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Annual Review 2016

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• Providing public access to our campus This annual review provides an opportunity to record and appropriate use of our facilities by Introduction 3 and celebrate the achievements at UNMC during 2016. the public, schools and charitable/ voluntary groups During the course of the year, guided by the academic • Sharing and exchange knowledge and Provost welcome 4 skills with local communities and professional service communities, UNMC • Contributing to key civic agendas especially in terms of social cohesion, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus in numbers 6 continues to progress in line with the longer-term neighbourhood management, business vision as outlined in our Strategic Roadmap (2013- and the economy, sport and culture, early • Being ‘good neighbours’ in Semenyih by Global reach 7 2020). The main objectives and activities throughout fostering positive relationships with individuals and community groups in the 2016 included: immediate locality of the University- Excellence in education 8 business • Promoting and supporting education in World-changing research and knowledge exchange 10 any form possible Of course, we also aim to be research intensive and provide an environment in Community engagement and campus life 12 which to conduct excellent teaching and learning. These should all enhance the student experience and add value to the Sustaining excellence 14 time that our students are with us, as well as when they have graduated.

Our environment 15 This review will provide an overview of activity in relation to key functional academic areas of the University. The main Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 16 focus will be on collective and institutional outcomes but the review also provides an opportunity to celebrate the achievements Faculty of Engineering 20 of key individuals across the institution. Faculty of Science 22 Appendix 25

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Provost UNMC became the first private higher education institution in Asia offering the multi-organisational Welcome Global Business Services (GBS)

In September 2000, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus In August, UNMC held its inaugural international research conference (UNMC) welcomed its first students to our campus in the heart of titled Funding Research on a Changing Landscape. This conference . We were the first British university to establish a campus was organised in collaboration with the Malaysian Investment in Malaysia. In 2005, with close to 1,000 students, the University Development Authority (MIDA) and highlighted prominent research relocated to its current, purpose-built campus in Semenyih. As we enter funding opportunities. It also featured critical topics dedicated to our 17th year, we now have about 4,700 students and close to 700 explore new opportunities and support from the various funding bodies. staff. UNMC is proud to now be an established, integral part of the We were delighted to have Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Zakri Abdul private higher education sector in Malaysia. Hamid, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, as our keynote speaker. We were sad to see Professor Christine Ennew OBE leave the University after 30 years service. As well as being instrumental in UNMC became the first private higher education institution in Asia establishing the Malaysia campus, she was also Provost/CEO for her offering the multi-organisational Global Business Services (GBS). The last four years. In recognition for her contribution to international higher GBS course was initiated in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, from education, she was awarded an OBE, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours within a network in which UNMC plays a key role, serving the list. We offer her our deepest congratulations for this well deserved educational and national economic transformation agenda in recognition. developing talent for the GBS industry.

I was delighted to be able to become the Provost/CEO of UNMC. It is a The Deputy Minister of Higher Education Malaysia Datuk Dr Mary Yap great honour, but also comes with great responsibility, not least of all launched a new book entitled Malchin Testament: Malaysian Poems, building on the foundations of those that have preceded me. Along with which was edited by Professor Malachi Edwin Vethamani from the my appointment as Provost/CEO, there have been other senior School of English. This book launch was of particular note as it management changes and we have an excellent team leading the demonstrates that UNMC has now established itself as a University. comprehensive university in Malaysia.

2016 will be remembered in many ways. You will read about many of Financially, 2016 was another difficult year, with significant political them in this report, but I pick out a few highlights here. changes giving rise to uncertainty. Challenging national economic performance and the depreciation of the Ringgit also contributed to a We were delighted to have YAM Tuanku Zara Salim, Raja Permaisuri of pessimistic climate. Student recruitment is challenging and we are , a Nottingham alumna, open our new teaching centre, which has looking into ways to make ourselves even more attractive. been named in her honour. Our operating environment continues to be dynamic and unpredictable. In November, UNMC entered into an agreement to support the Policy decisions can, and, do impact significantly on our activity and we transformation of the Bangladesh Higher Education College Sector. need to work even harder with the relevant stakeholders. We remain an The agreement was signed between the National University, the innovative and agile institution with significant strengths. The quality of Bangladesh Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education our students and graduates, the quality of our staff, the excellence of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Open University, the National Academy for our research and teaching and an outstanding campus environment Educational Management and UNMC. The project will train policy places us in an excellent position as we enter 2017. We are well makers, leaders and managers; master trainers; college principals, regarded in the Malaysian HE sector and, of course, globally the future leaders, and college teachers. The overall aim of the project is to University of Nottingham is one of the top 1% of Universities strengthen college leadership and management, and teaching quality in worldwide. a sustainable manner. Although the primary objective of this brochure is to look back at 2016, We are delighted to be one of the key partners in this project. Not only we look forward to 2017 with optimism and enthusiasm and anticipate due to its importance to Bangladesh and the World Bank but it also even greater achievements both from our staff and our students. demonstrates our outreach in Asia and how the campus has developed in recent years that enables us to rise to such an important challenge.

The Vinod Sekhar Incubation Centre (VSIC) was also launched in November by Professor Sir David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham. The VSIC is a collaboration between UNMC and the Petra Group. It provides a platform to facilitate research innovations to become viable businesses ventures, which can add to the wealth and job creation of Malaysia. We look forward to see many businesses develop from this centre, which adds to the strong research Graham Kendall and knowledge exchange profile that UNMC has. This includes being the only foreign branch campus that that was awarded a 5-star rating in the most recent MyRA (Malaysian Research Assessment). Graham Kendall Provost/CEO Annual Review 2016 6 Annual Review 2016 7

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus in numbers Global

Student population by study level as at 31 December 2016 Reach Study Level Malaysian International Total (2016) Foundation 482 106 588 UG 2620 628 3248 UNMC continues to be a highly PGT 202 204 406 international and diverse community. The PGR 228 146 374 campus is currently home to a Exchange - 82 82 Total 3532 1166 4698 community of international students from around 85 countries who make up to over 30% of the student body. Student population by origin as at 31 December 2016 Our students learn from a genuinely international academic community. Study Level Malaysian International Total (2016) Some 25% of UNMC academic staff are international and represent around 30 countries worldwide. Our students have mobility opportunities Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 1141 544 1685 to The University of Nottingham campuses in the UK and China and a Faculty of Engineering 1446 371 1817 range of other academic partners in Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, the UK and USA. Faculty of Science 945 251 1196 Total 3532 1166 4698 With internationalisation at the heart of the University, UNMC offers unique opportunities for students as the platform for the dissemination and exchange of knowledge and ideas.

Staff numbers as of end Arts and Social Engineering Science Central Total December 2016 Sciences

Academic 101 100 88 - 289 SSR 17.5 14.5 16.9 - 16.4 Professional and Suport Services 50 44 24 256 374

Total 151 144 112 256 663

A diverse group of students talking near Trent building Annual Review 2016 8 Annual Review 2016 9 Excellence in Education

At the University we have a vibrant and diverse Recent developments also include expandable % Satisfaction staff community offering us the capability and room and pop-up computer lab. Versatile passion needed to achieve delivery of the technology-enabled space that includes Global Strategy 2020, which puts students at touchscreens, changing charts with laptops, the heart of the University. wireless projection, underfloor sockets and configurable furniture. 92% 86% 85%

