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R&D related Awards received by UTAR
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UTAR is reputed for its efforts in seeking innovative advancement through research and development despite the fact that it has been established for only five years. This is evidenced by the numerous grants that UTAR researchers have been receiving from local as well as international organizations. Also, it is evidenced by the numerous national and international accolades won by them for their works. A fair number of UTAR researchers stand tall in their respective fields of research and the awards that they received read as follows:
Year 2010 |
| Faculty of Engineering & Science |
Project title : |
Use of nano dot luminescent solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaic systems |
| Project leader : |
Dr Lim Yun Seng |
| Project team : |
Prof Faidz bin Abd Rahman, Dr Teh Geok Bee, Mr Tan Seng Gee, Mr Lo Chin Kim, |
| Award title : |
National Winner of Energy Globe Award |
| Awarded by : |
The World Awards for Sustainability |
| Event : |
World Environment Day |
| Venue : |
Rwanda, Africa |
| Year / Date : |
16th29 thMay 2010 |
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| Project team : |
Tan Kuen Keong, Yap Chun Liang, Teng Kai Wea, Yong Kok Jeng, Lee Sze Mei, Bong Tin Long, How Meng Teik, Lee Meng Fat, Bong Hui Chin, Lee Yong Hong, Chuah Ail Sheng, Ooi Lip Khun, Chew Way Jan, Ng Chi Hwa, Chua Wei Kiang, Yap Yee Wen, Sim Ken Yang, Ng Weng Chiat, Tee Kit Siang, Liang Siang Sheng |
| Award title : |
Special College/Uni Prize |
| Awarded by : |
OSK Investment Bank |
| Event : |
OSK Investment Challenge (Campus Edition) |
| Venue : |
Swiss-Garden Hotel, Kuala Lumpur |
| Year / Date : |
16thAugust 2010 - 1stOctober 2010 |
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| Project title : |
Low Temperature Sintering of Cu and Ag Nanoparticles |
| Project leader : |
Dr Rajkumar Durairaj |
| Project team : |
Professor Samjid Mannan |
| Award title : |
42nd Wighton Titular Fellowship in Engineering |
| Awarded by : |
The Association of Commonwealth Universities |
| Venue : |
Kings College, London. |
| Year / Date : |
18th October 2010 - 31st December 2010 |
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| Project title : |
A Case-Control
Study of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase
Polymorphisms and Schizophrenia in the
Malaysian Population |
| Project leader : |
Dr Loh Han Chern |
| Award title : |
Early Career
Investigator Award |
| Awarded by : |
Schizophrenia
Research Institute, New South Wales,
Australia |
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Event: |
11th Biennial
Australasian Schizophrenia Congress,
ASC 2010 Molecules to Mind |
| Venue : |
Sheraton on the Park,
Sydney, Australia |
| Year / Date : |
22nd – 24th September
2010 |
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| Project leader : |
Mak Kwan Wuey |
| Project team : |
Liu Chee Wei and Gan
Yu Han |
| Award title : |
2nd place at Green My
World@ My Campus |
| Awarded by : |
Schneidler Electric |
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Event: |
Schneider Electric
University Challenge 2010 |
| Venue : |
Sunway Hotel |
| Year / Date : |
22 Sep 2010 |
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| Project title : |
Novel
Apoliproproteins as Biological Markers
in Schizophrenia |
| Project leader : |
Dr Loh Han Chern |
| Award title : |
Young Scientist
Scholarship Award |
| Awarded by : |
SIEMENS and Asia
Pacific Federation of Clinical
Biochemistry (member of International
Federation of Clinical Biochemistry
and Laboratory Medicine, Milano,
Italy) |
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Event: |
The 12th
Asian-Pacific Congress of Clinical
Biochemistry |
| Venue : |
COEX, Seoul, Korea. |
| Year / Date : |
3 – 7 October 2010 |
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| Project title : |
Autonomous
Amphibious Vehicle for disaster rescue
mission |
| Project leader : |
Chan KC & Tee Yu Hon |
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Project team: |
MH & BI students |
| Award title : |
2nd runner up |
| Awarded by : |
IEEE UTAR STUDENT
