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UiTM and Tokyo NODAI sign MoU

Posted on by Dr Zul Adlan

Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia (UiTM) expands its international collaboration by signing an MoU with the Tokyo University of Agriculture (Tokyo NODAI), conducted on December 6th, 2021.

The objectives of this signing ceremony are that the two universities could start visioning the knowledge, technological advancement, and viable resources sharing, focusing on integrated and smart solutions to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) in every aspect. This strategic partnership would be beneficial to reaffirm, strengthen, and leverage their comparative advantages to support high-quality and impactful research, education, and culture through effective and accountable governance, digitalization, resilience to energy and environmental challenges, women’s empowerment and good infrastructures.

The Rector of UiTM Pahang Branch expressed his gratitude for the commitment of both universities in taking a step further for the collaboration.

“The collaboration will have positive repercussions on promoting a knowledge-based economy, increasing the nation’s employment rate, improving innovation excellence, and attaining global recognition. This effort is also in line with UiTM Strategic Planning’s agenda towards becoming a globally renowned university of Science, Technologies, Humanities, and Entrepreneurship by 2025. These aspirations can be accomplished through conveying knowledge and instilling moral values in graduates who are capable of producing content and knowledge for the benefit of the society, industry, and nation.”, he added.

Moreover, Tokyo NODAI agrees that this collaboration could bring enormous benefits for both universities through the active involvement of students and staff in research and innovations as well as academics and cultural perspectives.

UiTM and Tokyo NODAI embarked on the collaborative journey earlier this year with the organization of two exciting events, namely “Continually striving to advance agriculture: Return student to the farm, a hope for the world” on January 26th, 2021, and “Virtual colloquium for education and research collaboration” on September 29th, 2021. The MoU signing event further solidifies the relationship, which is hoped to mutually benefit and enhance the exchange of knowledge and research collaborations for both institutions.

The signatories were UiTM Pahang Branch’s Rector, Professor Ts Dr Mohd Ilham Adenan and Professor Dr Hiroya Ohbayashi as the Dean of Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture. The ceremony was witnessed by UiTM Pahang Branch’s Deputy Rector, Associate Professor Dr Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abdul Rahman (Research & Industrial Linkages), Associate Professor Dr Nazirah Ramli (Academic Affairs), Dr Mohd Kamal Azman Jusoh (Student Affairs), and Nor Yusnita Mohamed Yusoff (Bursary). Also present in the virtual ceremony was the Head of Faculty of Globalization from Tokyo University of Agriculture, Professor Dr Iwao Uehara.

This initiative is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) No.17, which focuses on strengthening and revitalizing the global partnership.

UiTM Pahang collaborates with KLPK towards quality education

Posted on by Nurulatika Minhad

Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Pahang Branch Campus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kumpulan Ladang-Ladang Perbadanan Kedah Sdn. Bhd (KLPK).

The signatories were the Acting Rector of UiTM Pahang, Professor Ts. Dr Mohd Ilham Adenan, and the Managing Director of KLPK, Mr Azizi bin Haji Ahmad. The ceremony was held in UiTM Pahang and witnessed by UiTM Pahang Branch’s Deputy Directors, lecturers from the Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology and the Faculty of Applied Science, along with KLPK’s staff members.

KLPK is a private plantation farm that is committed to delivering high-quality plantation management which involves rubber and oil palm plantation management, cultivation, rubber processing and downstream activities, agricultural and livestock businesses, as well as organic fertilizer production. Apart from being environmentally conscious, its concern on CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is also reflected through its active involvement in social activities by establishing positive relationships with the local communities. Thus, UiTM’s approach to reinforce its cooperation with KLPK clearly shows its commitment to achieving university goals and strengthening relationships among academicians and KLPK’s administrative members. In addition, UiTM also benefits from the collaboration by being able to produce various high impact projects and contribute to the industry and the community.

