Archives for March 2018

FKT Student wins in BOREYES International Energy Fair 2018

March 15, 2018 by wanfahminfaiz

Mr Kathigesu Nadaraja wins the paper competition at the prestigious event, BOREYES International Energy Fair 2018 that was held in Bandung, Indonesia.

The fourth-year student pursuing petroleum engineering had to compete with 11 more competitors that were posing as the imminent challenge between him and his victory. Heartiest congratulations to Mr Kathigesu Nadaraja from SPE-UTM SC!

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FOBERG R&D Cafe – A Research and Innovation Hub for Food and Biomaterials Product

March 15, 2018 by wanfahminfaiz

Food and Biomaterial Engineering Research Group (FoBERG) is a research group led by Professor Dr Ida Idayu under the Department of Bioprocess and Polymer, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, UTM. FoBERG was established in 2010 with a team of active postgraduates and UTM staff.

FoBERG specializes on:
⚙ Food Processing and Food Rheology.
⚙ Food component and its functionality.
⚙ Safety and quality of food.
⚙ Biopolymer.
⚙ Biomaterials.

As a platform to commercialized successful innovations following extensive research from students and researchers, FoBERG had launched FOBERG R&D Cafe that serves nutritious and healthy meals for everyone.

FoBERG also invites innovations in food and biomaterials products to be commercialized in the cafe.

FOBERG R&D Cafe is OPEN every Monday to Thursday.
from 10 am to 3 pm.
located at N05, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering,

Find FOBERG R&D Cafe at the Google Map link below:

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Do follow FoBERG for the latest updates: @fobergUTM

Don’t miss out on FOBERG R&D Cafe Delightful Daily menu every day!

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WELCOME TO LANGUAGE ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM – SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

March 15, 2018 by wanfahminfaiz

30 students from Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan are currently taking part in a Summer School program organized by Language Academy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The SIT students are accompanied by Prof Tachibana Masahiko from 11 to 16 March 2018 and Ms Matsumura Mio from 16 to 22 March 2018. They will be personally guided by 30 UTM local students. The program focuses on oral presentation, group discussion, journal writing and the use of social media to learn English. Also, they will take a tour of labs around UTM and explore Johor Bahru city.

We hope they will gain a lot of valuable experience and have a great time here.

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Student-Centred Learning Rooms at Faculty of Education, UTM

March 15, 2018 by wanfahminfaiz

Freshly design, unconventional arrangement and effective equipment support, these are the features of the two new Student-Centred Learning rooms or shortly known as SCL at Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).

The idea of renovating the SCL rooms was the result of a collaborative research between Malaysian Research Universities (MRU) and Australian Innovative Research Universities (AIRU). UTM was represented by former dean of Faculty of Education UTM, Professor Dr. Baharuddin Aris, and Research Manager of Faculty of Education UTM, Dr. Abdul Halim Abdullah.

Teaching and learning conducted in the SCL room.

Furthermore, the motivation to implement active learning spaces in the faculty is derived from UTM New Academia Learning Innovation (NALI) initiative which emphasises blended learning approach.

The design of SCL rooms was based on Pedagogy, Space & Technology (PST) Framework.

The SCL rooms allow users to act and behave differently, serving as an effective medium for constructivism integration.

Inquiry, scenario-based learning, service learning, problem-based learning and collaborative learning which demand active participation and learning mobility are well suited to be conducted in the rooms.

SCL rooms applied Pedagogy, Space & Technology (PST) Framework.

Mobile tables and chairs, multiple whiteboard around the rooms and two projectors at different sides of the SCL rooms allow the student-centred learning approaches to be conducted effectively and successfully.

Students and lecturers who had their teaching and learning experiences in the rooms provided positive feedback when asked about the practicality of the rooms in providing the transition from conventional teaching to student-centred approach.

In summary, Faculty of Education, UTM realizes the need to upgrade our teaching facilities in the era of education IR 4.0 therefore efforts are being made to transform existing conventional lecture rooms to student-centred rooms.

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PPIUTM organizes INFEST 2018

March 15, 2018 by wanfahminfaiz

JOHOR BAHRU, 8 March 2018 – Indonesian Students Association (PPI), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in collaboration with UTM International organized The Indonesian Festival (INFEST) 2018 on 8 and 9 March 2018.

