China’s Su-35 fighter jets, J-20 stealth jets to maintain airspace safety

February 11, 2018 by 1 Comment
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BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — China’s Su-35 fighter jets for a joint combat patrol mission in the South China Sea area and its latest J-20 stealth fighters’ commission in combat service will maintain airspace safety in the new era, a military expert said Saturday.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force announced on Wednesday that China has recently sent Su-35 fighter jets for a joint combat patrol mission in the South China Sea area.

The deployment is expected to improve the air force’s adaptive capacity in complicated situation in the air and on the sea, and enhance its ability to maintain national sovereignty and security and maritime interests in the South China Sea area, said Wang Mingzhi, a professor with the PLA Air Force Command Academy.

The patrol mission is an annual training of combat readiness, embodying the air force’s resolution to implement mission in the new era and firmly maintain national sovereignty and security and maritime interests, Wang said in an interview with Xinhua.

The air force will further increase real combat training on the sea and enhance the real combat capability especially under long-distance and high-sea conditions, he said.

Wang said that the air force will often carry out patrol missions and normalize the patrol in the South China Sea area.

On Friday, the air force also announced that China’s latest J-20 stealth fighters have been commissioned into air force combat service.

The J-20 signals that China’s air force has greatly increased its ability to deal with new security threats in airspace, and made steady progress in the aero equipment system, Wang said.

The stealth jets will enable the air force to improve ability to tackle conventional threat and enhance real combat capacity, he added.

The J-20 is China’s fourth-generation medium and long-range fighter jet. It made its maiden flight in 2011 and was first shown to the public at the 11th Airshow China in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, in November 2016.

The fighters made their parade debut when the PLA marked its 90th anniversary in July 2017 at Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

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BIASISWA YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG (BYDPA) 2018/2019

February 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (BYDPA) 2018-2019 – Tawaran Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (BYDPA) Sesi Pengajian 2018/2019 kini dibuka untuk permohonan.

Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (BYDPA) 2018/2019

Semua warganegara Malaysia yang layak adalah dipelawa untuk memohon Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (BYDPA) Sesi Pengajian 2018/2019 di peringkat Sarjana dan Doktor Falsafah (Ph.D) di dalam dan luar negara.

Keterangan Kemudahan BYDPA Sesi 2018/2019.

Biasiswa Yang di-Pertuan Agong (BYDPA) ini adalah bagi mengiktiraf kebolehan luar biasa seseorang pelajar, di samping memberi peluang kepada pelajar untuk melanjutkan pengajian di peringkat Pasca Ijazah dalam bidang Sains dan Teknologi, Ekonomi, Undang-undang dan Kewangan Islam. Kelebihan biasiswa ini adalah dari segi kadar biasiswa yang ditawarkan, syarat-syarat kelayakan dan penempatan di universiti-universiti yang terkemuka.

Bilangan biasiswa yang disediakan adalah dua belas (12) biasiswa iaitu enam (6) untuk peringkat Sarjana dan enam (6) biasiswa untuk peringkat Kedoktoran (Ph.D) setiap tahun.

Kriteria utama yang digunakan bagi pemilihan calon-calon untuk mendapatkan BYDPA ini adalah berdasarkan kepada kecemerlangan akademik yang dimiliki. Di samping itu, kriteria berikut juga diambil kira di dalam pemilihan calon-calon iaitu:

i. Penglibatan dalam kegiatan ko-kurikulum atau aktiviti kemasyarakatan atau hasil kerja kreatif dan inovatif; dan
ii. Prestasi semasa temuduga.

Syarat kelayakan yang ditetapkan adalah seperti berikut:
i. Warganegara Malaysia;
ii. Berumur tidak melebihi 35 tahun pada tahun memulakan pengajian;
iii. Mempunyai keputusan akademik yang amat cemerlang iaitu CGPA 3.75 atau kelas pertama atau yang setaraf dengannya;
iv. Calon yang aktif dalam kegiatan ko-kurikulum atau aktiviti kemasyarakatan atau menghasilkan kerja-kerja kreatif dan inovatif akan diberikan keistimewaan;
v. Calon yang mahir dalam lebih daripada satu bahasa antarabangsa akan diberikan keistimewaan; dan
vi. Telah mendapat tempat atau telah mendapat tawaran pengajian secara sepenuh masa di universiti penyelidikan tempatan atau di universiti terkemuka di dunia.