Throughout this MoU, UiTM Pahang Branch Campus and KLPK have agreed to enhance the collaboration in terms of consultancy and research, sharing of expertise and resources and organizing symposia, conferences, short courses or meetings that will profit both parties. Additionally, the MoU also seeks to enhance students’ employability by extending internship opportunities for UiTM students and giving them the experience required by the industry. This collaboration also aims to establish and reinforce knowledge transfer between both parties through University Social Responsibility (USR) programmes.

The objectives of signing the MoU is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) No. 4, which ensures inclusive and equitable quality education whilst promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. It is hoped that the cooperation between UiTM Pahang Branch Campus with KLPK could bring great impact in both academic and research areas. This effort can also strengthen the network between UiTM and KLPK, particularly in efforts toward developing and enhancing knowledge within the industry as well as increasing the visibility of UiTM Pahang Branch Campus.

UiTM Kedah Branch strengthens international collaboration

Posted on by Syazliyati Ibrahim

Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah Branch strengthens its internationalisation agenda by organising an academic event in collaboration with the Language Centre, University Brunei Darussalam. The event was International Innovation in Teaching and Learning & Language Education Conference or i-InTeLEC 2021, which provided an academic platform comprising an innovation competition, a conference, a research workshop on publishing in high-impact journals, and a digital content competition for students.

i-InTeLEC 2021 commenced its work as early as February 2020 when both institutions met for their first meeting for the event on 11 February 2020 in University Brunei Darussalam. The Covid-19 pandemic did not deter the preparations for the event and it was finally held on 9 & 10 November 2021 via Google Meet and APB Kedah FB live. The event as a whole managed to garner more than 127 submissions for all its programmes. On 9 November & 10 November 2021, i-InTeLEC was joined by more than 150 participants both on Google Meet and also APB Kedah FB Live.

i-InTeLEC 2021 also featured Associate Professor Dr. Andrew Littlejohn from UBD as the keynote speaker. Other speakers who are experts in their fields included Dr. Noor Azam Haji Othman, Dr. Juliana Shak, Dr. Ishamina Atirah Muntassir-Gardiner from UBD, and also Professor Dr. Ahmad Mazli bin Muhammad, the former Dean of Academy of Language Studies, UiTM, were also invited to share their perspectives on the future of teaching in the digital age forum.

This event has succeeded in proving that international collaboration is still possible despite the travel restrictions imposed due to the pandemic. Both universities are also looking forward to fostering more academic activities for the benefit of the students and lecturers in the near future.

UiTM lecturers awarded International IIARI Luminary Awards

Posted on by Dr Duratul Ain Tholibon

One of the Universiti Teknologi MARA MoU international partnerships, the Institute of Industry and Academic Research Incorporated, (IIARI) Philippines had organized the IIARI Luminary Awards (ILA) on December 4, 2021. The IIARI Luminary Award (ILA) is the organization’s recognition and celebration of inspirational success stories in teaching, research, leadership, and civic works. It embodies IIARI’s commitment to the formulation of the community of scholars driven by a passion for life-long learning and community service. The ILA aims to honor the contribution of individuals in various fields that would serve as inspiration and influence for other people. ILA is an annual recognition given to individuals from various parts of the world who have exemplary and inspiring contributions in the organization or the community through their profession, academic works, innovation and inventions, community service, and inspired behavior and action. It brings forth a venue for inspirational success stories to emulate and spread.

The objective of ILA is to acknowledge the inspirational success stories of individuals in teaching, research, leadership, and civic works. It is also to recognize the exemplary contribution of individuals in the organization and the community. Moreover, it is to provide a platform for the emulation of exemplary and inspiring works of individuals around the world. Furthermore, it fosters leadership and service among professionals, researchers, and civic individuals around the globe; and forms a community of scholars driven by a passion for life-long learning and community service. The four categories are being contested that is ILA in Teaching, ILA in Research, ILA in Civic Works, ILA in Leadership. Congratulations to IIARI that providing the opportunity and the platform of recognition for the educational and research endeavors. The awarding ceremony was held virtually with the participation from various backgrounds of IIARI members around the world. The event was hosted by Prof. Mary Jane S. Carandang, who is the Committee Members of IIARI.