Branch |
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Event: |
IEEE STUDENT
Conference 2010 |
| Venue : |
Petaling Jaya Campus |
| Year / Date : |
20-21 Nov 2010 |
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| Project title : |
Smart Lighting,
HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air
Conditioning) and Heat Extractor
System |
| Project leader : |
Gan Yu Han |
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Project team: |
Liu Chee Wei and Mak
Kwan Wuey |
| Award title : |
Best Exhibit |
| Awarded by : |
IEEE UTAR STUDENT
Branch |
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Event: |
IEEE STUDENT
Conference 2010 |
| Venue : |
Petaling Jaya Campus |
| Year / Date : |
20-21 Nov 2010 |
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| Project title : |
An Evaluation of
Redocumentation Approaches and Tools
Using Knowledge Representation
Criteria |
| Project leader : |
Sugumaran Nallusamy |
| Award title : |
Best Session
Presentation |
| Awarded by : |
University of
Indonesia |
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Event: |
International
Conference on Advanced Computer
Science and Information System |
| Venue : |
Aston Kuta,Bali |
| Year / Date : |
20-23 November 2010 |
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| Faculty of Accountancy and Management |
Project title : |
The Impact of E-Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction on Purchase Intention: Examining the Airlines Industry E-Ticketing Service |
| Project team : |
Mr. Lau, Teck Chai, Dr. Kwek, Choon Ling, and Dr.Tan, Hoi Piew. |
| Award title : |
Best Paper - 2nd Place. |
| Event : |
The International Conference on Marketing 2010 (ICMAR2010) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 23-24, 2010). Organized by International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). |
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Faculty of Business and Finance |
Project title : |
An Exploratory
Study of Human Resource Management
Practices In An Overseas Japanese
Firm. Are There Any Barriers to
Adopting the Japanese HRM Practices? |
| Project
leader : |
Garry
Tan Wei Han |
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Project team |
Chua Beng Hui (UTAR), Lee Eng Heng
(UTAR) and Lim Yong Hooi (UTAR) |
| Award title : |
Best Paper Award |
| Awarded by : |
Kasetsart University,
Bangkok, Thailand |
| Event : |
Technology Innovation
and Industrial Management (TIIM)
Conference 2010 |
| Venue : |
The Royal Cliff Beach
Resort, Pattaya, Thailand. |
| Year / Date : |
June 16-18, 2010 |
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Faculty of Science |
Project title : |
An Iinvestigation
on the regulatory effects of DMCG, MNQ,
β-Amyrin towards the PKC and NF-κB
signalling pathways in human Burkitt's
Lymphoma cell line (Raji cells) |
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Project team |
Kitson Liew, Wong Teck Yew, Yap Wei
Hsum, Lim Chan Kiang, Anthony Ho Siong
Hock, and Lim Yang Mooi |
| Award title : |
Outstanding Poster
Presentation |
| Event : |
35th annual
Conference of the MSBMB |
| Venue : |
Equatorial Hotel,
Bangi, Selangor |
| Year / Date : |
27th-28th July 2010 |
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Year 2009 |
| Faculty of Engineering & Science |
Project title : |
Removal of Reactive Red 120 using Chemically Modified Seaweeds, Sargassum binderi. |
| Project leader : |
Dr Hii Siew Ling |
| Project team : |
Chang YT, Wong CL |
| Award title : |
Champion for Poster Presentation |
| Awarded by : |
Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Event : |
The 20th Intervarsity Biochemistry Seminar |
| Venue : |
Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Year / Date : |
21st March 2009 |
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| Project title : |
Bioactive Bisindole Alkaloids From Tabernaemontana Corymbosa |
| Project leader : |
Dr Sim Kooi Mow |
| Project team : |
Dr Kam Toh Seok (University of Malaya) |
| Award title : |
42nd IUPAC Young Chemist Award of USD 1,000.00 |
| Awarded by : |
The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK |
| Event : |
42nd IUPAC Congress |
| Venue : |
