Acting as a forum for the exchange of ideas between the University and various sectors of society, the Academic Advisory Council first met on 21 February 2003.  The council provides guidance and strategic direction for the development of the University, from international collaboration to staff development and consultancy – to be in tandem with the University’s vision and mission.  Council members are appointed by the University’s Board of Directors and meet at least once a year.

Chairman

Y. A. Bhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad

Members

Professor Ing Klaus Riedle
Former President, Fossil Power Generation, Siemens AG, Germany



Dr Oystein Berg
Managing Director of International Programme for Petroleum Management and Administration (Petrad), Norway



Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron
Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Palm Oil Council



Professor Datuk Ir. (Dr) Hj Ahmad Zaidee Laidin
Vice President, Academy of Sciences Malaysia



Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya
Founder & Director, Warwick Manufacturing Group,
University of Warwick, United Kingdom



Professor Dr David B. Prior
Executive Vice Chancellor/Provost
Hamad Bin Khalifa University,  Qatar



Professor Dr. Ir. Arjen Evert-Jans Wals
Professor and UNESCO Chair in Social Learning & Sustainable Development
Wageningen University, The Netherlands



Professor Dr. Feng Da Hsuan
Senior Vice President
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan



Professor Dr. Deo Karan Prasad
Professor,Faculty of the Built Environment
University of New South Wales, Australia



Professor Dr. Dieter Jahn 
Senior Vice President, BASF AG Group, Ludwigshafen, Germany



Professor Dr Haruo Takeda
Corporate Chief Engineer
Hitachi Ltd, Japan



Juniwati Rahmat Hussin
Vice President and Venture Director,
Pengerang Integrated Complex,  Johor



Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim
Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS