At a Glance:

Highlights• AlumniAwardforBestResearchatUTP’s13thConvocationCeremony

• YayasanUTPraisedRM500,000atCharityGolf2013

Collaboration• PromotingSustainableForestManagementwithFRIM

Feature Story• Alumni’ssignificantrolesinnationbuilding

Achievements • InternationalInventionOrganisationsrecognisedUTP’stalentsandinnovation

• Championfortheunprecedented4thtime

CSR• UTPbroughtrelieftofloodvictims

Events• MinistryofEducationcompletedauditingforResearchUniversity• MenggapaiImpianreachedto60Orphans• UTPorganisedtheRegionalConferenceonStudentActivism(RECONSA2013)

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS | ISSUE 48 | OCT – DEC 2013 | ISSN 1675-2023

at UTP’s 13th Convocation Ceremony

Alumni Award for Best Research

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Essence

AdvisorDatukIr(Dr)AbdulRahimHjHashim

Editor-In-ChiefShamsinaShaharun

EditorAslindaJamaludin

Staff WriterSuhailaSharaini

ContributorsAhmadPGAbdullahRajaShomanRajaRosdinMThavasegaran

PhotographersMohdHazrinIsmailKhalidAsyrilIsmail

CirculationAzfulredzaAbdulAziz

UTP Quarterly is the quarterly bulletin of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. The views and opinions expressed or implied are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University’s management. No article in part of in whole should be reprinted without written permission.

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editorial team

contents

Highlights

04 Alumni Award for Best Research at UTP’s 13th Convocation Ceremony

16 Yayasan UTP raised RM500,000 at Charity Golf 2013

Collaboration

05 Promoting Sustainable Forest Management with FRIM

Feature Story

06 Alumni’s significant roles in nation building

Achievements

08 International Invention Organisations recognised UTP’s talents and innovation

09 Champion for the unprecedented 4th time

10 Swaying away with awards at the World Dance Festival

CSR

11 UTP brought relief to flood victims

Events

12 Ministry of Education completed auditing for Research University

13 Menggapai Impian reached to 60 Orphans

14 UTP organised the Regional Conference on Student Activism (RECONSA 2013)

14 Young Programmers Camp 2013 (YPC13) Codes the Future

15 Eduspec Junior Robothon National Finals

Theyear2013hasbeenfilledwithchallengesandnewbeginnings.Convocation

seasondoes that tous. It is anending to somebut abeginning tomany.At

UTP, celebrating its 13th convocation ceremony augments achievements and

asenseoffulfillmentofobligationandresponsibility.Thisyear,forthefirsttime,

thealumniplaysanintegralrolebyalsocontributinginrecognisingexceptional

talents for the nation and industry with its Alumni Award for Best Research

(Doctor of Philosophy and Master’s Category). Another significant milestone

achievedinthisquarteristheestablishmentofSolarFieldTestingFacilityatUTP

CentreofInnovativeNanostructuresandNanodevices(COINN)wheretheofficial

launchingtookplaceduringtheweekendoftheconvocationceremony.

As in the past quarters, the University celebrates creativity and innovations.

In this quarter, theUniversity scored high at British Invention Show (BIS) and

International Trade Fair, Ideas, Inventions andNewProducts Exhibition (iENA)

2013. Our award winners continued to inspire other faculty members with

their amazing wins. Apart from the academic faculty winning at national and

internationalcompetitions,thestudentsalsoemulatedthesuccessbyemerging

astheoverallchampionattheInternationalStudentSportsCarnivalandbagging

importantawardsatWorldDanceFestivalinKorea.Beingcompetitivehasborn

fruits for theUniversity.AsMittRomneysaid,“Acompetitiveprimarydoesnot

divideus,itpreparesusandwewillwin!”.

Where we excel at hard sciences, we strive to exercise our empathy and

humanebonesbybringingmeaningfulchangestothosewhoarelessfortunate.

TheUniversitycommunity joined forcewith thealumnimembers tobring relief

tofloodvictimsinKuantan.TheUniversity’sannualstaple“Menggapai Impian”

continued this year with 60 more children receiving school supplies for the

newterm.Todatethisprogrammehasbenefitedmorethan464childrenfrom

17 orphanages. Taking charity to a bigger scale, this year Yayasan Universiti

Teknologi PETRONAS raised RM500,000 through YUTP Charity Golf 2013.

Proceedswouldbechanneledforeducationthroughscholarshipsaswellasfor

researchanddevelopmentinitiatives.

Finally,theeditorialwishesallreadersaproductiveyearahead.

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Welcome Aboard & Diary

October 2013

4 Ceramah Perdana “Dakwah & Remaja” by Imam Muda Hassan

7 One Day Joint Visit – PETRONAS Management Unit (PMU) and Petrosains (PSCs/RSCs)

8-10 Technical Visit by CPUT, South Africa to Petroleum Engineering Department

11 Awareness Talk for School Children Visit by Sekolah Menengah Agama Setiu,

Terengganu Darul Iman 11-13 UTP Deputy Vice Chancellor Student Affairs and

Alumni Football Challenge Trophy17 Program Ibadah Qurban & Aqiqah 2013 Visit by Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan

Muhibbah, Sungai Siput (U), Perak Darul Ridzuan17-20 Larian Semarak Kemerdekaan18 Visit by Razak School of Engineering and

Advanced Technology, UTM, Kuala Lumpur 19 UTP CONVORIDE 201321 Visit by SK Seri Selamat, Sitiawan, Perak23 Visit by Foundation of Islamic Culture for Education

and Development (FICED) Centre, Thailand 25 ACADREX 2013 Innovation Forum

Visit by Iraqi Local Content Committee “Kuliah Maghrib Sirah Pengorbanan Zaman Nabi”

by Ustaz Wan Kamal25-27 “Jalan-Jalan Cari Ilmu” in conjunction with 13th

UTP Convocation26 UTP RUN 2013 Convocation Dinner 2013 Launch of Solar Field Testing Facility27 UTP 13th Convocation Ceremony31 Visit by SMK Wira Jaya, Ipoh, Perak 30 Visit by SMK Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak

