10th Academic Advisory Council (AAC) Meeting (3 July 2012)
The 10th Academic Advisory Council (AAC) meeting of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) was held on 3 July 2012 at Level 86, Tower 1, PETRONAS Twin Towers. The Council acts as a forum to exchange ideas between academicians and industry leaders, as well as providing guidance and strategic direction for the university’s development.
The Council amongst others, discussed matters on R&D efforts, international linkages, and ‘Global University’, which was also the theme for this year’s meeting. UTP aspires to be internationally recognised as partner of choice for oil and gas by the year 2015, internationally recognised as a partner of choice for industries and a respected member of the scientific communities by the year 2020.
Council members who attended the meeting were:
| 1. |
YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Chairman (Chancellor of UTP) |
| 2. |
Prof Ing Klaus Riedle, Former President, Fossil Power Generation, Siemens AG, Germany |
| 3. |
Dr Oystein Berg, Managing Director of International Programme For Petroleum Management and Administration (Petrad), Norway |
| 4. |
YBhg Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) |
| 5. |
YBhg Prof Datuk Ir (Dr) Hj Ahmad Zaidee Laidin, Vice President, Academy of Sciences Malaysia |
| 6. |
Prof Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, Founder & Director, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, United Kingdom |
| 7. |
Prof Dr David B. Prior, Executive Vice Chancellor/Provost, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar |
| 8. |
Prof Dr Ir Arjen Evert-Jans Wals, Professor and UNESCO Chair in Social Learning & Sustainable Development, Wageningen University, the Netherlands |
| 9. |
Prof Dr Feng Da Hsuan, Vice President, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan |
| 10. |
Prof Dr Deo Karan Prasad, Professor, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Australia |
| 11. |
Pn Juniwati Rahmat Hussin, Chairman, Institute of Technology PETRONAS (ITPSB) Board of Directors & Vice President of HRM PETRONAS. |
| 12. |
YBhg Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Hj. Kasim, Vice Chancellor, UTP |
The Council welcomed a new member, Prof Dr Haruo Takeda, Corporate Chief Engineer, Hitachi Ltd., Japan to the meeting. The meeting was also attended by Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hj Hashim, President, International Gas Union and Senior Management of UTP. However, Prof Dr Dieter Jahn, Senior Vice President of BASF AG Group, Ludwigshafen was unable to attend the meeting due to other commitment.
Later in the evening, the Council’s Chairman hosted a dinner for the council members and ITPSB Board members at the Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside, Putrajaya.Prior to the meeting, the Council members, UTP Management and Senate members, as well as MOR Directors had a fruitful 3-hour discussion at the university campus at Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak on 2 July 2012.
