Hi Chew,

You may post your job vacancies at UTAR Alumni Employer Portal, where fresh graduates have easier access to your job details.

The link: https://www.utar.edu.my/AlumniEmployer/CompanyLoginPage.jsp

Just register your company, then post it inside the portal.

Thanks!

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Google Ignite 2017


From left: Ooi, Anthony, Beh, Dr Lim, Google Malaysia Head of Marketing Jon Day and Lee

UTAR has been selected as one of the six higher learning institutions in Malaysia for the Google Ignite programme for three consecutive years. Meanwhile, the Google Ignite 2017 for UTAR started its first module on 3 June 2017 at the Sungai Long Campus.

The Google Ignite 2017 is a training-to-internship programme open to all students and staff of the university, particularly the undergraduates who are anticipating internship opportunities. The programme enables its participants to learn about digital marketing and trains them on the ins and outs of the subject. The participants are allowed to learn offline on campus or online using mobile devices and computers.

This programme aims to certify qualified participants with its Google AdWords Certificate which is an industry-recognised certificate and applicable worldwide. It helps the prospective interns to apply for exclusive internship opportunities in the exclusive Google Ignite Career Fair which is only opened for certified individuals.

There are three modules in this programme, namely AdWords Fundamental, AdWords Advanced Search and AdWords Advanced Display. These modules are conducted once a week at the Sungai Long Campus on Saturday from 3 June 2017 to 17 June 2017, followed by an examination for certification on 24 June 2017.

Prior to the commencement of the programme, Faculty of Creative Industries’ Anthony Gandolfo Miranti Jr, Beh Chun Chee, Dr Lim Chai Lee together with Faculty of Business and Finance’s Lee Weng Onn and Faculty of Information and Communication Technology’s Ooi Joo On, visited Google Malaysia on 31 May 2017. During the visit, the five UTAR representatives joined a networking session and a Google Office Tour with representatives from Universiti Teknologi Mara, INTI International University, Monash University Malaysia and Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

To learn more about Google Ignite, browse https://www.google.com.my/landing/ignite/index.html.


The first module of Google Ignite 2017 conducted at UTAR Sungai Long Campus

It should not have issue study Organic Chemistry first without knowledge of Physical Chemistry

I am Degree October intake previously. I would suggest study Degree on January or May intake if you plan to continue Degree at UTAR later.

Not sure about these info.

Maybe you can ask staff directory in the relevant department below:

Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology (FEGT) Department of Environmental Engineering Staff Directory
http://www.utar.edu.my/staffDirSearch.jsp?...&searchResult=Y

Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology (FEGT) Department of PetroChemical Engineering Staff Directory
http://www.utar.edu.my/staffDirSearch.jsp?...&searchResult=Y

UTAR Sungai Long Campus is more accessible with new opening of Bukit Duking MRT station now

Simply take MRT Feeder Bus T453 at Bukit Dukung MRT Station to reach UTAR

Source: http://www.utar.edu.my/econtent_sub.jsp?fc...ontentid=113160

Book on Ipoh's cave temples launched


Dato' Seri Zambry (second from left) unveiling the book during the launch. Looking on were Dato’ Mah (far left), Toh (third from left), Dr Tan (second from right) and Dr Chong

A book was written by UTAR Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) academics Dr Tan Ai Boay and Toh Teong Chuan on Ipoh’s cave temples and history. It was officially unveiled in a book launch ceremony at Nam Thean Tong Temple, Ipoh on 7 January 2018.

The book, titled Trails of the Nanyang Chinese: History and Legends of the Cave Temples in Ipoh of Malaysia (《南洋华踪：马来西亚霹雳州怡保岩洞庙宇史录与传说》), is the culmination of a maiden research project sponsored by the Perak Non-Islamic Affairs Committee. It is also the first academic publication to receive the support of the Perak State Government. Published and also supported by a renowned publisher, the China Social Sciences Press (中国社会科学出版社), the project is in line with the vision of ensuring that the essence of local Chinese culture, tradition and history is being passed on for generations to come.

The ceremony was graced by Perak’s Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri DiRaja Dr Zambry bin Abd Kadir and accompanied by Perak State Executive Council Member Dato' Dr Mah Hang Soon. Also present were ICS Dean Assoc Prof Dr Chong Siou Wei, Nam Thean Tong Temple Committee Chairman Chan Kwai Hoong,Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Dato’ Liew Siew Yee, Perak Chinese Assembly Hall President Dato’ Chai Wang Yoke as well as representatives from Ipoh’s many cave temples, state government bodies and local associations.


Dr Tan (left pic in blue dress) and Toh (right pic with necktie) presenting a token of appreciation to
Dato’ Seri Zambry and Dato’ Mah respectively


Dato’ Mah introducing the Perak Non-Islamic Affairs Committee’s future research plans

Dato’ Mah, who is also the Perak Non-Islamic Affairs Committee Chairman, revealed, “The publication idea came about during a discussion I had with Dato’ Seri Zambry one day. In fact, this publication will be a prologue to the many upcoming research projects on Ipoh’s and even Perak’s history and culture which are fully supported by the Perak Non-Islamic Affairs Committee. One of them includes delving into the research of streets named after some prominent Chinese forerunners and also the special features of Perak’s new villages.” He also added that the Committee strongly supports research projects as a mean to promote Chinese culture besides using educational, cultural or religious activities.


