UTAR Teams Up with MUARC to Improve Road Safety Features in Vehicles

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) has joined forces with Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) to conduct research aimed at enhancing safety measures in vehicles.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two institutions, represented by Prof. Dr. Lee Sze Wei, UTAR Vice President (R&D and Commercialisation) and his counterpart Prof. Rod McClure, Director of MUARC, Australia on 4 June 2010 in UTAR Kuala Lumpur campus.

Witnesses for the MoU were Dr. Jennifer Oxley, Associate Director of MUARC in Malaysia and Dr Tan Yong Chai, UTAR's Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Engineering and Science. The alliance is expected to establish a good working relationship between the varsities, promote road safety awareness among the UTAR community, and produce high-quality research outputs on which road safety initiatives can be developed.

According to Dr. Tan Ching Seong, UTAR's Chairperson for the Centre of Vehicular Technology (CVT), a joint-venture research project with MUARC titled 'Collision Avoidance System' was established in December last year and further studies will be proposed to MOSTI for funding. The intention is to come up with a low cost solution to reduce road crashes involving motorists, especially motorcyclists.

Dr. Tan added that UTAR was also planning to conduct short courses on vehicle safety and crash investigation for local engineers and other related industry players. "In addition, we are also looking at students and staff exchange programmes in the near future," he said.

Meanwhile, Prof. McClure was amazed by the achievements of UTAR. "UTAR has attained great heights in a short span of seven years and we are thrilled to team up with the university to undertake further important projects in the future," he said.

After the MoU signing, the MUARC officials were taken on a tour of the campus. Also, they met several students from UTAR Faculty of Engineering and Science who gave presentations on their projects.



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