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Issue 25September-October 2014

TVETTechnical, VocationalEducation & Training

Opinion ....................04

Feature ...............06/11

Events......................14

Calendar 2014 .........18

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Editor’s NoteDear MySET members,

Welcome to the Sept-Oct 2014 ET Magazine

In this issue we feature an opinion column entitled “VocationalEducation: A Case for Transformation” by Professor Dato’ Ir. Dr. SalehJaafar the former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation,UPM. The column raises an interesting question on why vocationaleducation is an unpopular choice among school leavers. He believes thatthe transformation plan to increase the number of students especiallythose with good academic records going into vocational pathways has toinclude all providers, industries and agencies related to vocationaleducation and training.

We feature two articles in this issue. The first one is entitled “FosteringFuture Technologists in Maritime Industry” by Ir. Dr. Abdul Rahim AbuTalib, the Senior General Manager of MIGHT-Meteor AdvancedManufacturing Sdn. Bhd. The second is entitled “Green Initiatives forSustainability” by Dr. Sany Izan Ihsan from the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic UniversityMalaysia.

For the past events we feature the Federation of EngineeringInstitutions in Islamic Countries (FEIIC) meeting held earlier in May 2014in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, whereby MySET represented Malaysia. Alsofeatured are the past and future activities and events organized byMySET’s Malaysian Robotics and Automation Interest Group (MyRAig)held in 2014. MyRAig which is chaired by Professor Engr. Dr. IshkandarBaharin has always been the most active interest group in MySET. Welldone to the team!

On 31st August 2014 we celebrated our 57th Independence Day andon the 16th September 2014, we celebrate Malaysia Day. Happyindependence day to the whole nation. I am proud to be Malaysian!

Vocational Education:A Case for Transformation

It is a busy period for school leavers scrambling foruniversity places. It is also a busy period for highereducation institutions (HEI) to respond to demands

and queries from those who fail to make it to the HEIof their choice. It is also a busy period for the ministryof education to answer and explain. And all thisrepeats itself every year.

The fact is, we have so many choices for so manyvarying interests. Everyone, and I really meaneveryone, in Malaysia who wishes to further theireducation and training beyond secondary school canactually do so. The only problem is everyone wants toenter only a few public universities, while we haveother choices in abundance. And the choice includesvocational education and training. The support systemfor further education is so good; it makes Malaysia thenumber one in the world for financial input ineducation.

Not many school leavers choose vocationaleducation as their first choice. And there are even lessor no students with good academic records who optfor vocational education. The reason as to why this isthe case is rather universal. On one hand, it gives theimpression vocational education is for poor students;on the other hand, the career paths are not as clear. Itis not easy to change the perception that vocationaleducation is for poor student; when we already havePendidikan Asas Vocation (PAV) schools for those whocannot enter normal classes after year 6. The Ministryof Education commendably launched its VocationEducation Transformation Plan in 2011 as an effort toprovide access to better students. It may be too earlyto say if the effort can change the face of vocationaleducation through this single plan, but I believe thetransformation plan has to include all providers,industries and agencies related to vocationaleducation and training.

Prof Dato Ir Dr Mohd Saleh Hj JaafarProfessor, Department of Civil EngineeringUniversiti Putra Malaysia & Consultant, Ministry of Education, Malaysia

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This is obviously not an easy task. Those involved invocational education know exactly what I mean. For a start, itseems not everyone shares the understanding of what vocationaleducation is. I am taking the view that UNESCO definition is bestused to describe vocational education when it states:

“TVET is defined as a comprehensive term referring to thoseaspects of the educational process involving, in addition togeneral education; the study of technologies and relatedsciences, as well as the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes,understanding, and knowledge relating to occupations in varioussectors of economic and social life”.

I am of the opinion that vocational education should be aboutbalancing theory and practical in the program. It lies in betweeneducation and training; hence, I consider there are two pathwaysin education: Academic and Vocational. In vocational education,the practical component is big enough to prepare a graduate formore specific vocations, while the academic pathway hasgreater theoretical content to prepare them for wider vocations.

