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1.0 1.0 About About UTARUTAR

UTAR UTAR Education Education

FoundationFoundation

University University CouncilCouncil

International International

Advisory Advisory

CouncilCouncil

UUniversiti niversiti TTunku unku AAbdul bdul RRahman ahman (UTAR)(UTAR)

NotNot--forfor--Profit OrganisationProfit Organisation

Briefing to new academic staff

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UTAR’s Vision & Mission

Vision

To be a global university of educational excellence with transformative societal impact

Mission

We are committed to achieving the Vision through:

•Universal values in our beliefs

•Tenacity in overcoming challenges

•Agility in facing new frontiers

•Responsibility in pursuit of excellence

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UTAR Strategic Direction

10-year strategic plan (2013-2022)• 4 strategic directions

• Promote holistic development and sustainable growth

• Generate socio economic and transformative impact

• Foster ubiquitous learning and lifelong education

• Enhance diversification and internationalisation

• 8 focused areas

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UTAR Campuses and Locations

Sungai Long Campus

Kampar CampusKampar Campus

180km

Kampar

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Malaysia

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Kampar Campus:Kampar Campus:

Faculty of Faculty of Arts & Social SciencesArts & Social Sciences

Faculty of Faculty of Business & FinanceBusiness & Finance

Faculty of Faculty of Engineering & Green TechnologyEngineering & Green Technology

Faculty of ScienceFaculty of Science

Faculty of Information & Faculty of Information & Communication TechnologyCommunication Technology

Centre for Foundation StudiesCentre for Foundation Studies

UTAR Campuses & FacultiesUTAR Campuses & Faculties

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Faculty Faculty of of Accountancy & ManagementAccountancy & Management

Faculty of Faculty of Medicine & Health SciencesMedicine & Health Sciences

Lee Kong Lee Kong ChianChianFaculty of Engineering & ScienceFaculty of Engineering & Science

Faculty Faculty of Creative Industriesof Creative Industries

Centre for Foundation StudiesCentre for Foundation Studies

Centre for Extension EducationCentre for Extension Education

Institute of Chinese StudiesInstitute of Chinese Studies

Sungai Long Campus:

UTAR Campuses & FacultiesUTAR Campuses & Faculties

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• 2002: UTAR (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)

Started with 411 students on Jun 10, 2002

• 2004: LKC FES (Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering &Science)

Started with 109 students on Jan 5, 2004

• 2007: Perak Campus at Kampar, Perak

Number of students:

1. Foundation 4,190

2. Undergraduate 19,812

3. Postgraduate 734

Total 24,736

1. Postgraduate (PhD) 10

2. Postgraduate (Master) 25

3. Undergraduate 67

4. Foundation 4

5. Part-time Undergraduate 8

Total 114

• Total Student Enrolment

(as at 31 January 2016)

• UTAR’s Programmes

(as at 31 December 2015)

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Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK

Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), UK

Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), UK

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), UK

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK

Society of Actuaries (SOA), USA

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Australia

Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)

The Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM)

Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM)

Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)

Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM)

Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM)

The Society of Logisticians, Malaysia (LogM)

Programmes Accreditation:

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2.0 2.0 About LKC FES About LKC FES

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Lee Foundation donated RM50 million

UTAR received a donation of RM50 million from Lee

Foundation for the university’s development in its

mission towards educational and research excellence

and providing affordable quality education for the

community.

The Lee Foundation upholds the righteous spirit of its

founder, the late Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Kong Chian and

his noble aim of advancing education, science and

medical research, culture and social welfare including

aid to the poor and needy and other charities.