The Tuanku Zara Teaching Centre is the 84% newest teaching block designed to cater for Nottingham Student Experience Survey 82% growing student numbers and to Continued efforts to ensure that the student accommodate the changing patterns of learning experience at UNMC produced teaching and learning. The Teaching Centre encouraging results were seen in the has flexible learning spaces and permits Nottingham Student Experience Survey. technology enabled learning within the campus. It caters for small group teaching and Nottingham Malaysia continues to perform workshops and also social learning spaces, well: 92% overall satisfaction. Living which epitomises modern teaching practices. satisfactionOverall Learning Support Arrival For all level of programmes, 2016 results Some notable development this year includes showed better performance in terms of the The Drama Studio which was created to propensity of students to recommend UNMC facilitate teaching and for theatre to others with 82.3% willing to recommend performances. It has essential features such compared to global and Malaysian institutions. Universitas 21 Undergraduate Research as an open ceiling with sound-reflective This is also an improvement from 2015. Conference 2016, Monterrey, Mexico: A covering, spot lights and a sound mixer. The Global Perspective on Aging Societies studio was showcased during the Nottingham For the four core dimensions included in the UNMC continues to engage globally. The Tri Campus Arts Festival which was held at survey, learning overall, living overall, support annual Universitas 21 Conference is a great UNMC in June. The festival held theatre overall, and arrival overall, UNMC continued to opportunity for our students to gain valuable performances from Nottingham campuses improve. global experience as the conference is well- from Malaysia, UK and China. attended by students from the Universitas 21 Nottingham Advantage Award (NAA) network, such as UK, Australia, US, Canada, Besides this, there is a Workshop & Low Tech The NAA continues to gain popularity. The China, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, The Space, which focusses on rediscovering number of students who enrolled into the Netherlands, South Korea, South Africa, student engagement by replacing projection programme increased, with 888 students who Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and Ireland. space with writable walls. The general are actively pursuing this Award. The number teaching rooms have wall-to-wall whiteboard of modules offered expanded to 26 in 2016. The Lord Dearing Awards for Teaching and spaces and motion sensor lights to support Learning for 2016 recipients were Derek UNMC’s commitment to a sustainable Irwin, Head of School for English, who is now environment. with the Ningbo Campus, and Jaya Kumar Nottingham Malaysia continues to Karunagharan from Foundation in Science. A dedicated learning space “Foundation perform well: The Staff Oscars Awards night, managed by Learning Support Centre” is purposed built to the Student Association, gave recognition to provide enhanced learning experience to staff who have made an exceptional students who are in transition to university life. contribution to the academic environment on It is not only a learning space, but is also campus that enhances student life on campus. integrated with social interaction space, that Winners were selected via online voting of the provides a comfortable and inspiring 92%overall satisfaction. nominations from the students. environment for learning, interaction, and personal development. DYM M Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim officiated the opening of The Tuanku Zara Teaching Centre at the University on 22 September 2016. Annual Review 2016 10 Annual Review 2016 11 World-changing research and Figure 1: Record of UNMC publications as recorded by Scopus. The data was extracted on 15 Mar 2017. The 2016 value will increase

knowledge exchange over time. 436 416 393 339 264 207 208 173 116 82 4,866 4,665

Research at The University of Nottingham non-governmental sources, including O’Malley succeeded Professor Graham 58 Malaysia Campus is going from strength to approximately RM2m from Yayasan Sime Kendall as Vice-Provost (Research & strength. We had a very successful audit of Darby for our elephant conservation work. Knowledge Exchange), when he took on the 18 16 our latest MyRA return (2015), which role of Provost & CEO of The University of 10 July ‘15 July ‘16 3 1 confirmed our 5 star status. Knowledge Exchange and Business Nottingham Malaysia Campus. Professor 1 Engagement remains an important feature of Denny Ng was appointed to the role of Head 6 Figure 1 shows how our publications have our research strategy. Research, in of Business Engagement & Innovation 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 continued to increase year-on-year. Figure 2 collaboration with industrial partners, enables Services, succeeding Dr Angelina Yee, who shows the impact that our research is having companies to leverage on their R&D returned to her role in NUBS. by showing the number of times that our investment in order to develop their business, research is cited by other scientists. Table 1 expand their product range, eliminate shows how UNMC’s citations compare with inefficient practices and increase profitability. Figure 2: The impact of The University of 4627 some of the other leading universities in MyResearch Sdn Bhd, a MIDA (Malaysia Nottingham Malaysia Campus’ research is Investment Development Authority) R&D Malaysia. 3482 evident from the citations that our publications status company enables companies to invest 3139 are receiving (data retrieved on 15 Mar 2017). In order to sustain the growth in research in research in a tax efficient way and

The citations in the figure are extracted from 2211 outputs, both quantity and quality, it is MyResearch is our primary vehicle for Scopus. important to secure external research funding. engaging with the business community. This

The economic climate in 2016 has been year has seen considerable success in 1559

challenging and as a result, sources of securing contracts in collaboration with 1154 national funding support have diminished. Our industry, exceeding RM3m in total value. 768 strategy therefore has been to diversify our Our expanding business sources of grant funding and we have made a Our expanding business engagement portfolio 394 engagement portfolio has 174 concerted effort to secure grants from has this year included the development of a 76 26 9 international schemes, such as the UK’s new incubation centre, together with our joint this year included the 7 5 1 Newton Fund and the RCUK Global venture partner, Petra Group. The Vinod development of a new 1 1 Challenges Research Fund. We have had Sekhar Incubation Centre was launched at a 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 considerable success with these schemes ceremony officiated by the Vice-Chancellor incubation centre, together recently and our international awards this year Professor Sir David Greenaway and Petra with our joint venture partner, include substantial funding from both the Group chairman and CEO Datuk Vinod Sekhar. MRC-ASM Newton scheme and the Wellcome The centre will house a number of startup and Petra Group. Trust Collaborative Awards scheme. The spin-out companies, including those formed by awards were both for breast cancer research, our staff, students and alumni. It will be Overall 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 in collaboration with prestigious partners such supported by a programme of training and as University of Cambridge, University of business engagement events with our Malaya, Cancer Research Malaysia, and networks of investors and business National University Singapore. These two collaborators. The incubation centre also RU1 2.8 5.1 3.9 3.7 3.2 2.2 1.7 0.3 awards alone represent around RM6m in houses a new Technology Demonstrator, Table 1: This table shows the average number RU2 3.6 7.3 5.9 5.2 3.7 2.6 1.5 0.4 funding (total value), and, together with a showcasing UNMC researchers’ technology of citations per publication for Malaysia’s number of smaller international awards, our innovations. RU3 4.2 8.6 6.6 5.3 4.3 2.7 1.5 0.4 Research Universities (RU) and UNMC, for new awards from international sources this RU4 2.7 5.1 4.8 4.6 3.6 2.2 1.4 0.4 the past five years. The data was extracted year is at least half that of our national awards. This year has also seen a number of changes from Scopus’ Scival on 15 Mar 2017. It RU5 4.9 8 8.3 6.9 6 4.8 2.8 0.8 We have also had recent success in securing in leadership in research and knowledge demonstrates that UNMC’s research is significant funding from industry and other exchange. In August 2016, Professor Claire UNMC 4.5 8.3 8.8 8.5 5.2 3.7 2 0.6 competitive, and statistically more frequently cited, as compared to other Malaysian Research Universities. Annual Review 2016 12 Annual Review 2016 13

Every year, our staff, and MAPCU Organ Donation in KL city. This was a good SUKIPT particularly our students, Drive hands-on experience for • Mixed doubles - Bronze medal give back through various This was a year-long organ the student volunteers as Community (Table Tennis) events championing awareness and pledge they learned from Kechara causes near and dear to campaign organised by IMU staff / volunteers and also 2016 Nottingham Charity Cup them. Notable examples in with the Ministry of Health understood a little more on • Champion (9-a-side Football) 2016 includes: in collaboration with other the plights and struggles of MAPCU members including the homeless and urban poor. UTP Rugby Super 10's Tournament engagement and UNMC. The SA office worked Nottingham Charity Cup 2016 with two societies ie Rotaract Walk-out on Domestic 2016 (NCC 2016) • Bowl category - Champion (Rugby) Club and PharmNotts to run Violence (WODV) Organised by UNMC this campaign on campus WODV is Feminist Society's Sponsorship Students Club, UM Intervarsity Floorball Open through promotional booths. first large scale event since NCC 2016 is an inter- • Mens 4th placing (Floorball) There were 45 pledges from being established in 2015. campus life university football tournament UNMC. WODV's objectives are to in its 2nd year with the Ultimate Frisbee Open raise awareness and educate objective of contributing • Top 5 (Frisbee) Blood donation drive students on domestic to society while promoting Besides the primary objective violence, to encourage sports, specifically football. MASISWA Selangor Zone of blood donation from discourse as an indirect effect Universities have a broad range of social There were 400 players and • 2 gold 2 silver (Swimming) students and staff, the event of breaking the cycle violence supporters involved in the responsibilities that go beyond their was also to educate the in the home in the future. event. RM3,000 was raised MASISWA Selangor Zone UNMC community on the WODV successfully achieved to be donated to Pertubuhan • Top 3 (Futsal) immediate responsibilities in relation to importance and benefits of their objectives while raising Anak Yatim dan Kebajikan donating blood. 206 donors funds for WAO through their teaching, learning and research. At Darul ‘Izzah, Bandar Baru MASISWA Selangor Zone participated in the drive this first ever WODV walkathon. Bangi. • Top 3 (Badminton) year. UNMC, we educate our students about A total of RM2,000 was Braille Dinner Date getting involved in their community Nottingham Charity Run raised for Women's Aid Organised by ACE Society, Into its 8th year, NCR 2016 Organisation (WAO). the event raised awareness locally, nationally and globally. We was again successfully about the visually impaired organised by ACE Society. empower them to explore pertinent community and how to 2016 also saw an increase use and read braille. They in the number of participants social, cultural and environmental issues raised RM695.40 which which also helped in reaching was donated to Malaysian as they learn about themselves in the RM40,000 mark collection Foundation for the Blind towards charity. NCR (MFB). process. continues to be a platform to encourage the staff and SWAG 3.0 student community to be SWAG is a showcase of involved in volunteerism and UNMC students’ talent in itself enhancing the name in dance. This is the third of UNMC in CSR. year that SWAG has been successfully organised by RED Project in support Dance Club. It is not just a of Light for the World showcase of dance talents Refugee School but also to raise funds To reduce education disparity, towards helping the local more specifically in English community. The Dance Club and Math, through classroom successfully raised RM2,500 learning. Plan and execute which was donated to activities that may improve Lotus Charity Care Centre, the appearance of the home Semenyih. while providing support to senior citizens. E-Bazaar To raise funds for Enactus’ Visit to Kechara social projects through Soup Kitchen providing a ‘night bazaar’ Working with the experienced experience to our staff and staff of Kechara Soup students, especially for our Kitchen, student volunteers international community on helped in the preparation campus. Funds are raised of food and drinks, and from the collection of rental also the distribution to the from the vendors of the night homeless and urban poor bazaar.

