for
both the lecturer and student.
“And although UTP students are
top-of the pile applicants, it is
our role to create and adopt the
best practices possible while also
falling in line with the Malaysian
Education Blueprint 2015 - 2025
which was introduced in April.”
As a relatively new endeavour
officially established in October
2014, the activities of CETaL this
year will also see the creation
of more awareness among the
academic staff and to engage
the active participation of more
lecturers. Because in this, it is
certainly a case of “the more
the merrier,” as the more varied
the findings and approaches,
the better the ultimate
recommendations.
CETaL is also looking to attract
more staff to add to its current
group of associates which
number stands at almost 100,
as well as more non-academic
support staff as affiliate members.
As for funding, the RM750,000
grant which CETaL has received
from Yayasan UTP will be
disbursed to researchers this year
for SoTL work. These funds will
enable them to carry out work
within the classroom towards
the innovation of teaching. The
findings and results will then be
later shared to benefit the public.
Having stated the obvious, we
move on to the fact that the
academicians involved in this
endeavour have the opportunity
to create and innovate, and
possibly publish their work.
Now for UTP itself, the obvious
would be recognition - both
locally and internationally - for
a job- well-done and in creating
a database for others to learn
from. And possibly, a QS 5-star
rating in Teaching to add to
the five 5-star commendations
already in hand for employability,
internationalisation, facilities,
innovation and inclusiveness
It is undoubtedly vital that we
move away from the spoon
feeding technique as spoonfeeding will only teach them the
shape of the spoon.
We must lead students to think
for themselves. What we want
are people who are curious,
those who seek knowledge for
knowledge’s sake as well as for
the application of skills.
It is our goal to nurture a love
for lifelong learning, to mould
our students to become critical
thinkers, truth-seekers and agents
of change.
The art of teaching then, is the
art of assisting discovery and a
continued development effort in
the spirit of kaizen.
“CETaL to lead the
way to innovating
teaching methods and
to enhance the learning
experience of students.”
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Around Campus
UK engineering company Petroleum
Experts Limited generously gives UTP
RM6.86million worth of academic
licenses for software
A Boost For
UTP Software
Petroleum Experts Limited, an
engineering company based
in the United Kingdom, has
donated academic licenses for
its software worth £1.27 million
(approximately RM6.86 million)
to Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
(UTP).
Specially targeted for the Faulty
of Geoscience and Petroleum
Engineering, access to this
software will greatly benefit our
students, increasing proficiency
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and skills while equipping them
with a competitive advantage
when they enter the workforce.
This software comprises a suite of
tools that include GAP (Multiphase
Network Optimisation), PROSPER
(Well Modelling and Design)
and MBAL (Reservoir Analytical
Simulation), among others, and
is generically known as Integrated
Production Modelling (IPM).
It is the industry standard for
integrated field modelling and
production optimisation and
is currently used by the oil and
gas industry to dynamically
model oil reservoirs, production
and injection wells and surface
pipeline networks as an integrated
production system.
For more details
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What’s Happening
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Caring For The
Community
With an open heart,
staff and students give
generously in cash and
kind to ease the burdens
of flood victims in central
Perak and the East coast.
A collection hat passed around
staff, students and alumni raised
some RM70,000 in cash and kind
for the victims of the floods in
central Perak and the East coast.
While the money was used to
buy essential food items such as
rice, fish, vegetables and drinking
water, various items collected
such as blankets, clothes and
diapers were also distributed.
“As part of our continuous
CSR to reach out to the nearby
community, we are humbled to
be able to help our neighbours
in their time of need. As a
responsible corporate citizen, this
is also our way of inculcating the
culture of caring in our students, ”
said UTP Vice Chancellor, Datuk Ir
(Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim.
UTP is glad to share that some
1,000 staff and students also took
time to help clean up the affected
areas in Perak in SK Lambor
Kanan, SAR Rimba Raja Lambor
Kanan and the Teluk Bakong
Health Centre Lambor Kanan.
We also organised a heath talk
conducted by Dr Subramaniam
Suppiah from UTP Clinic on the
importance of self-hygiene during
and after the flood.
