Citra Karisma UTM 2017
Posted on 16/05/2017 ·
Congratulation to my fighting partner – Dr. Zuraidah Sulaiman for her excellent performance.
MIT-UTM Malaysia Sustainable Cities Program
Posted on 08/02/2017 ·
JOHOR BAHRU, 14 January 2017 – Every January students and faculty from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) join in a two-week Practicum in Malaysia.
Executive Director of Institute Sultan Iskandar (ISI), UTM Professor Dr. Mohd. Hamdan Ahmad, said for this year, the practicum begins on the 11th January with arrival of 17 delegates from MIT and will end on 23rd January 2017.
“MIT-UTM students-faculty team assisted by the eight current Malaysia Sustainable Cities Program (MSCP) Scholars have an intensive schedules visiting site and meeting various stakeholders; public agencies, NGOs, private organizations and community leaders and action groups to identify questions and form research agendas that might be the subject of scholarly inquiries by next batch of MSCP Scholars,” he said.
The cities involved this year are Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuching and new interest on Cameron Highlands.
Another highlight of the Practicum is the presentation by current MSCP Scholars on their updated research finding held on 13th January in UTMKL.
Related news; http://news.utm.my/2014/01/mit-utm-sustainable-cities-program/
UTM researchers develop toxic decryption system in shells
Posted on 08/02/2017 ·
PONTIAN, January 14, 2017 – A group of researchers from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) led by Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim Mohd Yusoff has successfully developed the Molluscure™ system to help fishermen get rid of heavy metals in various types of shells.
Molluscure ™ is a system that is designed to remove toxic metals from various species of shell such as clams, mussels, and oysters to meet the standards of metal contents that are allowed by the European Union (EU) Commission Regulation 2006 and the Food Act 1985.
Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim said the system was introduced to eliminate up to 98 percent of heavy metals such as lead, copper, nickel, and arsenic cadmium using Nano bubbles.
“The prototype system can be used to clean up 700 kilograms of clams in just two and a half hours,” he said when met at the launch by the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Datuk Ahmad Maslan at Air Baloi Fishermen’s Market this morning.
Also attending the event were the Chairman of the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Consumer Affairs of Johor, Datuk Tee Siew Kong and Director of UTM Innovation and Commercialization Center (ICC), Prof. Dr Amran Md Rasli.
Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim said the Molluscure ™ system has been patented and licensed for commercialization by Focus Industrial System Sdn. Bhd.
The members of the research team were Prof. Dr. Wan Azelee Wan Abu Bakar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Razali Ismail, Dr. Faizuan Abdullah and Ihsan Wan Azelee.
The system began with a study of the Research University Grant (Tier 1), led by Prof. Dr. Abdull Rahim entitled “Sustainability Factors for Spawning and Growth of the Green Mussel at Danga-Pendas Straits” in 2011.
Then, this study continued under Research University Grant (Tier 2), entitled “Enhancement of Lysosomal Integrity for Heavy Metals Removal in Green Mussel Using nano bubble Treatment”.
This research won a gold medal and the title of “Interactive Invention Award” at the Industrial Art and Technology Expo (INATEX) 2012 organized by the Research Management Centre (RMC), UTM and Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) in 2013 organized by the Malaysian Association of Research Scientist (MARS ).
In 2014, Dr. Faizuan who was then a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Abdull Rahim was selected to participate in the “pitching” competition organized by the ICCUTM. In the programme, ICCUTM agreed to sponsor a total of RM50, 000.00 to develop a prototype for the Molluscure ™ system.
The prototype built was fully utilized to conduct a joint study with the Fisheries Research Centre (FRI), an agency under the Department of Fisheries Malaysia.
In early 2016, the Molluscure ™ system was awarded a grant called the High Impact Program 2 (HIP2) Concept to Commercialization Gap Fund (CCGF) under the sponsorship of Platcom Ventures Sdn. Bhd. the company under the Malaysian Innovation Agency (AIM).
This grants was given with the intention of developing the Molluscure ™ system on an industrial scale with the collaboration with Focus Industrial System Sdn. Bhd.
Molluscure ™ has also been selected to be one of the projects under the Strategic Studies Institute of Johor (IISJ) to be introduced to shellfish breeders in Mukim Ayer Baloi, Pontian, Johor.
The goal is to reveal this technology to target groups of fishermen farming species of molluscs, especially mussels, which have a very broad market potential.
