Issue 14/2019 Launching of UNI10 Care 16 August 2019 UNI10 Care is a community service programme organised by Pusat Islam Ibnu Khaldun (PIIK), Persatuan Kebajikan Pekerja Islam (PKPI) and Pelitawanis. The programme was aimed at channelling assistance in the form of food for students, PKPI members and asnaf. Merdeka! Colour Run 17 August 2019 A total of 400 participants participated in this run. The programme was officiated by Prof. Dato’ Dr. Salina Binti Daud, Deputy Vice Chancellor of UNITEN KSHAS, and attended by YB Dato’ Seri Hassan Arifin, Member of Parliament for Rompin; YB Ir. Razali Kassim, Muadzam Shah assemblyman; and Mr. Mazhisham Mazlan, Chairman of MPKK, Muadzam Shah. Bulletin - Universiti Tenaga Nasional e “hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, that cannot fly“ Langston Hughes Sesi Perjumpaan Bersama Puan Aidah Abu 21 August 2019 A session with Ms. Aidah Abu was held at UNITEN on 21 August 2019 involving the members of Pelitawanis UNITEN-YTN. Puan Aidah Abu is the wife to TNB President / CEO. Educational Visit: Saudi Universities 22 August 2019 The delegation from 10 Saudi Universities paid a visit to UNITEN to learn about the University. During the visit, they were exposed to the cutting-edge facilities available in UNITEN. Issue 14/2019 Page 2 Handover Ceremony of Laptops for Asnaf 23 August 2019 TAZU hosted a handover ceremony of laptops for Asnaf students from UNITEN. A total of 53 students (Putrajaya Campus: 28, KSHAS: 25) were selected to receive the assistance. The ceremony was graced by Prof. Dato’ Ts. Dr. Mohd. Zamri Bin Yusoff (Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Alumni & Management), Mr. Zainudin Bin Johari (Lembaga Zakat Selangor), and Mr. Dzarif Bin Dzowahir (Business Development Corporate Business). Brightpreneurs @ Pelitawanis TNB 23 August 2019 Brightpreneurs @ Pelitawanis TNB is a basic entrepreneurship training for Pelitawanis TNB that was held at PWTC. The training exposed new entrepreneurs to marketing strategy, accounting and management. This programme was conducted by COBA lecturers and officiated by Tan Sri Leo Moggie, Chairman of TNB. Semarak Jiwa Merdeka 29 August 2019 During the monthly sharing session, Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Ezanee Bin Rusli shared about the independence day of Malaysia and Maal Hijrah that will be celebrated soon. After the sharing session, the staff sang a Merdeka song, Tanggal 31, to celebrate and appreciate the national day. A UNITEN staff also received Anugerah Khas during the event due to his achievement. Issue 14/2019 Page 3 8 August 2019 The 8th Government-Linked Universities (GLU) Council Meeting at UniKL MFI, Bandar Baru Bangi. 9 August 2019 Officiated "Mesyuarat Agung Tiga Tahunan Kesatuan Percantuman Pekerja-Pekerja (K3P) TNB Cawangan UNITEN, Kali Ke Lapan, Penggal 2019-2022". 14 August 2019 Received HE H. Askolani, Regent of Banyuasin (Bupati Banyuasin), Palembang and his delegation. We are collaborating with Bupati Banyuasin in matters related to academic and research including in talent development, with Bayuasin sending students to pursue degree programmes at UNITEN. Issue 14/2019 Page 4 15 August 2019 Received in office Hj. Fauzi and Ustazah Azizah Owner and Principal of Sri Ayesha respectively. Discussion on possible collaboration between UNITEN and Sri Ayesya. 15 August 2019 "HEART AT WORK : BUILDING THE NEXT STEPS" dinner organised by TNB for retiring staff with Mr. Amir Hamzah Bin Azizan, President/CEO of TNB as the Guest of Honor. 16 August 2019 Discussion with Dr. Rezal Khairi Ahmad, CEO of Nano Malaysia Bhd. and Mr. Johan Iskandar Hasan, MD of NanoVerify on collaboration between UNITEN’s SEM Accredited Lab with NanoVerify Programme. Issue 14/2019 Page 5 16 August 2019 Received Deputy Human Resource Minister, Datuk Mahfuz Omar in campus. 17 August 2019 Energy Efficiency (EE) Run 2019 organised by Energy Commission with Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd Azhar Bin Hj. Yahaya, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) as the Guest of Honour. 21 August 2019 Received a delegation from Yayasan MALINDO Worldwide and Strategic Partners including representatives from Hong Kong and China led by Dato' Sri Dr Alex Ong, exploring possibilities of conducting professional courses and certifications, and forging strong partnership between UNITEN and industries. Issue 14/2019 Page 6 23 August 2019 Signing of MoU between 14 public universities and 3 private universities (UNITEN, UTP and UniKL) with Board of Education, West Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia witnessed by YB. Dr. Maszlee Malik, Minister of Education and Dr. H Zulkieflimansyah, Governor of West Nusa Tenggara. 24 August 2019 Discussion on joint effort between Chair of Renewable Energy, Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), UNITEN headed by Prof. Abd Halim Shamsuddin and EMOG represented by Prof. Zulkifli Abd Rani, Hj. Mokhtar Bidin and Mr. Raghuram, specifically on "Biomass to Energy" agenda. 27 August 2019 Alhamdulillah, Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Interim Audit panel headed by Mej. (B) Ir. AP. Dr. Kamaruddin Abdul Ghani reaffirming full 5 years accreditation for our four engineering degree programmes namely Bachelor of Electrical Power Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Heartiest congratulations to the Dean, Prof Izham, Deputy Deans, Heads of Departments, all lecturers, Technical and Admin staff, and students of COE. Well done. Issue 14/2019 Page 7 27 August 2019 Walkabout at UNITEN Merdeka Bazaar Day. 28 August 2019 Signing of MoU between UNITEN, IUKL and Berjaya University College with Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP), witnessed by Senator Datuk Seri Hj. Abd Halim Hj. Abd Samad, Deputy Speaker, Upper House of Parliament Malaysia (Dewan Negara) and Prof. Dato' Sri Dr Alex Ong, Chairman of Yayasan MALINDO and an eminent figure in investment and business sector. 29 August 2019 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing Ceremony between Universiti Tenaga Nasional and Holiday Tours & Travel Sdn. Bhd. Issue 14/2019 Page 8 30 August 2019 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing Ceremony between Universiti Tenaga Nasional and KGW Logistics Sdn. Bhd. 30 August 2019 Meeting with Datuk Visvanathan, Head Fleet Management Department, TNB and his team to finalise delivery of two electric buses to UNITEN which is part of UNITEN Smart UniverCity Project which has six pillars one of which is Smart Transportation. The aim is to reduce our carbon footprint. Issue 14/2019 Page 9 .