{"id":9221,"date":"2025-08-11T22:30:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/?p=9221"},"modified":"2025-08-11T22:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:32:06","slug":"a-day-at-the-rmc-driving-research-excellence-through-strategic-management-via-jkp-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/2025\/08\/11\/a-day-at-the-rmc-driving-research-excellence-through-strategic-management-via-jkp-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day at the RMC: Driving Research Excellence Through Strategic Management (via JKP Meeting)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/08\/image-18.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/08\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/08\/image-18.png 576w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/08\/image-18-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s main focus was participating in the <em>Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Pengurusan<\/em> (JKP) of the Research Management Centre (RMC), a vital platform for steering UTM\u2019s research ecosystem towards greater impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day began early, at <strong>7:30 am<\/strong>, with me settling the <em>Laporan Perkara Berbangkit<\/em> (LPB) for the JKP RMC. This preparatory work was essential to ensure that every outstanding issue from the previous meeting was properly documented and ready for discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>2:00 pm<\/strong>, we convened in <strong>Bilik Mesyuarat 1, Aras 2, RMC<\/strong> for the <strong>Mesyuarat Pentadbiran Pusat Pengurusan Penyelidikan Bil. 11\/2025<\/strong>. The session, which lasted until <strong>6:00 pm<\/strong>, was packed with updates, approvals, and strategic deliberations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agenda reflected the breadth and depth of RMC\u2019s role:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Postdoctoral &amp; Junior Visiting Researcher Reports<\/strong> \u2013 assessing talent contributions and outcomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blueprint@enVision 2025 Achievements<\/strong> \u2013 measuring progress towards our institutional research vision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Division Performance Updates<\/strong> \u2013 from Research University &amp; Impact (RUID) to Governance (GD), ensuring every arm of RMC is aligned and delivering. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Approval Requests<\/strong> \u2013 including the organization of a Data Analytics course using Google Sheet &amp; Looker Studio, and operational matters such as office phone provisions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outstanding Issues<\/strong> \u2013 tackling technical challenges like the RADIS system tickets and the closure of completed research grants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other Matters<\/strong> \u2013 ranging from strategic workshop resolutions, budgetary needs, and NYR appointments to collaborative grant proposals and contract research criteria improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The importance of this meeting cannot be overstated. It is here that several technical <strong>decisions within RMC&#8217;s scope and power are made to shape UTM\u2019s research direction<\/strong>, resolve operational bottlenecks, and approve initiatives that strengthen our capabilities. Every discussion and decision has a ripple effect on research funding, execution, governance, and ultimately, impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the JKP RMC, we moved straight into the JKPBPP meeting, ensuring that the day\u2019s momentum in research governance continued seamlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of the day, the hours of discussion and careful deliberation left me feeling both intellectually enriched and deeply aware of the collaborative effort it takes to keep a research institution running efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some other tasks accomplished today include meeting with my ex-student, SG (image above), who has completed his bachelor Chemical Engineering studies and will fly to Australia early September 2025. I also had a discussion with my Postdoc about several projects, and also settled other RMC related tasks and also JKPD LPB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#20242025 Day 042<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#Monday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s main focus was participating in the Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Pengurusan (JKP) of the Research Management Centre (RMC), a vital platform for steering UTM\u2019s research ecosystem towards greater impact. The day began early, at 7:30 am, with me settling the Laporan Perkara Berbangkit (LPB) for the JKP RMC. 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