Penerima BYDPA yang telah menamatkan pengajian diwajibkan pulang ke Malaysia untuk berkhidmat di negara ini bagi tempoh tidak kurang dari lima (5) tahun. Bagi memastikan syarat tersebut dipatuhi, calon yang terpilih dikehendaki menandatangani perjanjian dengan Kerajaan. Jika calon yang terpilih adalah terdiri daripada pelajar-pelajar tajaan JPA di peringkat Ijazah Sarjana Muda, mereka masih terikat untuk berkhidmat dengan Kerajaan mengikut tempoh yang telah ditetapkan di bawah penajaan peringkat Sarjana Muda. Kadar gantirugi seperti yang berkuatkuasa pada masa sekarang akan dikenakan sekiranya pelajar melanggar syarat perjanjian.

Syarat Permohonan BYDPA 2018/2019

Permohonan adalah dipelawa daripada semua warganegara Malaysia yang berkelayakan untuk memohon Biasiswa Yang di-Pertuan Agong (BYDPA) Sesi Pengajian 2018/2019 bagi mengikuti pengajian di peringkat Sarjana dan Kedoktoran (Ph.D) di dalam dan luar negara.

Pemohon-pemohon mestilah memenuhi syarat-syarat permohonan seperti berikut:

Syarat-Syarat Umum

a) Warganegara Malaysia; dan
b) Umur tidak melebihi 35 tahun pada tahun memulakan pengajian di universiti.

Syarat-Syarat Khusus

a) Mempunyai keputusan akademik yang amat cemerlang iaitu CGPA 3.75 atau kelas pertama atau yang setaraf dengannya;
b) Calon yang aktif dalam kegiatan ko-kurikulum atau aktiviti kemasyarakatan atau menghasilkan kerja-kerja kreatif dan inovatif akan diberikan keistimewaan;
c) Calon yang mahir dalam lebih daripada satu bahasa antarabangsa akan diberikan keistimewaan;
d) Telah mendapat tempat atau telah mendapat tawaran pengajian secara sepenuh masa dalam bidang Sains dan Teknologi, Ekonomi, Undang-undang atau Kewangan Islam di universiti penyelidikan tempatan seperti di Lampiran B1 atau di universiti terkemuka dunia berdasarkan Times Higher Education (THE), QS World University Ranking, Academic Ranking World Universities (ARWU), Barron’s Profiles Of American Colleges atau manamana universiti berprestij lain yang dipersetujui olah JPA seperti di Lampiran B2;
e) Senarai kursus di bawah bidang Sains dan Teknologi adalah seperti di Lampiran B3; dan
f) Pengajian bagi peringkat Sarjana adalah secara mod penyelidikan sahaja yang mewajibkan penyediaan kertas penyelidikan atau disertasi atau tesis.

SENARAI UNIVERSITI TEMPATAN MERANGKUMI PELBAGAI BIDANG PENGAJIAN

Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong BYDPA
Lampiran B1

SENARAI UNIVERSITI TERKEMUKA DI DUNIA MENGIKUT BIDANG PENGAJIAN

KLUSTER BIDANG SAINS DAN TEKNOLOGI

Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong BYDPA
Lampiran B2

Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong BYDPA

Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong BYDPA

Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong BYDPA

Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong BYDPA

Biasiswa Yang Di-Pertuan Agong BYDPA

Syarat-syarat permohonan dan panduan permohonan boleh diperolehi dengan melayari portal http://esilav2.jpa.gov.my mulai jam 5.00 petang, 5 Februari 2018.
Tarikh tutup permohonan dalam talian (on-line) BYDPA Sesi Pengajian 2018/2019 dan tarikh akhir bagi mengemukakan borang permohonan ialah pada 2 Mac 2018 melalui serahan tangan atau pos.