November 2013

16 Konsert Amal by Opick & Izzatul Islam11 Visit by SK Toh Indera Wangsa Ahmad, Batu

Gajah, Perak13 Visit by Koperasi USM Bhd15 Seminar on Cyber Security by Mr Darin Anderson,

CEO Cyber United, USA15-17 Students Talent Enrichment Programme16 Proactive Leadership Programme (PROLEAD

2013)17 EduSpec Junior Robothon 2013 (National Finals)

18-19 Research University Site Audit 21 MoU Signing Ceremony between Universiti

Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) & Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)

22 Engagement with Shell Malaysia Chairman and Leaders

22-24 Pre Internship & Pre Employment Programme26 The Great Gender Debate 201328 Meeting between Turkmenistan Ambassador in

Malaysia and UTP Vice Chancellor

December 2013

4 Menggapai Impian 201317 Visit by Petrofac 18-22 Khemah Ibadah Cuti Sekolah 201319 Seminar by AP Dr M. Talal Simim, Umm Al-Qura

University, Saudi Arabia20 PETRONITA ‘HEBAT’ Kids Programme: Creative Art

therapy in Enhancing Self Potential in Child24 PETRONITA Car Boot Sale30 Visit by Oil and Gas Services Division, Malaysian

Investment Development Auority (MIDA)

welcome aboard | oct – dec 2013

diary | oct – dec 2013

Ahmad Fadzil bin Ahmad ShuhailiResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Ahmad Syahir bin AbdullahClerk, Centre for Graduate Studies

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed SalimSenior Lecturer, Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum Engineering

Al-Hafzan bin Abdullah HalimExecutive, Research & Innovation Office

Angga Pratama bin HermanResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Anis Nadilla binti AhmadResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Atilia binti BashardinResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Berihun Mamo NegashLecturer, Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum Engineering

Dezeree Difny NorisResearch Assistant, Research & Innovation Office

Farhanah binti SulaimanResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Faris Syahmi bin ZakariaClerk, Information Resource Centre

Hamdan bin YaAssociate Professor, Faculty of Engineering

Ibrahim bin AhmadResearch Assistant, Research & Innovation Office

Lai Chan YetResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Lim Eu ShawnResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Maryam Hasanah binti Abd HamidResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Marzura binti Md SaadClerk, Finance and Asset Management Department

Mastura binti RafekResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Mohamed Shuaib bin Mohamed SaheedResearch Officer, Faculty of Science & Information Tech.

Mohammad Hafizee bin Md HashimClerk, Information Resource Centre

Mohammad Khairul Anam bin Che MatClerk, Centre for Student Internship, Mobility and Adjunct Lectureship (CSIMAL)

Muhamad Azri bin MustaffaExecutive, Registry

Muhammad Anas bin Khalid

Research Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Muhammad Akmal bin JamilResearch Assistant, Research & Innovation Office

Muhammad Azim bin JamaluddinResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Muhammad Fauzi bin Ahmad SallehResearch Assistant, Research & Innovation Office

Na Kai LunResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Noor Ilyana binti IsmailLecturer, Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum Engineering

Noraz Al-Khairi bin NoranResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Nur Adli bin WookResearch Assistant, Research & Innovation Office

Nur Asyraf binti Md AkhirLecturer, Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum Engineering

Nur Diyana binti AlyasResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Nur Diyana binti Md NoorResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Nurliyana binti MasiranResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Nur Suriawanie binti MudaResearch Officer, Faculty of Engineering

Rozen Revilene RaymondResearch Assistant, Research & Innovation Office

Sabariah Omer binti Omer FaroukExecutive, Student Support Services

Safiyah binti PirmangResearch Assistant, Research & Innovation Office

Sintayehu Mekuria HailegiorgisLecturer, Faculty of Engineering

Siti Rofidah binti SaudClerk, Finance and Asset Management Department

Subhash KamalAssociate Professor, Faculty of Engineering

Tan Siok KeeResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Taslima KhanamLecturer, Faculty of Engineering

Wan Madihah binti W Abdul Rahman JauhariExecutive, Corporate Services

Wan Zaireen binti Wan MohamedExecutive, Finance and Asset Management

Yasmin binti RosliResearch Officer, Research & Innovation Office

Yiin Chung LoongResearch Assistant, Research & Innovation Office

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Highlights

Alumni Award for Best Research at UTP’s 13th Convocation Ceremony

YBhg Tan Sri Sidek Hassan, Pro Chancellor of Universiti TeknologiPETRONAS (UTP) and Chairman of PETRONAS presented AlumniAward for Best Research to Muhammad Farooq from ChemicalEngineering Programme for Doctor of Philosophy category andto Jawad Humayun from Electrical and Electronic Engineering forMaster’scategory,atUTP’s13thConvocationon27October2013.Alumnicontributedtheawardsinsupportandrecognitionforcreativityand innovationamongst thescholars.At thesameceremony,YBhgTanSriSidekalsoconferreddoctoral,mastersandbachelorsdegreesto1147students.

Out of the 1147 students, 157 are postgraduate students fromChemicalEngineering,Electrical&ElectronicEngineering,MechanicalEngineering, Civil Engineering, Information Technology, ProcessIntegration, Asset Management & Maintenance, Electronic SystemsEngineering,PetroleumGeoscienceandPetroleumEngineering.

The remaining 990 students were undergraduates from variousprogrammes namely Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering,Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,Information and Communication Technology, Business InformationSystems,PetroleumEngineeringandPetroleumGeoscience.

Speakingattheoccasion,YBhgTanSriSidekremindedthegraduatesthat convocation is not the end of their relationship with UTP, butthebeginningofanewone.YBhgTanSriSidekalsomentionedthateverygraduateowes thealma-mater forwhat theyare today.Thus,graduates should preserve their bond with the university and givebacktotheiralmamaterbyactivelycontributingtowardsmakingtheUniversityabetterplacetoseekknowledge.