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Achievements
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Raising
The Bar For
Applicants
Creating history UTP became
the first university in Malaysia
to screen applicants for its
foundation and undergraduate
programmes using the Thinking
Skills Assessment (TSA) and
Cambridge Personal Styles
Questionnaire ® (CPSQ).
Assessing the student’s aptitude,
attitude and learning capacity,
these tests further enable UTP
to ensure that its commitment
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to quality is maintained and
strengthened in its pursuit to only
produce the best of graduates.
Priding itself on nurturing
students who are not only
technically competent but who
are also able to think critically
on their feet and are solution
oriented, the implementation of
this assessment is hand-in-glove
with UTP’s objective to produce
well-rounded graduates.
With the implementation of the Thinking
Skills Assessment (TSA) and Cambridge
Personal Styles Questionnaire ® (CPSQ),
UTP continues to up its ante in its pursuit
to admit the best of students to produce
the best of graduates.
The MOA with the University of
Cambridge’s Admissions Testing
Service (ATS) was signed in
January and the applicants for
May intake of students became
the pioneer batch to undergo this
assessment.
UTP Vice Chancellor, Datuk Ir
(Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim signed
the MOA on behalf of UTP, while
ATS University of Cambridge
was represented by its Director,
Mr Simon Beeston. The second
signatories were En Solihuddin
Ahmad Nasarudin, UTP Registrar
and ATS Assistant Director, Mr
Andy Chamberlain.
The ceremony was witnessed
by Education Minister II, Datuk
Seri Idris Jusoh. Also present at
the ceremony were PETRONAS
Chairman and UTP Pro Chancellor,
Tan Sri Sidek Hassan and
PETRONAS Senior Vice President,
Group Human Resource & Institute
of Technology PETRONAS Sdn
Bhd Chairman, Puan Raiha Azni
Abdul Rahman.
The ATS is part of Cambridge
Assessment, an international
exam group that designs and
delivers assessments to more
than 8 million learners in over
170 countries. Founded in 1858,
it is a non-profit department of
the University of Cambridge that
is committed to ensuring that
all its assessments are fair, are
underpinned by sound ethical
considerations and operate
according to the highest technical
standards.
I n i n co r p o ra t i n g t h e s e
assessments and standards, UTP
strengthens its commitment to
excellence and quality.
Achievements
Increasing Its
Cache Of Awards
Taking home
10 prestigious
awards at the
2015 Malaysia
Technology Expo
(MTE), UTP takes
another step closer
to recognition
as a worldclass research
university.
Striding surely and confidently,
UTP continues to follow the
yellow brick road towards its goal
of becoming an internationally
recognised research university
of excellence.
Adding to its credibility and
further showcasing its capacity
and capabilities, it snagged 10
awards at this year’s Malaysia
Technology Expo, an achievement
further compounded by the fact
that nine of its 10 entries were
award recipients.
The five Gold, two Silver and two
Bronze awards and one special
recognition commendation bear
witness to our continual progress
and advancement. These awards
also contribute to our resume of
inventions and innovations and
paves the way for commercial
opportunities for these new
products and ideas.
Being singled out from more
than 300 entries showcased at
this year’s annual expo is indeed
something to shout about.
A leading international invention
and innovation expo in the region,
MTE was first held in 2001 and
it recognises excellence in
innovation while providing a
platform for the introduction of
new products.
On our way to international
recognition, we are prolific in
our participation in exhibitions,
having taken part in 41 expos
and showcasing 552 entries.
More importantly, we have won
561 medals and special awards
to date, with more to come as
we strive for innovation and
creativity. Three cheers for UTP!
Our Awards for MTE 2015
For more details
www.utp.edu.my
Gold Medals
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
Stutter Manager - Dr Noreen Izza Arshad
Integrated Methyl Esters Blending System using Hydrodynamic Cavitation (IMeBS) - Assoc Prof Dr Suzana Yusup
Poseidon: Structural Health Monitoring System for Offshore Structures - Assoc Prof Ir Dr Mohd Shahir Liew
MobileApps Islamic Ruqyah Medication System (M-IRMS) - Dr Hanita Daud
Autistherapibot: A New Robotic Approach for Autistic Kids - Dr Norshuhani Zamin
Silver Medals
i. INSIGNE - Staff Locater Badge - Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Haris Md Khir
ii. MFolktales: Malay Folktales App (MFAC) - Assoc Prof Dr Wan Fatimah Wan Ahmad
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Bronze Medals
i. Slip-on Sprocket: Solution for the Global Farming Community - Assoc Prof Dr Ahmad Majdi Abd Rani
ii. Electro Power VEHS - Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Haris Md Khir
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What’s Happening
For more details
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Collaboration
Down Under
A team-up with Australian
universities for innovation and the
sharing of ideas and knowledge
strengthens UTP’s position on the
global map of educational and
research excellence.
