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UiTM Pahang and United Tropical Fruit sign MoU

Posted on by Dr Azianty Saroni

Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Pahang Branch Campus and United Tropical Fruit (UTF) Sdn Bhd, via a virtual ceremony on 26th August 2021, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Organic Musang King research and development.

The signatories were between the Rector of UiTM Pahang, Professor Ts. Dr Mohd Ilham Adenan and Managing Director of UTF Sdn. Bhd, Dr Raymond Samy. The signing was witnessed by Deputy Rector Pusat Jaringan Industri (PJI), Professor Madya Dr Wan Mohd Nazri, executive members of UTF Sdn. Bhd, executive members of UiTM Pahang branch campus and its top management.

UiTM Pahang expressed its appreciation and gratitude towards UTF Sdn Bhd for their willingness to collaborate in this research and consultancy program. This project is led by UiTM Pahang’s Rector, Professor Ts. Dr Mohd Ilham Adenan, supported by a research team from the Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology (FPA), two lecturers from the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FSG), and a lecturer from the Faculty of Business Management (FPP).

UTF Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysian registered company formed through a joint venture between Dr Raymond Samy and Hong Kong Based Plantations International Agroforestry Limited. The company specializes in growing, marketing and selling Musang King durians and at the same time providing Musang King Durian plantation management and other related services in Malaysia.

One of UTF’s key ancillary activities is pioneering the development of Organic Musang King Durian, also known as Mao Shan Wang or D197. Even though the price of Musang King is high, it’s still the most sought-after durian variety due to its appealing thick and creamy texture, sweet and slightly bitter flavour, and the market demand.

Therefore, this collaboration and consultancy aim to establish an Organic Musang King Durian Research & Development Centre and set up an on-site nursery at UiTM Jengka Pahang, funded entirely by UTF. The nursery will grow the Organic Musang King breed saplings for UTF plantations to fulfil the requirement of improving the quality of Organic Musang King Durian for export purposes.

In addition, this MoU seeks to draw from UTF’s expertise and resources for UiTM’s researchers to learn and enhance their research and development capabilities, particularly in the production of Organic Musang King Durian. Moreover, this collaboration is hoped to extend internship opportunities for students from the Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology.

This MoU reflects the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 8, covering decent work and economic growth by technological upgrading and innovation to achieve higher levels of economic productivity. The collaboration between UTP’s expertise in durian plantation and UiTM’s research and development experience also aligns with SDG No. 9, which emphasizes building resilient infrastructure, promoting sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation that focuses on enhancing scientific research and upgrading industrial sectors’ technological capabilities.

UiTM Medicine engages and empowers communities through digital platforms

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In an effort to ensure that the community health and well-being are not neglected, The Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, conducted a ‘Virtual Health Fest 2021’ from 28th July to 6th August 2021.

The program is a health promotion program aimed to advocate overall good health and deliver educational messages to assist Malaysians to cope with the effects of COVID-19 and other health-related issues. Before developing and implementing the health program, a community health needs assessment was conducted with the population of Shah Alam to identify major health issues in the community.

This assessment allowed the organizers to strategically plan and establish objectives for the entire program, catering specifically to the community’s needs in Shah Alam and other communities in general.

The health fest was organised by the Department of Public Health Medicine headed by Associate Professor Dr Zaliha Ismail. This community activity is part of the Service-Learning Malaysia-University for Society (SULAM) initiative that aims to provide students with the opportunity to contribute their knowledge, skills, and competencies in their specialised area toward solving problems within the community.

Four different themes were selected to address the issues raised by the local community during the pandemic – physical activity and healthy eating, mental health awareness, COVID-19 immunisation, and domestic violence.

The first theme, “FIT4LIFE”, conducted by Madam Aimi Nadira Mat Ruzlin, was designed to increase awareness of the importance of being physically active and maintaining a healthy diet during lockdown/movement restrictions. The session provided information on the different types of physical activities (low, moderate, and vigorous physical activity) for all ages and tips on healthy eating.

The second theme, “Imunisasi Vaksin COVID-19: Imun Bersama”, led by Dr Chen Xin Wee, aimed to instil awareness of the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine and encourage the uptake of registering for the national immunisation program through various activities (e.g., “Vaksin COVID-19: Tak Kenal, Maka Tak Kebal” Dialogue with the expert panels, educational videos and poster exhibitions on COVID-19 vaccine myths and facts).