In recognition of the late Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Kong Chian’s philanthropy and

generous support for education and the university, UTAR is extremely grateful

to honor this remarkable man by naming the UTAR Faculty of Engineering and

Science as Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science

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Employed (E) Further Studies (F)

Own Business (B) Seeking Employment (S)

March 2013 Convocation Batch (6 months, July 2012)•Total number of Graduates: 207•Response Rate: 77.95%

March 2013 Convocation Batch (6 months, July 2012)•Total number of Graduates: 207•Response Rate: 77.95%

August 2013 Convocation Batch (6 months, January 2014)•Total number of Graduates: 441•Response Rate: 72.11%

August 2013 Convocation Batch (6 months, January 2014)•Total number of Graduates: 441•Response Rate: 72.11%

Employed (E) Further Studies (F)

Own Business (B) Seeking Employment (S)

Employed (84.85 %) Employed (86.79 %)

(5.05%) (3.77%)

(5.05%) (3.77%)

Alumni Survey Alumni Survey (LKC FES (LKC FES Graduates)Graduates)

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Undergraduate Programmes ( Engineering): Student

BEng(Hons) Chemical Engineering** 638

BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering** 482

BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering** 520

BEng(Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering** 257

BEng(Hons) Mechatronics Engineering* 154

BEng(Hons) Biomedical Engineering** 92

BEng(Hons) Materials & Manufacturing Engineering** 54

BEng(Hons) ) Electronic & Communications Engineering** 33

BEng(Hons) Electronics (Computer Networking) 24

Total 2,254

* Accredited, ** Re-accredited

Faculty Faculty UndergraduateUndergraduate Students Students EEnrolment nrolment (As at 31 January 2016, Total Students: 4,317)

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Faculty Faculty UndergraduateUndergraduate Students Enrolment Students Enrolment (As at 31 January 2016, Total Students: 4,317)

Undergraduate Programmes (Science): Students

BSc(Hons) Quantity Surveying* 795

BSc(Hons) Actuarial Science* 564

BSc(Hons) Architecture* 238

BSc(Hons) Financial Mathematics* 155

BSc(Hons) Software Engineering* 185

BSc(Hons) Applied Mathematics with Computing* 81

BSc(Hons) Physics* 45

Total 2,063

* Accredited

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Faculty Faculty PostgraduatePostgraduate Students Enrolment Students Enrolment (As at 31 January 2016, Total Students: 196)

Postgraduate Programmes: Students

Master of Science* (Research) 26

Master of Engineering Science* (Research) 66

Master of Mathematics* (Coursework) 4

Master of Information Systems* (Coursework) 4

Master of Project Management* (Coursework) 26

Master of Engineering (Electrical) (Coursework) 7

Master of Engineering (Mechanical) (Coursework) 6

Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering* (Research) 33

Doctor of Philosophy in Science* (Research) 24

Total 196

* AccreditedRatio : Postgraduate 196/ Undergraduate 4317 = 1:22Postgraduate population ~ 4.34% of total students

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Faculty Staff: http://www.utar.edu.my/

Staff / Staff Directory

Category Staff

Full-time Academic 235

Faculty General Officer 17

Part-time Academic 4

Laboratory/Workshop Technical Staff 29

Total 285

(As at 16 February 2016)

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Faculty Staff by Designation Faculty Staff by Designation

(As at 16 February 2016)

Designation Staff

Professor 13

Associate Professor/Specialist IV 24

Assistant Professor/Specialist III 95

Senior Lecturer / Specialist II 15

Lecturer / Specialist I 80

Tutor 8

Faculty Total 235

(5.5%)

(10.2%)

(40.4%)

(6.4%)

(34.1%)

(3.4%)

53.6% of staff are with PhD

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Lift

LiftDMBE

DMME

DCI

DIECS

Faculty GeneralOffice (FGO)DMAS

DMAS Department of Mathematic

and Actuarial Science

DIECS Department of Internet

Engineering and Computer

Science

DMME Department of Mechanical

and Material Engineering

DCI Department of Civil

Engineering

DMBE Department of Mechatronics

and BioMedical Engineering

DS Department of Surveying

DCL Department of Chemical

Engineering

DASD Department of Architecture &

Sustainable Design

D3E Department of Electrical and

Electronic Engineering

LKC FES: 8th Floor layout

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1. For Information related to Research & Development

refer to: http://www.utar.edu.my/Research

2. For Library Resources refer to:

http://www.utar.edu.my/main.jsp /Facilities &

Resources

3. For Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in Annual Staff

Performance Appraisal refer to :

http://web2.utar.edu.my/Home/UTAR policies/ DHR/(POLICY ON STAFF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL)