And I am of the view that the country needs greater numberof students going into vocational pathways. It puzzles me thatwe have more programs for academic pathways in HEIs. We

need to revisit the types of programs offered in places where thevocational education is supposed to be their bread and butter.How many of our programs in College Communities,Polytechnics and Malaysian Technical Universities are reallyvocational? Why is it that our HEIs always prepare our graduatefor further education, rather than for work? Could this be thereason why our industries keep complaining that our graduatesare not fit for work?

The change for a better future for vocational educationalready has a good start when I see that our ministers ofeducation are very passionate about the Malaysian vocationaleducation system and wish to see it transform. The honourableMinister of Education has already called for changes in programswhere more structured practical, work and industry basedprograms need to be developed. The government has alsoengaged many studies by local and international experts and itis well advised on the next step to take. Plans are underway fortotal transformation in vocational education. We can only hopethis transformation will change the landscape for highereducation in the country and address the real needs of theindustries.

20th July 2014, Cheras: Inconjunction with the Ramadanmonth, MySET members and

friends chose Rumah Bakti Nur Syaheeraat Taman Jaya Baru, Cheras, KL for theircharity works. The orphans homeaccommodate 15 boys and 15 girls whoare all orphans. It is a privately managedorphans home. The visit was held on 20thJuly 2014, Sunday. The visit was warmlywelcomed by the children. The main

event on the day was iftar together withthe orphans and their teachers. Thevisitors contributed sports equipmentsincluding badminton, table tennis andfootball as requested by the home. Priorto the visit, we spent half a day to preparethe badminton court within the vicinity ofthe home. At the end of the day, to addfurther joy to the orphans in view of theEidul Fitr, the visitors also contributed‘duit raya’.

Rumah Bakti Nur Syaheera Visit

Highlight

Fostering Future Technologists in

Maritime IndustryAbd. Rahim Abu Talib, Ph.DSenior General ManagerMIGHT-Meteor Advanced Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd(570935-P)

Introduction

The tremendous growth of shippingactivities in Malaysia over the yearsunderlines the value of the maritime

sector to its economic well-being and theimportance of the seas to the lives of itspeople. The phenomenal growth in globaltrade in recent decades has had a hugeimpact in the development of the maritimeinfrastructure in Malaysia to support itsincreasing trade with the world’s nations.The shipping sector has especially benefitedtremendously from the nation’s trade boom.

The Malaysian Shipbuilding and ShipRepair Industry Strategic Plan 2020 wasunveiled by the Prime Minister the

Honourable Dato’ Sri Moh Najib bin TunAbdul Razak on 6 December 2011. The planoutlined seven strategies with 40recommended actions to be implementedby various stakeholders namely shipyards,marine equipment manufacturers as well asGovernment agencies with the objectives to:

Shipbuilding and ShipRepair Industry

SBSR is a global business featuring highlabor intensive, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)Intensive and huge working capitalrequirement. Issues highlighted by theindustry players include technologyreadiness, lack of ship designer and other

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qualified personnel, high operational cost,and stiff competition from the neighboringcountries.

On top of the above, the following issues areto be given a priority:

i. Expansion of ship repairing business

ii. Ship repair is an evergreen industry. Butthere is lack of infrastructure and supportfacilities and there is no ship repaircenter

iii. Manpower Skill Improvement

iv. Poor project management skill, which inturn cause cost overrun is mainly due toshortage of qualified personnel. Theeffect of this is delay in vesselscompletion

v. Upgrading of Engineering Capabilities

The above issues are in-line withMalaysian Industry-Government Group forHigh Technology (MIGHT)’s initiative, whichhas identified four strategic locations in thecountry to serve as shipbuilding and shiprepair hubs for the region. The industry isexpected to create up to 55,000 jobsopportunity compared with 31,000presently. The shipbuilding and repairindustry aimed to generate about RM19bilrevenue by 2020, compared with RM7.36bilpresently. The industry is expected to createa gross national income of RM6.35bil,compared with RM3.89bil currently. It isestimated that by 2020, Malaysia needsapproximately 1,300 marine engineers andnaval architects and more than 2,300technicians and mechanics specializing inaluminium & steel welding and carpentry.

