​Vice Chancellor’s Annual Address (9 January 2013)

YBhg. Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hashim, UTP Vice Chancellor recently delivered his 2013 Annual Address  entitled “Towards a Distinctive Reputation” on 9 January 2013 at UTP Chancellor Hall.

The annual address, conducted for the third time since 2009, is a platform for the Vice Chancellor to inform the university’s overall performance, as well as to deliver his aspiration and direction for the new year.

The session also provided an avenue for intellectual discourse between UTP Management and staff, especially on the matters of Academic, Research and Operational Excellence.

Organised by UTP Finance & Asset Management,  this year’s address discussed in length on what makes UTP a high performing university and the challenges it faces, as well as on the global education trend and how it will affect the university’s community.

In his address, YBhg. Datuk Ir (Dr) Abdul Rahim also stressed on the importance of being agile, adaptive, focused, dedicated and having a consistent mindset, while striving to create a balanced ecosystem for academic and research.


The address was very interactive where the audience participated well in the dialogue session, especially to seek clarifications on issues and strategies for the new financial year.