UTAR seals MoU with Yongjiang University, China

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Yongjiang University at UTAR Kuala Lumpur Campus in Setapak on 9 June 2012.

The MoU was signed by UTAR President Ir. Professor Academician Dato' Dr. Chuah Hean Teik and Yongjiang University's President Professor Lai Mei.  UTAR Vice-President (Internationalisation and Academic Development) Professor Dr. Ewe Hong Tat and Yongjiang University's Vice-President Professor Wen Xuguang signed as witnesses.

The MoU was signed after a brief discussion between the delegation from Yongjiang University and UTAR senior officials during the delegation's visit to UTAR.      Members of the delegation from Yongjiang University were Professor Lai Mei, President; Professor Wen Xuguang, Vice-President; Chen Tie, Dean of Student Affairs Department; Associate Professor Li Dan, Deputy-Dean of Teaching Affairs Department; Associate Professor Li Qingnian, Deputy-Dean of Information Engineering Institute; and Associate Professor Lu Feng, Deputy-Dean of Engineering Institute.

Also present at the discussion and the signing of the MoU were Associate Professor Dr. Choong Chee Keong, Dean, UTAR Faculty of Business and Finance; Associate Professor Dr. Goi Bok Min, Acting Dean, UTAR Faculty of Engineering and Science, deputy deans and senior academics from both the UTAR faculties, and Dr. Tan Sin Leng, Director, UTAR Division of Community & International Networking.

With the understanding, UTAR will work together with Yongjiang University to explore areas for cooperation involving joint development of research, academic development exchanges, and staff and student exchange.

The delegates from Yongjiang University also toured UTAR Kuala Lumpur campus during their visit.  They visited not only the science labs and engineering workshops of the campus but also the main site of the university's solar research project.

Posing with the signed documents : (from left)  Prof. Wen, Prof Lai, Prof. Chuah and Prof. Ewe

 The visitors and UTAR senior officials posing for a group photo after the MoU signing.

 

 (From right) Dr. Goi, Prof. Wen and Prof. Lai stopping by in one of the labs during the tour to watch UTAR students in action.