An annual student led event, Nottingham Charity Run Annual Review 2016 14 Annual Review 2016 15 Sustaining Our Excellence environment

The Careers Advisory Service (CAS) believes In addition, there were a number of graduates In collaboration with the Government of Campus Facilities flourishing while the “24Gardens” that the continuous efforts of supporting who have successfully secured jobs at Crystal Malaysia (through MyAlumni Cluster), UNMC UNMC recently upgraded its Student Network beautification project is ongoing. Efforts to students to understand their career interests, Group, a leading international garment has set up My Alumni Council in Vietnam, Services with a 700Mbps Dedicated Internet rehabilitate the pond area behind the Library assess career opportunities and effectively manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, China and Access gateway, which supports the latest has successfully resulted in a conducive implement their career decisions lead to which ranked 17th on the 2016 Fortune Thailand to engage with the Malaysian alumni 802.11ac WiFi standards. New IT shaded area complete with Balau gazebos, a graduates who will make a change in the Magazine “Change the World” list. The in the respective countries. infrastructure projects should further equip fountain, and a pond with its own thriving world. CAS is also proactive in helping strategic partnership between CAS and UNMC with best in class facilities for learning ecosystem complete with plant life, ducks, students and graduates to prepare themselves Crystal Group opens more global opportunities and web connectivity. Learning spaces and fishes and prawns. Our food waste separation with employability skills to excel in the working for students to work abroad. facilities were completed through eleven initiative has progressed further with the world. projects worth about RM2 million under the establishment of a Composting Station, which Further testament of the effectiveness of CAS Space Management Committee Budget 2016, should produce our first ton of organic CAS was awarded second place by Universum can be seen in the employment of our besides the RM2.2 million spent in fertiliser by April 2017. for the Best Employability Rating Award 2016 graduates by established industry leaders refurbishing campus accommodations with in Malaysia, based on students’ evaluation of such as Accenture, PwC, Shell, Maybank, new furniture, added features and a fresh coat Energy savings how they have been equipped with ExxonMobil, HSBC Bank, IBM, Intel, KPMG, of paint. Zero and low cost initiatives are producing employability skills. This recognition from Nestle, , RHB Bank, Unilever, results and UNMC is on track to reduce over Universum, which is well-known as the global Deloitte, British American Tobacco, CIMB Environment and Sustainability 10% of our electricity consumption in 2017. At UNMC, we believe that the continued leader in employer branding and talent Group, Ernst & Young, Gamuda Bhd, 220 trees were planted among the aging oil This 2020 strategic goal is helped by the capability to invest and make the most of research for over 25 years with a presence in GlaxoSmithKline, Intel, Leo Burnett, Maxis, palms as part of a university tree-planting a.k.a. gradual use of more LED light fittings, our people, programmes and 60 countries, shows that CAS continues to Microsoft, OCBC Bank, Procter & Gamble, reforestation project in conjunction with the de-lamping, monitoring and managing usage, infrastructure will be the basis of our soar with new initiatives and constant Philips Morris International, Sapura Kencana, Lions Club International Centennial Legacy and the installation of solar panels around the future success. developments. Sime Darby, Intel, Linde, Motorola, and Dyson. project. The flowering creepers at the Balau (a campus, and soon, the solar panelled glass local hardwood) Pergola Amphitheatre are roofing over the amphitheatre stage. In striving for continuous progression, CAS UNMC’s active alumni network stays implemented new key initiatives, such as the connected through visits to the Malaysia and Hi-Tea event, which offers great opportunities China campuses, while sharing their for students to network exclusively and gain experience with current students. The annual first-hand information from reputable Alumni Laureate Award 2016 was presented employers such as Dell, P&G, BDO and at the Alumni Dinner with the Alumnus of the Unilever. Besides that, CAS continues to Year Award conferred to Shahen Amaratunga expand the Sector-Focused Careers Day in from Sri Lanka for his outstanding contribution order to diversify the outreach to Nottingham to the environmental sustainability of the students by collaborating with schools in the textile industry in his country. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, such as School of Politics, History and International Alumni often return to campus to speak to Relations (PHIR). students about their studies and career development. The Alumni E-Mentoring scheme CAS has completed refurbishment of its was established for students to be mentored premises early this year and now has a by alumni in their chosen field of expertise. modern and welcoming environment to The Developing Skills in Public Relations increase our awareness and visibility on Module for the Nottingham Advantage Award campus. It provides additional state-of-the art also encourages student engagement with the careers resources and materials to our alumni. Alumni engagement is further students for their career planning. sustained via activities such as Masterclasses, reunions, networking sessions, alumni sharing sessions and Life Cycle Malaysia.

