Ucapan Tahniah kepada YBhg Dato’ Dr. Mohd Azhar Hj. Yahya dari Pengurusan dan seluruh warga UTM

Mr Nor Hasrul Akhmal bin Ngadiman, a PhD student from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, has made UTM proud by becoming a Winner of 3MT (Minute Thesis) Competition Global Engineers in Asia 2016 held at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thornburi in Thailand. Mr Hasrul, was selected to represent UTM to Thailand after his winnings at the UTM and National level.

Earlier this year, Mr Hasrul has become a winner in UTM 3MT Competition (Engineering Track ) and Malaysia 3MT Competition (Engineering Track) held at Universiti Utara Malaysia.

The 3MT competition was held in the conjunction with the 3rd Joint Workshop for Global Engineers in Asia 2016 which was held on 25th – 31st July 2016. Joint Workshop for Global Engineers in Asia (JWGEA) 2016 is a joint effort between Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) from Indonesia, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) from Thailand, Ritsumeikan University from Japan and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). The workshop aims to further strengthen their collaborations in the niche areas of engineering & technology among participating institutions.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has taken the initiative to establish a Dialysis Centre to provide care for staff, students and their dependents who are facing kidney problems.The centre which is operated by the University Health Centre is equipped with 15 dialysis machines capable of treating up to 60 patients a day and saving an expenditure of RM500 million a year.

The centre is also expected to be able to accommodate the needs of all dialysis patients living in UTM Johor Bahru by the end of 2016.

Mohamad Zabidi (fourth right) signing a plaque as a symbol of launching of UTM Dialysis Centre at Johor Bahru campus.

Mohamad Zabidi (most left) visiting one of the kidney patient receiving the Hemodialisis treatment at UTM Health Centre.