Human CapitalDevelopment Programmefor Maritime Industry

MIGHT-METEOR AdvancedManufacturing Sdn Bhd (MMAM) hasinitiated a unique training programme for theblue-collar workers called xPERT. For theMaritime industry, the programme is namedas xPERT Marine. This xPERT Marine is aunique program for Young Technicianswhere they will be involved in a focused andstructured system to assist them in transitionfrom an academic environment to anindustrial environment.

The participants will be trained in the softskills as well as technical skills and they willbe mentored and coached by theexperienced experts in the industries via

Capture

80%of the local new

build market

Capture

2%of the globalnew market

Capture

3%of the vessels

pying SelatMelaka for

repair market

Capture

80%of the SouthChina Sea

offshore repairmarket

Focuson development

initiatives onniche markets

involving <120 mvessels

Figure 1: View of typical ship building facility in Shin Yang Shipyard in Kuala Baram, Miri Sarawak

It is estimatedthat by 2020,

Malaysia needsapproximately1,300 marineengineers and

naval architectsand more than

2,300 techniciansand mechanics ...

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General Labour

Skilled Workers

Technician

Engineer

Naval Architect

1%

32%

45%

14%

14%

Figure 2: Shipyard workforce (typical) breakdown (reproduced form MIGHT, 2013)

case study and hands-on projects. This is tostrengthen the core competencies of thehigh-caliber and dedicated youths inpreparation for them to be trained as ExpertMarine in the following competencies in theMarine industry:

i. Platform Design & System Integration;

ii. System Design;

iii. Certified Engineering Inspectors;

iv. Project Management & EngineeringInspectors; and

v. Certified Occupational, Safety, Healthand Environment (OSHE)

The pilot programme involved graduatesfrom Kolej Komuniti under the JabatanPengajian Kolej Komuniti, Ministry ofEducation. The participants were initiallyselected for an interview with the hostcompany and undergoes 6 monthsattachment programme. During theattachment programme, they were having 40days classroom and practical training relatedto HVAC, welding and NDT activities. Apartfrom the technical skills training, theparticipants also being exposed to 12 dayssoft skills training and 3 days Jati Diriactivities. The xPERT Marine programmeoverview is shown below in Figure 3.

xPERT Marine AttributesThe expected attributes from the

participants enrolling in this programme areas follows:

i. Highly Competent in Specific DomainExpertise

• Each of the participants trained in theprogram is expected to pick upcertain expertise in order for them tobe specialist in certain fields.

ii. Mentored by Senior Industry Experts

• During the industrial attachments,participants will be placed under amentor who is an expert in relatedfields and transfer of knowledge isexpected to take place.

iii. Technical, Management and BusinessContents

• This training consists of technical andmanagement content with theintention to give a broad andcomplete view of the industry from allperspectives.

iv. Able to receive TechnologyCompetency / Appreciate Innovation

• The participants are expected to gaintechnical competency andunderstand the concept of innovationat their workplace.

v. Technical and Engineering Minded

• Participants should have technicalmindedness to deal with certainissues.

Input Process Output

Graduate XpertMarine

InterceptionTool

6 months AttachmentProgramme

Specialists(Skilled workforce)

* Eligibility:* Alumni of Kolej Komuniti or

anybody with experience as a blue-collar employee and plans to upgrade their capabilities

Increase employabilityand competencies ofgraduates

Figure 3: xPERT Marine programme overview

The pilotprogramme

involved graduatesfrom Kolej

Komuniti under theJabatan Pengajian

Kolej Komuniti,Ministry ofEducation.


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The detail based ship work breakdownstructure in given in Figure 4.

Vessel integration SystemPlatform Design: Naval Architectural

design to produce Ship’s Hull andStructure that meet the desired stability,speed and maneuverability, accommodateevery required systems and equipment tofulfill specified operational requirement ofthe platform.