The third theme, “Depression and anxiety: It’s okay not to be okay”, was handled by Dr Ely Zarina Samsudin. It was intended to increase students’ awareness of depression, anxiety, and coping mechanisms while living in a pandemic and undertaking Online Distance Learning (ODL). These aims were achieved via an online forum with expert panels, educational posters, and videos on relaxation techniques and self-care strategies for managing depression and anxiety.

The fourth and final theme is “Monsters behind walls”, conducted by Dr Raudah Mohd Yunus. This theme aimed to increase awareness of domestic violence during the lockdown period and promote practices that foster healthy family dynamics.

The event was conducted through various social networking sites (SNS) such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Curious Cat, and others. The main objective of this health promotion programme is to empower the community about health-related issues by sharing information through innovative educational materials consisting of infographic posters, videos, games, and online quizzes.

This program is also a platform for medical students to improve their teamwork, professionalism, and leadership skills.

The 10-day program received good engagement and positive feedback from the community, indicating the relevance of the program. This outcome has motivated educators and healthcare providers to continually advocate innovative ways in promoting health and empowering the community.

UiTMLaw looks to alumni to return as mentors for the new generation of legal practitioners

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The legal industry in Malaysia is ever-growing, adapting to society’s legal developments and demands. The Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTMLaw), endeavours to equip students not only with legal academics but also to ensure students are prepared to meet the demands of the industry.

To achieve this, UiTMLaw initiated the UiTMLaw Industry – Alumni Mentorship Programme “Inspiring Future Leaders” for the final semester students. A closing ceremony was held on 4 September 2021 to mark the conclusion of the programme.

Despite being forced to seclusion during these unprecedented times of the Covid-19 pandemic, this programme offers students exposure to the legal industry’s real world in the safe confines of their homes.

The programme enlisted esteemed alumni of UiTMLaw viewed to be captains of industry to be mentors, which include the former Chief Justice of Malaysia and Adjunct Professor of UiTMLaw, the Honourable Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum, legal managers, advocates & solicitors, prosecutors, federal counsels and legal executives.

Each mentor was assigned to a class, where they conducted sharing and guidance sessions. Instead of academic lectures, the mentors shared their working experiences and observations, from common mistakes in filing court documents to faux pas often made by young practitioners during court trials. These pearls of wisdom will allow students to be a few steps ahead of the curve and to hit the ground running once accepted for pupillage.

Through these sessions, it is hoped that UiTMLaw students would be able to look beyond their classroom walls and quickly adapt to the fast-paced demands of the legal industry in Malaysia. Positive feedback from the students illustrated the success of the programmes in providing the necessary exposure to the students before they leave the university.

This event aligns with UiTM’s aspiration as a higher learning institution that is constantly committed to ensuring students’ employability upon graduation. Through this initiative, the faculty can work hand-in-hand with Alumni from diverse backgrounds. UiTMLaw hopes that the experiences and knowledge shared by the mentors will ease the students’ transition from that of students to prospective pupils in chambers.

UiTM and UPI foster more research collaboration

Posted on by NURUL SALIZAWATEE MAHPAR & NOOR RITA MOHAMAD KHAN

As its internationalization drive, the Faculty of Business and Management (FBM), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia had been in discussion and working closely with the Faculty of Economics and Business Education (FPEB), Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Indonesia on fostering more research collaboration between them.

In March 2021, both parties successfully signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) via the Research Matching Grant Scheme (RMGS) to strengthen their research networking as well as to expand collaboration between two universities.

The RMGS focuses on contemporary research areas pertinent to logistics and entrepreneurship. Among the topics to cover are issues on Halal Logistics, Risk Analysis in the Halal Foods Delivery Services and the Womanpreneurs’ Empowerment in leading the Way Against Covid-19.

The MOA ceremony was held virtually with the witnesses by the Dean of FBM, Prof. Dr. Noryati Ahmad, Deputy Dean of Research, Dr Amirul Afif Muhamat, Deputy Dean of Academic, Dr Zarina Denan, and all researchers involved in the project. The research contributors from FBM are, Dr Ismah Osman, Assoc. Prof. Dr Rohana Ngah, Assoc. Prof. Dr Lennora Putit, and Dr Emi Normalina Omar. Meanwhile, the representatives from FPEB are Prof. Dr H.Eeng Ahman, Dr Heny Hendrayanti, Prof. Dr Suryana, Prof. Dr Hari Mulyadi, Dr Chairul Furqan, and Dr Mukh. Adib Sultan.