YBhgTanSriSidekfurtheraddedthatasgraduates,theywillalwaysbeassociatedwithUTP.Hence,itistheirresponsibilitytoensuretheiractionsattheworkplacesafeguardandfurtherenhancethereputationoftheUTPbrand.

On another note, YBhg Tan Sri Sidek stated that as one of theinstitutionsofhighereducationfocusedonengineeringandtechnology,UTPneedstocontinuallymonitorthechallengesaheadandreassessitsroleinordertoremaincompetitiveandrelevantinthefastevolving

national education sector. Efforts to upgrade the research activitiesmust be implemented so that UTP can continue its meaningfulresearch contribution to the national economic development andattractthebesttalentandinstitutionsforcollaboration.

This year’s Chancellor Awards were presented to Lee Hsiu Eik(Civil Engineering Programme) for Gold, Siti Noor Ashikin Mustaffa(Petroleum Geoscience Programme) for Silver and Yong Jenn(ChemicalEngineeringProgramme)forBronze.OtherawardrecipientsincludedNguyenThiHoaiVyfromChemicalEngineeringProgrammeforBestInternationalUndergraduateStudentAward.

In conjunctionwith the convocation ceremony, various events wereorganised.

Academic & Research Exhibition (ACADREX) is an event thatfeatures UTP’s academic exhibition and innovation forum. One ofthemain highlights of ACADREX 2013was competitions that wereheld from 25 – 26 October 2013. The competitions were dividedinto 3 categories namely Primary School, Secondary School andFamily. These competitions had attracted participants from variousschools and surrounding community inPerak. Theywereorganisedwith the objectives of inculcating a culture of innovation amongstyoungMalaysians in linewithUTP’s visionofbecomingaLeader inTechnologyEducation&CentreforCreativity&Innovation.

Saturday, 26 October 2013 also saw the launching of SolarField Testing Facility at UTP Centre of Innovative Nanostructures& Nanodevices (COINN). This facility would allow for real-timeperformance measurement of Solar PV in real solar conditions tobe conducted. The establishment of this facility is timely as theresearchers are nowmoving towards developing building-integratedPV (BIPV) in the form of power generatingwindows in the initiativetowardsup-scalingtheprototypetonearreadyforcommercialisation.

UTPanditsStudentsRepresentativeCouncilalsoorganiseditsannualevent, theConvoFairat itscampus inBandarSeri Iskandar from25Octoberto27October2013,featuringvariousactivitiesthatincludedpaintball, kayakandperformancesby localpopular artistes suchasHyperActandForteen.

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Collaboration

Promoting Sustainable Forest Management with FRIMUTP signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ForestResearch Institute Malaysia (FRIM) to collaborate in promotingsustainable forest management (SFM) and optimal use of forestresources through the application of knowledge and technology,generatedthroughscientificresearchanddevelopmentactivities.

ThesigningceremonywasformalisedbetweenUTPViceChancellor,DatukIr(Dr)AbdulRahimHj.HashimandFRIMDirectorGeneral,Dato’Dr Abd Latif Mohmod. Also present as witnesses were UTP ChiefFinancialOfficer, En.HasbullahHj Ihsan and FRIMSeniorResearchOfficer,ForestBiodiversityDivision,DrLillianChua.

Thesigningof thisMOUwasanother importantmilestone forUTP’sjourney towards becoming a recognised higher learning institution.The significant alliancewith FRIM auguredwell towards the holisticdevelopmentofbothpartiesandfurtherhelpedUTPtoremainrelevanttotheindustryandnationatlarge.

DatukIr(Dr)AbdulRahimsaidthat,“WithinUTP’s1,000-acrecampusarea,thereexistsfourendangeredtreespeciesnamelyVaticaflavida(resak padi), Shorea hemsleyana (cengal pasir daun besar), Shoreamacrantha (kepong hantu) andAquilariamalaccensis (karas). Thesefour species have been touted as our nation’s heritage and FRIMhas been supporting us by coming in once a month to check onthese trees and at the same time, conserving them. Through thiscollaboration,theuniversityprovidesFRIMaccesstoourforestareastoconductresearchactivitiesandthefindingswillbesharedwithUTPcommunityinthefuture.”

Abdul Rahim also expressed hope that this initiative will help toenhancetheUTPcampuscommunity’sappreciationoftheimportanceofconservingthreatenedspeciesanditshabitats,andthebenefitsofrehabilitatingdegradedsites.

Dato’ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod said this collaboration is in line withFRIM’smissiontodevelopappropriateknowledgeandtechnologyforconservation,management,developmentanduseofforestresources;

anditspursuitofexcellenceinscientificR&Dandtechnologytransferintheforestrysector.

“ClosetoacenturyofR&DinforestryandforestproductshasallowedFRIM toplaya role in theprotectionandconservationofMalaysia’snatural resources. This has considerably enhanced our capacityto undertake sustainable management of our forest resources andaddressnationalandglobalconcernswithregardstobiodiversitylossanddegradationofnaturalenvironments,”hesaid.

AbdLatifsaidplantconservationresearchinUTPbeganin2007whenFRIM initiated the search for the Critically Endangered dipterocarpspecies, Dipterocarpus semivestitus (keruing padi) and this had ledtothediscoveryofthethreeotherendangeredspeciesVaticaflavida(resak padi), Shorea hemsleyana (cengal pasir daun besar), Shoreamacrantha (kepong hantu) in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) SriIskandarcampusandUTPcampusinTronoh.

“Continuing our efforts in saving rare and threatened tree speciesis the discovery of 44mature trees of Aquilariamalaccensis (karas)between2011and2013.Wildstocksofkarastreesareheavilysoughtafter for its pricey agarwood or gaharu. Untouched populations arehard to find, and it is gratifying to note that UTP has healthy andundamagedtreesinsignificantnumbers.Thesecuredcampusgroundhasensuredthesafetyofalltreepopulations,”hesaid.