Partnering with three leading
universities of Australia - Monash
University, the University of
Melbourne and the Federation
University of Victoria - UTP has
passed another milestone in its
journey through academia and
research .
M o n a s h U n i v e rs i t y wa s
represented by Professor Abid
Khan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
and Vice President (Global
Engagement), University of
Melbourne was represented
by Professor Sandra Kentish,
Head, Department of Chemical
and Biomolecular Engineering,
while Federation University
was represented by Dr Julien
Ugon, Research Fellow & Deputy
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Director, Centre for Informatics
and Applied Optimisation.
Re b e cca H a l l , D i re c to r,
International Education Unit
of Victorian State Government
of Australia and Puan Raiha
Azni Abdul Rahman, Senior
Vice President, Group Human
Resource PETRONAS & Chairman
of Institute of Technology
PETRONAS Sdn Bhd also signed
the MOU.
The ceremony was witnessed
by Deputy Minister of Education
I, Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching
and Australian Deputy High
Commissioner to Malaysia, Angela
McDonald.
UTP will collaborate with the three
Victorian universities in key areas
such as corrosion, ionic liquids,
shale gas, enhanced oil recovery,
biofuels and biochemical and
biomedical technology.
This high level collaboration
between the Malaysian and
Australian universities is facilitated
by the Victorian State Government
and will pave the way for the
institutions of higher learning to
develop long-term sustainable
relationships to support future
innovation.
UTP is already well into research
in the said key areas, with stateof-the-art facilities and expertise
in numerous areas.
In the area of corrosion research,
our multiphase flow loop is the
only one of its kind in Malaysia to
study corrosion in high-pressure,
high-temperature environments.
We also have a well- equipped
Ionic Liquid Research centre
that has been working with top
research institutions for the past
few years.
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M ea n w h i l e , b i o fu e l a n d
biochemical research receives
funding and support from
Mitsubishi and our Centre for
Intelligent Signal and Imaging
Research (CISIR) was recently
acknowledged as one of the
country’s National Higher
Institution Centre of Excellence.
As for biomedical technology, UTP
is jointly working in the area of
biomedical signal and imaging
on a joint brain-related project,
while in shale gas research, we
are looking into gas purification,
fracking technology and water
purification.
The current research being done
at UTP places UTP in an ideal
position for this partnership, with
much to offer in terms of expertise
and facilities. The collaboration
between the universities is
an opportunity to realise new
capacity to create innovative
approaches in oil and gas that
will impact the future of energy
systems.
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Upskilling
Our Technology Graduates
Ever mindful of its goal to ensure
that its graduates are among
the best in the market, UTP has
taken another significant step to
upscale and upskill its graduates
from its Business Information
Systems programme.
Programme will allow UTP
students to receive hands-on
experience with SAP HANA
(HAsso’s New Architecture), an
in-memory computing platform,
data analytics and other cloud
technologies.
A team-up with global technology
leader SAP will see the students
being exposed to software
systems which will give them an
added advantage in the business
world.
The agreement paves the way
for UTP to adapt and adopt UA
materials related to the latest SAP
technology in its undergraduate
courses.
This is because UTP has become
the first Malaysian university to
be part of the SAP University
Alliances (UA) programme which
comprises more than 2,000
universities, 8,000 professors and
4 million students worldwide.
Students will be able to take a
variety of open online courses to
learn about the latest technology
from SAP and will also have
access to the HANA Cloud
Platform where they can design
applications on the real-time inmemory computing platform.
This programme provides
members access to resources
from SAP, a market leader in
enterprise application software.
This entry into the SAP UA
These skills will greatly contribute
towards Malaysia’s goal to
become a high-income economy
with bright, young minds bringing
diversity and innovation to the
hyper-connected workplace of
the future.