This research collaboration is an epitome of a professional and strong relationship between both institutions that are consistently pursuing ways to develop collaborative activities beneficial for their stakeholders. More other collaborations are in the pipeline for both institutions in their bid to move forward and stay relevant in the new norm.

UiTM receives grant for students’ career advancement

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Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia was recently awarded Marketability Grant worth RM1,135,000. The funding is granted to the researchers from the College of Engineering headed by Assoc. Prof. Ir Ts Dr Azita Laily Yusof with team members; Assoc. Prof. Ir Ts Dr Juliana Johari, Assoc. Prof. Ir Ts Dr Norsuzila Ya’acob, Ir Ts Dr Nani Fadzlina Naim and Ir Ts Dr Suhaila Subahir.

The Marketability Grant is explicitly for the Telecommunications Engineering Competency Certification Course Program under the KPT Career Advancement Program (Penjana KPT-CAP). The grant is intended to enhance the added value of graduates in terms of professional qualifications, personal skills and personality of graduates.

This accredited Telecommunications Engineering Competency Certification Course Program is a certification awarded to those who have successfully gone through comprehensive training covering telecommunication networks, data communications, wireless communications and microwave devices. With this certification, they are recognized to have achieved competency skills levels from the Telco, DOSH and CIDB industries.

Those who receive this certification are recognized as highly skilled, quality and a source of reference for the department as they have obtained complete accreditation and no longer need to take outside certification to start new jobs. This is part of UiTM’s efforts to help increase the marketability of graduates in achieving the status of a developed country in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

FBM, UiTM organized a Green Initiatives for Sustainable Campus seminar

Posted on by NURUL SALIZAWATEE MAHPAR & NOOR RITA MOHAMAD KHAN

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) has been accepted as a member of MySUN (Malaysia Sustainable University Campus) Network. MySUN, funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of European Union under the Capacity Building Funding, aims to support Malaysia to address the challenges facing Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the area of the system, management and operations of sustainable university campuses in promoting people to people contacts, intercultural awareness and understanding, and supporting the national-level collaboration.

MySUN focuses on the three main activities of sustainability: curriculum development activities, modernisation of governance, management and system of HEIs and strengthening of the relations between higher education and the wider economic and social environment. With the support from 8 Malaysian HEIs, University of Alicante, University of Geneva and FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; and funds in a duration of 3 years (January 2020 to January 2023), activities as such can be well conducted.

Hence, as member of MySUN, on the 22nd July, 2021 via Google Meet platform, MySUN UiTM which led by the Faculty of Business and Management (FBM) conducted a seminar with the theme of “Green Initiatives for Sustainable City”. This seminar aimed at creating awareness on green initiatives in UiTM and bridging the initiatives among all stakeholders.

This seminar also fosters the support of MySUN as a supporting network to the current green initiatives held by the UiTM Green Centre (UGC). During the seminar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norlida Jaafar, Manager of MySUN UiTM, expressed that MySUN intends to be part of the initiatives by UGC in developing a more sustainable green campus for tomorrow. She also highlighted the importance of identifying key target groups to ensure deliverables of green initiatives are achievable.

Meanwhile, in the “UGC & Green Initiatives in UiTM” segment, Assoc. Prof. Datin Dr. Arnis Asmat, the Director of UGC discloses an encouraging number of UGC green initiatives currently implemented by its clusters (infrastructure, waste, water, energy consumption, education and transportation). These initiatives are vowed to bring benefits to UiTM, for research, socio-economic and environment and to the nation, at large.

In the last segment of the seminar, TPr. Annie Syazrin Ismail, Senior Officer of Town Planning from the State Council (MBSA) acknowledged the need to extend the green initiatives to a wider economic and social environment. She also highlighted that the goal of creating a dynamic city comes with the support of local residents. Creating a smart, liveable and sustainable city is more feasible and the challenges facing the goal are minimized with residents understanding and appreciating the SDGs. To date, MBSA runs a variety of initiatives in supports of the SDGs.

Basically, the seminar yields a range of fruitful ideas and suggestions for future sustainable initiatives that UGC and MySUN could focus on. Appreciation goes to all the participants who supported and provided positive feedbacks and ideas throughout the seminar.

UiTM Pahang branch campus hosts iMIT SIC 2021

Posted on by Nurul Jannah

University Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Pahang branch campus successfully organised the 4th International Malaysia-Indonesia-Thailand Symposium on Innovation and Creativity  (iMIT SIC 2021) from 13 June to 24 August 2021.

iMIT SIC 2021 was mainly aimed to provide an avenue for local and international academics, researchers, and students to highlight their innovative and creative ideas or products from multidisciplinary fields related to Social Science, Business Administration, Engineering, and Science & Technology fields within the theme “Embracing Innovation and Creativity in Industrial Revolutions.”.