Dato’ Seri Zambry stressing the importance of a united and harmonious society

Being the incumbent Menteri Besar of Perak since 2009 and having witnessed the state’s growth for the past nine years, Dato’ Seri Dr Zambry said, “Perak is a unique state in which Perakians of multi-racial and multi-religious backgrounds get along really well. I constantly remind all Perakians to come together as one in ensuring peace and harmony.” He added that the publication of Trails of the Nanyang Chinese will provide a platform for people to have a deeper understanding on the historical evolution and development of the cave temples in Ipoh, which have always been an integral part of the city.


Dr Tan introducing the book and some backstories during the ceremony

Led by both Dr Tan and Toh, the year-long research project was also joined by Research Assistants Liow Min Wei, Tan Chaw Hui, Ong Min Yu, Amy Ling Su Pin and Cheong Man Ying. Seven cave temples, namely Nam Thean Tong (南天洞), Kwong Fook Ngam (广福岩), Nam Tou Ngam (南道岩), Loong Tou Ngam (龙头岩), Tung Wah Tong (东华洞), Sam Poh Tong (三宝洞) and Perak Tong (霹雳洞), were then selected for the research with their outcome included in the publication. All the cave temples are located in the hilly areas of Gunung Rapat, Simpang Pulai, Tambun and Gunung Lang.

When introducing their book, Dr Tan and Toh revealed that the information on caves and temples in Ipoh area are not readily available and in fact very limited. “During the early stage of our research, we discovered that Ipoh has easily more than 30 caves. It was during our field trips that we managed to identify 49 cave temples around Ipoh area,” said Toh who believes that there are even more which have not been on their radar. “We then decided to narrow down and focus only on those within Ipoh. The search for the cave temples was also challenging because there have been no proper records of a handful of these temples by the Perak Lands and Mines Office, and not even seen on Google Maps,” added the ICS Head of Department of Chinese Studies of Kampar Campus.

Dr Tan, also the book’s chief editor, added, “The research team selected seven pre-World War II cave temples based on their archive materials such as the Perak Government Gazette published in the late 19th century as well as the Chinese epigraphical materials found in these temples. From a historical perspective, apart from oral history, historical records and archives are deemed crucial as they are the most reliable source to prove the existence of these cave temples before World War II.”

The launch came to an end following a book presentation ceremony to the representatives from cave temples, schools, local government and associations.

Trails of the Nanyang Chinese: History and Legends of the Cave Temples in Ipoh of Malaysia is sold at Intelligentsia Book Station (学林书局) in Kuala Lumpur and the Perak Heritage Society.


Symposium on “An Intermingling of the Sacred and the Worldly: A Discussion on Chinese Religions and Temples” before the book launch


Dato’ Mah (left, in white shirt) and Dato’ Seri Zambry visiting Nam Thean Tong


The delegates giving their thumbs up after the launch


The research team and the organising committee members posing for a group photo with Dr Chong (second row, fifth from right) after the ceremony


Trails of the Nanyang Chinese: History and Legends of the Cave Temples in Ipoh of Malaysia is now available at Intelligentsia Book Station and the Perak Heritage Society

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Recognition for research paper


From left: Hew, Dr Leong, Dr Lee and Tan with their certificates

UTAR Faculty of Business and Finance (FBF) academics Hew Jun Jie, Dr Leong Lai Ying, Garry Tan Wei Han and Dr Lee Voon Hsien have marked another breakthrough by successfully publishing their research paper in a high-impact Elsevier journal, namely Tourism Management recently.

Tourism Management is the leading international journal for all those concerned with the planning and management of travel and tourism. Tourism Management comprises a multitude of activities which together form one of the world's fastest-growing international sectors. The journal takes an interdisciplinary approach and includes planning and policy aspects of international, national and regional tourism as well as specific management studies.

Co-written with Prof Ooi Keng Boon from UCSI University, the paper titled “Mobile social tourism shopping: A dual-stage analysis of a multi-mediation model” received a certificate of publication recognition from the Tourism Management. The research investigates the mobile social tourism (MST) shopping among Malaysian domestic tourists who have visited George Town, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site located in Penang.

Hew Jun Jie, the principal author of the research enthused, “Nowadays, it is common to see tourists doing mobile social tourism shopping, which refers to the purchase of tourism products and services through smart mobile devices and mobile social networks. Therefore, we thought that it will be good to look into this relatively new research avenue by gathering primary data from the domestic tourists who have visited George Town in Penang.”

