Prof. Dato' Ir. Dr. Mohammed Rafiq bin Dato' Abdul Kadir
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We refused to stay put and do nothing!
We will start a new programme this month – the DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES – where we invite prominent professors around the globe to share their expertise with us and of course, the rest of the world. It is our way of saying let’s turn this COVID-19 calamity into a greatest opportunity ever!
Twelve distinguished professors will be on live telecast through our UTM Engineering Facebook page. Mark your calendar!
The research group MEDITEG that I established in 2006 is now a Centre of Excellence! Alhamdulillah.
The first Director is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ardiyansyah Syahrom (blue cap). He was my PhD student graduated in 2009.
Handed the report card to Datuk VC on 7th July 2019, even without him asking to do so.
Some of the excerpts from the report:
The administration of the new faculty will be based in V01. Just completed the final design of the wallpaper for the entrance:
This is the wall before and after:
A visit from team UTMInternational with visitors from Europe:
Highest recognition as UTM’s Distinguished Researcher. This achievement would not have been possible without the advice and support of many people. I would like to thank all my postgraduate students as well as MEDITEG members for making this a reality. This award is actually for all of you.
Further information can be obtained from the following website: http://registrar.utm.my/citrakarisma2017/
Some of awards recipients during Citra Karisma 2017:
Telah di amanahkan untuk mengetuai Fakulti Kejuruteraan bermula 01 Julai 2018 – 30 Jun 2021. Mohon doa semua agar Allah mudahkan urusan yang berat ini.
Attending the ELP with the aim of becoming a better leader for the incoming School of Biomedical Engineering in 2018.
Ever wonder the difference between Manager, Leader & Entrepreneur?
The aim is to be an entrepreneurial leader. Entrepreneur is good at breaking the norm and overcoming bureaucracy. Ha ha! I think I have that one!
Had 1 evening session with Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Zulkefli Hassan – “Excellence starts from you”
There are so many routes to success. You have your own path, and you decide who you want to be. It is your responsibility and not others. Success is not gifted, you have to work hard. Great minds discuss ideas, average mind discuss events, small minds discuss people.
Developed Shared Values for the School of Biomedical Engineering:
DIREC – Dynamic, Integrity, Resilient, Excellence, Creativity
Not just teamwork needed, need to also align your team. Things to be aware of: people look at things differently, describe things differently, see problems differently, with different levels of understanding, some have their own personal agenda, some people just don’t care! As a leader you are “blindfolded” to these information. Don’t judge them even if your hunch was true. Continue to communicate, give your trust, dare to decide and brave to take actions. Leaders must set a clear vision. Or else, everybody will be in the dark.
Results for the Entrepreneurial Leaders Questionnaire:
Just before the end of the programme, we were given a deck of cards, consists of 110 characteristics of a person. We were then asked to collectively decide which card best represent each team member. I was given these 2 cards:
a bit surprised, yet humbled, when received the above 2 cards from my team members. I was expecting something else.
Town Hall with Industry and Academia with a title “Synergistic Cooperation in Harnessing Industry 4.0”. The session was chaired by YB Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh, and the panels were Mr. Brian Wong (Vice President Alibaba Group), Dato’ Charon Mokhzani (Managing Director, Khazanah Research Institute) and Mr. Abraham Liu Kang (CEO Huawei Malaysia).
Dato’ Charon’s comments on education: “Learn computer science and psychology. The former to learn how computer works, and the latter on how human works!”
Brian Wong added: “True innovation happens at the intersection of disciplines. Science + Liberal Arts, Medicine + Engineering, Biology + Information Tech, plus Entrepreneurship. This is the way forward.”
“Has there not come over man a long period of time when he was not a thing worth mentioning?" Al-Insan verse 1