Apart from the conservation of natural resources, he said FRIM’svastexperienceinrehabilitationofdegradedareasisanotherareaofpossiblecollaborationwithUTP.

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Feature Story

Alumni’s significant roles in nation building

TuanHajiMohdNoorRosli Baharom isUTP’sDeputy ViceChancellor

(StudentAffairs&Alumni).Thisexclusiveinterviewexploreshisthoughtsand

perspectivesinengagingwiththeuniversity’salumniandtheimportance

of connecting in mind, spirit and soul to ensure sustainable relations.

Hebelievesthatalumniperpetuatetheuniversity’slegacyofexcellence.

Universities have traditionally reached out to their alumni in various ways. Some with huge andsustainable successbutmost soldiered onwith lackluster results.But over the years the demandsandexpectationsonandfromalumnichanged.Ithasbecomeachallengetoconvertgraduatesintoactivealumni.TuanHajiMohdNoorRoslisaidthat“...atUTPweexploreall formsofcommunicationtoconnectwithouralumni includingfacebookwhichnowhas3,535members.Thequestion ishowmuchdonew“likes”and“follows”translateinengagingthemtovisitthecampus,followournewsandsharetheirviewsandideaswithus?”LinkedInisanotherpowerfultoolthathasconnectedmanyalumnimemberscurrently,2,485AlumniareonLinkedIn.

Whilenotover-ruling thepowerofvirtual tools,hesaid thus far, the farmore traditional face-to-faceinteractionhasyieldedthedesiredimpacts.Theannualhomecomingheldusually inconjunctionwiththeuniversity’sconvocationceremony,seminars,workshopsandcharityeventshostedbythelocalandinternationalchaptershavedrawnmoreandmorealumnito“return”andgivebacktotheiralmamater.HesharedthattodatetheUniversityhasinitsdatabase9,896namesfromthetotalnumberof10,600whograduated since the first convocation in 2001.Of that number, 6,800has registeredwithUTPAlumniAssociationworldwide.Andthenumberkeepsgrowingeveryday.

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)was establishedwith the intention of producing a pipeline ofprofessionaltalentfortheoilandgasindustryforPETRONASandotherrelatednationalandinternationalcorporations. After more than 15 years since its inception, the University has been successful inmeetingthedemandsof the industry.60%of thegraduatesenteredoil,gasandpetroleum industrywithrenownedbrandslikeSHELL,Exxon-Mobil,Halliburton,Schlumberger,TechnipandBakerHughes(tonameafew)apartfromPETRONAS.Others joinedrelatedengineeringandtechnologygiants likeHUAWEI,LG,Motorola,Proton,INTELandothers.Malaysia’sautomotiveindustryplayerslikeProtonforexamplepreferredgraduatestrainedatUTP.ManyUTPalumnihavealsocarvedillustriouscareersinfinancialsectors,consultancyfirms,insuranceandspecialistserviceproviders.SomeAlumniarealsosuccessfulentrepreneursmanagingtheirlucrativebusinesses.

Tuan Haji Mohd Noor Rosli Baharom is an accomplished educationist with 33 years working experience in various education sectors. After serving Ministry of Education (MOE) about 20 years, he joined UTP in 1998 and has led Student Affairs & Alumni since 2011. He is passionate in developing students and higher education. His areas of expertise include Education Planning, Curriculum Development & Supervision, Staff and Student Development, Quality Assurance, Education Management and language teaching. He is a Management Committee and Senate member for UTP.

In research, Tuan Haji Mohd Noor Rosli Baharom is the Cluster Leader for Social Science, Centre of Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR) Centre of Excellence (COE) in the Green Technology Mission Oriented Research (MOR). He is also an avid sportsman and is a qualified FIVB international coach for volleyball. His other sports passion is rugby.

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Feature Story

Many of our graduates have steadily climbed the corporate ladder, worldwide. One of ourillustriousandsuccessfulalumnus isPaulAdongBetDang,who isnowthemanagingdirectorofNilePetroleumCorporation(NilePet)intheRepublicofSouthSudan.Heisnotonlyrespectedforhistechnicalcompetencybutmost importantlyhis leadership.Andonthat,TuanHajiMohdNoor Rosli remarked is already a recognition on the University’s ability to produce leaders forthe industryandnation,avisionaspiredby theUniversity.Therearemanysuccessfulalumnuswhohavemadegreatimpactinvariousorganisationslocallyandinternationally.Theyhavenowreached strategic decision making levels and also able to influence direction of industry andnationaldevelopment.TuanHajiMohamedNoorRoslistronglybelievesUTPAlumni isnowinapositiontobetheshakersandmoversofindustryandnationalbuilding.

Withalumnimemberspepperingtheglobe,theskyisthelimitfortheUniversitytocollaboratewiththealumnitoundertakeinitiativesandprojectsthatwouldbringgoodtotheworld.Alreadytherehave been CSR and community programmes organised in South Sudan, Cambodia, VietnamandThailandespeciallyfocussingoneducationandintriggeringinterestsforchildrentotakeupscienceandtechnologyinterestintheirstudies.

TheUniversityunderstandsthatourgraduateshavedifferentprioritiesassoonastheyjoinedtheworkforce.Theyaremorefocusedonfindingtherightcareerfit,buildingafamilyandstartingtostrengthentheireconomy.Andso,throughouttheyears,UTPAlumnihasonlyrequestedforthemembers’time,knowledge,experienceandnetwork.

Butnowwiththeinculcationofphilanthropyculturethroughsocialengagementwithalumni,thestageisnowsettotaptheeconomicpowerofAlumniinprovidingfinancialassistancetothealmamater.RecentlytherehavebeenmovestoencouragesalarydeductionsbutonlyamongstalumniwhoareattachedwithPETRONASanditssubsidiariesasastart.