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Schools within the Faculty consider ways to thriller Interchange directed by Dain Said Malaysia. In the same month, SoED conducted offer opportunities in our formal curriculum which premiered at Locarno and Toronto Film a week-long summer school for 30 middle and the broader university experience that can Festivals and opened the 2016 Singapore managers from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Faculty of Arts improve the employability and life-long International Film Festival on November 23. Kazakhstan. During this summer school, the learning experience of our students. With the The SoED secured a grant of RM44,000 to participants explored practical and theoretical introduction of additional accounting related facilitate a three-week teaching and learning approaches to leadership and management, optional modules, NUBS Malaysia has school outreach project with disadvantaged focusing on issues such as school culture and secured the maximum eight Credits for Prior schools in northern Sri Lanka. 12 students ethos, team-building, managing change and and Social Sciences Learning (CPL) towards The Institute of from the SoED visited three schools and continuous professional development. SoED Chartered Accountants in England and Wales worked with students and staff on initiatives to also secured Sri Lanka Ministry of Education (ICAEW) Chartered Accountant Qualification, improve English language competence and School Principals Training Programme in the ACA, for its BSc/BA (Hons) Finance, project-based learning. Dr Quayle and a group 2016. From November to December 2016, Accounting and Management. The BSc/BA of PHIR students attended a panel entitled the SoED trained 150 school principals from (Hons) Finance, Accounting and Management “Cultural Diplomacy: Searching for ASEAN Sri Lanka at UNMC. The programme was very at NUBS Malaysia is also accredited by Common Values”, hosted by the Institute of successful and the Ministry is considering to another three major international accountancy Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Kuala send a further 290 principals for training in bodies, the Association of Chartered Certified Lumpur on April 2016. Professor Parfitt and 2017. In June 2016, SoED collaborated with Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute Dr Joshua Snider have developed the National Association for Gifted Children to of Management Accountants (CIMA), and arrangements with the International Red host a conference for 200 participants in CPA Australia. In addition to the ICAEW Cross, UNICEF, UNHCR, and IFRC whereby UNMC. The focus of this conference was to exemptions, graduates of the BSc/BA (Hons) these organisations will send speakers to explore education pathways that are inclusive The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences performing arts at UNMC and successfully current student at any of the University’s Finance, Accounting and Management degree UNMC to address students in PHIR’s Human and allow for all students to be successful. The (FASS) is part of The University of Nottingham hosted the Second Tri Campus Arts Festival in campuses in China, Malaysia or the UK for also enjoy the maximum exemptions from Security module at the MA level. PHIR conference delegates included participants Malaysia Campus (UNMC) that is well 2016. During the event, the first tri-campus exceptional achievement in any area or having CIMA (eleven papers and the Operational students have also taken internships with and presenters from Malaysia, Singapore, recognised and regarded internationally as production “One Thousand and One Nights”, made a substantial contribution to the Case Study Exam), ACCA (nine papers) and these organisations. PHIR students led by Ms Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, India and reflected by the major rankings: with the involvement of more than 120 University. In 2016, four medals, consisting of CPA Australia (exemption from Foundation Phoenix Yeo organised a Saturday ‘Do Myanmar. students from three campuses, was produced. two to students and two to staff, were examinations in order to directly proceed to Gooding Day’ event in November 2016, when 90th in QS World University Rankings by Due to the relevance and impact of performing awarded to staff and students of UNMC. Dr Professional Level papers) subject to some 40 refugee Rohingya children visited the Faculty 2015 - Arts and Humanities arts in creating the life of students on campus Nafis Alam and Dr Pek Chuen Khee from fulfilment of the relevant requirements for UNMC campus and participated in from all faculties, a dedicated space to the NUBS Malaysia were the recipients of these these exemptions. educational and fun games and shared 76th in QS World University Rankings by performing arts, Drama Studio, was launched medals. To acknowledge the outstanding Malaysian food. Student and staff of SoE NUBS has secured double Faculty 2015 - Social Sciences and within the Tuanku Zara Teaching Centre in achievements of the University in enhancing In addition to the nine ACCA exemptions, participated in the Georgetown Literary international accreditations: Management 2016. the student learning experience, two Lord NUBS Malaysia now participates in the ACCA Festival 2016. The Festival is an annual Dearing Awards were presented to staff of the Accelerate programme. Under ACCA international event supported by the Penang AMBA and EQUIS. EQUIS FASS has 6 schools, 1 department, 1 division The Faculty values the experiences of our Malaysia Campus. One of the recipients was Accelerate, students of the school’s BSc/BA state government and hosts a variety of reaccreditation for five years and 1 centre. The Division of Organisational students. Different initiatives and actions have Dr Derek Irwin from SoE. (Hons) Finance, Accounting and Management well-known and emerging writers. Our and Applied Psychology (DoAP), formerly been taken to create impact on “Excellence in will be able to register with ACCA during the students participated at an event titled was secured in 2016. known as the Department of Applied Education and Student Life”, one of the core To provide globally excellent and internationally second or third year of their undergraduate ‘Readings: UNMC English Students’, described Psychology, is now a division of Nottingham strategies of The University of Nottingham’s relevant teaching activities in Asia, the Schools studies, before they complete their degree. on page 20 of the Festival handbook http:// University Business School (NUBS) Malaysia. Global Strategy 2020 (G2020). The initiatives in the Faculty are actively developing teaching NUBS Malaysia also provides an opportunity www.georgetownlitfest.com/2015/wp- The Centre for English Language and and actions of many of the staff within the partnerships and offshore delivery of our to its students to study up to four ICAEW content/uploads/Festival-Handbook.pdf. Foundation Education (CELFE) was created in Faculty have been recognised by broader programmes. The School of Education (SoED) Professional Level papers during their summer 2016 when academic staff of the Foundation student and staff communities, resulting in currently runs its MA Education in Sri Lanka break. This mechanism allows its students to Understanding the importance of in Business and Management in NUBS accumulated accolades from colleagues within and will offer its MA Special and Inclusive achieve a total of eight exemptions and to “Partnerships for Growth – Working with Malaysia was transferred to the Centre for the Faculty. The Staff Oscars are presented Education in Singapore. NUBS Malaysia runs have completed four Professional Level Organisations Outside Our University” in English Language Education (CELE). The annually to recognise the contributions of its MBA in Singapore. The unique feature of ICAEW papers upon graduation, leaving only G2020, the schools within the Faculty develop creation of CELFE was to allow a better academic and administrative staff in improving our Singapore MBA is that this programme is three remaining Advanced Level papers to be strong local and global networks of public, coordination of teaching resources and the learning experience of our students. The taught jointly by academic staff from all three taken after they graduate while working with private and voluntary sector organisations to sharing of modules for the two foundation 2016 awards were announced at the UNMC campuses. Also, students of the Singapore one of ICAEW’s Authorised Training help shape the ways these organisations programmes: Foundation in Arts and Students’ Ball on 3 April 2016. Among the 15 MBA can join the study tour organised by Employers. This is an additional service NUBS should operate and to make sure our courses Education and Foundation in Business and categories, a school, and the members of NUBS Malaysia. In 2016, from 17-22 January Malaysia provides to enhance the experience continue to be relevant. In August 2016, Management that are run within the Faculty. academic and administrative staff within the 2016, Malaysia and Singapore MBA students and employability of its students. SoED ran a week-long programme entitled Faculty won seven categories of the Staff visited Taiwan to gain first-hand experience of “The Leadership Practices for High- In the Faculty, NUBS Malaysia has its footprint Oscars: Best Administrative Staff - Ms doing business in Taiwan. During the tour, the Many schools also support and encourage Performing Schools” for school principals and in Malaysia since the establishment of UNMC. Nurzatul'iffah; Most High-Tech Lecturer - Dr group visited Tatung University, the Institute of students to participate in activities that would those identified as part of the school’s It is the largest school within UNMC and Tessa Houghton, SMLC; Most Captivating Physics, Academia Sinica, Eclat Textile Co Ltd, enrich their university life and impact the wider succession plan with significant responsibility FASS. NUBS has secured double international Lecturer - Mr Jean Christophe Graffe, SMLC; Neo Solar Power Corporation, Phison community. On 12 November 2016, students for strategic decision-making. It was attended accreditations: AMBA and EQUIS. AMBA Best All-Rounder - Dr Derek Irwin, SoE; Best Electronics Corp, Buffalo Machinery Co Ltd, and staff from SMLC attended the preview by 64 International school principals from Sri reaccreditation for five years was secured in Personal Tutor - Dr Laura De Pretto, DoAP; the Grove and Yuan Ze University. A 2+2 screening of the upcoming Malaysian noir Lanka, Pakistan, India, Singapore and 2015. In 2016, NUBS was awarded a 5-year Best School 2015-16 - NUBS Malaysia; articulation arrangement has also been EQUIS reaccreditation by EFMD, placing the Lifetime Achievement Award - Professor developed to help build higher education school among a select global group of Christine Ennew, NUBS Malaysia. NUBS capacity elsewhere. For instance, NUBS business schools with the full 5-year EQUIS Malaysia has won Best School category since Malaysia has established such an arrangement accreditation. It is also the only UK business 2014. with International University-Vietnam National school to hold the EQUIS accreditation in University-Ho Chi Minh City, Prince of Songkla three locations. The School of English (SoE) The Vice-Chancellor’s Medal celebrates University, and Beijing Foreign Studies and School of Modern Languages and exceptional achievement by staff or students, University. Cultures (SMLC) led the development of recognising any current member of staff or Annual Review 2016 18 Annual Review 2016 19