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Electric Bus UTM Launched by YB Dato’ Seri Idris Bin Jusoh

February 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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Setinggi-tinggi penghargaan dan terima kasih kepada YB Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh , Menteri Pendidikan Tinggi atas kesudian hadir ke UTM untuk beramah mesra dengan mahasiswa UTM, berdiskusi dengan rakan-rakan industri, menyaksikan permeteraian kerjasama berkaitan Electric Vehicle (Bus) Project (pertama seumpamanya di kampus Universiti di Malaysia), menyempurnakan pelancaran UTM University-Industry Pavilion dan berkongsi aspirasi serta hala tuju UTM & KPT bersama Pengurusan Kanan UTM di UTM Johor Bahru hari ini.

Tentunya ia mencatat sejarah yang tersendiri buat seluruh warga UTM!

Juga, jutaan penghargaan dan terima kasih kepada seluruh warga UTM yang bertungkus lumus menjayakan keseluruhan majlis pada hari ini.

Tidak ketinggalan kepada semua rakan-rakan institusi pendidikan tinggi, rakan-rakan industri, para media serta seluruh warga UTM yang hadir pada hari ini. Penghargaan khas kepada Prof Arham Abdullah, Pengarah Bahagian Hubungan Industri, KPT

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Tillerson Presses Venezuela as Trump Aid Threat Looms Over Trip

February 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment

The U.S. is weighing sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector, Rex Tillerson said in Argentina Sunday, as he continues a South America trip that’s quickly being dogged by President Donald Trump’s threat to cut aid to the countries the Secretary of State is visiting.

 Tillerson said that during his meetings with Argentina’s leaders he’d raised the possibility of oil sanctions as a way of pushing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to abide by his own country’s constitution. The U.S. was considering restrictions on both Venezuelan exports and U.S. exports of refined petroleum products to the country, Tillerson said.
 “One of the aspects of considering sanctioning oil is what effect would it have on the Venezuelan people, and is it a step that might bring this to an end,” Tillerson said of the deep crisis in Venezuela during a press briefing in Buenos Aires with his Argentine counterpart. “Because not doing anything to bring this to an end is also asking the Venezuelan people to suffer for a much longer time.”

Tillerson’s trip tour comes as Trump’s threats to cut aid to countries producing drugs and shipping them to the U.S. reverberates around the region. Speaking at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection event on Friday, Trump said he wanted to “stop the aid” to countries that didn’t stem the flow of drugs.

 “I won’t mention names right now, but I look at these countries, I look at the numbers we send them — we send them massive aid and they’re pouring drugs into our country and they’re laughing at us,” Trump said.

Three Latin American countries — Peru, Bolivia and Colombia — are key producers of the plant needed to manufacture cocaine — and the U.S. has spent billions of dollars trying to eradicate the crops there.

Tillerson will face new questions about Trump’s position and possible actions during his stops in Peru and Colombia in the coming days. Colombia received $325 million in U.S. foreign aid in 2016, second in the region after Haiti, while Peru got $96 million, U.S. government figures show.

Counter-Narcotics Funds

In both countries, the most money was directed at counter-narcotics programs, according to figures provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development. That means that the U.S. would likely undercut the very efforts aimed at stopping the flow of drugs if Trump made good on his threat.

Tillerson’s trip so far has been aimed at gathering more support from countries such as Mexico, Colombia and Peru to redouble their anti-narcotics efforts, a message that risked being undermined by Trump’s comments.

A senior State Department official, who asked not to be identified in order to speak frankly, called Trump’s remarks “unhelpful.” The president’s tone was far more confrontational than that adopted by Tillerson, who acknowledged on the trip that the U.S. also bears responsibility because American demand creates a market for the illegal drugs.