TuanHajiMohdNoorRoslialsosaidthathe isproudthat intherecentconvocationceremony,UTPAlumniAssociationhascomeforwardtojointheUniversityinrecognisingtalentsandeffortsinresearchbycontributingtheAlumniAwardforBestResearchbothintheDoctorofPhilosophyandMasterscategories.

TuanHajiMohdNoorRoslibelievesthattherearemanymoreopportunitiestoexploreinbringingthealumniclosertohome–itsalmamater.Likeanyparent,theUniversitydoesnotexpectanyreturn from itsalumni.Tokeep themcloser to theUniversity’sheartnamely,byengaging themin the university’s activities, respecting their ideas, thoughts and input, and recognising theircontributions– theUniversityhopes that togetherwith thealumni–bothcanbringmeaningfulimpactinnationbuildingandtheworld.Thepotentialofthissynergyislimitless.

About UTP Alumni

UTP Alumni Association (UTP Alumni) was initiated by Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) as a means to connect the graduates.

UTP Alumni International ChaptersUTPAlumniofCambodiaChapterUTPAlumniofIndonesiaChapterUTPAlumniofJogjakartaChapterUTPAlumniofMyanmarChapterUTPAlumniofPakistanChapterUTPAlumniofSouthAfricaChapterUTPAlumniofSudanChapterUTPAlumniofThailandChapterUTPAlumniofTurkmenistanChapterUTPAlumniofVietnamChapterUTP Alumni BranchesUTPAlumniofBintuluBranchUTPAlumniofJohorBranchUTPAlumniofKertehBranchUTPAlumniofKedahBranchUTPAlumniofKualaLumpurBranchUTPAlumniofKotaBharuBranchUTPAlumniofKotaKinabaluBranchUTPAlumniofLabuanBranchUTPAlumniofMelakaBranchUTPAlumniofMiriBranchUTPAlumniofPasirGudangBranchUTPAumniofPerakBranch

TIPS ON ALUMNI MANAGEMENT

1. Buildloyaltyandsenseofbelongingfromdayone.UTPAlumnirecruitsassociatemembersamongst first year undergraduate students so that the relationship between studentsand alumni can be developed and nurtured. All UTP studentswill becomeUTPAlumniassociatemembers and their statuswill be automatically transferred to fullmembershipupon graduation. As an associate member, UTP students are eligible to participate inactivitiesorganisedbythealumniforthem.Ultimately,anassociatememberwillbeabletoenjoygreataffiliationwithsuccessfulalumnimembersinvariousindustriesworldwide.

2. At the onset of the relationship, do not burden the alumni members with financialcontributionbecausetheyarejuststartingtheircareerandthushavedifferentprioritiesandcommitment.Instead,askforthealumni’stime,knowledge,expertiseandopportunitiestobringmeaningfulchangetothesocietyandcommunity.

3. Make iteasyforalumnimemberstoconnect. If it isgeographicallychallengingtogatherall,thenhavechaptersorbranchesintherespectivelocationssothatalumnicanconnectinspiritandinsoul.

4. Eachalumnuscarriestheuniversity’sDNA.Themembersarepartofthelegacyandtheycan help shape the direction of the future. Engage them to help define the university’sprogressandstrides.

5. Likeanyotherparents,neverdemandtheir“return”butinsteadnurturethemsothattheyunderstandthemeaningofobligationsandgratitudeandcajolethemtoplayanactivepartinguidingtheirnextgenerations.

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Achievements

Well-rounded faculty members and studentsAcademic faculty members and students at UTP have indeed embraced the culture of excellence by scoring high in three different segments : research and innovation, sports and performing arts.

At the British Invention Show (BIS), United Kingdom, UTP won allawards,with8gold,2silvermedalsand2SpecialAwards.

Associate Professor (AP) Dr Faiz Ahmad, Mohd Azman Zakariya,AssociateProfessorDrAhmadMustafaHashim,AssociateProfessorDrDayangRohayaAwangRambliandAssociateProfessorDrNasirShafiq won eight gold medals. Mohd Azman also won a specialdoublegoldawardthroughhisinvention(ICU-V)invention.

BISisaplatformforinnovatorstodevelopnewbusinessopportunitiesbybringingtogetherinnovationandenterprise,investorsandinventors,designers and manufacturers alongside associated services. For2013,itreceivedparticipationfrom15countries.

UTP’sparticipationinanothersimilarinventionshowtheInternationalTradeFair,Ideas,InventionsandNewProductsExhibition(iENA2013)inNuremberg,Germanyalsoresultedintremendoussuccesswhenitwon1gold,4silverand3bronzemedals.

The two silver medals at BIS were earned by Professor AbdulRashid Abdul Aziz’s innovations, Multi Frequency Vibration EnergyGenerator(M-FREQVIBER)andFreePistonLinearGenerator(FPLG)UsingWaste Heat. Both innovations also received the InternationalFederationofInventors’Associations(IFIA)–LaurelWreathAwardforGreenInvention.

This year’s iENA attracted participation from over 700 individualinventionsfrom32countries.Thisimpressivelyreflectedthecreativityandwealthofideasoftheinventors.Expertsintheareaofinventionsbelievethatmanyofthenewproductsandinventionspresentedinthisexhibitionhavehighcommercialpotentialinthemarket.