Towards this end the SAP UA
programme is an ideal platform
to build and nurture talent and
those who have SAP certification
will be in great demand, while
commanding high salaries.
SAP, which has more than 282,000
customers in 190 countries,
designs software applications to
help run businesses in a variety
of industries in a simple and
effective manner. SAP has trained
some 5,000 students in Malaysia
and is looking at increasing this
figure to 3,000 per year from this
year on.
UTP Business
Information
Systems
graduates
will be better
positioned in
the job market
with exposure
to much
sought-after
SAP courses.
For more details
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All Set For
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Music and dance will take centre
stage at the Dewan Filharmonik
PETRONAS (DFP) on May 17th
2015 in Tapestry of Colours
presented by UTP students.
This concert will see more than
200 students putting aside
books and lectures for the night
as they showcase Malaysia and
international cultures to raise
funds for Yayasan UTP.
This will be the third fund-raising
concert, with the first held in 2010,
and it will feature award winning
local artist Siti Saleha, while
UTP Chancellor Tun Dr Mahathir
Mohamad and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah
Mohd Ali will grace the event as
well.
This colourful night will see
performances of the Sireh
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Around Campus
Pinang, The Ox Battles the Tiger,
the Mozambique Dance and the
Bhangra all under one roof.
The monies raised will be used to
fund scholarships for deserving
students, to support research
and innovation and for the
development of activities related
to arts, sports and culture within
UTP. It will also contribute towards
the administration requirements
of the university. Incidentally, all
donations towards Yayasan UTP
are tax deductible.
Tickets for the two concerts 3.00pm and 8.30pm - are available
via the DFP Box Office, online at
www.dfp.com.my or by phone at
603-2331 7007. Prices range from
RM30 to RM100.
Instead of
books and
lectures, UTP
students
will take to
the stage
come May
17th, 2015,
as they sing
and dance
in support of
Yayasan UTP.
Islamic Treatment
Mobile Application Launched Successfully
Faith has always been and
will always be a great healer.
Cognisant of this, UTP recently
launched a mobile application
that can be used to treat various
health problems through the
reading of the al-Quran and Hadis.
The Mobile Islamic Ruqyah
Medication System (M-IRMS),
which is the first in the world,
provided recordings of special
prayers and verses from the alQuran read personally by the
noted founder of the Islamic
medical centre, Darussyifa’, Datuk
Dr Haron Din. These verses and
prayers deal with various ailments
including general, physical and
spiritual health as well as mystical
disturbances.
Datuk Dr Haron said this
application had significant
potential to become a reference
point for the Muslim community
in Malaysia and other areas in
Southeast Asia that uses Malay as
a medium of instruction.
“We are also working on
translating the application into
the English language and this is
expected to be ready in the near
future,” he said.
The Mobile Islamic Ruqyah
Medication System (M-IRMS) is
the brainchild of Dr Hanita Daud
who heads the project at UTP. She
feels that the M-IRMS application
would enable the community to
seek faster and more accurate
treatment options by reading the
al-Quran and Hadis. The fact that
it had the full support from Datuk
Dr Haron who is a well-known
figure in Islamic treatment further
added to its relevance and value.
This application has won
several awards at national and
international levels. It recently
clinched a Gold medal at the
Malaysia Technology Expo.
It is available for download in both
Android and ISO systems for a
fee of RM5.
UTP clinches another
‘first’ with the launch of
the Mobile Islamic Ruqyah
Medication System
(M-IRMS).
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Engagement
with Industries
The objective of this
event is to give an
insight of career outlook
in the industry and job
opportunities available
besides identifying
the talented and
qualified candidates for
internship programmes.
Around Campus
Mr Arvind Sidhu,
Talent Acquisition and
Employer Branding
Lead for Schneider
Electric Malaysia.
