Bermula 24 hingga 28 November 2014, YBhg. Datuk Naib Canselor akan menyertai A-Lead Program Exploring Global Diversity: An Exploration of Global Trends in the Tertiary Education Sector yang akan diadakan di University of Melbourne, Australia. Program 5 hari anjuran bersama Akademi Kepimpinan Pengajian Tinggi (AKEPT) dan Melbourne Business School Ltd (Mt Eliza Executive Education) ini akan turut disertai oleh beberapa orang Naib Canselor university-universiti di Australia dan juga dari Malaysia. Selain bertujuan membincangkan dan memperhalusi isu-isu strategik berkaitan pengajian tinggi di peringkat global, program ini turut memberi peluang untuk meneroka potensi kerjasama dalam pelbagai bidang dan membina hubungan dua hala dengan universiti-universiti di Australia untuk manfaat UTM dan Malaysia.

Vice-Chancellor Representing UTM at the A-Lead Program in Australia
Commencing 24 to 28 November, 2014, the Vice-Chancellor of UTM will participate in the A-Lead Program Exploring Global Diversity: An Exploration of Global Trends in the Tertiary Education Sector which will be held at the University of Melbourne, Australia. The 5-day program, jointly organized by the Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT) and the Melbourne Business School Ltd (Mt Eliza Executive Education) will be joined by several other Vice-Chancellors from both Australian and Malaysian universities. Among the objectives of the program are to discuss and refine strategic issues related to higher education at the global level and provide opportunities to liaise with potential partners in various fields, in addition to building bilateral ties with universities in Australia for the benefit of not only UTM, but also Malaysia.