The research of the Faculty has gone from Development Bank, University of Warwick, • On 29 October, Dr Thomas Barker, • Prof Zaharom Nain, SMLC, was also invited • Dr Sumit Mandal spoke on the topic “Tunku • Dr Joshua Snider was invited to Semarang strength to strength, and the research Singapore Management University, University SMLC, delivered a keynote speech at to speak at the 10th International Malaysian Abdul Rahman’s cultural passport”, public State University in Central Java to deliver a landscape is truly rich and diverse. Our of Western Australia, South East Asian Central Brawijaya University (Indonesia) for their Studies Conference, organised by the forum, “Tunku Abudul Rahman: Political and series of seminars on academic writing and geographical positioning in Southeast Asia Banks, University of Adelaide, World Bank and ICON LATERALS 2016 conference. Malaysian Social Science Association and intellectual legacies”, organised by Star Media publishing in English. This event was has encouraged us to capitalise on the INCIEF. Under the conference theme “Imagining Universiti Malaysia Sabah. His paper was Group, Institute for Democracy and Economic sponsored by the Indonesian Ministry of rapidly growing region as our laboratory Language, Literature and Culture in a entitled `Transforming’ Malaysian Media Affairs (IDEAS), and Cambridge University, Higher Education, September 2016. and inspiration. The Faculty is committed to Driving our ongoing success in changing Cosmopolitan World”, Dr Barker discussed – Promise, Performance and Possibilities’. Petaling Jaya, 16 April. transferring our knowledge and skills to support the way we work with our students and our how contemporary Indonesian Islamic- He also spoke on the topic “New Channels social, economic and cultural organisations colleagues, our students and staff have themed films provide a window onto how of Expression and Old Structures of Control: • Dr Linda Quayle continued a “partner and stakeholders in Southeast Asia and been recognised for their contributions and contemporary Indonesians see and interact Malaysia’s Media in a post-Mahathir Era” at class” scheme with Universitas beyond. In 2016, the Faculty had a total of achievements. Below is a selected list of these with the world and others. The speech entitled the International Conference Creative Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) and 136 publications in which 102 were journal contributions and accomplishments: “Remapping the World” discusses how the Industries in Asia: Innovating Within Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) in In addition to the nine ACCA articles while others were authored books films and their characters tend to find Constraints, organised by Bangkok University Yogyakarta, aimed at facilitating contact exemptions, NUBS Malaysia and book chapters, compositions, conference • For two years in a row, SoEcon alumni were solidarity with other Muslims and begin to in July 2016; and presented on ‘Nationalism between students of Southeast Asian proceedings, confidential reports and internet awarded with the prestigious Chevening interpret the world as a network of Islamic can be a force for Evil and, certainly, all topics in Malaysia and Indonesia. Dr Joshua now participates in the ACCA publications. Compared to 2015, this year Scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies communities and histories. things Bad’ at the Asia Centre Tribute to Ben Snider and Dr Linda Quayle were involved Accelerate programme. saw a rise of approximately 23% in journal in UK. Jarren Tam Keat Wen was the first to Anderson – Debating Imagined Communities in a benchmarking exercise conducted by the publications and 4.5% in total publications. In be awarded in 2015, while Rachel Cho Suet • Alongside professors from the University in Bangkok, 29-30 January 2016. International Relations department at Binus terms of grants secured, the Faculty captured Li was awarded the Chevening Scholarship in of Washington, Utrecht, Melbourne and the University, Jakarta, Indonesia, July 2016. a total of RM741,577 in 2016. Approximately 2016. National University of Singapore, Dr Thomas 47% of these grants were from the Malaysian Barker, SMLC, was an invited plenary speaker government while approximately 45% • Dr Ken Kyid Yeoh from NUBS Malaysia at the University of Indonesia’s undergraduate were from national and international private successfully secured the Newton Advanced symposium called INUSHARTS. INUSHARTS institutions. Compared to 2015, this year saw a Fellowship, which is jointly funded by was held at the University of Indonesia Depok significant rise of approximately 138% in total The British Academy (UK) and The Academy campus from 29-30 August 2016. Dr Barker grants secured. of Sciences Malaysia. The grant, worth spoke on the topic of creative industries policy GBP51,000, informs CSR practice in both in Malaysia and its relevance to Indonesia. Professor Malachi Edwin Vethamani’s Malchin countries and involves the establishment Testament: Malaysian Poems was launched of inter-university links with De Monfort • Dr Sean Matthews from SMLC is part of by Deputy Minister of Higher Education University in the UK. a research project making an international Datuk Mary Yap, and was attended by UNMC comparative study of the practices relating Provost Professor Graham Kendall. The event • UNMC, represented by the team from NUBS to autonomy and governance in Higher was covered in The Star newspaper: https:// Malaysia, emerged as champion at the 2016 Education, funded by the Sime Darby www.pressreader.com/ Malchin Testament ICAEW Regional Business Case Challenge. Corporation and in partnership with the is the first of its kind in the field of Malaysian The annual competition attracted 30 teams Malaysian think-tank IDEAS (Institute for Literature in English and has already been from leading universities in the region, where Democracy and Economic Affairs). reviewed positively by various scholars and the participants were given a case study writers. The book is one of several projects and tasked to resolve a business situation. • Dr Khoo Gaik Cheng from SMLC was under the School of English’s ‘Centre for The panel of judges were industry experts invited to present a RILCA (Research Institute Southeast Asian Writing’ (CSAW), which aims from ICAEW, BDO, PwC and Maybank. of Languages and Cultures of Asia) Graduate to promote research, writing and publishing in Seminar on Multiculturalism in Malaysian the field of Southeast Asian Literature. Among • Dr Nafis Alam, Associate Professor of media and films and screen a film at Mahidol universities in the region, CSAW is unique in Finance at NUBS Malaysia, received the University to MA students (Yasmin Ahmad’s promoting the field of Malaysian Literature in Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award: Gubra). English, producing two seminal books in the International category at The University past two years, of which Malchin Testament is of Nottingham’s Knowledge Exchange and • Dr Khoo Gaik Cheng, SMLC, was also invited one. This ties in very well with the programmes Impact Awards 2016 held on 5 May 2016 to be the plenary speaker, alongside Prof. A.B. offered at SoE which emphasises Malaysian at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Shamsul, at the first Asian Food and Society Literature in English as well as creative writing, Nottingham, UK. Dr Alam received the International Conference organised at KITA- a unique combination in the Southeast Asian award for his contributions in raising the UKM, whereby she entitled her talk: “Forging region. The School of Economics (SoEcon) profile of UNMC in the field of Islamic a New Malaysia—Together in Vegetarianism?”. hosted the 9th GEP Conference in Malaysia Business and Finance. on 17-18 February 2016 with the theme of • Prof Zaharom Nain, SMLC, is country “Asian Economic Integration and Development”. • Dr Tew Peng Kooi was appointed as researcher on the Digital News Report project The presenters of this conference were from Deputy Chairman 1 of Ethnic Relations initiated by the Reuters Institute for the Study National University of Singapore, Bank Negara Course Committee, Institution of Higher of Journalism, University of Oxford. (www. Malaysia, The University of Nottingham, Asian Education for the 2016-2018 session. digitalnewsreport.org).