Two senior lecturers from UiTM had been nominated as a finalist in the respective categories. Ts. Dr. Duratul Ain Tholibon, senior lecturer from School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara Cawangan Pahang had been awarded of ILA in Research category. Another awardee Ts. Dr. Masyitah Md Nujid had been awarded ILA in the Teaching category. She is a senior lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering, UiTM Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, Malaysia.

All of the awardees were received a certificate and a plaque of recognition for their achievement. May this international award will encourage and motivate more lecturers to do more research and innovation in their careers. Besides may this event continuously develops strong research culture among industry and academic professionals, enhance free and accessible knowledge through sharing of best practices. This initiative may also foster collaboration among industry and academic professionals around the globe, develop camaraderie among fellows in the industry and the academic community as in line with Sustainable Development Goals No. 17 Partnership for the Goals.

IRNI-IPoPS 2021 connects UiTM to Pharmacy Related Research

Posted on by Faculty of Pharmacy, UiTM Editorial Team

The Faculty of Pharmacy, UiTM, once again proudly organized and hosted an auspicious event that took place between 28th and 29th September 2021. The Virtual Joint Symposium of the International Research Network Initiative (IRNI) and the 8th International Postgraduate Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPoPS2021) was co-organized with the School of Pharmacy, International Medical University (IMU) Malaysia and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science (TUS) Japan. This event was successfully conducted with the participation from the IMU and TUS, as well as the partnering universities, namely Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) Indonesia, Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) United Kingdom, Mahidol University (MU) Thailand, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) India, and University of Santo Tomas (UST) Philippines.

The IRNI-IPoPS 2021 is the continuation of the previous editions of IRNI (established in 2020) and IPoPS (established in 2012). The symposium was intended to nurture future collaborations in grant acquisitions, joint publications, joint supervisions, staff/student exchanges and more. The 2-days event commenced with the opening speech by the deans from IMU, TUS and was finally officiated by the Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy, UiTM, Assoc. Prof. Dr Shariza Sahudin. The session continued with a plenary talk by Prof. Dr Takehisa Hanawa from TUS, followed by a series of other plenary and invited speakers’ sharing sessions from partnering universities. The other plenary speakers were Dr Lee Choy Sin (IMU), Prof. Dr Teh Lay Kek (UiTM) and Prof. Dr Mitsue Saito (Juntendo University, Japan). The invited speakers that presented were Dr Muhammad Insanu (ITB), Prof Dr Rahgu Raj Singh Thakur (QUB), Dr Sinoy Sugunan (GITAM), Mr Roy Martin B. Pajimna (UST) and Dr Pakatip Ruenraroengsak (MU).

Apart from driving future collaborations, the objective of IRNI-IPoPS 2021 was to provide a platform for academics, researchers, healthcare practitioners, industry professionals, and students to exchange and share their knowledge and expertise in fields related to life sciences, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, chemistry, and pharmacy practice. The event successfully achieved this objective through impactful oral and poster presentations given by more than 110 participants. In addition to that, accepted abstracts will be published in the Scopus-indexed Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TJPS).

Following the discussions, several potential collaborations could be initiated in the near future, such as in the area of community pharmacy, health technologies, medication safety, pharmacotherapy, and pharmacogenomics. Other shared interests are in the research of natural product-based and complementary & alternative medicines, especially in anticancer, neurodegenerative, inflammation and cardiovascular diseases.

MoA for International Dual Degree Programme

Posted on by fspppeditorialteam

The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signing ceremony between Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) Indonesia had took place on 23 December 2020. This marked a phenomenal milestone to enhance and strengthen an international collaboration on academic programmes, research, publication, students and lecturer exchange. The signing ceremony between UiTM’s Vice Chancellor, Emeritus Professor Datuk Ir. Dr. Mohd Azraai Kassim and UNAIR’s Rector, Professor Dr. Mohammad Nasih was witnessed by the Dean, Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Associate Professor Dr. Abdul Jalil Mohamed Ali and Dean, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Professor Bagong Suyanto, Drs. M. Si. The unison also invigorates a gratifying collaboration that are spearheaded towards the accomplishment of highly ambitious efforts that will mutually benefit both renowned institutions. The parties involved are consensus that this agreement will be individually operationalized on their respective behalves, namely Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies for UiTM and the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences for UNAIR.