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center (SECC), Glasgow, UK. |
| Year / Date : |
Informed of the award on 13 April 2009 To receive the award on 2-7 August 2009 |
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| Project title : |
Universal Sun Tracking System |
| Project leader : |
Dr Chong Kok Keong |
| Project team : |
Wong Chee Woon, Siaw Fei Lu, Yew Tiong Keat |
| Award : |
Silver Award |
| Event: : |
20th International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition ITEX 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Venue : |
KLCC Convention Center |
| Year/Date : |
15-17 May 2009 |
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| Project title : |
Multi-Agents Deforestation Monitoring System |
| Project leader : |
Dr Tan Ching Seong |
| Project team : |
Julian Tan Kok Ping, Cheng Chia Loon, Ban Sau Keong, Chia Ming Jin, Lim Yu Hung, Chia Kok Siang, Chong Siong Ming, Cheong Fong Euh, Ng Chin Son, Mok Chee Chuan |
| Faculty : |
Faculty of Engineering & Science |
| Award : |
Gold Award |
| Event : |
20th International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition ITEX 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Venue : |
KLCC Convention Center |
| Year/Date : |
15-17 May 2009 |
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| Project title : |
System's
Perspective towards Last Level-Cache
Architecture of CMP, Micro-processors, |
| Project team : |
J.W. Lam (MMU), I.K.T. Tan (MMU), H.T.
Ewe(UTAR), B.L. Ong (Intel), C.K. Tan
(Intel). |
| Award : |
Best Paper
Award |
| Event : |
High-Performance
Computing Asia 09 (HPCAsia09) |
| Venue : |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Year/Date : |
2-5 March, 2009 |
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| Project title : |
An Ice Parameter
Retrieval Method with Radiative
Transfer Model and Levenberg Marquardt
Optimization |
| Project team : |
Y.J.Lee (MMU),
W.K.Lim (MMU), H.T.Ewe (UTAR) and
H.T.Chuah (UTAR) |
| Award : |
Best Oral Paper
Presentation (3rd Prize, Physical
Science Category) |
| Event : |
4th Malaysian
International Seminar on Antarctic
(MISA4) |
| Venue : |
PJ |
| Year/Date : |
1-3 April 2009 |
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| Project title : |
Neural Network and
Genetic Algorithm Inversion for Sea
Ice Thickness Using Passive Microwave
Remote Sensing |
| Project team : |
H.J. Yap (MMU), W.K.Lim (MMU), H.T.Ewe
(UTAR) and H.T.Chuah (UTAR) |
| Award : |
Best Poster Paper
(2nd Prize) |
| Event : |
4th Malaysian
International Seminar on Antarctic
(MISA4) |
| Venue : |
PJ |
| Year/Date : |
1-3 April 2009 |
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Faculty of Information and
Communication Technology |
| Project title : |
HiCORE (Holistic
Islamic Banking System) SOA
Parameter-based Semantic Multimedia
Approach |
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Project leader |
Prof. Dato' Dr. Halimah Zaman (From
UKM) |
| Project team : |
Dr. Choo Wou Onn
(from UTAR, collaborator) |
| Award : |
Gold Prize from
Malaysian Invention and Design Society |
| Event : |
20th International
Invention, Innovation and Technology
Exhibition (ITEX’09). |
| Venue : |
KLCC Convention Center |
| Year/Date : |
15-17 May 2009 |
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| Project title : |
HiCORE (Holistic
Islamic Banking System) SOA
Parameter-based Semantic Multimedia
Approach |
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Project leader |
Prof. Dato' Dr. Halimah Zaman (From
UKM) |
| Project team : |
Dr. Choo Wou Onn
(from UTAR, collaborator) |
| Award : |
Special Award - Ram
Rais - Best Invention in Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) |
| Event : |
21st International
Invention, Innovation and Technology
Exhibition (ITEX’09). |
| Venue : |
Kuala Lumpur
Convention Center (KLCC) |
| Year/Date : |
15-17 May 2009 |
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Centre for Foundation Studies, PJ
Campus |
| Project title : |
Algae and Its
Applications |
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Project leader |
Lim Kian Wee @
Tian Kian Wee |
| Award : |
Consolation Prize |
| Awarded by : |
Malaysia Toray
Science Foundation |
| Event : |
Science Education
Award |
| Venue : |
