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JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 13 – A delegation from Shandong University of Science and Technology (SDUST) visited Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) from August 13 to 14, 2024, to explore potential collaborations in hydrography and geospatial science. Led by Prof. Dr. Fan Junfeng, Dean of the College of Geodesy and Geomatics, the delegation included prominent figures such […]

The National Sustainability Innovation Challenge 2024 (NaSIC’24) has just been concluded with a two-day physical Grand Finale event on 26 and 27  July 2024 at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) KL and Lotus’s Kepong. The event is jointly organised by the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT)-Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Lotuss Stores (M) Sdn. Bhd (Lotus’s Malaysia). The Top 15 teams in the Grand Finale, from KL, Selangor, Perak, Pahang, Pulau Pinang, Sabah, and Sarawak, pitched their innovative ideas in the Poster Pitching Competitions to the judges from UTM and Lotus’s Malaysia. The session selected the Top 5 finalist teams to pitch their ideas in the Final Pitching Competition to Lotus’s top management, UTM and Unilever representatives in public. The ideas pitched are IOT-based lighting systems for fresh fruit refrigerators, waste material bricks, digital receipt systems, durian seed-based bioplastic material and waste recycling vending machines. 

Urbanization is the process of cities expanding as more people move from rural areas to urban areas. As cities grow, they face new challenges, especially in providing adequate healthcare. The goal of resilient and sustainable urbanization is to create cities that can withstand adversity and provide their citizens with a good standard of living, which […]

By Ts. ChM. Dr. Faizuan Abdullah Every year, nearly 50,000 tons of used cooking oil (UCO) are not managed properly, causing pollution that hurts the environment and requires high management costs from local authorities. The Klang Municipal Council (MPK) reportedly spent more than RM6 million in 2016 to clear blocked drains caused by cooking oil […]

Events

The UTM Odyssey Buddies Jamboree 2024 aimed to strengthen the bond between Buddies associations from various public and private universities while providing participants with an experience to remember. Through various activities and programs, the annual Jamboree facilitated student connections across institutions, fostering new collaborations and partnerships that will benefit their respective universities in the long […]

JOHOR BAHRU, 27 Aug. – Super Micro Computer Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (SMCMA) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a digitalization program to govern digital transformation among UTM students. Under the MoU, SMCMA will provide a digitalization program to strengthen, promote, and develop research, technical cooperation, continuing education, […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 – The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) successfully co-organized and hosted The 3rd International Conference on M3 IT Convergence (ICMIC2024) (See Fig. 1), held from August 7 to 9, 2024, at the Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This prestigious event brought together leading […]

Achievements

The Faculty of Science at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) continues its impressive streak of academic achievements by securing the prestigious University Academic Quality Award for the third consecutive year. This remarkable accomplishment is a reflection of the faculty’s enduring dedication to maintaining high standards since its establishment, particularly in the fields of science and mathematics. […]

The 10th Joint Workshop for Global Engineers in Asia & Beyond (JWGEA) 2022 was successfully hosted by King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 21 to 26, 2024. JWGEA is a consortium involving four member institutions from four countries: KMUTT (Thailand), Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS, Indonesia), Ritsumeikan University (RU, […]

KUALA LUMPUR—The research team at the Process Systems Engineering Centre (PROSPECT) has been named one of the five finalists in the prestigious SEDA Innovation Challenge 2024. The announcement was made during a certificate-giving ceremony at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on August 21, 2024, the second day of the 6th International Sustainable Energy Summit (ISES) […]