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STEM Education Workshop Using ARDUSAT

November 27, 2017 by 820320065676

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA (UTM) ARDUSAT project team is exploring the use of ARDUSAT for STEM education at schools in Malaysia.  The first workshop was carried out at UTM for teachers and researchers, while this 2^nd phase workshop was conducted at school where students were exposed to use the ARDUSAT kit for a selected module.

ADNI ISLAMIC SCHOOL was selected to be a pilot school for 2^nd phase workshop.  For this workshop, the team from UTM and ATSB brought 7 ARDUSAT kits and 7 facilitators.   Grouping of 4 to 5 students per group (29 students’ altogether) from 3 classes of Form 2, namely 2 As-Suyuuti, 2 Al-Fateh and 2 An-Nasa’ie was involved in the workshop. Each of group was equipped with ARDUSAT kits and a computer with pre-installed software from ARDUSAT to perform the experiments related to science, sensors, satellite technology, electronics and computer knowledge.

Assessments were made to gauge the effectiveness of the workshop, and were  carried out through observation on the students’ ability to perform the experiments as well as the ability of the students to answer the throw-out questions on the relevant topics given. As an overall, the workshop was able to enhance the level of skills and knowledge among students toward the subject matter. The students were able to complete the experiments and relate the ARDUSAT technologies to their STEM subjects.

Source: STEM Education Workshop Using ARDUSAT

BANGKOK, THAILAND, December 1, 2017 – Representatives of governments and leading universities in ASEAN and Japan gathered in Bangkok on December 1, 2017 to sign on the Cooperative Framework Phase IV of the AUN/SEED-Net or ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network.  The Signing Ceremony was jointly organized by the ASEAN University Network (AUN) Secretariat, the AUN/SEED-Net Secretariat and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in cooperation with the Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC) and the Ministry of Education of Thailand, and was attended by representatives of the ASEAN member countries, Japan, the representative of the ASEAN Secretariat, and presidents, representatives of the AUN/SEED-Net Member Institutions as well as invited observers.

Since its inauguration in 2001, AUN/SEED-Net has been implementing program activities with 26 Member Institutions from ASEAN and 14 Supporting Universities from Japan. Since 2001, the AUN/SEED-Net Project has given scholarships to over 1,300 students and young teaching staff to study in Master’s and Doctoral levels to strengthen faculty qualifications and academic capacities. It also produces a number of collaborative research projects between the ASEAN member institutions and Japanese supporting universities, tightens connection and partnership among them, and sets off the network of engineering experts among ASEAN and Japan. Around 211 research grants are awarded to faculty staff; while 450 supports awarded to faculty staff for mobility programme. In accordance with the previous work plan, the Government of Japan made a commitment to support Phase IV.

Signing on behalf of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) was the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & International), Prof. Dr. Zainuddin Abd. Manan. Also attending the ceremony was Pro-Vice Chancellor (International), Prof. Dr. Nordin Yahaya. The activity plan for the AUN/SEED-Net Project – Phase IV would start from March 2018 to March 2023. Since 2012, UTM has become an AUN/SEED-Net Member Institution and in the face of Phase IV, UTM will be the host for the field of Civil Engineering and Natural Disaster.

Two major goals were expected from the implementation of Phase IV:  (1) the expansion of network at the institutional as well as individual level and (2) solving regional common issues and developing industry sector in the region through AUN/SEED-Net network. As the network was regarded as the most important asset for project’s result, the goal to be achieved by the end of Phase IV was to maintain and expand the network. The four expected outputs : (1) strengthening network among MIs, industry, and community (2) enhancing research and educational capacity (3) jointing research to solve common regional issues and (4) expanding network between MIs and JSUs.

Source: The Signing Ceremony on the Cooperative Framework Phase IV of the ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net)