The MoA has joined collaboration for dual degree programme between two master academic programmes, namely; Executive Master of Administrative Science from the Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, UiTM and Master of Public Policy from Faculty of Social and Political Science, UNAIR. The MoA’s fundamental objective is to strengthen educational programmes and will thus be substantiated with various collaborative arrangements meant primarily at enhancing the research and industrial networking fields. UNAIR is an established University with a track record of educational excellence and research apart than its dynamic collaborative programmes with many international counterparts. Following the discussions between UiTM and UNAIR, the parties wish to establish a collaboration and to explore opportunities in developing, supporting and enriching the research activities, educational programmes and training in their respective fields of expertise, thus creating synergistic benefits.

ASEAN’s effort in achieving SDG through Environmental Agenda

Posted on by fspppeditorialteam

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) under the Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies (FSPPP) was honoured to have Dr Suziannah Nhazzla Ismail from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) deliver a talk to postgraduate students titled, ‘ASEAN’s effort in combating environmental issues: Efforts and Challenges”. Her deep interest in environmental ethics and animal politics is evident through her efforts in educating the nation by publishing numerous articles in mainstream newspapers in Malaysia, namely BERNAMA, The Star, The Strait Times, The Malay Mail and many more.

The MIRAD Dialogue 2 was held on 21st June 2021 and was participated by students and lecturers from the faculty and other universities. The panel was paired with Ms Nusrat Hassan as the moderator, who is also a student with broad experience in humanitarian and development programmes. The speaker discussed the efforts and challenges encountered in fulfilling aspirations toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Given the region’s extreme vulnerabilities in the increasing number of climate-related natural disasters including flooding of coastal areas, typhoons and cyclones, according to Dr Suziannah, ASEAN has identified one of its most urgent tasks which is to be strengthening capacities in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through mechanisms such as the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER). Dr Suziannah further explained that the current ASEAN institutional framework on environment and climate change is constituted under the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) pillar. However, it has become increasingly clear that climate change issues are not the sole domain of environmental ministries.

At the international level, climate change is integrated and handled in different for a. Given that the issues become more cross-cutting and complex, a revolutionary rethink of its current institutional framework is needed on how best to coordinate and synthesise climate change issues across the different sectors in order to produce a coherent response to climate change.

All in all, the dialogue was a success and an eye-opener for the students. MIRAD students also had the opportunity to learn more about the ASEAN’s effort in combating environmental issues. The students realized that at this juncture of the collective efforts to address climate change is only possible through ASEAN’s willingness and ability to engage with other stakeholders, moving beyond the realm of governments and policymakers.

Enhancing International Networking through expert sharing

Posted on by fspppeditorialteam

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) via the Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies (FSPPP) is honoured to be an academic partner to the Faculty of Administration, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina (UNSA). UNSA is the beacon of higher learning institutions in Bosnia, consisting of 22 faculties, 3 academies and 5 research institutes. To commemorate the partnership and kick off the collaboration between UNSA and FSPPP, UiTM, the faculty organized a Guest Lecture session involving academics from both institutions. The lecture series is also part of FSPPP’s efforts in encouraging active engagement in academic discourse amongst its staff and students via its internationalization strategy.

The lecture series was held on the 16th and 17th June 2021, involving six academics, of which four were from FSPPP and the other two from UNSA. The esteemed Dr Emir Tahirovic, Assistant Professor cum Dean and Dr Amel Delic, Deputy Dean from the Faculty of Administration, represented the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia. Meanwhile, FSPPP was represented by Associate Profesor Dr Nor Hafizah Mohd Harith, Dr Aida Abdullah, Profesor Datuk Dr Nasrudin Mohammed and Dr Memiyanty Hj Abdul Rahim.

