Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM)
during IMM's 22nd General Meeting on 30 March 2012 at Kelana Jaya.
Signing on behalf of both parties were UTAR Vice President (Student
Development and Alumni Relations) Associate Prof Dr. Teh Chee Seng and
IMM President Prof Dr Mohamed Kamal Harun.
The
MoU was signed for the establishment of UTAR-IMM Materials Student
Chapter, which will be parked under UTAR Engineering Society.
Under
the MoU, IMM would bring in industry experts, researchers and
government organisations to hold materials technology seminar and
conferences, and career talks in UTAR. Furthermore, IMM would also
facilitate technical visits to materials technology-related industries
and source for industrial training placement for UTAR students.
The
MoU enables UTAR Materials and Manufacturing Engineering students to
become members of the UTAR-IMM Materials Student Chapter without any
membership fee. Furthermore, they will also be given the opportunity
to publish articles in the IMM Newsletter, which is distributed to IMM
members and industry.
UTAR,
on the other hand, will encourage its staff and students to actively
participate in the activities of IMM and the student chapter, and also
offer its premises and facilities for the activities of the student
chapter.
"I
hope that with the cooperation and support from IMM, UTAR will produce
a significant number of graduates specialised in materials science,
technology, and engineering, who will contribute positively to the
country's economy", said Dr Teh.
Also
present at the event were [former] IMM President Dato' Dr Ong
Eng Long (2008-2012), IMM Deputy President Prof Dr Che Husna Azhari,
UTAR Acting Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Science (FES) Dr Goi
Bok Min, and UTAR Deputy Dean of FES (Student Development and
Industrial Training) Dr Lai Soon Onn.
Exchange of documents (from left): Dr Lai, Dr Teh, Prof Kamal, and
Prof Husna
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