{"id":7677,"date":"2026-09-16T09:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/?page_id=7677"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T03:05:06","slug":"beyond-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/beyond-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Formation"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- ============ BEYOND THE CLASSROOM \u2014 paste as ONE Custom HTML block ============ -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ni-site\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"ni-skip\" href=\"#ni-main\">Skip to content<\/a><div class=\"ni-institution\" aria-label=\"Institutional affiliation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ni-lockup ni-lockup--colour\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/New-UTM-ASCEND2030-COL.png\" width=\"1474\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Universiti Teknologi Malaysia \u2014 ASCEND 2030\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ni-lockup ni-lockup--black\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/UTM-ASCEND2030-BL.png\" width=\"1463\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Universiti Teknologi Malaysia \u2014 ASCEND 2030\"><\/div><header class=\"ni-header\"><a class=\"ni-brand\" href=\"\/murtadha\/\">MURTADHA<span>NETWORKED INTELLIGENCE<\/span><\/a><nav class=\"ni-desktop\" aria-label=\"Primary\"><a href=\"\/murtadha\/research-areasinterest\/\">Research<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/scopus-indexed-publications\/\">Publications<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/phd-students\/\">People<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/teaching\/\">Teaching<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/consultancy-industry-engagement\/\">Impact<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/biography\/\">About<\/a><\/nav><a class=\"ni-contact-link\" href=\"mailto:murtadha@utm.my\">Contact &#x2197;<\/a><details class=\"ni-menu\"><summary>Menu<\/summary><nav aria-label=\"Mobile\"><a href=\"\/murtadha\/research-areasinterest\/\">Research<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/scopus-indexed-publications\/\">Publications<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/phd-students\/\">People<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/teaching\/\">Teaching<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/consultancy-industry-engagement\/\">Impact<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/biography\/\">About<\/a><a href=\"mailto:murtadha@utm.my\">Contact &#x2197;<\/a><\/nav><\/details><\/header><div id=\"ni-main\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-masthead mm-mast--photo\">\n  <div class=\"mm-masthead__inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-masthead__copy\">\n      <span class=\"mm-masthead__kicker\">Beyond the classroom<\/span>\n      <h1>Nineteen years of <em>residential life<\/em>, told alongside the research.<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"mm-masthead__lede\">Student development is often filed apart from academic work. On the ground it has run the same nineteen years as the research: a college principal&rsquo;s term, an ongoing fellowship, escorted expeditions from Everest to Guizhou, and a body of published work built from that service itself.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/PHOTO-2024-04-22-14-48-32.jpg\" alt=\"Mohd Murtadha Mohamad in baju Melayu, holding a certificate of appreciation\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-eyebrow-row\"><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\">01 &mdash; Residential leadership<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2>Principal, then fellow.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-prose\"><p>Nine consecutive years as College Principal, followed by an ongoing fellowship that continues today.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-tl\">\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2007&ndash;15<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>College Principal, Kolej Perdana<\/h3><p>Four consecutive appointment terms.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2017<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Acting Principal, Kolej Perdana<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2020&ndash;23<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Fellow, Kolej Perdana \/ Pejabat Hal Ehwal Pelajar<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2023&ndash;25<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Fellow, Kolej Tun Hussein Onn<\/h3><p>Renewal in progress.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2024&ndash;26<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Member, Persatuan Felo Kolej Kediaman UTM<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec mm-sec--tint\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-eyebrow-row\"><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\">02 &mdash; Institusi Pembangunan Felo<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2>IPF, and a college that leads on student activity.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-prose\"><p>Kolej Tun Hussein Onn received the Bintang Kejora Kolej award for the highest volume of student development activity among UTM&rsquo;s residential colleges in 2023.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-tl\">\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2016<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Member, Institusi Pembangunan Felo<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2023<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Recognised at Majlis Apresiasi IPF (MAIPF23)<\/h3><p>Alongside KTHO&rsquo;s Bintang Kejora Kolej award.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2025<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Interview panel and selection committee<\/h3><p>Jawatankuasa Kolej Pelajar (JKP) KTHO 2025\/2026.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2025<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Strategic planning workshop and annual targets presentation<\/h3><p>KTHO student development.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-eyebrow-row\"><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\">03 &mdash; In the field<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2>Escorted expeditions and camps.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-prose\"><p>From a base camp on Everest to leadership camps in the Cameron Highlands, escorting students beyond the campus has been a recurring role.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-tl\">\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2011&ndash;14<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Program Misi Perdana UTM De&rsquo;Everest<\/h3><p>Gunung Everest, Nepal.