System Integration: Integration ofeach system engineering design with otherassociated systems in the System Workbreakdown structure (SWBS), for theeffective utilization of common powersources, achieve space optimization,adequate accessibility for system andequipment maintenance, and achieve highdegree of system operational availabilityand effective supportability of theplatform.

System Design: The engineeringdesign and selection of appropriateequipment and components that make upthe desired function on a specific system.

Equipment Design & Production:This is done usually be OriginalEquipment Manufacturer (OEM) thatproduce the desired equipment throughin-house manufacturing facilities, orintegration of parts and componentssourced from related contractmanufacturers.

Parts & Component Design andManufacturing: Engineering processinvolving treatment of raw material todesign and manufacturing of parts andcomponents.

Supply of Raw Material: Mining,processing and treatment of naturalresources to meet specification requiredby manufacturers.

Example of photos from the xPERTMarine programme are shown in Figure 5,6 and 7.

Concluding RemarksThe pilot xPERT Marine under the

SAY1M programme has successfullybeing implemented. The place and train

Area for XPERT Marine will focus(SWBS: 200, 300 & 500) and SWBS: 100

PLATFORM DesignSWBS: ‘000

PropulsionSystem

SWBS: 200

Outfitting &FurnishingSWBS: 600

HullConstructionSWBS: 100

ElectricalSystem

SWBS: 300

AuxillarySystem

SWBS: 500

Integration & EngineeringSWBS: 800

Ship Assembly& Support Services

SWBS: 900

Payload/ArmamentSWBS: 700

Communication& Navigation/SWBS: 400

Figure 4: Based ship work breakdown structure (SWBS)

Integration of eachsystem engineering

design with otherassociated systems in

SWBS, for the effectiveutilization of common

power sources, achievespace optimization,

adequate accessibilityfor system and

equipmentmaintenance...

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concept has proven to be effective to accelerate the transitionfrom academic institution into the industry. The knowledgegap can be closed to ensure that graduates produced fromacademic institutions are competent at certain levels beforethey are ready to be absorbed by the industry.

AcknowledgementSpecial thanks to Lt. Cmdr. (R) Salim Kasim, Fahrurrazi

and Zuraimi for the inputs given on the XPert Marineprogramme implemented for the Maritime Industry.

ReferencesA.R Abu Talib and N. Nordin (2014) New Paradigm for

Sustainable Human Capital Development, MIGHT-METEORAdvanced Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., Shah Alam, Selangor.

Malaysia Industry Government Group for HighTechnology, MIGHT (2011) Malaysian Ship Building/ ShipRepair Industry Strategic Plan 2020.

IMP3 Third Industrial Master Plan 2006-2020 (2006),Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

Figure 8: Group photo of xPERT Marine participants on KD Rahmat, Lumut.

Figure 5: xPERT Marine traineeperforming ultrasonic testing

Figure 6: xPERT Marine trainee performing magneticparticle inspection

Figure 7: xPERT Marine trainee performingpenetrant testing

Green Initiatives forSustainabilityDr. Sany Izan Ihsan

Senior LecturerMechanical Engineering DepartmentKulliyyah of EngineeringInternational Islamic University Malaysia

It is now a global acceptance on the need to protect thesustainability of the earth through green initiatives. TheUnited Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for

example, have set on of its goals is to ensure environmentalsustainability. Of course engineering and technology plays avery important role in the advancement of the initiatives throughdesign innovation and system to tap renewable energy.

Malaysia, even though joined a bit late, have already takenmany strategic initiatives through the ministry of Energy, GreenTechnology and Water (KeTTHA). Initially formed in April 2009,the ministry has promoted many R&D and implementation ingreen related area. Many research institutes and publicuniversities are actively exploring various green initiatives suchas renewable energy and green building.

Besides some already well established research centres inmany institutions, several groups of researchers at the Kulliyyahof Engineering (KOE) and the International Islamic UniversityMalaysia are also actively involved in contributing to green

It is now a globalacceptance on the need to

protect the sustainability ofthe earth through green

initiatives


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initiatives. The areas of work include theperformance improvement of photovoltaic,solar thermal (particularly flat panel andparabolic trough) and biogas productionfrom wastes and resources to name a few.