“U.S. demand for drugs drives this violence and this lawlessness,” Tillerson said Feb. 1 as he kicked off the trip in Austin, Texas, with a speech outlining his South America policy. “We acknowledge our role as the major market for illicit drug consumption and the need for shared approaches to address these challenges.”

Congressional Purse-Strings

Trump has repeatedly threatened to cut foreign aid to other countries, and he recently followed through with a move to suspend security assistance to Pakistan. But his proposals for more sweeping cuts to such aid have generally met with bipartisan opposition in Congress, which controls most overseas assistance.

In Argentina on Sunday, Tillerson nonetheless sought to stay on message, saying the U.S. was “grateful for the close cooperation and collaboration” it has in combating trans-national criminal organizations. He said the U.S. is taking “a very regional approach to beginning to address these illicit activities.”

While Tillerson will likely face pointed questions from Peruvian leaders in a visit to Lima on Monday, further isolating Venezuela was a central focus of his stop in Buenos Aires Sunday. He said he’d also raised the issue with Mexican officials during a visit to Mexico City on Feb. 2 on the way to Argentina.

Electoral Abuses

The fact that Tillerson has raised the possibility of oil restrictions in both stops of his trip so far suggests the administration is seriously weighing an embargo, a step it’s so far avoided even as it targets Venezuela’s financial sector and sanctions top officials.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on more than a dozen top Venezuelan officials — including Maduro himself — as part of efforts to punish Venezuela after numerous accusations of electoral abuses and human-rights violations.

Still, sanctioning the oil sector could potentially damage U.S. companies and cost U.S. jobs. Venezuela is a major source of crude imports for the U.S. market, though the amount has been declining in recent months. The country is also a key market for American oil refiners.

Tillerson said discussions about sanctions are looking at “how to mitigate the impact on U.S. business interests.” He said the U.S. also recognized that other countries in the region could be harmed by such a move.

In considering oil sanctions, the U.S. must also weigh concerns from Caribbean countries, which rely on cheap Venezuelan oil. Tillerson is expected to raise the issue when he visits Jamaica’s capital, Kingston, on Feb. 7 before heading back to Washington.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-04/tillerson-says-u-s-weighing-sanctions-on-venezuelan-oil-sector

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Israel issues deportation notices to African migrants

February 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Israel is home to about 40,000 asylum seekers, according to government figures [File: Reuters]
Israel is home to about 40,000 asylum seekers, according to government figures [File: Reuters]

Israel has started issuing deportation notices to African asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan.

On Sunday, the first wave of notices were distributed to men who are in the country without families, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.

The 20,000 people who are not held in the country’s open detention facility will be expected to leave within 60 days, or risk being imprisoned indefinitely.

According to Haaretz, the refugees will be asked to either leave for Rwanda, or back to their home countries.

Israeli officials have said the decision to refrain from forcibly deporting parents, women and children will likely change in the future.

In December, the Israeli parliament passed a bill authorising the government to force asylum seekers out of the country.

During visits to detention centres, government representatives provided refugees with a letter that listed Rwanda – and in a previous occasion, Uganda – to relocate to.

“We would like to inform you that the state of Israel has signed agreements allowing you to leave Israel for a safe third country that will absorb you and give you a residency visa that will allow you to work in that country, and promises not to remove you to your country of origin,” the letter read, according to Haaretz.

Shortly after, Rwanda and Uganda rejected claims of signing a controversial deal to take in African migrants from the country.

Currently, Israel is home to about 40,000 asylum seekers, according to government figures. That includes 27,500 Eritrean and 7,800 Sudanese asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has reported.

Most asylum seekers in Israel are from Sudan and Eritrea who arrived over the last 10 years from neighnouring Egypt. Most have fled war, torture and other mistreatment.

Between December 2013 and June 2017 about 4,000 Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers were deported under Israel’s “voluntary departure programme” to Rwanda and Uganda, according to UNHCR.

Meanwhile, Holot, a detention centre that houses some of the asylum seekers in the country’s southern Negev desert, is scheduled to close down in six weeks.

