19Th Issue : May - Aug 2019 CONTENTS
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
19th Issue : May - Aug 2019 CONTENTS FEATURES 52 PUJA-UTB Student Chapter Working to Keep Berakas Beach Clean 5 UTB Climbs 63 Places in The QS World University Rankings 53 BSP Lectures on Slickline Wireline Operations 6 UTB Certified with ISO 9001:2015 54 Japanese Students Gain Exposure on Sustainable Energy 8 UTB Sixth Convocation Festival 55 PUJA-UTB SC Gains Aircraft Insight at RBA 12 UTB Staff Excellence Awards 2019 & Hari Raya Aidilfitri Celebration RESEARCH NEWS 15 The Second UTB Graduate Colloquium 2019 56 Cyber Security: New Applications - Old Problem? 16 National Youth Day 2019 OTHER NEWS 18 Regatta 2019 57 Shifting the Balance for Women in STEM UNIVERSITY EVENTS 58 UTB Signs Letter of Intent with UMS 19 UTB Project Showcase 2019 59 CIPTA 2019 Winners Celebrated in Home Country 22 UTB Signs With Ecquaria Technologies to Produce 60 Calm Your Brain Industry-Ready Graduates 61 UTB Signs Note of Understanding with KV Miri 23 UTB Welcomes New Intake with Orientation 62 Nuzul Al-Quran 1440H 24 Vice-Chancellor’s Address 63 Khatam Al-Quran Ceremony 26 Students Gain Insight from Briefing Sessions 64 High Commission of India Donates Resources to UTB 27 Voluntary Work Helps Build Self-Esteem Among the 65 Financial Awareness Roadshow Students 66 RBAF Career & Health Promotion Roadshow 28 Orientation Week Ends with Fun-Filled Activities 67 Secondary Students Experiences University Life 30 UTB and KI Provide Undergraduate Degree Entry Pathway 68 The American Shelf Launched 31 UTB Signs with KIGS to Provide Undergraduate Degree 69 Cloud-Based Evolutionary Optimisation of Cyber-Physical Entry Pathway Systems 32 Nurturing the Spirit of Aidiladha 70 Courtesy Visits 33 Continuous Partnership with UNSW 71 International Visits 34 UTB Signs with DST for Smart Agriculture & Farming 73 Roadshows Intiatives Contact International and Public Relations Office STAFF NEWS [email protected] 35 Dr. Wida Appointed as Fellow in 2019/20 ASEAN S&T Editorial Board Fellowship Siti Asmahlati Bolkini A. Hj Ahmad, 36 Library Staff Development Programme 2019 Siti Noorfatimah Hj Awang Safar, 37 Effective Minute Taking Workshop Muhammad Fakhri bin Hj Badar, Hjh Siti Khadijah binti DPS Hj Abdul Rahman Report Writing Explored by Admin Staff Nurhidayati binti Ghador 38 UTB Farewell Sessions and Welcomes New Staff Photo Credits Information Department STUDENT NEWS UTB Photography Club 41 Experience Nanjing MPPUTB Mohammad Nadzri bin Hj Tuneh 42 Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2019 Amy Zhou 44 5th AFMAM 2019 45 Seeds For The Future 46 ADSE Enablement Training 47 SASM Student Leaves for Research Placement in Osaka 48 Digging into Deep Water Sediment with BSP 49 Spreading Joy to the Needy 50 Single Mothers Honoured at Iftar 51 Mass Iftar 2019 2 FOREWORD Alhamdulillah, UTB climbed 63 places to number 379 in the QS World University Ranking 2020 published in June. Congratulations and thank you to all staff and students for your hardwork and support in realising this achievement. This is a testament to the immense potential of the University in providing quality higher education which is at par with other world-renowned universities. I am also pleased to share the news of our success in acquiring the IS09001:2015 Quality Management System Certification in July. This certification is a strategic effort to ensure that our management system is robust and efficient enough to support us in fulfilling our mission. On August 31, His Royal Highness Prince (Dr.) Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, the Pro-Chancellor of UTB, officiated the Sixth Convocation Festival themed ‘VI5ION’. The festival celebrates the successful completion of studies for 451 graduands in the run up to the Convocation Ceremony which will be held on September 12. The theme was chosen to socialise UTB’s new five-year Strategic Plan 2019-2023 and highlight some of the achievements of the graduating cohort. We also congratulate staff who received their respective accolades at the UTB Staff Excellence Awards 2019. UTB will continue to recognise individual staff members who have shown exemplary professionalism, contribution and dedication in their respective domains, either in Teaching, Research or Administration. In July, the University also welcome 514 new students pursuing their studies at the University starting in the 2019/2020 Academic Year, including 36% who were postgraduates. I hope that students will have a rewarding academic experience in UTB whilst at the same time, taking an active part in co-curricular pursuits for personal development. I hope that you will find the 19th issue of UTBPulse informative and useful. Thank you. Awg Hj Ady Syarmin bin Hj Md Taib Acting Vice-Chancellor Universiti Teknologi