The symposium involved the participation of 3 strategic partners from Malaysia (Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang branch, Universiti Teknologi MARA Perlis branch, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor branch, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sarawak branch), Indonesia (Universitas Islam Riau, Universitas Airlangga, Universitas Tanjungpura) and Thailand (Princess Naradhiwas University, Yala Rajabhat University, Phuket Rajabhat University). To adapt to the new norm conditioned by the pandemic, the event was conducted virtually for the first time after it was first held in 2017.

The event started with a welcoming speech by UiTM Pahang Branch’s Deputy Director for Research & Industrial Linkages, Assoc. Prof. Dr Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abdul Rahman, followed by keynote speeches from the representatives of Malaysia (Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr Noor Azurai Ahmad @ Salleh of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia), Thailand (Col. Asst. prof. Sarawut Jindarat of Phramongkutlao College of Medicine Bangkok) and Indonesia (Dr Evizal Abdul Kadir of Universitas Islam Riau).

Over the three months’ course of the event, 315 participants from Southeast Asia took part in this event which offered 41 Gold, 90 Silver and 18 Bronze awards for Category A (Students) and 34 Gold, 84 Silver and 48 Bronze awards for Category B (Professionals).

This event also included a product pitching session where a selected six (6) best products were presented according to the two main categories- students and professionals. Apart from the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, the 4th iMIT SIC also introduced two special awards: ‘the most liked video’ and ‘best of the best’ awards.

“It has been an honour to host iMIT SIC virtually this year after it was postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic. We had the first one at UiTM Perlis branch campus way in 2017 and then Riau in 2018. And I still remember myself leading our UiTM Pahang delegation for the last iMIT SIC in 2019 to Princess of Naradhiwas University, Narathiwat, Thailand. My hearty gratitude to everyone for making this event a great success. Indonesia, we will surely be there for the upcoming iMIT SIC”, said the UiTM Pahang’s Rector, Professor Ts. Dr Mohd Ilham Adenen before officiating the closing ceremony of iMIT SIC 2021.

The iMIT SIC 2021 was in line with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 4, No. 9 and No. 17, which emphasises the quality of education, promoting resilience and sustainability in industry, innovation and infrastructure and intensifying international cooperation and networking for holistic development.

UiTM’s Accounting student shines in ACCA exam

Posted on by Nazirah Aziz

In the June 2021 Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) examination, Hannah Mumtazah Ahmad Murshidi, the Faculty of Accountancy of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) emerged at the top out of 21,000 students by scoring the highest marks (98 marks) for the Financial Management (FM) paper. She also went on to claim the top position for the Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) paper by coming in, first (1st) in Malaysia and second (2nd) in the world.

The Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) is acknowledged globally as a world-leading accountancy qualification for aspiring professionals. ACCA supports a global community of 233,000 members around the world in 178 countries. The exams are held four times a year at designated exam centres; however, due to the pandemic, ACCA offers students the option to sit for their exam through a remotely invigilated (RI) exam.

Sharing her key success factors, she acknowledges that the continuous exam techniques and discussion sessions on past exam questions have helped her to excel. Driven by her high determination, commitment and discipline in her studies, she added that “I consistently maintain a checklist of topics and a study schedule to ensure I have a structured revision plan”.

Hannah also highlighted the essential roles played by her lecturers on the technical knowledge and exam techniques using the computer-based examination (CBE) platform. She would refer instantly to her lecturers or friends on topics that she does not understand and will always analyse her weak points after obtaining her tests and trial exams’ results to help her plan areas of improvement before the final examination.

This outstanding success has made Hannah more determined to pass all her ACCA papers in a straight sitting and graduate on time. Being the eldest of two siblings and a proud daughter of Ahmad Murshidi bin Ab Hamid and Hasfariza Binti Abu Hassan, Hannah attributes her success to her family and lecturers and friends.

In her statement, the Dean of the faculty, Professor Dr Haslinda Yusoff, said that Hannah’s achievement marked the faculty’s commitment to ensuring their professional programme’s quality of teaching and learning.

Haslinda also mentioned that Hannah was the result of the faculty’s strategic initiatives through smart collaborations with the JPPro, a special matriculation professional program offered by the Ministry of Education Malaysia and the ACCA. JPPro offers three (3) fundamental level ACCA papers, and students will continue with the remaining papers while in UiTM.