Integrated air conditioningheat waste and solarthermal collector systemfor space cooling, waterheating and air dryingapplication.

In this article, the author would like toshare some information on the current workdone at KOE. This particular work, which isan extension of work done by Hawlader et al.[1, 2] is focusing on exploring the possibilityof tapping heat waste from air-conditioningto provide hot water supply for householdusage. Extra heat source can further beobtained by tapping the solar heat throughflat panel heat collector.

Both air conditioner and electric waterheater are generally the major energyconsuming devices in the buildings.According to Sany Ihsan et al. [3], inMalaysia, the residential housing sector ismade up 61% linked house (62% airconditioned), 27% apartments (36% airconditioned) and 12% detached houses

(more than 70% air conditioned). In every kWof electricity consumed by the airconditioner, about 4 kW is thrown into theatmosphere which contributes to globalwarming. It is then intended that instead ofthrowing away the available energy, thewaste heat from air conditioners may beused to produce hot water for consumption.The combination and integration of solarthermal and heat waste from air-conditioningsystems may potentially become asustainable source of heat energy forhousehold need on hot water supply as wellas cloth drying. The schematic diagram ofthe system is shown in Figure 1.

An initial investigation was conducted onthe integrated system developed at IIUMrenewable research facility (shown in Figure2). A heat pump system using Morgan air-

conditioner of 1.5 hp or 1.23kW electricpower input with cooling capacity of 3.52kWhas been installed on the roof top of theKOE, E2 building. For the collection of solarenergy, a flat plate solar collector is installed.

During day time, the 10 ft by 12 ft room’s(space) temperature was cooled from 28℃to 22℃ in about 5 hours and stabilized. Theevaporator absorbs thermal energy from thespace to be cooled to maintain desiredcomfort condition and the refrigerant will beevaporated. The compressor raises thetemperature and pressure of the refrigerantvapour to facilitate dissipation of heat. Thetemperature of the refrigerant at the exit ofthe compressor is as high as 85℃. Asshown in Figure 1, the refrigerant will passthrough the coil in the water tank and giveup its superheat and most of the latent heatwhile condensing from vapour to liquid. Theremaining heat, which can be as high as40℃ is then passed through the dryingchamber to remove the heat further. Therefrigerant will be fully condensed and maybe saturated or slightly sub-cooled by thetime it reaches the expansion valve.

Water HeatingIn the hot water tank, with only heat

waste from air-con, the temperature of the120 litres of water in the tank recorded anincrease from 32℃ to 62.4℃ in just 5 hours.With the rise of water temperature, the rateof heat transfer decreases due to the factthat the temperature difference betweenrefrigerant and water decreases. In order tomaintain the transfer of heat to water tank,either a bigger tank is required or continuouscold water supply should be provided.Adding the solar panel will reduce the timetaken to reach the same water temperature.

Drying ChamberTwo types of cases were compared –

with and without water heating systemconnected. Indoor and outdoor dryingconditions are also recorded as basecomparison. In the case with water heatingsystem connected, the heated airtemperature in the chamber is recorded at30℃ to 35℃ because the refrigerant fromcompressor condensed in water tank andreleased most of condensing heat before itwent through the drying chamber. When the

Hot Water Tank (Outlet)

(Inlet)

Compressor

Expansion Valve

Drying Chamber

Space Cooling

WATER CONDENSER AND AIR CONDENSER

Flat Plate Solar Collector

P

Figure 1: Schematic Diagram of the Integrated system

Figure 2: Actual Photo of the Experimental Setup


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water tank is bypassed, the airtemperature in the chamber is recordedas high as 40℃ to 45℃. The warm air isallowed to flow through the dryingchamber and discharged after releasingheat in the drying process. Table 1provided the comparison of drying ratebetween the cases. The results showsignificant improvement in the dryingrate for both drying chamber cases ascompared to the outdoor and indoordrying method.