5 UTM Researchers offered the Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIIF) Programme under Newton-Ungku Omar Fund
Posted on 08/02/2017 ·
Congratulations to UTM Researchers whom have been offered the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIIF) Programme under the Newton-Ungku Omar Fund by the The Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) and the Royal Academy of Engineering United Kingdom.
| No | Name | Research / Department / Faculty |
| 1 | PM Dr Siti Hamidah binti Mohd Setapar | SHE Empire Sdn Bhd CLEAR Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering |
| 2 | Dr Eileen Su Lee Ming | Dept. of Electronic and Computer Engineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering |
| 3 | Dr Farhan bin Mohamed | Media and Games Innovation Centre of Excellence (MaGICX) Dept. of Software Engineering Faculty of Computing |
| Dr Md Afendi bin M Yusuf | Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal Centre of Electrical Energy System (CEES) Institute of Future Energy |
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| 5 | Dr Mohd Iskandar bin Illyas Tan | HOLISTICS Lab Sdn Bhd UTM- Halal Technology Consortium (UTM-HTC) Faculty of Computing |
The LIIF Programme is designed to build the capacity of researcher for entrepreneurship and commercialization of their research. The wider benefit of the LIIF Programme will be the creation of international networks of innovators and technology entrepreneurs centred on the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub.
All selected LIIF fellows will have to attend 2 weeks LIIF Residential Training Programme in London and Technopreneurship Training in Kuala Lumpur in September 2017. In addition to the training programmes, the LIIF Fellows are given the opportunity to receive up to 6 months of structured follow on support with their associated coaches.
MOU Signing between UTM & Country Garden Pacificview
Posted on 08/11/2016 ·
JOHOR BAHRU 8 November – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and developer of the mega project Forest City, Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd (CGPV) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the employability of UTM graduates by providing career opportunities.
The signing ceremony which was held at the Conference Hall of Johor 3, Forest City, Gelang Patah today witnessed by the Chairman of the Committee for Unity and Human Resources of the State of Johor, Encik Vidyananthan A / L Ramanadhan.
UTM was represented by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Ir. Dr. Wahid Omar and Director of Career Center Assoc. Prof. Dr Othman Ibrahim; meanwhile CGPV represented by its Regional President (Malaysia) Country Garden Holdings and Chief CGPV Development, Mr Jason Fu and Executive Director, Datuk Md Othman Yusof.
Professor Wahid said, through the collaboration, UTM will provide the human talent, the students, to meet the CGPV demands in various programmes and also will ensure they grab the opportunities provided by the company.
“The cooperation is seen as the exchange of best practices of knowledge and experience between the two sides to meet the standards of the hospitality sector and related fields.
“UTM needs to provide a solid students’ resume to fulfill the vacancies in CGPV and also needs to be responsible for ensuring the students who participate in the program take Chinese language (Mandarin) courses to enable them to communicate effectively and to increase the market value of UTM graduates,” he said.
Meanwhile, Datuk Md Othman said, the bilateral cooperation is a response by CGPV to the edict by HRH Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Iskandar to ensure the Forest City project provides various job opportunities, in particular to the local community.
He cited, the MoU is the beginning of a long-term development plan in promoting inclusion in the development of Forest City. The objective of this collaboration is to generate human capital quality through special education planning, industrial training and career development.
“The scope of the MoU includes the training of UTM PhD graduates as future leaders of CGPV and upon appointment, they will be placed in senior management positions which will kick start in December 2016,” he said.
CGPV will recruit degree graduates of UTM to fulfill job vacancies at Forest City, particularly in engineering and business administration and is estimated to receive practical students who will join the first group to undergo industrial training in CGPV in February 2017.
“It is our priority to ensure that the economic gains from construction of Forest City is equally enjoyed by all segments of society in Malaysia, especially in Johor.
“We hope with the exchange of expertise between UTM and CGPV, we will produce graduates of better quality and competitiveness to raise their marketability,” he explained.
Professor Wahid and Jason Fu exchanging the document and witnessing by Vidyanathan and Datuk Md Othman.
UTM Student Exchange Program
Posted on 13/09/2016 ·
CLOSING DATE FOR UTM INBOUND MOBILITY (EXCHANGE) PROGRAM – 30 SEPTEMBER 2016
Greetings to all!
UTM International is announcing the application deadline for the UTM Student Exchange Program! The application is still open for Semester II (February until June) session for the year 2017.
Students who are studying outside Malaysia are most welcome to apply!
The application deadline is 30 September 2016.
Hurry! Please apply now and share this news with everyone!
Interested students can apply for the program at http://www.utm.my/international/utm-student-exchange-program/
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