“Being the first and the only public university with the ACCA Platinum status of the Approved Learning Partner, we will continue to play our significant role in producing the country’s Bumiputera future global accountants”, she affirmed.

UiTM’s Event Management students organize the Global Event Industry Symposium 2021

Posted on by NURUL SALIZAWATEE MAHPAR & NOOR RITA MOHAMAD KHAN

A group of students from Bachelor of Event Management, Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (FBM-UiTM) organized the Event Industry Symposium 2021 as their final year project.

This symposium brought together those who are in the event management industry namely industry experts, graduates, students and educators to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the event management industry, particularly in Malaysia.   This event not only involved local industry experts, panels from abroad were also invited to share their thoughts on this issue and provide possible solutions in reviving the event industry from the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic. T

This event also exposed the students and graduates to the “ins and outs” of the industry as well as established networks among the experts in the industry and government bodies.

This Event Industry Symposium 2021 was virtually held on 12th-13th June 2021 and it was aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG9) which focuses on industrial development, innovation and infrastructure. It received overwhelmed responses from the public and industry players, reached over 8,000 views on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube.

The besieged entries were received from diverse institutions including Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF), Panta Rei Indonesia, Evenesis, MD Events Asia Sdn.Bhd, Malaysia, Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MYCEB), Malaysia Association of Convention and Exhibition Organiser and Suppliers (MACEOS), American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Asia Pacific, Time Out Solutions, Asia Pacific Federation of Association Organizations (APFAO) and The Pacific Asia Travel Associations (PATA) from New Zealand. The event was also well received by the international students with entries from Taylor’s University Malaysia, The Pacific Asia Travel Associations (PATA) from the Philippines and Indonesia.

The success of this Event Industry Symposium 2021 was based on collaborative efforts from various parties. It was led by those 19 students from the Convention and Exposition Management class (HTT704), assisted by the Association of Event Management Students (AEMS) and guided by their advisors and senior lecturers; Nurakmal Ramli and Azzura Nordin.

While, companies such as Jakel, Heavenly Escape Holiday, Quinara Kenyir Houseboat, Raia Hotel, Hadramawt, Mafioso Shellout and Coway Legacy sponsored this event. Due recognition for the success of the event should also be given to UiTM executive management, in particular the Dean Faculty of Business and Management, Professor Dr Noryati Ahmad and the Dean Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management, Professor Dr Mohd Salehuddin Mohd Zahari for officiated the opening and closing ceremony for this Event Industry Symposium 2021.

UiTM organizes the 2nd International Virtual Undergraduate Symposium

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The School of Biology, UiTM Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, has successfully organized the 2nd International Virtual Undergraduate Symposium (IVUS 2.0), with a larger number of international participants. The success of IVUS 1.0 in January 2021 has attracted 29 international presenters not only from our neighbouring country, Indonesia but also Thailand and Yemen.

The IVUS 2.0 focuses on the “Power of Scientific Research” theme in the hope to inject (impart?) interest and attract young undergraduates to continue pursuing their studies in the science field despite the unstable education system impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The IVUS 2.0 was not only a platform for 66 young undergraduate students from the School of Biology, UiTM Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Kuala Pilah (UiTMCNS), and international participants to gain experience presenting their research in front of viewers, but they were also fortunate to learn from the plenary session given by the Rector of UiTMCNS, Prof Dr Yamin Yasin, and the Director of The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio, on the impact of Covid-19 faced by institutional operations.

The panel speakers shared their views and strategies in handling their research work despite the gruesome pandemic as they believed conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

The School of Biology UiTMCNS Kampus Kuala Pilah was honored to receive participation form from Indonesian academic institutions namely Universitas Andalas Padang, University of Bengkulu, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Universitas Maritim Haji Ali and Polytechnic of ATI Padang.

The participation from the University of Maejo, Thailand and Hadramout University, Yemen exceeded our expectations, as we had not anticipated such recognition for this event.

Through IVUS2.0, not only the students were able to disseminate their research findings, but they also learn about current issues of faunal conservation and Covid-19 testing in Malaysia through a sharing session led by representatives from the Forest Research Institution Malaysia (FRIM) Kepong and the National Public Health Laboratory.

To add to the excitement, students were also given the opportunity to showcase their talents.

The UiTMCNS Deputy Rector of Academic Affairs, Dr Noorlis Ahmad has perceived that the IVUS 2.0 was a successful and comprehensive learning platform for students and the rest of the participants in general.