UTM-IR (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Institutional Repository) has been ranked 282^nd place from a total list of 2693 repositories by the Webometrics Ranking Web of World Repositories according to the July 2016 World Rank listing. This places UTM-IR in 3^rd place in the Malaysia Country Rank listing.

The Webometrics Ranking Web of World Repositories is published twice a year.  Data are collected within the first week of January and July and are released to the public by the end of the month. The objective of the ranking is to promote Open Access Initiatives supporting the use of repositories for scientific evaluation purposes.

Calculations for the ranking have been subjected to a few changes compared to the previous calculation methodology as follows:

• Size: Total number of web pages by Google, excluding rich files. Weight: 10%
• Visibility. Obtained from combining the square root of the external in links and the number of their referred web domains according to the two major providers of link data: Majestic SEOand ahrefs. Weight: 25%
• Increased the sources of mentions that are now included in the Visibility indicator. Weight: 25%
• Rich files: Total number of PDF files from Google. Weight: 10%
• Scholar: Total number of items obtained from Google Scholar.Weight: 30%.

Sources:

http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/top_Inst

http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/Asia/Malaysia

We will strive toward excellence by building our working principles into everything we deliver, and into how we work as an organization. We also hope that the ranking could be further improved with collective commitment from the UTM community.

Global Outreach Programme themed Building Information Modeling Exploration Journey 2016 (GOP BIMEJ ’16) to Perth, Australia was carried out on the 3^rd April till 8^th April 2016. The programme was organized by a group of eight Bachelor in Quantity Surveying students and one Msc. in Construction Contract Management student from the Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, accompanied by Dr Kherun Nita Ali and Assoc. Prof. Dr Nur Emma Mustaffa.  It was aimed to acquire knowledge on Building Information Modeling (BIM) from research centres in Curtin University, namely, the Australasian Joint Research Centre for BIM and Curtin HIVE (Hub for Immersive Visualization and eResearch).  Since Universiti Teknologi Malaysia has established our own BIM Research Centre, the knowledge gained from this program could contribute to the development of the centre by setting Curtin University as the role model for success.  The program will lead us to future collaboration with Curtin University such as exchange student program, joint research, and educational visits to other universities.  Improvement could be seen in the students’ leadership, confidence level and communication skills during the open discussion with Curtin University’s academic staff and students. The students were very attentive and analytical in directing questions during the participation in existing classes and visit to the research centres. The program was a huge success in creating more analytical, knowledgeable and broad-minded students.

A group of eight Bac. in Quantity Surveying students and one Msc. in Construction Contract Management student from the Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, accompanied by Dr Kherun Nita Ali and Assoc. Prof. Dr Nur Emma Mustaffa, had organized a Global Outreach Programme called Building Information Modeling Exploration Journey 2016 (GOP BIMEJ ’16) to Perth, Australia on the 3^rd April till 8^th April 2016.  This program aimed to acquire knowledge on Building Information Modeling (BIM) from research centres in Curtin University, namely, the Australasian Joint Research Centre for BIM and Curtin HIVE (Hub for Immersive Visualization and eResearch).  Since Universiti Teknologi Malaysia had established our own BIM Research Centre, the knowledge gained from this program could contribute to the progressive development of the centre by setting Curtin University as the role model for success.  This program has led us to future collaboration with Curtin University such as exchange student program, joint research, and educational visits to other universities.  Improvement could be seen in the students’ leadership, confidence level and communication skills during the open discussion with Curtin University academic staff and students. The students were very attentive and analytical in directing questions during the participation in existing classes and visit to the research centres. This program was a huge success in creating more analytical, knowledgeable and broad-minded students.

MOUNT EVEREST, 23 May 2016 – Two UTM members of Everest mission, Azim Afif Ishak and Mohd Farul Aidib Mohamad  Yusoff, successfully reached the summit of the tallest mountain on Earth at 11.45am local time today. They climbed through Tibet and started the final leg of their journey from Camp 3 at 11.45pm yesterday.

Our greatest and most heartfelt congratulations for this monumental achievement to the team, and our sincerest appreciation to  Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dr. Salleh bin Haji Mohd Nor, UTM Pro Chancellor, as the advisor to this great endeavour, for his tireless support and motivation. UTM prays for the expedition and wishes them a safe journey home.

This article is obtained from this link.

JOHOR BARU: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is developing a prototype for a sensor equipment that can measure outdoor heat conditions 12 hours in advance. UTM Associate Professor Dr Mohd Fadhil Md Din said the prototype is believed to be the first of its kind in the world that can warn people on dangerously high temperatures that could lead to heat stroke. “The prototype, called the Surrogate Human Sensor, has been in development since 2010. “It provides 12-hour readings in advance. Readings are measured in an index system based on temperature, humidity, wind and other environmental conditions. “A higher index of 5 will indicate that it is unsafe to do outdoor activities,” Fadhil told a press conference at UTM today. He said UTM hoped to come up with a pocket sensor version of the equipment next year. Fadhil said hot weather in the country was critical and temperatures are expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius in a decade from now. “By then, humans will gradually adapt, but senior citizens are prone to a heat stroke due to dehydration,” he said.

Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/04/136942/worlds-first-utm-developing-sensor-detect-hot-weather-12-hours-ahead