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Friday, 8 Jan 2010 |
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Auditorium 1 & 2, Block PB, UTAR PJ |
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9.00 am to 5.00 pm |
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Clcik here to register.
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The UTAR Cross-Discipline Research Themes and Projects (DRAFT) is available at:
web2 -- UTAR policies -- IPSR
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Introduction
In the highly competitive and globalised environment today, it is imperative that organisations
such as universities to continuously enhancing their roles of knowledge and value creation to
ensure their relevance to economy and society. Research, development and
commercialisation (RDC) thus becomes the key activities of universities. UTAR being one of
the many institutions of higher learning in the country has to focus and excel in RDC to
ensure its long term survival, relevance and recognition by the world. UTAR has to define its
direction and ways to transform itself into a world recognised research focused university.
A research roadmap (2010 – 2014) of UTAR has been defined and announced to the
university community in Aug 2009. Clear and measurable key performance indicators (KPIs)
have been defined and relevant benchmarks have been set in the roadmap.
A mere research roadmap is just the beginning of the long and challenging journey that all
academic and researchers in UTAR are to go through if the ultimate goal of world recognition
of UTAR research activities is to be achieved. Between now and the ultimate goal are
concurrent and series of research plans, activities, actions and processes that we need to
define and implement strategically such that the impacts (measurable in KPIs) are maximised.
In the 1st UTAR Research Workshop held in Oct 2009 some R&D ideas were proposed. The
proposed 2nd UTAR Research Workshop is to serve as a platform for further discussion on
new R&D themes and ideas in addition to the follow-up actions on some of the previously
proposed ideas.
Objectives
The 2nd UTAR Research Workshop Jan 2010 is the second of a series of internal workshops
that are planned and intended for academic and researchers
- To get updated and share the latest global, national and university research directions and trends
- To share with each other the latest research activities and achievement
- To brain-storm and achieve ‘cross-fertilisation’ of new research ideas, and
- To transform the new research ideas (may be multi-discipline) into detailed research plan, proposals, securing of research fund and final implementation
- To discuss and update on the follow-up actions on some of the previously proposed research ideas.
Arrangement of the event:
- Bus will be leaving at the following times from the pick up points. Please be at the bus pick up points 10 minutes earlier. The bus pick up and drop points are as follows:
- 7.30 am from Sg Long campus bus parking area
- 7.30 am from Setapak campus bus parking area
- 6.30 am from bus parking area (Block C) Perak Campus (return on the same day)
- 6.30 am from bus parking area (Block C) Perak Campus (return on Sunday 4.00pm *accommodation not provided)
- For those who do not require any transport, please be at the Auditorium 1 & 2, UTAR Campus at PJ by 9.00am.
- As transport from various campuses is provided, no mileage claim will be allowed.
- Food will be provided (breakfast, lunch and tea).
- The groupings will be announced during registration.
- The programme is as attached.
For any enquiries, please contact IPSR 8205/8204/8202.
Thank you for your participation.
The UTAR Cross-Discipline Research Themes and Projects (DRAFT) is available at web2 -- UTAR policies -- IPSR
Click here to view the itinerary.
Clcik here to register.