International Invention Organisations recognised UTP’s talents and innovation

Researchers Innovation Award

1. Mohd Azman Zakariya Cylindrical DRA Antenna Array for WLAN

Gold (Special Award: Double Gold)

2. AP Ahmad Mustafa Hashim Interlocking Concrete Unit V (ICU-V) Gold (Special Award: Platinum Award)

3. Mohd Azman Zakariya WLAN Curve Reflector DRA Antenna Gold

4. AP Dr Faiz Ahmad Hybrid Composite Drain Grating Cover Gold

5. AP Dr Faiz Ahmad Nano Composite Heat Dissipater Gold

6. AP Dr Dayang Rohaya Awang Rambli

Mobile Augmented Reality Playbook Gold

7. AP Dr Nasir Shafiq GLUSTEEL-Structure Gold

8. AP Dr Nasir Shafiq NANO-SIO2@SBA Gold

9. Ahmad Mustafa Hashim Engineered Mangrove Planting Scheme

Silver

10. AP Dr Dayang Rohaya Awang Rambli

Augmented Reality Science Workbook Silver

Researchers Innovation Award

1. Prof Dr Norani Muti Mohamed

Ammonia (NH3) Ionization-CNTs Detector (ICD)

Gold

2. Prof Dr Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz

Multi Frequency Vibration Energy Generator (M-FREQ VIBER)

Silver (Special Award: IFIA – Laurel Wreath Award for Green Invention)

3. Prof Dr Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz

Free Piston Linear Generator (FPLG) Using Waste Heat

4. Dr Wong Peng Wen Electronically Reconfigurable Microwave Bandpass Filter

Silver

5. Dr Wong Peng Wen Reconfigurable UWIT Silver

6. Prof Ir Dr Ahmad Fadzil

Mohd Hani

MELCARE: Skin Melanin Pigment

Analyzer for Dermatology Care

Bronze

7. Prof Ir Dr Ahmad Fadzil

Mohd Hani

HPD-ULCER: Healing Progression

Detector for Ulcer

Bronze

8. Prof Dr Norani Muti

Mohamed

Power Generating Window Based

On Dye Solar Cell

Bronze

These achievements have evinced UTP’s commitment in research,developmentandinnovationinlinewithitsaspirationtobeareputableresearchuniversity.

FulldetailsofUTP’sachievementsinBISandiENAareasbelow:

British Invention Show (BIS)23–26October2013

The International Trade Fair, Ideas, Inventions and New Products Exhibition (iENA 2013) 31October–3November2013

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Achievements

UniversitiTeknologiPETRONAS(UTP)emergedastheoverall champion in the International Student SportsCarnival2013(ISSC)foranunprecedentedfourthtimeinarowafterwinningfourgold, foursilverandthreebronzemedals.

The goldmedals came from IndoorRowingSingle (Female), IndoorRowing Relay (Female), Road Relay (Male) and Volleyball (Male).Volleyball (Female),RoadRelay (Female),Badminton (Mixed), IndoorRowingDouble (Male), IndoorRowingDouble (Female),Netball andBasketball(Female)contributedsilverandbronzemedals.

ThistournamentwasheldatUniversitiTenagaNasional(UNITEN)from28Novemberto1December2013andorganisedbytheMinistryof

Champion for the unprecedented 4th time!

EducationMalaysiaandUniversitiTenagaNasional(UNITEN).Itsmainobjective is to inculcate healthy andproductive integration amongstinternational students from various ethnicities and nationalities, aswell aswith the local students of public and private higher learninginstitutions.1200studentsfrom22publicandprivatehigherlearninginstitutionsparticipatedandcompetedin19games.

UTP’s contingent first win in ISSC was in 2010. With this year’sachievement, they have proven once again that they are the bestathletesamonginstitutionsofhigherlearninginMalaysia.

This achievement portrays that UTP has always encouraged itsstudents to develop their well-rounded attributes through variousco-curriculum activities besides academic excellence. UTP currentlyhostsover3,000internationalstudentsfromabout60countries.

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Achievements

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Performing Arts Group (UPAG)danced to victory at the 10th Cheonan World Dance Festival atCheonanSamgeoriPark,CheonanCity,Koreawhenitwon3awardsnamely First Prize Award for Cheonan Folk Dance CompetitionInternational Category, Best International Street Parade Award andBestCostumeAward.

19 members from UTP Performing Arts Group (dancers) and 6members from UTP Gamelan Group Sanggar Kirana (musicians)representedMalaysia for this festival. Thiswas the third timeUPAGrepresentedMalaysiainthisdancecompetition.

With the theme ‘Let’sDance inCheonan’, theeventwasorganisedby Cheonan-SI, Cheonan Foundation for Arts and Culture, MinistryofCulture,SportsandTourism,MinistryofForeign&TradeofSouthKoreaandFIDAF.

The main aim of this festival is to encourage and educate theinternationalcommunitytoappreciateinternationalfolkdancecultures.It was participated by professional and national dance groups from19 countries around theworldwhich included theCzechRepublic,Poland, France,China, Taiwan,Russia, India, Indonesia, Singapore,Mexico,Philippines,Guam,SouthKorea,JapanandThailand.

All groups were required to compete in three categories ofperformancesnamelytheFolkDance,StreetParadeandBestDancer.ForTheStreetParade,eachgroupwasrequiredtoperform3danceperformancesattwelvecheckpoints,inadistanceof2.5km,atSeoulandCheonan.

Fromthe19countries,only9countrieswereshortlistedfortheclosingnight performance. They were UPAG Malaysia, Singapore, Russia,Indonesia (twogroups),Philippines,CzechRepublic,France,PolandandMexico.

UPAG had benefited tremendously by participating in this culturallyenriching international dance festival. Firstly, the group had learnedandacquirednewknowledgeandskills invariousdancetechniquesand stage management. Secondly, they had established smartrelationshipsandnetworkingwithprofessionalculturalgroups.Thirdly,UPAG had successfully managed to promote Malaysian traditionaldanceandcultureat international level.Finallyandmost importantly,the team had demonstrated that they are indeed well-roundedengineering and technology students, who not only excel in theiracademicsbutinartsandcultureaswell.

Swaying away with awards at the World Dance Festival

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CSR

UTPcommunityincludingUTPAlumnishowedtheircaringsideswhentheydonatednearlyRM7,000 to thefloodvictims in theEastCoastofMalaysia.Thedonatedfundswerethenusedtopurchaseessentialitemsforthefloodvictimssuchasfood,milk,mats,babymattresses,toiletriesandhandsanitisers.

