Universiti 
   
      Teknologi PETRONAS 
   
      (UTP) 
   
      has forged a 
   
      collaboration 
   
      with 
   
      Hadhramout University (HU) Yemen 
   
      to 
   
      enhance networking between both institutions. 
      To mark this occasion, a document exchange ceremony was held 
      
         recently 
      
         at UTP campus in Seri Iskandar Perak.  
      The collaboration will emphasise 
      
         in several fields including 
      
         student mobility, staff training, development and attachment, 
      
         joint research and development activities, 
      
         joint 
      
         advocacy 
      
         including sharing of information and resources and joint organisation of seminars, conferences and workshops. 
      UTP was represented by its Vice Chancellor 
      
         Professor Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib while HU was represented by its 
      
         President Professor Dr Mohammed Saeed 
      
         Khanbash.   
      “Through the agreement, we hope to establish a livelier climate that offers new opportunities for our students and staff to be exposed to an internationalised educational experience.  
      “This is another important milestone for UTP’s journey towards becoming an internationally recognised higher learning institution.  We are honoured to partner with 
      
         an 
      
         esteemed university 
      
         such as 
      
         HU 
      
         in promoting engineering, science and technical competencies in academic and research,” Mohamed Ibrahim said. 
   
      UTP hopes that 
      
         this collaboration 
      
         will 
      
         also pave the way to attract more prospective 
      
         Yemeni 
      
         students to study in UTP.   
      
         To date, 
      
         UTP has enrolled 52 Yemeni students, of which 18 are undergraduates and the 
      
         remaining 
      
         34 are postgraduates.