Nikko Hotel, KL |
| Year/Date : |
15 Dec2009 |
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Year 2008 |
| Faculty of Accountancy & Management |
| Project title |
Assessing the determinants of online brand trust: An empirical study. |
| Researchers : |
Ms. Siew Shir Way ( and co-authors were Syed S.A., Ahsan, N. and Abdullah, Z.) |
| Award title : |
Best Paper Award |
| Event : |
2008 International Joint Conference on on E-CASE, Bangkok, Thailand, March 27-29, 2008. |
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| Faculty of Business & Finance |
| Project title : |
Bank Efficiency and Problem Loans in Malaysia and Singapore |
| Researchers : |
Mohd. Zaini Abdul Karim (UUM), Chan Sok Gee (UTAR) |
| Award title : |
Outstanding Paper Award (Bronze) |
| Event : |
Applied International Business Conference 2008. |
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| Faculty of Engineering & Science |
| Project title : |
Kinetic modelling on sorption of reactive blue 4 by using red seaweed |
| Researchers : |
Dr Hii Siew Ling, Dr Wong Ching Lee, Ms Lesley Leeann Estrop |
| Award title : |
1st runner-up (Best Poster Presentation) |
| Event : |
19th Intervasity Biochemistry Seminar, 22 March 2008, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia. |
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| Faculty of Information & Communication Technology |
| Project title : |
Gabor Filters as Feature Images for Covariance Matrix on Texture Classification Problem |
| Researchers : |
Dr Tay Yong Haur (Leader), Dr Lau Phooi Yee, Tou Jing Yi |
| Faculty : |
Faculty of Information & Communication Technology |
| Award title : |
Best APNNA Poster Award |
| Event : |
15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing November 25-28, 2008, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Project title : |
PicSecureID |
| Researchers : |
Dr Victor Tan Hock Kim |
| Faculty : |
Faculty of Information & Communication Technology |
| Award title : |
Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) R&D Merit Award |
| Event : |
APICTA 2008, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Researcher : |
Dr Choo Wou Onn |
| Project title 1 : |
Voice Recognition Browser and Marking System for Visually Impaired Learners (Mg Sys-VISI) |
| Award title 1 : |
WIPO Award from World Intellectual Property Organization |
| Project title 2 : |
Voice Recognition Browser and Marking System for Visually Impaired Learners (Mg Sys-VISI) |
| Award title 2 : |
Gold Prize from Korea Invention Promotion Association |
| Project title 3 : |
A Web Collaborative Multimedia Content Creation and Management Automation System (CMAS) |
| Award title 3 : |
Bronze Prize from Korea Invention Promotion Association |
| Event : |
Seoul International Invention Fair 2008 (SIIF 2008) Seoul, Korea 11-15 December 2008. |
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| Researcher : |
Dr Choo Wou Onn |
| Project title 1 : |
Web Collaborative Multimedia Content Creation and Management Automation System (CMAS) |
| Award title 1 : |
Bronze Medal from Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS) |
| Project title 2 : |
Voice Recognition Browser and Marking System (Mg Sys-VISI) |
| Award title 2 : |
Bronze Medal from Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS) |
| Event : |
19th International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX'08). Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC), Malaysia. 9-11 May 2008 |
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Year 2007 |
| Faculty of Accountancy and Management |
| Project title : |
An Examination of Online Consumer Search, Purchase Intention, and Online Purchase |
| Researchers : |
Dr Lim Yet Mee and Mr Yap Ching Seng |
| Award title : |
Best Paper Award |
| Event : |
International Conference on Internet-Business: Business Trends, Systems, and Education (iBiZ2007), Port Dickson, Malaysia , organized by Aoyama Gakuin in association with Multimedia University Malaysia and Singapore Management University. |
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| Project title : |
Private Capital Flows, Financial Development and Economic Development: The Cross-National Evidence |
