UTAR Finance Degree Programme External Examiner Visits

In the efforts of continuously maintaining and improving the quality of its academic programmes, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) recently welcomed Professor Dato' Dr. Mansor Bin Md Isa , External Examiner of the UTAR Finance degree programme for a two-day visit on 23 to 24 June 2009 to UTAR Petaling Jaya Campus and UTAR Sungai Long Campus to review and further enhance the UTAR Finance programme.

Prof. Mansor is a Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance and Banking under the Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur . He has edited, authored and co-authored several academic publications including books and journals on financial and financial related topics.

During his visit to UTAR Petaling Jaya Campus, Prof. Mansor was introduced to UTAR senior officials and briefed on the admission, examination and assessment processes, as well as the multimedia and computing facilities at UTAR. He was also briefed on the research centers, workshops and seminars developed at UTAR.

At UTAR Sungai Long Campus, Prof. Mansor was familiarised with the overall administration and management of the UTAR Finance degree programme. He also managed to observe the UTAR final year Finance students during their class activities.

He enthused, "Through my observation, I found the students to be very active in their class participation. Their active participation during class discussions reflected that they were indeed very well focused in their class."

On commenting on the UTAR's Finance programme, Prof. Mansor said, "The UTAR Finance programme is a well developed and specialised programme that trains students to become experts in finance."

"Graduates from this programme have a bright career future as they may choose to work in the broad area of finance such as in capital market, stock exchange, banks and in other financial related areas."

He added, "A very strong factor of the UTAR Finance degree programme is that the University conducts their classes in reasonably small groups. Hence, this allows the lecturers to interact more effectively with their students to ensure that their students get good teaching and training throughout their entire degree programme."

"Apart from that, the programme also incorporates an industrial training component that requires students to attach themselves to work for an organisation for a period of time. I feel that this is a good component as it gives the students the opportunity gain first hand experience in working and in interacting with corporate people. This valuable experience will help to change the students' perception in problem-solving and also help them to improve their self-confidence and communication skills."

Prof. Mansor's visit to UTAR ended with a meeting with UTAR President Ir. Professor Dato' Dr. Chuah Hean Teik at UTAR Petaling Jaya Campus.

Prof. Mansor (right) speaking to Prof. Chuah at UTAR Petaling Jaya Campus.



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