The sharing sessions revolved around policy implementation and public administration, considering ethical issues in administration. Also discussed was the topic of ratio analysis of financial statements, which is vital in the corporate sector and public agencies. The sharing and interactive dialogue between the two academic partners are essential for enhancing lecturers’ knowledge and enabling them to provide a deeper understanding of the theory-to-practice application of policies in a country for their personal growth and their students. One of the participants and a lecturer in the faculty stated, “All lectures were refreshing and insightful. It has given the participants a great opportunity in broadening their perspective of governmental activities in another country.”

UiTM and Universitas Subang’s International ASEAN Talk 2.0

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It has been almost two years since the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 virus that affected people’s lives worldwide. The number of fatalities from this pandemic is overwhelming and leaves the future uncertain. Apart from economic activities, educational activities were also significantly affected, resulting in the adoption of online and distance learning as a solution. Students had to study from home and access their teaching and learning content electronically with no physical contact or social interactions with friends. In response to this issue, the Student Association of Southeast Asian Affairs (SASEA), on behalf of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), initiated a talk program between Malaysia and Indonesia on one of the Sustainable Development Goals’ objectives which is good health and well-being (SDG3).

This program, which was successfully held via YouTube Live on 19th June 2021, was titled “Covid-19 Pandemic Challenges: From the perspective of Malaysia and Indonesia”. The program began at 10 am with a welcoming speech from the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Study (FSPPP), Dr Mazlan Che Soh. The panel session was moderated by Miss Jeniwaty Mohd Jody, Corporate Coordinator for FSPPP, and the panellists consisted of 3 academics from both countries. Representing FSPPP and Malaysia was Dr Memiyanty Haji Abdul Rahim, the Deputy Dean of Industry, Community and Alumni Network (RICAEN), and the panellists from Indonesia were Puan Nur’aeni and Puan Ine Anggraini. The latter are lecturers from Universitas Subang. In line with the program’s theme on SDG 3, the panellists shared their experiences and knowledge on how the Covid-19 pandemic had affected all walks of life and how Indonesia is coping and surviving with Covid-19. The talk was followed up by a question and answer session.

This programme conducted by SASEA embraces as much as possible the information and knowledge related to SDG3 number 3 through the experience shared between the Asian neighbours in curbing the COVID-19 outbreak that began in 2020. The program has brought to light the coping mechanisms used by the two nations in dealing with the pandemic, and it is hoped that the shared experiences have also allowed the participants, particularly students and academics, to be more aware of their own strategies in coping with online and distance learning during this challenging time.

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)-Oracle Academy Day 2021

Posted on by FSKM Editorial Team

On March 15, 2021, the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (FSKM), Universiti Teknologi MARA, (UiTM), Malaysia, hosted the UiTM-Oracle Academy Day 2021. This marked another UiTM’s smart partnership with industries for IT expertise to share experiences.

The Dean, Prof Ts Dr Haryani Haron, officiated the live-broadcasted event from the Global Learning Space, FSKM, UiTM Shah Alam. Approximately 1000 participants, nationwide and globally, include those from UiTM’s campuses, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Ipoh, Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya of Indonesia, Universitas Esa Unggul of Indonesia and Bean Search Expert Malaysia. The Dean recapped that “The collaboration between Oracle Corporation Malaysia and UiTM was established since Institut Teknologi MARA days. We have been using the Oracle database in training students to prepare for industry needs, so their training-learning curve is shortened.”

Mr Mohamed Fitri Abdullah, the Managing Director of Oracle Corporation Malaysia presented an overview of Oracle, while Mr Damian Haas, the Regional Director for Oracle Academy Asia Pacific and Japan, provided an insight of Oracle Academy. Mr Jian Li, the Principal Instructor of Oracle Academy for Asia Pacific, talked about data sciences and Java programming.

As the Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin emphasized during the launching of the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint, that “Mastery of digital technology is essential to elevating Malaysia’s economy”, a series of workshops on big data are organised for the B40 students as a strategy to develop local digital talents.

This collaboration intends to provide awareness and exposure of free access to educational resources from Oracle Academy. They are designed with knowledge and skills as demanded in computing-related jobs. Current technologies include autonomous databases, Oracle Cloud, Java programming and AI. The alliance aimed to strategize synergistic benefits for both UiTM and Oracle.