Brunei MAY - AUGUST 2019 3 UTB CLIMBS 63 PLACES IN THE QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS UTB has clinched Top 400 and it is now at the UTB this year include Academic Reputation, and 379th place in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Citations per Faculty ratio where both reported World University Rankings (QSWUR). It has risen by significant increase in terms of volume. an astounding 63 places from its first appearance in the QSWUR last year at 442. In Asia, UTB is among the top 200 universities. In the 2019 edition of QS Asia University Rankings, Other Universities which also in the Top 400 UTB ranked at 181, the top 36% among over 500 include University of Kent, University of Essex institutions evaluated across the continent. UTB is and Oxford Brookes University in the United also the only university in the country rated Five Kingdom; University of Kansas, and University Star by the QS. of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States; Lincoln University in New Zealand; Hiroshima Even though UTB has proven its mettle, UTB will University in Japan; Mahidol University in Thailand; continue to maintain the momentum and strive and others. towards accomplishing its vision to become ‘A Global University Impacting Society’. With UTB’s The QSWUR assessments are based on the noteworthy performance in the latest edition of participating institutions’ Academic Reputation, the QS World University Rankings, UTB is on track Employer Reputation, Faculty-Student Ratio, in positioning itself as a university of global caliber Citations per Faculty, International Faculty Ratio, to attract talented students and scholars from the and International Students Ratio. country and internationally. F o r t h e Q S W U R 2020 E d i t i o n , U T B w a s s c re e n e d a n d In its five-year Strategic Plan 2019-2023, UTB is evaluated against other prestigious international putting its focus on four strategic areas: Quality institutions worldwide. A total of 1, 620 institutions Education, Independent Learners, Translational from 82 countries met the criteria and qualified to Research and Quadruple Helix Engagement. be in the ranking, however, only 1001 institutions Successful implementation of initiatives under are published in the QSWUR 2020 this year. these focus areas within the five-year period will see the University improving its global prominence From the overall results, it shows that UTB while making a strong impact and contribution performed among the top 36% in the QSWUR. The to the country’s human resource and industrial results indicator also shows that UTB performed capabilities. particularly well in the Faculty-Student Ratio which shows an improvement by 50 places at 108. At QS World Ranking is an annual publication of 77 globally, the International Faculty remains university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) the strongest indicator for UTB. These show the and viewed as one of the three most widely-read University’s continuous commitment towards university rankings in the world along with the providing high-quality teaching with international Academic Ranking of World Universities and Times dimension. Other major improved indicators for Higher Education World University Rankings. MAY - AUGUST 2019 5 FEATURES UTB CERTIFIED WITH ISO 9001:2015 UTB has successfully acquired the ISO 9001:2015 to ensure its management system is robust enough Quality Management System Certification after and capable to support the University in delivering completing a two-stage mandatory certification its mission ‘to nurture socially-responsible talents audit by Bureau Veritas in July 2019. This makes deeply-rooted in MIB values, and committed to UTB the first university in the country to receive building a global and entrepreneurial society in the certification. pursuit of innovation, industry-related capabilities, towards the fulfillment of Brunei Vision 2035’. International Organisation for Standardisation The ISO 9001:2015 certification also demonstrates (ISO) 9001:2015 is the most updated standard UTB’s commitment to provide the highest level of its kind and focuses on Quality Management of services with added value in order to satisfy System and performance. It assists in developing the needs of its stakeholders both internally and a management system that aligns Quality externally. Management System and performance by focusing on risk-based thinking and accountability in all UTB began preparations for the certification organisational processes, resulting in continual process in August 2018 by organizing a series improvement in the organisation with enhanced of seminars for key UTB personnel who then communication and efficiency. evaluated, assessed and reviewed existing procedures and processes to align them with the