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Our two major research centres have Award by the Institute of Chemical Engineers. these accolades are not only reflective of the continued to make waves on the research Dr Ho Weang Kee has won not one but high quality of our students and education, side. Our Asia Aerospace City Research two multi-million research grants from the but it also highlights the core of our education Faculty of and Technology Centre (AACRTC) has Wellcome Trust and Newton grants from the mantra: to produce a world-class, independent, just completed a major design project for on cancer research. UNMC is problem-solving versatile engineer. Rolls-Royce. It also signed a contract with also honoured to organise the NASA-7SEAS MARA-Aerotech for a scholarship deal of International Workshop on Transboundary A matter of charitable note is that the RM3 million for aerospace research. The Haze. This is a multinational consortium faculty had organised a very special social Engineering anaerobic biogas pilot plant from the Centre sponsored by NASA targeted to study haze responsibility programme in the form of of Sustainable Palm Oil Research (CESPOR) in Southeast Asia. These are all objective the Blue Sky Team. The Blue Sky Team, is in its final stage of completion and is testaments that the research quality of the initiated by our students and academic staff, expected to be in full use come summer. The faculty is absolutely top notch and ranks at the was awarded through a CASCADE fund to faculty is also consolidating all its research highest international levels. undertake a project to provide free tuition areas into four main clusters: Apart from to refugee children in Malaysia. The mobile AACRTC and CESPOR, we also have the Our students have continued our proud tutor group works with the United Nations Centre of excellence of Green Technologies tradition of winning various national and High Commission for Refugees and Tzu- (CEGT), which houses the most prominent international student competitions in 2016. chi Education Centre to provide a tutoring researchers in the faculty and the Centre of Our teams from mechanical engineering won programme based around the Klang Valley. Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials the 1st IEM-METD Student Design Award To date, almost 30 volunteers have contributed (CENTAM), which is one of the largest organised by the Institute of Engineers their effort and time at these centres every recipients of research grants. Malaysia. A team from chemical engineering Saturday. The Faculty of Engineering remains the industry. This involves professional seminars, 2016 witnessed another strong year of won the 4th IEM Chemical Engineering largest faculty in the campus with more than field visits, company engagements and this is research from the faculty, both collectively Individually, Professor Dominic Foo received Design Competition. Our PhD student Ms All in all, the faculty has undergone a very 1800 students. Hence it is extremely designed to close the gap between the and individually. The faculty has continued to one of the top academic accolades in Malaysia Lillian Olule won the Highly Commended busy but fruitful year. With the new landscape important that we are firmly committed to academia and the industry. Students be very productive on the research front. A by being the recipient of Top Research Award in the Universitas 21 3-minute Thesis and strategies, the faculty is confident that provide a top-quality learning and research completing the course are recommended for record number of 22 PhD students graduated Scientists Malaysia Award in 2016. Dr Show Competition. Another team from mechanical we shall continue to strive for excellence and experience and environment to our students. the Nottingham Advantage Award (NAA) and in 2016. Altogether we have more than RM12 Pau Loke has followed our senior’s footsteps engineering won the 3D Printing Hackathon reach higher heights in the coming year. This is the core statement of our faculty vision the participation and response to the course million worth of research projects running, by winning the Young Chemical Engineer Competition organised by Materialise. All and mission. has been genuinely overwhelming. and throughout the year, we published more than 250 international level refereed and cited The faculty has continued to blossom in Our strong links with the industry have also publications. learning and research in the past year. We seen us develop a number of important have made substantial and spectacular strides innovative developments. One development of in our research activities, which contributed note is the UNMC-Dyson Talent scheme, with significantly to our 5-star Malaysia Research which we will develop a bespoke study- Assessment (MYRA) rating. Our engineering through-train with Dyson. Students who enrol students have continued to be the most- in this scheme will conduct their final year and One development of note is sought-after graduates of the country and design project together with Dyson, which will the UNMC-Dyson Talent thus demonstrated the quality of our be real industrial projects from the company. education. Our students have continued to win Moreover these students will be conducting scheme, with which we will awards in various external competitions and their industrial training in Dyson and the same develop a bespoke study- brought us esteem and accolades. cohort of students will then be offered employment upon graduation. We are looking through-train with Dyson. The faculty went through substantial changes at the first batch of students in September Students who enrol in this in 2016. At the core of it was the major 2017. curriculum changes to all our engineering scheme will conduct their programmes that aims to put the student at 2016 also saw the faculty as a major final year and design project the heart of learning experiences. We operator of exchange workshops for many revamped the learning experiences to become international universities. The faculty has together with Dyson, which more modern and student-centred with a more attracted a lot of attention this year due to our will be real industrial projects project-based approach. All first-year students world-class reputation and many universities will have to go through various stages of have requested us to organise various from the company. hands-on workshops, not only to enhance the workshops so that they can learn from us. learning process, but also to train them more Amongst the more important ones are the thoroughly in real-life problem solving skills Engineering Education Leadership Training and hence prepare them better for real for Institute of Technology University of challenges in society. These curriculum Morutawa from Sri Lanka and the Workshop changes will be implemented in phases for on Telecommunication Engineering for each discipline and already our new students Future University, Sudan. Another workshop are showing appreciation of the changes with was organised through our Cascade Grant a much-improved teaching evaluation score. in which we organised a Notts-Maker 3D printing workshop for school children, in order One very important addition to our curriculum to expose them to the wonders of additive that we have initiated this year is the student manufacturing. All these workshops were continuous professional development (sCPD) labelled as extremely successful and these course. sCPD is a continuous professional universities have already requested the development course that we organised for the faculty to continue with the collaboration and Undergraduate students working in the mixing laboratory, Malaysia students to enhance their exposure to the organise more international workshops. Campus Annual Review 2016 22 Annual Review 2016 23

Facilities and equipment within the Faculty Research income (and output) Lo Wei Hong, Lew Ying Hui, Darrell Uding were significantly enhanced during The publication output of the Faculty of Senelus, Leong Shicheah joined a 3D printing Faculty of 2016 through major refurbishments of Science for 2016 in Thomson Reuters listed theme hackathon, which was organised by the Biotechnology Research Centre, the journals was approximately 1.8 articles per Materialise Malaysia Sdn Bhd. These individuals 60-person capacity Pharmacy Teaching academic; this is a slight improvement on the won the Most Impactful Award with the prize of Laboratory and the Cell Culture Suite. figures from the previous year. Grant capture a 3D printed trophy and an Apollo 3D printer Molecular and biotechnology research was has been significant in number and quantum sponsored by Designex3D. Their team was also further enhanced by purchases of a within the Faculty and a total research income named as BrailleHub, based on their project Science new gel imaging system, an HPLC with of RM3.7 million was registered in 2016. which was a knowledge base website for PDA and FLD detectors and auto sampler, There has also been a slight increase in educators of the visually impaired. ultracentrifuge equipment and an FTIR. All of the number of submissions to National and these developments will enhance the Faculty’s International grant-awarding bodies compared Chee Jen Yang, a PhD student under Dr Chin ability to conduct high-impact research. to previous years. Notably, over RM1 million in Chiew Foan (Biosciences), won first prize in Research output and esteem indicators were research income was obtained from industrial the Biotechnology category at the International once again notable from the Faculty; some of collaborations in 2016. Highlights of some Conference for Molecular Biology and the research highlights are listed below: of the more significant grant capture are as Biotechnology, Kuala Lumpur. follows: Research highlights (staff): Wong Xin Yi (BSc Biotechnology student) Dr Christophe Wiart established the Asian Yayasan Sime Darby has extended its support won the Best Oral Presentation Award at Society of Pharmacognosy and he is currently for research on the Management and Ecology the Intervarsity Biochemistry Seminar (IBS); Editor in Chief for The Asian Journal of of Malaysian Elephants (MEME) headed by an annual event organised by the Malaysian October 2016 saw a celebratory dinner at the following Professor Claire O’Malley’s move to article-3755027/How-Isaac-Newton-help- Pharmacognosy. The Board of Directors Dr Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz from the School of Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Kuala Lumpur Grand Millennium Hotel to the Vice-Provost (Research & Knowledge win-roulette-Laws-physics-help-predict-spin- includes members from 12 countries across Environmental and Geographical Sciences for (MSBMB). celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Exchange) position. Dr Sharmini Balashanker wheel.html Australasia and the Middle East. another three years, from Jan 2017 until Dec establishment of the School of Biosciences at took over as Head of School (UNMC), 2019. Amount awarded was RM1.9 million. Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham and Dulanga the Malaysia Campus. The dinner was Pharmacy from Professor Morris, whilst Dr The use of Malaysian fruit in the prevention of Hafiz Mahfooz Ul Haque, Dr Abdur Rakib, and Funder: Yayasan Sime Darby. Witharanage (Biosciences) joined the attended by the current and past Heads of Tomas Maul became Head of School (UNMC), atherosclerosis – research conducted by Dr Ijaz Uddin won the best paper award at the Malaysian Youth Delegation 2016 (MYD School at UNMC (Professor Festo Massawe Computer Science. Teng-Jin Khoo and his former PhD student Dr 5th EAI International Conference on Context- Dr Tuong Thuy Vu of the School of 2016) at the 22nd Conference of the and Dr Peter Alderson) and a number of Suraya A. Sani – was highlighted in the New Aware Systems and Applications 2016 in Environmental and Geographical Sciences Parties (COP22), United Nations Framework visitors from the UK campus including Promotions; Honorary appointments Straits Times and other science publications: Vietnam, for the paper entitled "Modelling and and Dr Suzanne McGowan of the School of Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in previous Head of School, Professor Jerry Four academic staff were promoted to either http://www.nst.com.my/ Reasoning about Context-Aware Agents over Geography have been awarded a Newton Marrakech, Morocco. Roberts. The Biosciences 10th Anniversary Associate Professor or Senior University news/2017/03/188408/global-recognition- Heterogeneous Knowledge Sources". RCUK-DIPI-TRF-NAFOSTED Research was also marked throughout the year by a Teacher Fellow in 2016 and there was also a malaysian-universities-research Partnerships grant to assess human impacts Sonia Wong How Ming (PhD student) and highly successful public seminar series promotion to chair for Professor Kang Nee Professor Sandy Loh was invited as Chief on the Red River system in Vietnam. The total Kong Wei Yang (BSc Biotechnology graduate) organised by alumni, staff and friends of the Ting, the Head of the Department of The valuable conservation research of Dr Guest to inaugurate the International amount was approximately RM300K. Funder: under Dr Eunice Ngai’s (Biosciences) School of Biosciences. Topics in the series Biomedical Sciences. Furthermore, a number Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz and Dr Ee Phin Wong Conference on Frontiers in Life Science Newton Fund RCUK-DIPI-TRF-NAFOSTED. supervision won prizes at the Monash Science included “Rationalising Ganoderma Disease of of new honorary appointments were made and was also featured in the New Straits Times: (ICFLS-'16') held in Trichy, India. She also Symposium 2016. Sonia won the 1st place Oil Palms and Climate Change” by Dr Russell these include Dr Dave Kendall (Biomedical http://www.nst.com.my/ presented an inaugural lecture entitled: Dr Christina Vimala Supramaniam was prize “Research in a Flash” category for her Paterson (Ganoderma Disease expert from Sciences); Dato’ Dr Ng Seik Weng news/2016/10/179115/environmentalist- "Molecular Pharming: Plant-Based Production awarded RM580,120 to investigate the presentation “Is it the TRAIL to breast cancer the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal) and (Pharmacy); Dr Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam leads-msias-asian-elephants-towards- of Recombinant Biopharmaceutical Proteins". efficacy of Living Organic Fertiliser (LOF) cure?” while Wei Yang won the best oral “Improving soil and crop productivity using (Biosciences); Professor Peter Leggat brighter-future Dr Christina Vimala Supramaniam was and Fortified Living Organic Fertiliser (FLOF) presentation in “Cell Biology and Biochemistry” organic and inorganic amendments” by (Geography). invited to contribute to the Malaysian-Indian amended with mix cultures of Trichoderma category for his presentation “The effects of Associate Professor Dr Ahmed Osumanu Professor Andrew Morris was interviewed by Biotechnology discussions at the same spp. to control basal stem rot diseases in oil epigenetic drugs Zebularine and Scriptaid on Haruna of Universiti Putra Malaysia. Alongside Media / publicity the New Straits Times on the problems that conference. palm. breast cancer cells”. this seminar series the School of Biosciences A paper entitled “Sexual history and present new psychoactive substances or “legal highs” also ran a special anniversary edition of the attractiveness: People want a mate with a bit are causing in Malaysia. Report available here: Professor Sandy Loh visited Fraunhofer Funder: Green Plant Organic Fertiliser Sdn Tham Shiau Ying, PhD student with Professor Global Food Security Summer School. This of a past - but not too much” by Dr Steve http://www.nst.com.my/ USA - Centre for Molecular Biotechnology Bhd (Through CESPOR framework). Sandy Loh, secured a TORAY grant event attracted students from the Nottingham Stewart-Williams (Psychology) and co-authors news/2016/09/170840/drugs-vague-legal- (FhCMB), Delaware and presented a paper amounting RM20,000 for a project entitled: UK and Malaysia campuses as well as CA Butler and A Thomas was picked up by a status-can-lead-rapid-spread at the New Technologies, New Vaccine Dr Lim Kuan Hon & Dr Suresh Kumar "Combinatorial Application of Tocotrienols and students from the University of Sydney in variety of news providers including The Daily (NTNV) conference. Professor Loh also Mohankumar were awarded RM504,140 to Conventional Chemotherapeutic Drugs as Australia. Mail, The Express, The Sun, Cosmopolitan and visited FhCMB’s pilot manufacturing facility, investigate the identification of mangiferin and a Chemosensitization Strategy in Colorectal Vanity Fair. Nanofabrication and Advanced Materials genkwanin 5-O-β-primeveroside in gaharu Cancer". 2016 was also notable because it saw the Characterisation Lab facilities at the University plant parts and finished products. establishment of a new School in the Faculty Dr Stephanie Evers (Biosciences) was of Delaware (UD), USA. of Science. The School of Environmental and interviewed by Al Jazeera for an article on Funder: Gaharu Technologies Sdn. Bhd. Geographical Sciences was established in haze pollution and peat degradation. The full Dr Chin Chiew Foan was invited to be one of the September and is headed by Professor Chris article can be read here: http://www.aljazeera. judges for The International Invention, Innovation Student highlights: Gibbins who joined UNMC from the University com/indepth/features/2016/01/malaysia- & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) in Kuala Lumpur, Some of our finest Faculty achievements were of Aberdeen. The staff of this new School burning-swamps-choking- Malaysia. once again the result of the tremendous effort encompasses all who were previously based in haze-160110130005928.html. that our student body, both undergraduate and the School of Geography and they are joined Professor Asgar Ali participated as a member postgraduate, had put in during the course of by colleagues from Biosciences involved in the Professor Graham Kendall (Computer of International Scientific Committee at the lV the year. A total of 22 postgraduate students delivery of the BSc (Hons) Environmental Sciences) has had a number of articles International Symposium on Guava and other successfully graduated from the Faculty in Sciences degree. There were also a number of published in The Conversation, some of which Myrtaceae, Cairn Convention Centre, Australia, 2016, which was, again, an increase on the other notable changes to the Management have been picked up by the print media organised by ISHS. previous year. A total of 23 Faculty research Group of the Faculty of Science. Professor including this UK Daily Mail story on gaming: seminars were also delivered throughout 2016 Andrew Morris became Dean of Faculty http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ Professor Andrew Morris was the opening by postgraduate research students. Some of speaker at the IWPD Conference in Penang, the student highlights include: Malaysia on “The Role of Practising Pharmacists in Malaysian Pharmacy Undergraduate Education”. Annual Review 2016 24 Annual Review 2016 25