Haris Nugroho officiated the INFEST 2018 with a ribbon cutting.

INFEST 2018 was officiated by The Consul General of Republic Indonesia, Haris Nugroho at Dewan Sultan Iskandar, UTM Johor Bahru.

The Vice President of PPI, Miftachul Huda said, that INFEST 2018 was organized with the theme ‘Legends of the Archipelago’ to show that Indonesia was an integral part of the history of the Malay archipelago.

“The first Indonesian Festival was held in 2010 and continued to 2011, 2013 and 2014 which was the last year PPI organised such an event, till today.

“This programme will be showcasing the beauty of Indonesia which is rich in art and culture. The event involved exhibition of handcraft, musical instrument, traditional costumes, cuisine, traditional games and also performances of art and culture,” he said.

Miftachul Huda said the objectives of this three day events was to share knowledge about the culture and history of Indonesia to people from other countries.

“Our programme was also meant to strengthen the bond between Indonesian people in Malaysia and also to increase the solidarity of people in the region,” he said.

Also attending the launching ceremony were Pro-Vice Chancellor (International), Prof. Dr. Nordin Yahya, Director of Global Education UTM International, Prof. Dr. Nor Haniza Sarmin, the Education, Social and Culture Function of Consulate General Republic of Indonesia, Anang Fauzi Firdaus and Director of INFEST, Vendi Rizky Yandri.

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UTM wins again at the Malaysia Microsoft Imagine Cup National Final 2018

March 15, 2018 by wanfahminfaiz

JOHOR BAHRU, 11 March 2018 – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) won the championship title again at the Microsoft Imagine Cup National Finals 2018 this year.

Winner of Microsoft Imagine Cup National Final 2018

Team “HEALTH SIGHT” was adjudged the overall winner with their intelligent surveillance system that is able to understand and predict activities and movements of the patients, using deep learning technology, to prevent unwanted incidents.

The team from FKE consists of Lim Ji Chen, Chin Linn Kern, Chin Hung Vui, under the guidance of Dr Eileen Su Lee Ming. ‘HEALTH SIGHT’ will represent Malaysia to compete with more than 10 different Asian countries in the coming regional finals, to vie for the Imagine Cup Microsoft Worldwide Finals in Seattle, USA, which has a prize pool of $USD 100 K for the global winner.

Another UTM team won 2ndRunner up with their invention “bbCare”, a lightweight and portable IoT fetal monitoring system with machine learning, to predict and alert pregnant mothers about the condition of the fetus.

The ‘bbCare’ was successfully developed by Cheah Weng Soon, Lee Kong Yong and Tew Ken Sam, supervised by Dr Yeong Che Fai and Dr Mohd Amri Bin Md Yunus. This project also with collaboration with Dr Woon Shu Yuan from Hospital Sultanah Aminah.

Team ‘JOY’ from UTM also made it into the national finals with their companion robot aimed to reduce loneliness of elderly, as well as assisting nurses at care centres. The team members are Tan Pei Seng, Lee Chee Heng and Goh Kai Woon, supervised Dr Yeong Che Fai. This project was developed in collaboration with Dr Lim Geng Yan, CEO of Jasper Lodge Elderly Care Centre.

Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play.

The champion of the Imagine Cup National Final 2018 will be representing Malaysia to compete with other champions from multiple countries in Asia.

Imagine Cup National Final 2018 was held in Microsoft Malaysia Office, Menara 3 Petronas, Kuala Lumpur.

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FCEE UTM Students in UPES SPE FEST 2018

March 15, 2018 by wanfahminfaiz

It’s another winning streak! Congratulations to SPE-UTM delegates for winning big in both International Paper Competition and Poster Competition in UPES SPE FEST 2018!

Derek Chung Zhong Kang has emerged as the CHAMPION of the Paper Competition in Exploration category and CHAMPION in the Poster Competition, fourth year student Cha Chong Yee as 1ST RUNNER UP of the Paper Competition in Drilling category and third year student
Chuah Kai Jie as the CHAMPION of the Paper Competition in Reservoir category.

UTM shone as the second best university in the whole event, with Derek’s paper chosen as the overall best paper.

Thank you for bringing glory back to SPE and also to the Faculty of Chemical Engineering! ??????