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China accuses US of ‘Cold War mentality’ over nuclear policy

February 5, 2018 by 2 Comments
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China has urged the US to drop its “Cold War mentality” after Washington said it planned to diversify its nuclear armoury with smaller bombs.

“The country that owns the world’s largest nuclear arsenal, should take the initiative to follow the trend instead of going against it,” China’s defence ministry said on Sunday.

The US military believes its nuclear weapons are seen as too big to be used and wants to develop low-yield bombs.

Russia has already condemned the plan.

Iran’s foreign minister claimed it brought the world “closer to annihilation”.

What is the new US policy?

The US is concerned about its nuclear arsenal becoming obsolete and no longer an effective deterrent. It names China, Russia, North Korea and Iran as potential threats.

Where are the world’s nuclear weapons?

The Pentagon document released on Friday, known as the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), argues that developing smaller nuclear weapons would challenge that assumption. Low-yield weapons with a strength of under 20 kilotons are less powerful but are still devastating. The policy also proposes:

  • Land-based ballistic missiles, submarine-launched missiles, and air-delivered weapons – to be extensively modernised, as begun under ex-President Obama
  • Proposed modification of some submarine-launched nuclear warheads to give a lower-yield or less powerful detonation
  • Return of sea-based nuclear cruise missiles

Countering the “growing threat from revisionist powers”, such as China and Russia, was at the heart of America’s new defence strategy announced last month.

What did China say?

China said on Sunday it “firmly” opposed the Pentagon’s review of US nuclear policy.

The defence ministry in Beijing said Washington had played up the threat of China’s nuclear threat, adding that its own policy was defensive in nature.

A map showing the nuclear armed states and how many weapons each country is estimated to own.

“We hope that the United States will abandon its Cold War mentality, earnestly assume its special disarmament responsibilities, correctly understand China’s strategic intentions and objectively view China’s national defence and military build-up,” its statement said.

China has used the Cold War label before to criticise US policy. Late last year it denounced Washington’s updated defence strategy and urged the US to abandon “outdated notions”.

In the NPR document, the US accused China of “expanding its already considerable nuclear forces” but China defended its policy on Sunday saying it would “resolutely stick to peaceful development and pursue a national defence policy that is defensive in nature”.

How did others react?

The Russian foreign ministry accused the US of warmongering, and said it would take “necessary measures” to ensure Russian security.

“From first reading, the confrontational and anti-Russian character of this document leaps out at you,” it said in a statement on Saturday.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed “deep disappointment” at the plan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif argued the proposals were in violation of the international nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42935758

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North Korea’s Berlin embassy used to acquire nuclear tech

February 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency obtained clues on North Korea’s technology procurements in 2016 and 2017.

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency chief has claimed North Korea has been acquiring equipment and technology for its nuclear and weapons programmes through its Berlin embassy.

“We have noticed that so many procurement activities have taken place from the embassy,” said Hans-Georg Maassen, head of the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), or Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.

“From our point of view, they were for the missile programme but also partly for the nuclear programme,” Maassen added in an interview with German public television channel ARD, to be aired on Monday.

Although the exact nature of the technology was not specified, the intelligence chief said they would have civilian and military uses.

“When we see such things, we stop them. But we cannot guarantee that we spot and block each attempt,” he said.

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency obtained clues on the technology procurements in 2016 and 2017, according to an investigation by ARD.

In 2014, it said a North Korean diplomat attempted to obtain equipment used in the development of chemical weapons.

The German accusations come after the publication on Friday of a United Nations report which says North Korea is flouting sanctions by exporting coal, iron, steel and other banned commodities, earning nearly $200 million in revenue last year.

A UN panel of experts also found evidence of military cooperation by North Korea to develop Syria’s chemical weapons programmes and to provide Myanmar with ballistic missiles.

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Afrin offensive: seven Turkish soldiers die in Syria

February 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds olive branches as he addresses party members

Seven Turkish soldiers have been killed in an offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria, including five who died in a single attack on a tank, Turkey’s army has said.