SEM MATIC Look for UTM Expert for Industrial Solution
November 28, 2017 by WFFWA

JOHOR BAHRU – 3 UTM Experts were invited by the SEM-MATIC Sdn. Bhd. on the 16th November, 2017 to help them in solving a few materials and machining/tuning issues. SEM-MATIC which is one of the leading industries in precision manufacturing solutions who believe that UTM is the best platform to refer to,  has invited Dr Norhayati, Dr. Norizah and Dr. Wan Fahmin Faiz from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FME) to have a short visit to their production plants – so that the delegates could have a clear understanding on the said issues. Although the company has been established in 2002 by three business partners; Switzerland, England, and Malaysia company, however, the production yield recorded is still unsatisfactory. The SEM-MATIC chief operating officer, Mr. Raul Garcia Elvira said: “we never expected to be approached by the UTM Experts to assist us in production line albeit we already have our own team to look into our production problem yet, it remains the same” during Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) signing. The UTM teams were expected to solve their issues especially in materials for the load-bearing shaft and the optimization of the machining process. In the continuation of the first phase meeting, several students were brought to visit the production plant so that they can have practical exposure and insights to the real working environment such as the working of an automated production line. Students were amazed at the automated system which could be set accordingly without involving much human intervention. “From phase 1 and 2, we are now looking for the next phase of the collaboration as they (the SEM-MATIC) are ready to discuss a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 5 years of collaboration in December 2017” said Dr. Norhayati. This collaboration will not only be for the benefit of research and development but will also be beneficial to the UTM staff/students for industrial attachment. This collaboration also would be a significant opportunity for the UTM Experts to share, to market the UTM brand and contribute more to the society.

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Industrial Visit at SEM MATIC Sdn Bhd.

NDA Signing between UTM-SEM MATIC

Source: SEM MATIC Looking for UTM Expert for Industrial Solution

Source: UTMLead received a visit from a delegation from UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MALANG INDONESIA

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) won the first and second prize in the Kuala Lumpur Orchids and Bonsai show 2017 hosted by Kuala Lumpur City Hall or DBKL at Taman Pudu Ulu, Cheras. There were three competition teams with a group of five (5) students who are the fourth year, third year and second-year students from Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Built Environment who were coordinated by Dr Lee Yoke Lai together with two supporting staff (En. Hassan bin Sahat and En. Mohd Azahari bin Md Amin).

All participants had to construct the designed gardens from 28 to 30 December 2017. Two teams with the design concept: ‘The Reflexia and Meraki’ won the first prize and second prize competing with five (5) other groups. Both UTM teams selected colourful orchids integrated with the competition theme ‘warna-warni Malaysia’ to create an interesting and unique garden layout that symbolised multi-ethnic, culturally diverse and peaceful Malaysia. Another UTM team was awarded a consolation prize for their interpretation of “Laman Ikatan Citra” to emphasise the beauty of orchid garden design.

The prize-giving ceremony was held on 3^rd December 2017. All the entries were given RM3, 500 incentives by DBKL in the orchid competition. Furthermore, alumni sponsorship of the Institute of Landscape Architecture Southern Chapter (ILAM SC) had contributed to students’ financial support in this competition. All in all, the hard work, design innovation and good teamwork contributed to the performance and success in this university orchid competition.

Again, congratulations on the great achievement by Department of Landscape Architecture for making UTM proud.

First prize: The Reflexia (Laman Pantulan)

Mohammad Sabar Bin Mustaffa

Muhammad afiq harith bin zulkhairi

Nur Aqilah binti Mohd Noordin

Muhamad Taqiy Bin Asshaari

Muhamad Zulhelmy Bin Azmi

Second prize: Meraki

Aimi Norhanani binti Nordin

Nurul Aqilah binti Ramli

Nurul Asyiqin Binti Hasdi

Natasha Binti Nasiumin

Nur Izzati Hanani Rosli

Consolation prize: Laman Ikatan Citra

Amirul Naim Bin Mohd Sani

Mohd Amirul Jasmeen Bin Razak

Mohd Amiruk Hazim Bin Arifin

Muhd Atiqi Bin Mustapa

Mohd Irfan Bin Joohari

Source: Landscape Architecture Students Won 1ST and 2nd Prize in Kuala Lumpur Orchids Competition

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 November 2017 – Fifty-seven delegates from 39 universities around the world attended the Asia Technological Universities Network (ATU-Net) Presidents Roundtable held at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), near here today.

The meeting was organised in conjunction with the “7th World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) 2017 in Kuala Lumpur.

The ATU-Net was established in response to a need for mutual support in dealing with increasing numbers of international students coming to the Asia region.

The ATU-Net aims to support university stakeholders to advance the quality reputation of international education in Asia through increased cooperation and cohesion.

The main objectives of the ATU-Net are to enhance student exchanges and enable pump-priming of collaborative research projects between global technology universities.

Thus far, a total of 23 universities from the Asia region including UTM have joined the ATU-Net.

All technological universities in Asia are invited to become members of the ATU-Net.

The ATU-Net Presidents Roundtable theme is “Leadership for Changing Higher Education in the 21st Century”.