Wong Kum Seng,
Technical Manager,
Drilling & Evaluation,
SEA Project Business
Development,
Baker Hughes
Fiona Yung,
Leadership Programs
Manager of GE Singapore
Patricia Luziana Wendah,
Recruitment & Talent
Management,
MMC Corporation
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Muhammad Muzil Mustakim,
The Complete Banker
Programme CIMB
TM
Amrael Nurman Abd Rahim,
Service Delivery Manager,
Schlumberger
Lokman Hakimi Jusoh,
Recruiting Manager,
Schlumberger
Candidates Attending
Interview Session For
Continental Corporation
Student Engagement
Programme With F1
Star Nico Rosberg
MERCEDES AMG
PETRONAS Formula
One Team
Steve Johnston,
Regional Development
Advisor (Wells)
Asia Pacific
Industrial Visit To
GE Aviation
Industrial Visit To
Hewlett Packard
New Staff on Board
46 new staff members joined us during the months
of January to March this year. We welcome our new
colleagues from both far and near and we wish you a
great journey with us here at UTP.
Welcome
Aboard
Afiqah Ainaa Radzali
Executive,
CETaL
Chew Thiam Leng
Senior Lecturer,
Faculty of Engineering
Fatmaneli Daman Huri
Clerk,
CSIMAL
Des Iskandar bin Ismail
Executive,
Faculty of Engineering
Norzat Nordin
Executive,
CSIMAL
Ezrann Zharif Zainal Abidin
Research Scientist,
Faculty of Engineering
Khairunnisa Khari Anwar
Admin Assistant,
Research & Innovation Office
Md Abdus Salam
Lecturer,
Faculty of Engineering
Magaret Sivapragasam
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Research & Innovation Office
Mohd Zulhilmi Paiz Ismadi
Lecturer,
Faculty of Engineering
Mas Irfan Purbawanto Hidayat
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Research & Innovation Office
Nor Erniza Mohammad Rozali
Lecturer,
Faculty of Engineering
Mohd Shafiq Saharuddin
Executive,
Research & Innovation Office
Noridah Osman
Lecturer,
Faculty of Engineering
Mojahid Sidahmed Mohammed
Salih Ahmed
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Research & Innovation Office
Shahrul Kamaruddin
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Engineering
Yasir Ibrahim Ali Yousif
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Research & Innovation Office
Yu Suyoung
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Research & Innovation Office
Abbas Azarpour Hassankiadeh
Senior Lecturer,
Research & Innovation Office
Abdul Rahim Othman
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Engineering
Airil Yasreen Mohd Yassin
Senior Lecturer,
Faculty of Engineering
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Faisal Zainal Abidin
Lecturer,
Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum
Engineering
Hafizah Ahmad Bakri
Research Scientist,
Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum
Engineering
Haylay Tsegab Gebretsadik
Research Scientist,
Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum
Engineering
Lo, Shyh-Zung
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum
Engineering
Maqsood Ahmad
Senior Lecturer,
Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum
Engineering
Muhammad Hafiz Ismail
Clerk,
Human Resource Management &
Administration
Muhammad Luqman bin Hasan
Lecturer,
Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum
Engineering
Nor Azlen Zamri
Clerk,
Information Resource Centre
Mumtaz Muhammad Shah
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum
Engineering
Ainil Fitrah Azemi
Admin Assistant,
Faculty of Science & Information
Technology
Lim Jun Wei
Senior Lecturer,
Faculty of Science & Information
Technology
Noraini Jamaludin
Lecturer,
Faculty of Science & Information
Technology
Suhaili Zakariah @ Zakaria
Senior Lecturer,
Faculty of Science & Information
Technology
Ariff Robbani Ahmad Azmi
Clerk,
Finance & Asset Management
Subhan Kamilullah Ahmad
Clerk,
Finance & Asset Management
Jasvinder Kaur Amar Singh
Executive,
Human Resource Management &
Administration
Luxmi Jesudian
Executive,
Human Resource Management &
Administration
Nursyafiqah Nadhirah
Kamarul Zaman
Technologist 1,
Information Technology &
Media Services
Anwarudin Abd Razak Thomas
Technologist 2,
Laboratory Facilities & Services
Mohd Hilmi Mohd Nor
Executive,
Laboratory Facilities & Services
Mohd Shahli Mohd Shek
Executive,
Laboratory Facilities & Services
Meor Mohammad Fahmy
Mior Hazali
Clerk,
Residential Village
Nur Farhanna Mohd Saifuddin
Zuhri
Clerk,
Residential Village
Nur Syafeqah Khairul Anwar
Clerk,
Strategic Alliance Office
Nor Amilia Aliani Mohd Amin
Clerk,
Transformation Office