Consultation Report
In the period 1 January to 31 December 2021, 662 applications were approved with an estimated value of RM2,059,726.77 as shown in Figure 5-1. This involves 406 UTAR staff as shown in Figure 5-2. There is an increase of almost 50% compared to 2020 in consultancy value, as more staffs are getting involved with the consultancy.
Figure 1 - Total Estimated Value of Approved Consultancy/Outside Work for the Period 2008-2021
Figure 5-2: Number of UTAR Staff Involved in Consultancy/Outside Work for the Period 2008-2021
From the total of RM2,059,726.77, 64% is under the category of Personal Consultancy while 36% is under the category University Consultancy as shown in Figure 5-3.
Figure 5-3: Approved Value by Consultancy Type for the Year 2021
Figure 5-4 shows the approved value by unit. Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES) has the largest share at 25.69% of the total approved amount. This is followed by Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) at 19.64% and Faculty of Business and Finance (FBF) at 10.08%.
Figure 5-4: Approved Value and Number of Staff by Unit for Year 2021
Figure 5-5 shows the percentage value of approved projects by categories. Training constitutes 38% of all approved projects. This is closely followed by R&D at 37% and Consultancy at 23%.
Figure 5-5: Percentage Share of Approved Consultancy/Outside Work by Category for Year 2021
The consultancy revenue in year 2021 is RM1,523,542.80 as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 5-6: Consultancy/Outside Work Revenue for the Period 2008-2021
UTAR’s portion of the net income in year 2021 is RM 159,765.13 as shown in Figure 5-7.
Commercialisation Report
Patents
In 2021 UTAR has been granted 1 patent application (26 April 2021). The details of the invention are:- Database-less and Certificate-less Multi-factor Authentication Methods (PI2014700810) Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering & Science
- Prof Dr Goi Bok Min
- Dr Yap Wun She
- Mr Tan Shy Yuan (MMU)
Figure 5-8 shows the number of patents filed for the period 2008 to 2021. The current status for the 27 inventions is given in Table 5-1.
Figure 5-8: Number of Inventions Disclosed, Filed and Granted for the Period 2008-2021 at MyIPO
| Status | Number |
| Pending | 16 |
| Abandoned | 4 |
| Granted | 7 |
Table 5-1: Patent Application Status at MyIPO
Besides Malaysia, UTAR has also filed for foreign patent application. The status is given in Table 5-2.
Country | Status | |||
| Filed | Pending | Abandoned | Granted | |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Table 5-2: Foreign Country Patent Applications