Appendix 1: Student and staff data

Study level 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Exhibit 1: Student population over time (Dec census date) Foundation 927 1079 1077 608 588 UG 2740 2972 3195 3413 3248 PGT 495 433 404 352 406 PGR 263 285 325 379 374 exchange 82 Total 4425 4769 5001 4752 4698

Study level 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Exhibit 2: Student numbers on foundation programmes (May census date)

Engineering 439 443 423 387 329

Undergraduate students working in a Microbiology laboratory, Malaysia campus Malaysian 362 357 362 340 290 International 77 86 61 47 39 Science 193 288 327 314 269 Teaching & Learning UNMC and Rumah Kasih. The Faculty also In the area of teaching and learning, Jaya continued its involvement with a number of Malaysian 162 259 316 289 233 Outreach and charitable Kumar Karunagharan (Foundation Studies) local primary and secondary schools. Students International 31 29 11 25 36 was a winner of a Dearing Award in 2016 for and teachers from Garden International initiatives remain a key his exceptional contribution to the learning School, IGB International School and Alice Arts & Social Sciences 295 348 327 355 351 tenet of the Faculty’s experience of students at the University. Smith School visited the Schools of Pharmacy Malaysian 188 245 255 296 308 Faculty of Science academics were also and Biosciences for chemistry- and biology- International 107 103 72 59 43 activity. Of particular successful in the Student Oscars led by the themed experiential learning events. There note was a RM46,500 Student Association. In 2016, Dr Jessica was also a new outreach activity where around Total 927 1079 1077 1056 949 Price (Psychology), Professor Stephen 30 primary school students from St Paul’s Malaysian 712 861 933 925 831 international grant Doughty (Pharmacy) and Dr Suzanne Institution in Seremban engaged in laboratory International 215 218 144 131 118 obtained by Dr Suresh K. McGowan (Geography) all left the Oscars work delivered by Pharmacy academics and ceremony with awards. Two members of the students. The School of Biosciences also Mohankumar Faculty’s academic staff were also awarded organised “Green Week 2016”, which included (Biomedical Sciences) their PhDs in the past year; these were Dr tree planting and gardening to promote Geetha Baskaran and Dr Bavani Ramayah awareness about the benefits of a green Study level 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (both Foundation Studies). Course offerings landscape and biodiversity conservation. from Tanita Healthy Exhibit 3: Student numbers on from the Faculty were also enhanced by the Weight Community Trust undergraduate programmes successful IQA self-accreditation of the MSc The Faculty again welcomed a large (May census date) (Japan) Psychology. group – 42 students in all – as part of the Kazakhstan gifted student programme aimed Engineering 1453 1534 1547 1465 1146 Outreach at 14-16 year olds. Over 30 academic staff Malaysian 1051 1129 1176 1168 1179 Outreach and charitable initiatives remain a were involved in the delivery of this highly- key tenet of the Faculty’s activity. Of particular successful 3-week programme during which International 402 405 371 297 267 note was a RM46,500 international grant the visiting students were exposed to a variety Science 483 628 748 837 888 obtained by Dr Suresh K. Mohankumar of science activities covering the full spectrum (Biomedical Sciences) from Tanita Healthy of subjects delivered in the Faculty. Malaysian 375 501 591 686 751 Weight Community Trust (Japan). This award International 108 127 157 151 137 enabled the delivery of an obesity awareness Arts & Social Sciences 804 810 900 942 989 project which included visits to local secondary schools. Administrative staff in the Faculty Malaysian 397 420 536 606 699 of Science also led two other charitable International 407 390 364 336 290 initiatives: staff and students were able to donate through the purchase of plants which Total 2740 2972 3195 3244 3323 were ultimately grouped together to form Malaysian 1823 2050 2303 2460 2629 a large Christmas tree in front of the Trent International 917 922 892 784 694 Building. This event, supported by a separate Christmas market organised by the Faculty, raised over RM10,000 to support Yayasan Annual Review 2016 26 Annual Review 2016 27