Apart from this, there were donations in-kind fromUTP staff in theformofbabymilk,babydiapers, toiletries,medicalsupplies, towels,newandusedclothes,blanketsandshoes/sandals.Useditemsweresorted and only those that were in good condition were selected.SomeofUTP’sstaffalsoboughttheseusedclothesandtheproceedswerethenusedtopurchasefooditems.

The donated goods for the flood victims were delivered andunloadedatUSJ14,Selangoron7December2013.Theywerethentransported on the same day by lorries to the flood victims at fourrelief centres in Kuantan, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Tiga,Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Isap Murni, Kampung Bugis BeserahandKampungPermatangBadak.

UTP’snoblecausewasalsofeaturedinTVAl-HijrahandTV9.

UTP brings relief to flood victims

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Ministry of Education completed auditing for Research University

Busy CampusEventhough UTP is located in a pristine and tranquil surrounding, the campus is everything but quiet. The University sparked life with visitors, conferences, camps and competitions.

Events

UTPunderwent the finalprocessof theResearchUniversityauditingon18and19November2013.TheauditorswerefromtheMinistryofEducation.

The journey towardsattainingResearchUniversity(RU)statusrequirescollaborativeeffortsandstrongteamwork.Prior tothesiteaudit,UTPhascarriedoutitsowninternalauditprocesswhichhadshownagoodexampleofteamworkandamalgamationofeffortsfromvariousdepartments.

Panel of Assessors for the Research Universityevaluationteam:

1.YBhgDato’ProfEmeritusDrMuhamadbinYahaya

2.YBhgDato’ProfDrMohamedIsabinAbdulMajid

3.YBhg Dato’ Prof Emeritius Dr Md Ikram binMohdSaid

4.YBhgProfDrAwalludinbinMohamedShaharoun

5.YBhgProfDrMohdAdzirbinMahdi

6.YBhgProfIrMegatJoharibinMegatMohdNoor

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Asaresponsiblecorporatecitizenthatstrivestogivebackandmakeameaningfuldifferenceinthelivesofothers,UTPreachedoutto60less underprivileged children in Ipoh, Perak through its CorporateSocialResponsibility(CSR)programme,MenggapaiImpian.

Nowinitsseventhyear,MenggapaiImpianistheuniversity’ssignatureannualCSRprogrammewiththeaimofprovidingtheunderprivilegedchildren (primary and secondary students) a head start in theireducationandbetterlearningexperience.

TheeventalsobenefitsUTP’sstaffasoneofthewaystoupholdthespiritofsharingandgivingtothoseinneed.

WiththisCSR,UTPstaffvolunteertosponsoraminimumofRM150foronechild.Eachchildwillbegivenbasicschoolnecessitiesintheform of school uniforms, bags, shoes and stationery for the newschoolterm.

For this programme, children are selected from different races ofdifferent orphanages from various districts in Perak. This year, 60children were selected from three orphanages namely PertubuhanKebajikan Kasih Nurul Iman Negeri Perak, Pertubuhan KebajikanHarapanBaru,IpohandPertubuhanKebajikanAnakYatimAnugerahIstimewa,Ipoh.

Apart from receiving school supplies, each child also received cashdonation of RM100 (in the form of Bank Rakyat Saving AccountsBook) from actress, Cik Siti Saleha Mohd Baharum. UTP AlumniAssociationalsocontributedRM1,000toeachorphanage.

Events

Menggapai Impian reached to 60 Orphans

Year No of Children

Orphanages

2007 61 Pusat Jagaan Anak-Anak Yatim & Miskin Nurul Iman, Ipoh, Perak

2008 56 Praise Home, Ipoh, Perak

Rumah Kanak-Kanak Sultan Abdul Aziz, Kuala Kangsar, Perak

Rumah Anak-anak Yatim Maahad Tahfiz Al Taufi Qiah, Kg. Boyan, Taiping, Perak

2009 104 Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak-anak Yatim Dan Warga Miskin Bait Al-Amin, Parit, Perak

Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Precious Gift Home, Ipoh, Perak

2010 70 Rumah Nur Kasih, Bota, Perak

Rumah Nur Kasih, Air Tawar, Perak

Salvation Army Jalan Kampar, Ipoh, Perak

Salvation Army Tambun, Ipoh

2011 57 Asrama Anak-anak Yatim Darus Salam, Tambun, Ipoh

Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Yatim Rumah Wawasan, Manjung

Pusat Jagaan Diamond Hope, Ayer Tawar

2012 116 Asrama Anak Yatim & Warga Miskin Budi Mulia Nurul Huda, Chemor

Pertubuhan Badan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Darus Salam, Sungai Rapat, Ipoh

Pusat Jagaan Pertubuhan Pengurusan Anak-Anak Yatim & Miskin Anning, Ampang, Ipoh

Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Good Shepard, Buntong, Ipoh

Sinceitscommencementin2007,thisprogrammehasbenefitted464childrenfrom17orphanages.

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Events

UTP organised the Regional Conference on Student Activism (RECONSA 2013)

Young Programmers Camp 2013 (YPC13) Codes the Future

UTP organised the Regional Conference on Student Activism(RECONSA2013)on16-17November2013.

Themed,EmbracingVolunteerism,thisconferencewasheldwiththeobjectivesof:

• Enriching and creating a conscious society that practicesvolunteerisminarightandcomprehensivemanner.

• Reinforcing the concept of well-rounded students who excel inacademics while actively participating in voluntary activities andcontributingtosociety

• Providing a platform for students to think critically and creativelyinpresenting their ideas and interactingwithothers fromdifferentbackgrounds.

The two keynote speakers, Hasanain Juaini, a known figure involunteerism field andEdmondYap, the Founder of EduNation andeightpresenterswereabletoprovideinterestinginsightstoallthe200studentsfromvariousuniversitieswhoattendedthis2-dayconference.