The losses marked the highest toll in one day for the Turkish military in Operation Olive Branch, launched on 20 January against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia, seen by Ankara as a terrorist group.

The assault on the tank on Saturday, details of which were not disclosed, was also the single deadliest attack on the Turkish military of the offensive so far.

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Thursday the Turkish army and Ankara-backed rebels had recorded 25 deaths between them.

Meanwhile, seven civilians have been killed in mortar fire on the Turkish side of the border, with Ankara blaming the YPG.

Ankara says major progress has been made in the 15-day operation, with almost 900 YPG fighters killed so far, although it is not possible to verify these figures.

Erdoğan tried to reassure the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on Saturday, telling the French leader the push was aimed against “terror elements” and that Ankara had no eye on Syrian territory.

Macron had incensed Turkish officials by saying in a newspaper interview last week that France would have a “real problem” with the campaign if it turned out to be an “invasion operation”.

During the phone call, “the two presidents agreed to work on a diplomatic roadmap in Syria in the coming weeks”, the Élysée Palace said.

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Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Paris, France, July 26-27, 2018

February 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment

 2nd IEOM European International Conference on
Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Paris, France, July 26-27, 2018

Venue: IESEG’s Paris Campus, La Défense

www.ieomsociety.org/paris2018/

Submission Deadline Extended to: February 15, 2018

Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=JxqPV50

IEOM Society International, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is a premier international platform and forum for academics, researchers, scientists and practitioners to exchange ideas and provide insights into the latest developments and advancements in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. After having successfully 1st European Conference in Bristol, UK, theIEOM Society is organising the 2nd European Conference in Paris, France during July 26-27, 2018. The event will be held at the IESEG’s Paris Campus, La Défense.

The 2nd IEOM EuropeanInternational Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management aims at providing a platform for academics, researchers, scientists and practitioners to exchange ideas and to bridge the gap between the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management theory and its application in solving the most current problems and challenges faced by 21st century organisations. Hence, the conference is also expected to foster networking, collaboration and a joint effort among the conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.

Topics covering industrial issues/applications and theoretical research, but are not limited to:

  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Decision Sciences
  • E-Business and E-Commerce
  • Energy and Resource Efficiency
  • Engineering Economy, Education & Management
  • Facilities Planning and Management
  • Global Manufacturing
  • High Value Manufacturing
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics
  • Information Technology and Information Systems
  • Inventory Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lean and Six Sigma
  • Logistics, Transport and Traffic Management
  • Manufacturing Design and Servitisation
  • Operations Management and Operations Research
  • Product design and development
  • Production Planning and Control
  • Project Management
  • Quality Engineering, Control and Management
  • Reliability and Maintenance
  • Reverse Logistics and Green Systems
  • Service Systems and Service Management
  • Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Sustainability in Supply Chains and Operations
  • Sustainability in Manufacturing, Services, Logistics, and Freight transportation
  • Sustainable Manufacturing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technology Management
  • Tools for Sustainable Manufacturing and Service Systems Design, Management, and Performance Measurement
  • Waste Management

SPECIAL TRACK: Systems Dynamics

Student Competitions

  • Undergraduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by SIEMENS
  • Graduate Student Paper Competition Sponsored by EATON Corporation
  • Master Thesis Competition
  • Doctoral Dissertation Competition
  • Final Year Project (FYP)/Senior Capstone Design Project Poster Competition
  • High School and Middle School STEM Competition
  • Simulation and PLM Competition
  • Poster Competition

Important Dates

Paper submission deadline: 15 February 2018
Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2018
Camera-ready paper submission deadline: 15 April 2018
Registration deadline: 1 May 2018
Conference: 26-27 July 2018

Conference Chairs

Dr. Linda L. Zhang, Professor of Operations Management, IESEG School of Management, Paris La Défense, France
Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Programs, Lawrence Tech University, Michigan, USA

2018 IEOM Paris Website: www.ieomsociety.org/paris2018/
Email: info@ieomsociety.org

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BANK PEMBANGUNAN ISLAM: MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-2019

February 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Salam Sejahtera dan Salam 1Malaysia,

YBhg. Datin Paduka Ir. Dr./Tuan,

BANK PEMBANGUNAN ISLAM: MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-2019

Saya dengan hormatnya merujuk perkara di atas.