The initial investigation showspromising results for householdapplication to reduce from heat beingwasted to environment. It will, in turn,reduce electrical bills on water heatingand provide consistent source of hot airfor cloth drying.

The work is conducted by a final yearstudent, Muhammad Fadhli AbdulRahman under the supervision of authorand professor Dr. Mohammed NurulAlam Hawlader. The work is funded bythe Research Acculturation GrantScheme (RAGS). The author is a seniorlecturer at the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment, Kulliyyah of Engineering,IIUM and currently being seconded tothe International Islamic College (IIC) asDeputy CEO (Academic).

References[1] Hawlader, M.N.A., S.K. Chou, and

M.Z. Ullah, “The Performance of ASolar Assisted Heat Pump WaterHeating System”, Applied ThermalEngineering, Vol. 21, pp. 1049-1065,2001.

[2] M.N.A. Hawlader, S.K. Chou, K.A.Jahangeer, S.M.A. Rahman, andEugene K.W. Lau, “Solar-assistedHeat-Pump Dryer and Water Heater”,Applied Energy, 74(1-2), 185-193,2003

[3] Sany Izan Ihsan, M N A Hawlader,Firdaus Yunus and M Irfan I Mudzrin,2012 “An Air Conditioning SystemProviding Cooling, Water Heatingand Drying ”. EWRES & ECRES TheEuropean Workshop & Conferenceon Renewable Energy Systems,Antalya, TURKEY, 17-28 Sep. 2012.

Case 1: Indoor 280 115 165 245 0.0404

Case 2: Outdoor 280 100 180 180 0.06

Case 3: Drying Chamber - with water heating 275 95 180 85 0.127

Case 3: Drying Chamber - without water heating

28oC / 57.6%

37.3oC / 65.1%

34.7oC / 42.5%

41.9oC / 39.8% 280 90 190 67 0.17

Test CaseAvg.

Temp./Rel. Humidity

Initial

Weight

(g)

Final

Weight

(g)

Moisture

Removed

(g)

Drying

time

(mins.)

Drying

Rate

(kg/h)

Table 1: General Finding of Test Cases on Drying Clothes

The initialinvestigation shows

promising results forhousehold application

to reduce from heatbeing wasted to

environment

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FEIIC Council &EQAPS Meeting24th May 2014, Makkah

The Federation of EngineeringInstitutions of Islamic Countries (FEIIC),established in 1989, with the objective

of enhancing the standard of engineeringeducation, research and development, andprofessional practice in Islamic countries,proposed a project in on mutual recognition ofengineering qualifications, engineers’ mobilityand capacity building in Islamic Countries.FEIIC with over one million engineers andrelated technical professionals in membercountries can assist OIC member countries intheir economic and infrastructuraldevelopment programmes, contributingtowards wealth creation and social well beingof the Ummah.

The Engineering Qualification,Accreditation & Professional System(EQAPS)project with the sole objective of enhancingthe professional standard of engineering


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education and professional system in OICmember countries shall enable thedevelopment of an EngineeringQualification Framework (EQF),Engineering Accreditation System, FEIICEngineers Register and human resourcetraining and development in engineeringand related disciplines through ContinuingProfessional Development (CPD)programmes. In the long run thisengineering education and professionalsystem shall help prepare engineeringgraduates and professionals for the stiffcompetition in the highly globalised andcompetitive world today.

EQAPS has been supported by theIslamic Development Bank (IDB) with aninitial funding of USD65,000.00. A seriesof meetings have been organized todevelop and promote it amongst FEIICmember countries for a start. During arecent FEIIC International Conference onEngineering Education (ICEE2013) inMedinah, the Medinah Accord wasestablished to promote accreditation ofengineering degrees in Islamic Countries.This accord which is chaired by ProfMegat Johari Megat MOhd Nor ofMalaysia shall facilitate internationalbenchmarking of engineering

qualifications in Islamic countries. And forinternational recognition and mobility ofprofessional engineers in IslamicCountries, the Makkah Accord wasestablished during an FEIIC Council andEQAPS Meeting in Makkah on 24 May2014. The Makkah Accord is chaired by theJordanian Engineering Association (JEA).