The session will include a keynote address by Professor Dr. Kim Seon Miin on “Future Higher Education: Innovating Entrepreneurial University” and a panel discussion on “Are Asian Universities Ready for the 21st Century Challenges”.

The panelists for this session are Professor Dr. Feliciano Alagao – Vice-Chancellor, Mindanao State University – Illigan Institute of Technology, Philippines; and Professor Ir. Dr. Rezuwan Kamaruddin – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia.

Bonn, Germany, 12^th November – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), through the UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre (UTM-LCARC) that is based in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, organises an exhibition and participates in side events at the 23^rd Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, 6-17 November 2017.

Prof. TPr. Dr. Ho Chin Siong and TPr. Chau Loon Wai from the Department of Urban Regional Planning lead UTM’s participation at COP 23, which is presided by the island nation of Fiji and hosted by the German Government.  The exhibition marks UTM’s seventh installation at the COP since participating in COP 17 in Durban, South Africa in 2011.  UTM remains the only Malaysian university with an accredited Observer institution status at the COP.

The exhibition showcases UTM-LCARC’s latest work on advancing city-level climate change action plan-making (science to policy-making through multiple stakeholder engagements) and implementation (real actions on the ground) in Iskandar Malaysia, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Pengerang.

The successful “Science to Action” (S2A) approach used in climate change mitigation at the city-level impresses visitors of diverse professional backgrounds (ranging from senior government officials, politicians, industrialists, scientists engineers, architects and academicians to activists, NGO volunteers and university students) from over 30 countries in South America, Africa, Europe, the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, with many indicating interests in future collaboration.

UTM-LCARC also contributes to side events at the Japan Pavilion (as speakers and panellists) and Malaysia Pavilion (as speakers and poster exhibitor).

Congratulations to Prof Dr Khairiyah Mohd Yusof as the recipient of the Student Platform in Engineering Education Development (SPEED) Mentorship Award, by the SPEED executive committee and SPEED Global Student Forum (GSF) organizing committee in partnership with Dassault Systemes at the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF 2017) held on Monday, 13 November 2017. The award is presented to Prof Dr. Khairiyah Mohd Yusof who has proven to be a mentor for students all over the world where her voice and ideas are implemented to affect change in engineering education.

In the award letter to Prof Dr. Khairiyah Mohd Yusof, it was cited that:

Prof Dr Khairiyah Mohd Yusof is very patient as she mentors her students to push their own limits of achievement. She teaches her students to be more independent in making decisions, building skills and gaining knowledge.

Her innovation in teaching and learning via Cooperative Problem-Based Learning has positively impacted students’ problem-solving assets and developing more constructive skills. With appropriate scaffolding such as motivation, encouragement, and facilitation, she helps her students to construct new engineering knowledge and also coaches them to refine the skills they already have.

In addition to the years of work she has put in developing students in engineering education, her mentorship towards members of SPEED (local and international) and the organization of the Global Student Forum 2017 is truly instrumental in organizing an intentional and well-thought-out event.

UTM is proud with the recognition received by Prof Dr. Khairiyah Mohd Yusof, for all the works that she has done in mentoring the students.

KUALA LUMPUR, 14 November 2017 – The 7th World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) 2017 saw more than 500 industry players, educators, researchers, and various stakeholders from 35 countries participate in the event.

The WEEF 2017 is hosted by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), the Society of Engineering Education Malaysia (SEEM) and UTM in collaboration with the Malaysian Council of Engineering Deans.

The four days forum is held in conjunction with the 7th Regional Conference on Engineering Education & Research in Higher Education 2017 (RCEE & RHED 2017), the 1st international STEAM Education Conference (STEAMEC 2017) and the 4th Innovative Practices in Higher Education Expo 2017 (IPHEX 2017).

WEEF 2017 first keynote speaker was the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Prof. Emeritus Tan Sri Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid highlighting Industrie 4.0 with his speech entitled Developing Future Human Capital in Emerging Economies for Industrie 4.0.

Renowned speakers for the two other keynote sessions are Prof. Dr. Anette Kolmos, Director of Aalborg UNESCO Centre for Problem-Based Learning in Engineering Science and Sustainability, Denmark and Dr. Martin Dougiamas, Founder and CEO of MOODLE Pty. Ltd., Australia.

Other notable speakers included Xavier Fouger from Dassault Systemes, France,  Dr. Gatot Hari Priowirjanto, the Director of SEAMEO, President of Malaysia Board of Technologists, Tan Sri  Datuk Ir. (Dr.) Ahmad Zaidee Laidin, Vice Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Datuk Ir. (Dr.) Abdul Rahim Hj. Hashim, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International ) UTM, Professor Dr. Zainuddin Abdul Manan.

