JOHOR BAHRU, 22 July 2024: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Universitas Brawijaya (UB) in Malang, Indonesia, are strengthening their partnership to encourage research collaboration and student exchange. Dr. Nik Ahmad Nizam, Associate Professor and Vice Dean of Research at UTM’s Faculty of Science, has a successful history of collaborating with UB’s medical faculty. Their current focus is on developing nanotechnology for medical applications, indicating potential for expanded research partnerships. A recent visit by Viky Vidayanti, a technical editor from UB’s Biology Department, has further catalyzed collaboration. Professor Fahrul Huyop, from UTM’s Faculty of Science, is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Tropical Life Science (JTLS) (eISSN 2527-4376) at UB. This collaboration aims to help young researchers from both universities publish high-quality research articles, ultimately boosting the journal’s citation impact.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nik Ahmad Nizam, Vice Dean (front); Dr. Mohd Firdaus, Asst. Dean; and Dr. Fazilah Abd. Manan, Head of Environmental Biotechnology research group, joint efforts in research and publication discussion.

Professor Fahrul Huyop, Editor-in-Chief (center), discusses journal citation improvement with the journal’s technical editor during Ms. Vidayanti’s (UB) (on the left side) visit to the Department of Biosciences.