2.         Untuk makluman YBhg. Datin Paduka Ir. Dr./Tuan, Bank Pembangunan Islam (IDB) telah menawarkan biasiswa di peringkat Doktor Falsafah (Ph.D) dan Penyelidikan Pasca-Kedoktoran (post-doktoral research) secara sepenuh masa dalam bidang pendidikan berkaitan. Tawaran biasiswa ini terbuka kepada warganegara Malaysia dan pembiayaan adalah meliputi bayaran yuran pengajian, kos sara hidup bagi pemohon sahaja (single-status basis), insurans kesihatan dan tiket kapal terbang pergi-balik.

3.         Tawaran biasiswa selama 3 tahun sepenuh masa di peringkat Ph.D adalah dikhususkan dalam bidang-bidang berikut:

i.          Pertanian Lestari (Sustainable Agriculture);
ii.         Pendidikan (Education);
iii.        Pendidikan untuk Pembangunan Mampan (Education for Sustainable Development);
iv.        Perubahan Iklim (Climate Change);
v.         Tenaga (Energy);
vi.        Bandar Mampan (Sustainable Cities);
vii.       Pertumbuhan Bertanggungjawab (Responsible Growth);
viii.      Pengurusan Sisa (Waste Management);
ix.        Perkembangan Populasi (Population Growth);
x.         Kimia Hijau (Green Chemical);
xi.        Biodiversiti (Biodiversity);
xii.       Pencemaran Plastik dan Mikroplastik (Plastic Pollution and Microplastics);
xiii.      Air dan Kebersihan (Water and Hygiene);
xiv.       Kesihatan (Health);
xv.        ICT untuk Pembangunan (ICT for Development);
xvi.       Inovasi dan Pembangunan Infrastruktur (Innovation and Infrastructure Development);
xvii.      Ekonomi, Kewangan dan Perbankan Islam (Islamic Economics, Finance and Banking); dan
xviii.     Sains Sosial Berkaitan Pembangunan (Development-Related Social Sciences).

4.         Biasiswa ini ditawarkan bagi sesi pengajian di institusi terkemuka di negara maju atau negara ahli IDB. Namun begitu, keutamaan akan diberikan kepada calon Ph.D. yang telah mendapat tawaran pengajian di universiti yang mempunyai kerjasama dengan IDB seperti berikut:

i.          University of Cambridge, United Kingdom;
ii.         University of Birmingham, United Kingdom;
iii.        Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom;
iv.        Imperial College London, united Kingdom;
v.         Copenhagen University, Denmark;
vi.        Princeton University, USA, KAUST, Saudi Arabia; dan
vii.       McGill University, Canada.

5.         Permohonan bagi biasiswa ini dibuka sehingga 9 Februari 2018 dan borang permohonan yang telah dilengkapkan sepenuhnya perlu dikembalikan kepada :

Ketua Setiausaha Perbendaharaan
Kementerian Kewangan
Bahagian Antarabangsa
Aras 8, Blok Tengah
Kompleks Kementerian Kewangan
Persiaran Perdana, Presint 2
62592 Putrajaya.
(u.p.: Unit Kerjasama Pelbagai Hala 2)

Bersama ini dilampirkan butiran lanjut berkaitan permohonan biasiswa (Lampiran 1) untuk rujukan. Borang permohonan biasiswa dan maklumat lanjut mengenai biasiswa ini boleh didapati di laman sesawang IDB (www.isdb.org<http://www.isdb.org/>).

6.         Sehubungan itu, dengan hormatnya perkara ini diangkat untuk makluman dan tindakan pihak YBhg. Datin Paduka Ir. Dr./Tuan selanjutnya untuk dipanjangkan kepada calon yang layak dan berminat dengan tawaran biasiswa daripada IDB ini.