On21and22September2013,UniversitiTeknologiPETRONAS(UTP)organised theYoungProgrammersCamp2013:CodingTheFuture(YPC2013)forstudentstofurtherexploretheworldoftechnologyinamoreinteractive,funandupbeatway.

YPC13 is the university’s community-outreach project concentratingonsecondaryschool students inUTP’ssurroundingvicinity.For thisproject, the studentswere selected fromSMKAhmadBoestamam,Sitiawan and SMK Seri Iskandar, Bota. The two-day camp wasorganised by Syntech Organisation, UTP’s students IT club, andsupported by Faculty of Science and Information Technology (FSIT)UTP.

Theobjectivesofthisprogrammearetostimulatestudents’creativityandinnovationinITaswellastopromoteUTPacademicprogrammesto secondary students, namely Information & CommunicationTechnology and Business Information Systems. The studentswere taught internet programming, commonly known as websitedevelopment.

Althoughmanylanguagesareusedtogenerateafunctionalwebsite,the students were only exposed to the core languages, which aretheHypertextMarkupLanguage (HTML)andCascadingStyleSheet(CSS), to make it easier for them to understand how a website isbuilt.Themodule isbasedonanonline learningplatform,awebsitededicatedtoteachpeople,especiallybeginnershowtocode.

Other activities were also carried out during the camp. In additionto addressing and enhancing the students’ creative-thinking andproblem-solvingaptitudes,theseactivitiesweredesignedtoexercise

and train the students’ soft skills such as leadership, team-work,communication,listeningskills.

AlltheactivitieswerecoordinatedbyUTPstudentswiththeassistancefrom 20 Information Technology (IT) students from Kolej UniversitiSultanAzlanShah(KUISAS),KualaKangsar.Attheendoftheevent,acompetitiononwebdevelopmentwasconductedtoteststudents’understandingandencouragethemtobecompetentstudents.

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Events

Eduspec Junior Robothon National FinalsUTP hosted the Eduspec Junior Robothon National Finals on 17November 2013. The theme of the 8th season robotics gamewas“BetterCityBetterLife”.600studentsfrom40differentschoolsfromalloverMalaysiaparticipatedinthisevent.

Thiscompetitionisoneofthelargestandfastestgrowingeducationaland competitive robotics programmes in Malaysia. Participantsperformed with outstanding efforts as they competed aggressivelyagainst opposing teams. Each team was given the same amountof time to complete a certain task. The demands for students tocollaborateastheychallengedagainstotherschoolsandtestedtheircriticalthinkingskillswereessentialforthiscompetition.

“We realise the importance of IT literacy for 21stCentury Learners,becauseITliteracyfacilitateslearning.Thus,itisimportanttointroducea programme that has industrial relevance, a well-planned syllabuswithagoodblendofcontent,pedagogicalandtechnicalknowledge.”SaidLimEnHong,groupCEOofEduspecHoldingsBhd.

Itisacommonobjectivetodevelopdifferentmethodologiestoattractandmaintainstudent interestduringclasswhilekeeping inmindtheintellectual dimension of the experience. The learning-by-makingmodel appearsasanacceptablemethodof reaching thisobjective.Itisasmartandamazinglearningmethodology.Roboticlearninghas

shown effective results as it has drawnmany students interest andkept themengaged ineffective learning.Thiscompetitionservedasagreatplatformforstudentstoexchangetheirskillsanddisplaytheirsportsmanship.

Eduspec Junior Robothon is a technological and educationalcompetition event. It provides an applied Information Technology &Scienceplatformforthechildren,to inspirecreativityandencourageteamspiritastheystriveforsuccessandhonour.

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Highlight

Yayasan UTP raised RM500,000 at Charity Golf 2013

YayasanUTP raisednearlyRM500,000at theYUTPCharityGolf2013heldon12October2013atKelabGolf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (KGSAAS), Shah AlamSelangor.

Theeventwasorganised inconjunctionwithUTP13thConvocationceremony and graced by the presence of UTP Pro-Chancellor andPETRONASChairman,YBhgTanSriMohdSidekHassan,UTPViceChancellor, Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul RahimHashim and PETRONAS topmanagementpersonnel.

Some80golfers from the industrysuchasExxonMobilExplorationand Production Malaysia Inc., Dialog Group Berhad, DeleumBerhad,Halliburton,BakerHughesandBrederoShaw (M)SdnBhdparticipatedintheevent.

ThecharitygolfeventwasheldtoraisefundsforYayasanUTPBursary.The funds will then be awarded to deserving students to supporttheir studies at theuniversity.Currently, 40%ofUTPundergraduatestudentsdependupon loans fromvariousagencies for their studies

andexpensesatUTP.YayasanUTPhasuntilnow,awardedbursariesamountingtoRM600,000toanaverageof100studentsannually.

Established in 2007, Yayasan UTP’s main objective is to promoteandfurtherthecauseofeducation inMalaysiaaswellastosupportfuturedevelopmentofUTPasanacademic institutionofexcellence.Apartfromgrantingscholarship,fundingfromYayasanUTPalsohelpsadvanceresearchandinnovationinitiativesandsupportdevelopmentactivitiesrelatedtothearts,sportsandculturewithinthecampus.AllcontributionstoYayasanUTParetaxdeductible.

ThemainsponsorsofthecharitygolfwereBrederoShaw(M)SdnBhdandDeleumBerhad, as eachcontributingRM25,000.DialogGroupBerhad, TechsourceSystemsSdnBhd,HalliburtonEnergyServices(M)SdnBhd,MakhostiaSdnBhd,THHeavyEngineeringBerhadandPBJVGroupSdnBhdcontributedRM10,000each,asdidTalismanandMurphySarawakOilCoLtd.

Meanwhile, the main donors for YUTP Bursaries were GeologicalSocietyofMalaysia,whichheldthePetroleumGeoscienceConference& Exhibition Committee (PGCE) 2013, with RM300,000 and ExxonMobilExplorationandProductionMalaysiaInc.withRM50,000.