Paul Gilbert from Quanser, Canada, Dr. Michael Milligan from ABET, USA, Dr. Norman Fortenberry from the American Society of Engineering Education, Ken Dunstan from Mathworks, Australia Dr. Shahbaz Khan from UNESCO and many other world-renowned figures from various institutions and industries across the North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Keynote Speaker, Xavier Fouger said; “I believe that Everyone here must be familiar with PBL because we are all at WEEF, hosted by UTM which is the centre of development of PBL in Asia.”

Meanwhile, Vice Chancellor UTM, Professor Datuk Ir Dr Wahid Omar said, WEEF 2017 aims to inspire international level cooperation among participants and form a lasting community in engineering and STEM education.

“This is indeed a noble effort in bringing together experts from all over the world to gather and share novel ideas and work together in “the era of synergistic collaboration”, which is appropriately chosen as the theme of this important event.

“I am certain that this collaboration will make WEEF more vibrant and dynamic, creating more avenues to share ideas, insights and network in more effective ways towards better practice, innovative strategies, and impactful outcomes.”

He told guests at the WEEF 2017 dinner held at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel, tonight.

Present were Director-General, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education Datin Paduka Ir. Dr. Siti Hamisah Tapsir and Professor Dr. Zainuddin Abdul Manan.

Professor Wahid said, in the current challenging times and competitive environment people are facing, it is imperative that they rethink and reform their ways and approaches in preparing a future work force that is adaptable and able to compete globally.

The WEEF he said is timely held as a platform for forward-thinking participants from higher educational institutions, industries and other major stakeholders.

They come together to looking for constructive inputs and feedback in facilitating the transformation of our higher education in this challenging times.

“I am also happy to note that in conjunction with WEEF, there are various special pre and post workshops relating to 21st Century learning and industry 4.0 organised at UTM Kuala Lumpur.

“It is hoped that the workshops provide opportunities for knowledge sharing among participants towards better understanding of educational methodology, new teaching and learning strategies, improved performance and eventually best classroom practices,” he pointed out.

The Vice Chancellor said, they have made progress in addressing the educational needs, and improve student outcomes.

“But with new challenges emerging in the horizon, there is much more that needs to be done in revolutionizing education.

“They should play the role of solution providers and transformation drivers that meet the current and future needs while addressing the challenges,” he added.

He said, holistic curricula for academic programs at higher levels must be improved, taking into account the current changes and demands of the global arena, especially in effective teaching and learning.

“Research in higher education especially in Engineering and STEM education should aim to benefit society at large, and should not be left archived in journals on shelves.

“I believe that in the spirit of open discussion and collaborative efforts to solve mutual problems facing the world today, this forum will be a fruitful meeting of the minds that will ultimately lead to innovative ideas and recommendations.

“I hope that this forum will continue to be a platform to promote the paradigm shift and enhance collaboration, networking and continual exchange of ideas in a global environment to foster and enhance research in Engineering Education,” he said.

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 November 2017 – Fifty-seven delegates from 39 universities around the world attended the Asia Technological Universities Network (ATU-Net) Presidents Roundtable held at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), near here today.

The meeting was organised in conjunction with the “7th World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) 2017 in Kuala Lumpur.

The ATU-Net was established in response to a need for mutual support in dealing with increasing numbers of international students coming to the Asia region.

The ATU-Net aims to support university stakeholders to advance the quality reputation of international education in Asia through increased cooperation and cohesion.

The main objectives of the ATU-Net are to enhance student exchanges and enable pump-priming of collaborative research projects between global technology universities.

Thus far, a total of 23 universities from the Asia region including UTM have joined the ATU-Net.

All technological universities in Asia are invited to become members of the ATU-Net.

The ATU-Net Presidents Roundtable theme is “Leadership for Changing Higher Education in the 21st Century”.

The session will include a keynote address by Professor Dr. Kim Seon Miin on “Future Higher Education: Innovating Entrepreneurial University” and a panel discussion on “Are Asian Universities Ready for the 21st Century Challenges”.

The panelists for this session are Professor Dr. Feliciano Alagao – Vice-Chancellor, Mindanao State University – Illigan Institute of Technology, Philippines; and Professor Ir. Dr. Rezuwan Kamaruddin – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia.

The panel discussion will be led by Professor Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia.

Source: 57 delegates attend ATU-Net Presidents Roundtable at UTM | UTM NewsHub

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