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MyRAigActivites

2014

MoU between KROS andMySET

13th Jan 2014MySet established an Mou with Korea RoboticsSociety (KROS) to collaborate in RoboticsResearch and Academic activities betweenMalaysia and South Korea. The MoU was signedby the President of MySET and President ofKROS at MySET Head Office. As a start, bothparties agree to support the URAI2014Conference that will be held in Kuala Lumpur inNovember 2014 and the first outside Korea.

Bengkel Penentuan Halatuju TeknologiRobotik Perkhidmatan dan Industri by MOSTI

25th March 2014This workshop was organized by Minister of Science, Technology andInnovation Malaysia (MOSTI), the idea was to collect and inventoryinginformation on related robotics technologies, which have been developedin the country.

Besides that, to identify weaknesses and rooms for improvement (gaps) inthe development of robotics technology in terms of hardware, software andhuman capital. The keynote speech was presented by Dr. Mohd Nor AzmanHassan from MOSTI. Present at the meeting were Prof Dr. Ishkandar Baharinand Mr. Eugene Ng from MyRAig.

MoU between Singapore IndustrialAssociation (SIAA) and MySET

21st May 2014An MoU to help promote industrial collaboration betweenMalaysia and Singapore was signed between MySET andSIAA during AUTOMEX2014 at PWTC. The MoU aims atexchange of activities and network between myRAig andSIAA members towards developing commercial activitiesduring the AUTOMEX annual meetings.

MyRAig Training & CertificationProgram launch

1st October 2014MyRAig Training & Certification (MTC) program is dedicated tobring high quality, internationally-recognized education andtraining programs to seek more knowledge in the robotics field.The MTC program will also enhance the competencies ininternational and local competitions in the field of robotics. MTCprogram will provide a proper guidance to participants from thebeginning until the end. Higher graduate employability and skillsupgrading will also be another emphasis of the MTC programfor enhanced human capital development integration with therobotics and automation industries.

The 11th International Conference onUbiquitous Robots and AmbientIntelligence (URAI 2014)

12th-15th November 2014The 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots andAmbient Intelligence (URAI 2014) will be held in Double Tree Hotelby Hilton, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference is organized byKorea Robotics Society (KROS) and University Kuala Lumpur(UNiKL). MyRAig is the co-organizer. The aim of this conference isto bring together academics, researchers, engineers and studentsworldwide to discuss the stare-of-the-art technology and to presentrecent works related to the various aspects of all kinds of robots.This is the first URAI held outside of Korea. URAI 2014 has a goodopportunity to widen the relationship worldwide.

Malaysia-Korea Bilateral IndustrialCooperation (BIC) Meeting in Seoul

27th-28th November 2014, Seoul, Korea Based on the existing collaboration between myRAig andKAR, MyRAig was invited to join the Malaysian delegationheaded by MITI to represent Malaysia in the BIC TechnicalMeeting in Seoul.

During the BIC meeting, Robotics was identified as one ofthe major cooperation project to be developed betweenMalaysia and Korea to be championed by KAR andmyRAig. The next BIC meeting will be held in KualaLumpur this year, 2014 to follow up on the Summary OfDiscussion notes (SOD) agreed upon in Seoul.


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NOVEMBER 2014World Research and Innovation Conventionon Engineering & Technology (WRICET2014)Date: 25-26 November 2014Venue: Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya

SEPTEMBERPower-GEN Asia 2014Date: 10-12 September 2014Venue: KLCC Kuala Lumpur

International Defence and SecurityTechnology Conference (DSTC2014)Date: 24-25 September 2014Venue: Palace of Golden Horses

NOVEMBERInternational Conference on Agriculturaland Food Engineering (CAFEi2014)Date: 24-26 November 2014

The 11th International Conference onUbiquitous Robots and AmbientIntelligence (URAI 2014)Date: 12-15 November 2014Venue: Double Tree Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

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