Study level 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Subject area 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Exhibit 4: Student numbers on masters Exhibit 7: Student numbers full-time vs programmes (May census date) part-time (May census date)

Engineering 52 44 35 25 32 Engineering 2068 2158 2146 2039 1952 Malaysian 14 13 10 6 14 Full-time 2039 2133 2124 2016 1936 International 38 31 25 19 18 Part-time 29 25 22 23 16 Science 29 30 41 46 38 Science 787 1038 1225 1324 1323 Malaysian 5 7 17 19 10 Full-time 779 1016 1211 1310 1312 International 24 23 24 27 28 Part-time 8 22 14 14 11 Arts & Social Sciences 414 359 347 309 418 Arts & Social Sciences 1570 1573 1630 1667 1822 Malaysian 255 220 206 193 209 Full-time 1265 1305 1386 1442 1500 International 159 139 141 116 209 Part-time 305 268 244 225 322 Total 495 433 423 380 488 Total 4425 4769 5001 5030 5097 Malaysian 274 240 233 218 233 International 221 193 190 162 255 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Exhibit 8: Academic Staff numbers as of end of May Study level 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Exhibit 5: Student numbers on PhD Engineering 84 101 103 92 103 programmes (May census date) Science 54 61 74 84 81

Engineering 124 137 141 162 145 Arts & Social Sciences 73 85 89 96 97 Malaysian 90 95 89 99 88 Total Academic 211 247 266 272 281 International 34 42 52 63 57 Total 487 579 605 662 675 Science 82 92 109 127 128 Malaysian 67 70 74 80 80 International 15 22 35 47 48 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Arts & Social Sciences 57 56 56 61 64 Exhibit 9: Non academic Staff numbers as of end of May Malaysian 33 33 32 42 40 International 24 23 24 19 24 Engineering 43 52 55 50 54 Total 263 285 306 350 337 Science 28 31 33 28 28 Malaysian 190 198 195 221 208 Arts & Social Sciences 21 25 26 44 26 International 73 87 111 129 129 Central 184 224 225 268 286 Total 276 332 339 390 394 Ethnicity 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Exhibit 6: Malaysian student population by ethnicity (May census date) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Bumiputra 14 24 43 50 51 Exhibit 10: SSRs over time Chinese 2065 2314 2587 2664 2741 Indian 260 261 254 277 310 Engineering 24.7 20 19.1 19.5 17.5 Malay 617 701 728 787 744 Science 18.5 19.6 15 16.9 16.9 Others 43 49 52 46 55 Arts & Social Sciences 20.8 16.9 16.9 16.9 14.5 Total 2999 3349 3664 3824 3901 Total 21.8 18.8 17.1 17.6 16.4 Annual Review 2016 28 Annual Review 2016 29

Nationality 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Nationality 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Exhibit 11: International students by Irish 1 2 1 1 1 country of origin (Dec census date) italian 0 0 1 1 2 Afghan 0 0 0 0 1 Jamaican 0 0 0 0 1 Algerian 2 2 2 1 0 Japanese 4 8 7 6 6 Argentinean 0 0 0 0 1 Jordanian 6 4 5 3 6 Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 1 Kazakhstani 51 72 62 48 13 American 16 16 7 8 8 Kenyan 28 26 23 24 22 Australian 3 3 4 4 4 Korean 60 52 46 42 1 Austrian 1 1 0 0 0 Kuwaiti 0 0 2 2 1 Bahraini 6 8 14 12 7 Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 1 Bangladeshi 50 54 49 44 41 Kyrgyzstani 2 1 1 2 2 Belarusian 0 0 1 1 0 Lebanese 1 0 1 3 4 Belgian 0 1 1 1 0 Libyan 1 0 2 3 3 Botswana 1 0 0 1 0 Malagasy 1 2 2 2 0 Brazilian 1 0 0 1 0 Malawian 2 2 1 1 1 British 36 41 35 32 69 Maldivian 33 27 29 44 44 Bruneian 2 4 2 4 8 Mauritian 58 73 64 46 33 Burmese 0 0 0 0 9 Mexican 0 0 2 1 0 Cambodian 1 0 0 0 0 Moroccan 1 0 0 0 0 Canadian 4 3 4 4 1 Motswana 0 0 0 0 1 Chadian 1 2 2 2 1 Mozambican 0 0 0 0 1 Chinese 73 66 78 62 74 Myanmar 12 11 10 6 0 Colombian 0 0 0 2 1 Namibian 0 0 1 1 0 Croatian 0 0 1 1 1 Nepalese 2 3 3 3 1 Danish 0 0 1 4 13 Netherlander 0 1 0 1 0 Djiboutian 1 0 0 0 0 New Zealander 2 2 2 1 1 Dutch 1 1 0 0 2 Nicaraguan 0 0 0 1 1 Egyptian 18 36 52 73 81 Nigerian 57 54 42 37 26 Ethiopian 0 1 1 0 0 Norwegian 0 0 0 1 1 Emirian 0 0 1 1 0 Omani 3 3 18 15 3 Eritrean 0 0 1 1 1 Pakistani 241 216 196 151 94 Fijian 1 0 2 1 0 Palestinian 2 4 4 3 1 Filipino 7 7 5 3 7 Polish 1 1 1 0 0 French 3 3 5 3 4 Russian 5 3 2 3 3 Gambian 0 1 0 0 0 Rwandese 1 0 0 0 0 German 4 2 3 3 4 Saudi 0 0 0 0 1 Ghanaian 2 4 5 4 3 Seychellois 0 2 8 10 23 Icelander 0 1 1 1 0 Singaporean 21 24 30 27 78 Indian 93 107 101 97 116 Somali 9 7 2 1 0 Indonesian 40 51 48 46 55 South African 1 1 2 2 1 Iranian 52 39 34 34 18 South Korean 0 0 0 0 35 Iraqi 17 12 10 5 6 Annual Review 2016 30 Annual Review 2016 31

Appendix 2: Summary of financial information

Nationality 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Details Amount (RM)* Spanish 0 0 0 1 0 Exhibit 12: Consolidated financial statements (For the year ended 31 Sri Lankan 127 117 108 96 97 December 2016) Sudanese 58 47 47 36 28 Tuition fee income 168,419,288 Swedish 0 0 1 0 1 Scholarships awarded (16,934,579) Swiss 0 0 1 1 1 Uncollected tuition fees (2,170,386) Syrian 6 6 10 6 9 Net tuition fee 149,314,323 Taiwanese 4 4 3 1 2 Rental Income 6,436,192 Tajikistani 3 2 1 1 0 Other Income 4,808,441 Tanzanian 31 23 21 22 13 Net Income 160,558,956 Thai 5 6 5 8 7 Trinidian/ Operating expenses 0 1 1 0 0 Tobagoan Pay costs 75,257,416 Tunisian 2 1 1 0 0 Non-pay costs 89,495,687 Turkish 0 0 0 0 1 Total operating costs 164,753,103 Turkmen 0 0 1 1 0 Ugandan 11 14 12 11 7 Surplus / (loss) before tax (4,194,147) Uzbekistani 11 7 4 4 1 Taxation (530,573) Venezuelan 0 0 0 1 1 Surplus / (loss) after tax (4,724,720) Vietnamese 65 78 64 52 20 Yemenite 11 10 9 8 13 Bhutanese 0 0 0 0 1 Study level 2016* 2015 2014 2013 2012 Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 2 Gross Revenue 168,419 162,407 152,649 139,530 126,292 Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 2 Scholarships awarded (16,935) (18,407) (16,033) (14,662) (12,919) Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 1 Revenue 151,485 143,999 136,616 124,868 113,373 Romanian 0 0 0 0 1 Rental Income 6,436 11,058 10,519 7,536 5,059 Hungarian 0 0 0 0 1 Staff Costs 75,257 75,075 70,129 (62,080) (49,524) Zambian 4 5 6 5 7 Depreciation 15,175 15,290 15,121 (13,679) (11,733) Zimbabwean 2 3 3 3 1 Other operating Total 1426 1420 1337 1206 1166 expenses 64,545 61,816 56,718 (49,658) (48,182) Surplus from operations 2,944 2,875 5,166 6,986 8,994 Interest income - 2 35 38 13 Finance costs 7,138 6,821 5,787 (4,757) (3,862) (Deficit) / Surplus before (4,194) (3,944) (586) 2,268 5,145 tax

Taxation 531 1,618 460 389 2,198 (Deficit)/ surplus for the (4,725) (5,562) (1,045) 2,657 7,343 year

*2016 summary presented is not audited.