Find more information on:

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Find more information on:

4. Information on examinations, awards and study

status: http://www.utar.edu.my/Faculty & Admin/

Administrative Departments & Divisions/ Division of

Examinations, Awards and Scholarships/

5. A lecturer can view/print Students Name List from :

http://web2.utar.edu.my/Stduent Portal/ Course

Registration/

6. Attendance of lectures/tutorials by students is

taken by a lecturer and entered to the :

http://web2.utar.edu.my/Student Portal /Course

Registration / My Timetable / after every class! *Students must attend 80% of classes. The Bar list is released on Friday of

week 12 and 5, in long and short trimester respectively.

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Find more on Staff development and training:

7. Activities / output related to KPI is provided by the

staff in the Staff Development system before May

31: http://web2.utar.edu.my/Staff Portal /Staff

Development/ Involvement

8. Lecturers are encouraged to attend in-house

training courses conducted by Centre for Extension

Education (CEE): http://www.utar.edu.my/cee/

9. Registration for in-house training can be done at:

http://web2.utar.edu.my/Staff Portal/ In

HouseTraining /E-training system

10.10. Industry Partners/Local Institutions: Industry Partners/Local Institutions: http://www.utar.edu.my/ Faculty & Admin/ Administrative

Departments & Divisions/ Division of Community and

International Networking

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Safety in Sungai Long campus:

Department of Safety and Security :

• Tel: 03-9086 0288 (728 /729)

HP: 016-2100 861 (Hotline - 24 Hours)

• Nearest police station: 03-9058 2222; 9019 8222

• Hospital, SLMC: 03-9010 3788

• Fire brigade: 994

• TNB: 15454

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Academic Advisor System (web2):

• Every student is assigned to a lecturer - AcademicAdvisor (AA)

• Student should meet AA at least once in a trimester

• AA’s role is mostly to provide advice on how toimprove academic performance.

• AA system also serves as a source of feedback fromstudents.

• Information students share with AA is considered asconfidential.

• In cases of complex personal, social or emotionalproblems, AA may refer a student to a professionalcounselor available at the UTAR counseling unit(Ground level).

• AA system and Guidelines can be found at: http://web2.utar.edu.my/portal/academicadviser/advisee/myAdvisee.jsp

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UTAR Student Survey (web2):

• At the end of each trimester until Friday of the last

week, students are asked to complete online UTAR

survey to evaluate the taught course and teaching staff

qualities.

• The UTAR survey results are viewable on WEB2 after

the examination session : web2/student portal

/Academic / UTAR Student Survey

• The feedback is used for Quality Improvement of

teaching.

• The survey score is reflected in Teaching category of

the KPIs.

• Lecturers should advise students to provide feedback

with clear conscience and non-malicious intent.

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Make Announcements using: Make Announcements using:

� UTAR Email

� Notice Boards

� LKC FES Website

� Facebook: UTAR LKC FES (fesstudent@hotmail.com)

�Industrial training

�Job opportunity

�Career talk

�Seminar

�Competition

�Scholarship

�etc.

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Dress code enforcement:

if the students breached

the dress code:

-DSS/security personnel at

the guard houses do not

allow students to enter the

campus and

- Lecturer/Lab staff do not

allow students to enter

from lecture room/Lab

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If you have more questions please refer to Head of

Department (HoD).

If you have suggestions to improve the content of this

briefing slides please send email to:

a) Ms Wong Ling Fong (FGO) wonglf@utar.edu.my

or

b) Gulnaziya (gulnaziya@utar.edu.my)