Perhatian dan kerjasama pihak YBhg Datin amatlah dihargai dan didahului dengan ucapan ribuan terima kasih.

Sekian, terima kasih.

“BERKHIDMAT UNTUK NEGARA”
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Saya yang menurut perintah,

MAAGIENDRAN A/L RAJASINGAM
Bahagian Hubungan Antarabangsa | International Relations Division​
Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Malaysia | Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
Aras 14, No.2, Menara 2 | Level 14, No.2, Tower 2
Jalan P5/6, Presint 5,
62200 PUTRAJAYA

Tel​ (Pejabat) : +603 8870 5383
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Numerical Computing of Preimage Domains of Slit Domains

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TM Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (UTM-CIAM) & Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science would like to invite you to a talk entitled:

“Numerical Computing of Preimage Domains of Slit Domains“

by: Prof. Dr. Mohamed M.S. Nasser (Qatar University)

Lecture Hall 1, 105 – Block C17,

Faculty of Science UTM, JB

22 Jan 2018 (Monday)

2.30 pm – 4.00 pm

This talk is a part of UTM-CIAM & Department of Mathematical Sciences monthly

Mathematics in Industry Seminar Series.

The abstract and poster about the event is attached below.
Please feel free to extend the invitation to your colleagues and students.

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International Research Symposium Series 2018

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Industrial Engineering and Operations Management 2018

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2nd IEOM European International Conference on
Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Paris, France, July 26-27, 2018
Venue: IESEG’s Paris Campus, La Défense
www.ieomsociety.org/paris2018/

 

Submission Link: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/abstract/index.cfm?ID=JxqPV50

 

IEOM Society International, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is a premier international platform and forum for academics, researchers, scientists and practitioners to exchange ideas and provide insights into the latest developments and advancements in the fields of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. After having successfully 1stEuropean Conference in Bristol, UK, the IEOM Society is organising the 2nd European Conference in Paris, France during July 26-27, 2018. The event will be held at the IESEG’s Paris Campus, La Défense.

 

The 2nd IEOM European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management aims at providing a platform for academics, researchers, scientists and practitioners to exchange ideas and to bridge the gap between the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management theory and its application in solving the most current problems and challenges faced by 21stcentury organisations. Hence, the conference is also expected to foster networking, collaboration and a joint effort among the conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to identify major trends in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.

 

Topics covering industrial issues/applications and theoretical research, but are not limited to:

  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Decision Sciences
  • E-Business and E-Commerce
  • Energy and Resource Efficiency
  • Engineering Economy, Education & Management
  • Facilities Planning and Management
  • Global Manufacturing
  • High Value Manufacturing
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics
  • Information Technology and Information Systems
  • Inventory Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lean and Six Sigma
  • Logistics, Transport and Traffic Management
  • Manufacturing Design and Servitisation
  • Operations Management and Operations Research
  • Product design and development
  • Production Planning and Control
  • Project Management
  • Quality Engineering, Control and Management
  • Reliability and Maintenance
  • Reverse Logistics and Green Systems
  • Service Systems and Service Management
  • Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Sustainability in Supply Chains and Operations
  • Sustainability in Manufacturing, Services, Logistics, and Freight transportation
  • Sustainable Manufacturing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technology Management
  • Tools for Sustainable Manufacturing and Service Systems Design, Management, and Performance Measurement
  • Waste Management

SPECIAL TRACK: Systems Dynamics

Important Dates

Paper submission deadline: 1 February 2018
Notification of acceptance: 1 March 2018
Camera-ready paper submission deadline: 1 April 2018
Registration deadline: 1 May 2018
Conference: 26-27 July 2018

Conference Chairs
Dr. Linda L. Zhang, Professor of Operations Management, IESEG School of Management, Paris La Défense, France
Dr. Ahad Ali, Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Programs, Lawrence Tech University, Michigan, USA

2018 IEOM Paris Website: www.ieomsociety.org/paris2018/
Email: info@ieomsociety.org

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Jom Kurus

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Workshop Adobe PS 

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ASM Corrosion 

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