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UTM Big Data Centre Organised The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the Professional Certificate in Data Science

March 15, 2018 by wanfahminfaiz

HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT TVET 4.0 – AWARDING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN DATA SCIENCE TO POLYTECHNIC AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE LECTURERS

PUTRAJAYA, 28th February: The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the Professional Certificate in Data Science which was held at Dorsett Putrajaya Hotel by UTM, awarded 10 lecturers from various polytechnics and community colleges across Malaysia who had successfully completed the 4-month course. Y. Bhg. Prof. Dato’ Dr Mohd Ismail bin Abd Aziz, Director General, Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education, Ministry of Higher Education officiated the ceremony and gave away the completion certificates to the awardees. Professional Certificates Training in Data Science started last October 2017, focusing on high data science skills to polytechnic and community college lecturers. The training certificates are not only concentrating on knowledge advancement of data science but also implementing the 21st-century pedagogy approaches with the concept of Teaching and Learning 4.0.

Professional Certificates Training in Data Science is organised by UTM Big Data Centre, one of the research centres in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), emphasising the General Intelligence Big Data Science. This centre is one of the pioneer centres in Malaysia conducting Professional Certificates Training in Data Science and Big Data. Professional Certificates Training in Data Science to polytechnic and community college staff started on 30 October 2017 until end of February 2018.

The 4-month training in Data Science (Gold Package) provides in-depth and high skill data science knowledge needed for a data scientist. The participants learned more than 8 modules including Big Data Intelligence and Analytics using in-house technology and cost-effective big data platforms. Several scripting languages such as R/Python/Hadoop are implemented to integrate various data science formats and platforms for advanced analytics with high-quality dashboard visualisation. More than 85% of this training focuses on the practical activities using intensive industries datasets ranging from implicit information digestion to explicit analytics. Various industries are also involved in the training in which the industries will share their company problems, while the participants will take an optimal action to solve these problems using their data science skills.

The Director of UTM Big Data Centre, Professor Dr Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin in her speech thanked the Ministry of Higher Education especially Jabatan Pendidikan Politeknik (JPP) and Jabatan Pendidikan Kolej Komuniti (JPKK) for the continued trust and support in the centre to conduct the training. The centre which actively works together with international and local industries such as NVIDIA, Jeppesen-Boeing and Astro Awani Network Sdn. Bhd will always be passionate in materialising the deployment of Big Data Science knowledge and skills in the real world. UTM through its Big Data Centre is committed to serving as “a university hub for big data intelligence analytics, high-performance human cleverness and nature computing as well as a grooming avenue for more data scientists to support the Malaysian Industrial Revolution 4.0”.

For more information, please contact:

UTM Big Data Centre

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

http://bigdata.utm.my/

https://www.facebook.com/bigdatautm/

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UTM Participation in Eurasia Higher Education Summit (EURIE) 2018

March 15, 2018 by wanfahminfaiz

ISTANBUL, 16 February 2018 – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is represented by Professor Dr Nor Haniza Sarmin as the Associate Director (Student Services & Global Education Experience) and Ms Siti Rahimah Mohd Yusop, Assistant Registrar of UTM International are among Malaysian delegates to Eurasia Higher Education Summit (EURIE) 2018 which was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 14 to 16 February 2018.

EURIE is the new meeting point for international higher education, connecting other parts of the world with the great potential of the Eurasian region. EURIE annual summit features an exhibition and conference to expand knowledge, networks and collaboration opportunities for the participants. EURIE 2018 which hosted by UTM partner, Istanbul Aydin University received more than 2500 participants and with more the 150 exhibitors, mostly from Turkey and Europe. This is the first UTM participation in EURIE 2018 as one of the initiatives to enhance collaboration with universities in Turkey and other universities in Europe, UK and Asia Region besides to look for opportunities for external fundings such as Erasmus+ and Mevlana.

The delegation of Malaysia universities was headed by YB Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh, Ministry of Malaysia Higher Education who has also been invited as a Keynote Speaker in EURIE 2018 and Professor Dr Nor Haniza Sarmin was also a speaker and panellist in one of the parallel sessions.

Contact Person :
Prof. Dr. Nor Haniza Sarmin
Associate Director
Student Services & Global Education Experience
UTM International
nhs@utm.my

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