| Researchers : |
Dr Choong Chee Keong, Assoc Prof Dr Zulkornain Yusop and Dr Law Siong Hook |
| Award title : |
Silver Medal |
| Event : |
UPM Invention & Research Exhibition 2007 |
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| Project title : |
Private Capital Flows, Stock Market and Economic Growth in OECD and Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis |
| Researchers : |
Dr Choong Chee Keong, Assoc Prof Dr Zulkornain Yusop, Prof Dr Muzafar Shah Habillah and Prof Dr Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah |
| Award title : |
Bronze Medal |
| Event : |
UPM Invention & Research Exhibition 2007 |
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| Project title : |
Foreign Direct Investment Volatility and Economic Growth: The Case of ASEAN-Five Economies |
| Researchers : |
Dr Choong Chee Keong, Assoc Prof Dr Zulkornain Yusop and Dr Law Siong Hook |
| Award title : |
Bronze Medal |
| Event : |
UPM Invention & Research Exhibition 2007 |
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| Project title : |
Export-led Growth Hypothesis: New Evidence from Verdoorn's Law |
| Researchers : |
Dr Choong Chee Keong, Assoc Prof Dr Zulkornain Yusop and Dr Law Siong Hook |
| Award title : |
Bronze Medal |
| Event : |
UPM Invention & Research Exhibition 2007 |
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| Project title : |
Crime and Underground Economy in Malaysia |
| Researchers : |
Ms Eng Yoke Kee and Prof Dr Muzafar Shah Habibullah |
| Award title : |
Silver Medal |
| Event : |
UPM Invention & Research Exhibition 2007 |
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| Project title : |
International Capital Mobility in East Asia: Panel Error-Correction Model |
| Researchers : |
Ms Eng Yoke Kee and Prof Dr Muzafar Shah Habibullah |
| Award title : |
Silver Medal |
| Event : |
UPM Invention & Research Exhibition 2007 |
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Year 2006 |
| Faculty of Accountancy & Management |
| Project title : |
Determinants of Strategic Alliance Outcomes in Supply Chain Environment |
| Researchers : |
Ms Loke Siew Phaik |
| Award title : |
Best Paper Award |
| Event : |
4th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan |
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| Faculty of Engineering and Science |
| Project title : |
Studies Of Sol-Gel Derived Barium Ferrite Nanoparticles, BaCoXTiXFe12-2XO19 (0.2 " X " 1) |
| Researchers : |
Dr Teh Geok Bee, Dr Saravanan Nagalingam and co-workers from Cambridge University |
| Award title : |
Best Poster Award |
| Event : |
NanoEurope 2006 Conference, St. Gallen, Switzerland |
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Year 2005 |
| Faculty of Accountancy & Management |
| Project title : |
Online Buying Behaviors and Attitudes: An Empirical Study |
| Researchers : |
Dr Lim Yet Mee and Mr Tan Luen Peng |
| Award title : |
Best Paper Award |
| Event : |
Asia Pacific Marketing Conference 2005, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
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| Project title : |
Foreign Direct Investment in the South Pacific Island Countries: A Case Study of Fiji |
| Researchers : |
Dr Choong Chee Keong and his co-author Assoc Prof Dr T. K. Jayaraman (University of South Pacific, Fiji) |
| Award title : |
Best Paper Award |
| Event : |
Second WASD Conference on Globalization, Technology and Development held at University of Arab Emirates, Al-Ain, UAE |
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| Project title : |
Monetary Services Index and Economic Activity in Malaysia |
| Researchers : |
Ms Eng Yoke Kee and Prof Dr Muzafar Shah Habibullah |
| Award : |
Silver Medal |
| Event : |
Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2005, Universiti Putra Malaysia. |
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| Project title : |
International Capital Mobility and the OCA Criteria: An Empirical Testing |
| Researchers : |
Ms Eng Yoke Kee, Prof Dr Muzafar Shah Habibullah and Dr Sarinder Kumari |
| Award : |
Bronze Medal |
| Event : |
Invention & Research Innovation Exhibition 2005, Universiti Putra Malaysia. |
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