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2019<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Kembara Ilmu Perdana Palembang<\/h3><p>Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2024<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Pegawai Pengiring, Mobility Outreach Visits Exchange (MOVE&rsquo;24)<\/h3><p>Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2025<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Pegawai Pengiring, Borneo Resilience through AI and Sustainability<\/h3><p>Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2025<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Pengiring, Global Outreach Program academic visit<\/h3><p>Guizhou &amp; Kunming, China.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2013&ndash;23<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Leadership camps and committee-building retreats<\/h3><p>Cameron Highlands, Malacca, Merlimau.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2010&ndash;19<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Community service expeditions<\/h3><p>KACOMS, UCOS, Girl Power Johor, Hydrocheese Reef.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2013&ndash;15<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Cross-Malaysia cycling tours<\/h3><p>Kayuhan Merdeka, Kayuhan Kibar Jalur Gemilang.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-cards mm-cards--2\" style=\"margin-top:36px\">\n      <div class=\"mm-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/IMG_1118-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"UTM delegation at Huawei Cloud, holding the Kunming-Guiyang Global Outreach Program banner\">\n        <p class=\"mm-card__k\">Kunming&ndash;Guiyang Global Outreach Program, at Huawei Cloud &mdash; Sept 2025<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/20250819_163955-2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"UTM delegation at the airport, holding the Global Outreach Program to Padang banner\">\n        <p class=\"mm-card__k\">Global Outreach Program to Padang, departure &mdash; Aug 2025<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec mm-sec--tint\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-eyebrow-row\"><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\">04 &mdash; Convening the field<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2>Student development, at national scale.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-prose\"><p>Organising and chairing the conferences that bring student-development practice into the open.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"mm-tl\">\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2022&ndash;24<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Lead, International Conference on Student Development (ICOSD) 2023<\/h3><p>Funded project, RM49,319.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2019<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Parallel Session Chair, ICOSD 2019<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"mm-tl__row\"><span class=\"mm-tl__when\">2010&ndash;18<\/span><div class=\"mm-tl__what\"><h3>Committee member, National Student Development Conference (NASDEC)<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <div class=\"mm-eyebrow-row\"><span class=\"mm-eyebrow\">05 &mdash; Written from the work<\/span><\/div>\n    <h2>Where residential life became research.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"mm-prose\"><p>This service was not left undocumented. It produced its own line of published, peer-reviewed work.<\/p><\/div>\n    <table class=\"mm-table\">\n      <thead><tr><th>Publication<\/th><th>Year<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr><td>Implication of Global Outreach Program Organizing in Student Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Academic Performance: Kembara Ilmu Perdana Palembang 2019 Case Study<\/td><td>2020, corresponding author<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Patterns of Internet Use among Students Universiti Teknologi Malaysia: Kolej Perdana Case Study<\/td><td>2020, corresponding author<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Kem Pemantapan Jawatankuasa Kolej Mahasiswa (JKM) Kolej Perdana: Kepimpinan dan Pembangunan Sahsiah<\/td><td>2018<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Realiti Kelangsungan Hidup Pelajar Prasiswazah UTM dari Aspek Perbelanjaan Makanan<\/td><td>2018<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>SHAFEX Problem Checklist: Sistem Online Pengesanan Kategori Masalah Pelajar<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Fostering Team Effectiveness among Young Leaders through Outdoor Experiential Training<\/td><td>2016<\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mm mm-sec mm-contact\">\n  <div class=\"mm-inner\">\n    <h2>Not a departure from <em>academic work<\/em>. Its proving ground.<\/h2>\n    <a class=\"mm-contact__mail\" href=\"mailto:murtadha@utm.my?subject=Student%20development%20enquiry\">murtadha@utm.my<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<footer class=\"ni-footer\"><div class=\"ni-footer-institution\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ni-lockup ni-lockup--white\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/717\/2026\/09\/New-UTM-ASCEND2030-WT.png\" width=\"1467\" height=\"451\" alt=\"Universiti Teknologi Malaysia \u2014 ASCEND 2030\"><\/div><div><span class=\"ni-label\">UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA<\/span><h2>Mohd Murtadha Mohamad<\/h2><p>Associate Professor \u00b7 Faculty of Computing<\/p><a href=\"mailto:murtadha@utm.my\">murtadha@utm.my &#x2197;<\/a><\/div><nav aria-label=\"Footer\"><a href=\"\/murtadha\/research-areasinterest\/\">Research<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/scopus-indexed-publications\/\">Publications<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/phd-students\/\">People<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/teaching\/\">Teaching<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/consultancy-industry-engagement\/\">Impact<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/biography\/\">About<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/cv\/\">Curriculum vitae<\/a><a href=\"\/murtadha\/social-media\/\">Connect<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1478-0138\">ORCID &#x2197;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=16033644000\">Scopus &#x2197;<\/a><\/nav><p class=\"ni-colophon\">Networked intelligence \u00b7 Johor Bahru, Malaysia<\/p><\/footer><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skip to content MURTADHANETWORKED INTELLIGENCE ResearchPublicationsPeopleTeachingImpactAbout Contact &#x2197; Menu ResearchPublicationsPeopleTeachingImpactAboutContact &#x2197; Beyond the classroom Nineteen years of residential life, told alongside the research. 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