He added, “We wish to dedicate this study to Malaysian practitioners and policymakers in the tourism​ ​industry, particularly by helping them to make more informed decisions and derive better strategic plans for fostering mobile social tourism shopping​ ​among tourists. With the​ ​enormous spending power of tourists, countless business opportunities are available for ​​practitioners such as hoteliers. This, in​ ​turn, benefits the government in terms of tax revenues and creates​ ​more job opportunities.​ ​Hence, advocating mobile social tourism shopping among​ ​tourists could have huge implications for the society, nation and​ ​economy. In addition to that, we are grateful that UTAR has provided us funding to accomplish this research project through the UTAR Research Publication Scheme. Without this funding, we could not have collected the data from George Town.”

Tourism Management is a ranked A* journal by the Australian Business Deans Council Journal Rankings List September 2016 (ABDC 2016). In the list, A* ranked journals are the “best or leading journal in its field - publishes outstanding, original and rigorous research that will shape the field. Acceptance rates are typically low and the editorial board is dominated by leading scholars in the field or subfield, including from top institutions in the world. Where relevant to the field or subfield, the journal has the highest impact factors or other indices of high reputation”. Tourism Management is also a Level Four journal in the Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Quality Guide February 2015 (ABS 2015). A Level Four indicates that Tourism Management is a top journal in its field.

In the Journal Quality List edited by Professor Anne-Wil Harzing, there are only two other journals in the field of “Tourism” that share the same status as Tourism Management’s. They are Journal of Travel Research (2016 Impact Factor: 4.564) and Annals of Tourism Research (2016 Impact Factor: 3.194). Among these journals, Tourism Management (2016 Impact Factor: 4.707) leads the pack in terms of Impact Factor, which makes it as the most prestigious journal (ranked 1/45 journals) in the research area of “Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism”, according to the Journal Citation Reports 2016 (JCR 2016) by Clarivate Analysis.

Click here to view the certificate of publication.

Source: http://www.utar.edu.my/econtent_sub.jsp?fc...ontentid=113184

2017 Publons Peer Review Award


Tan with his certificate

Faculty of Business and Finance lecturer Garry Tan Wei Han was recently awarded the “2017 Publons Peer Review Award” in which Tan was listed among the world’s top 1% reviewers in the field of “Multidisciplinary”. He was awarded for his contribution to scholarly peer review and the number of pre-publication reviews that was completed. Tan’s reviews and efforts were deemed vital for defending the quality of science and research.

Under the “Top 1% in each field” category, the top 1% of reviewers in each of the 26 “All Science Journal Classification” (ASJC) research fields is recognised. Rankings are calculated by the number of verified pre-publication reviews performed and added to Publons between 1 October 2017 and 1 September 2017.

Currently, Tan has reviewed a total of 100 pre-publications, with most of the reviewed published under the “International Journal of Modelling in Operations Management” followed by “Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies” and “Industrial Management and Data Systems” Journals.

“Reviewing requires a lot of time as you are required to suggest improvements and make recommendations to the editor whether to accept, reject or request changes to the research article, but the reward is worthwhile. A good review helps research to gain recognition by editorial board members. It also provides the opportunity to update one’s knowledge on the latest research area, model and statistical analysis before everyone else. You may also receive invitations to speak at conferences or academic events,” said Tan, who was recently invited by Emerald Publishing Limited (United Kingdom) to be a guest speaker at the “Inaugural Review Writing Competition”, held at UCSI University, Malaysia.

Tan was also named as an Outstanding Reviewer for the Journal of Industrial Management and Data Systems in the Emerald Literati Network 2016 Awards for Excellence. He also serves as a reviewer for various international journals indexed in Thomson Reuters (ISI) from renowned publishers such as Emerald, Sage (United Kingdom), Elsevier (Netherlands), Taylor and Francis (United Kingdom), IEEE (USA) and Inderscience (Switzerland). His area of research focuses mainly on the behaviour of consumer in the adoption of mobile commerce, such as mobile advertising, marketing, entertainment, healthcare, learning, shopping, tourism and social networking.

Publons was founded by Andrew Preston and Daniel Johnston in 2012 to address the static state of peer-reviewing practices in scholarly communication, with a view to encourage collaboration and speed up scientific development. The Publons name is an homage to the “publon”, the "minimum unit of publishable material". Publons was acquired in 2017 by Clarivate Analytics — the global leader in trusted insights and analytics that accelerate the pace of innovation. The company is registered in New Zealand and has an office in London, UK.

Read about his other achievements, via the link below:

Recognition for research paper

Emerald (UK) Most Read Article

Emerald Most Cited Article

Elsevier (USA) Most Downloaded Article

FBF lecturer named Outstanding Reviewer

2015 Highly Commended Award

Source: https://dcc.utar.edu.my/e-commerce-delivery-centre/

E-Commerce Delivery Centre

UTAR has set up two e-commerce delivery centre at:
1) UTAR Sungai Long E-Commerce Delivery Centre

KAG08, Block-KA
Jalan Sungai Long
Bandar Sungai Long
43000 Kajang
(besides the bookstore)
Email: ecdc.sl@utar.edu.my
Started operating on 29 January 2018

2) UTAR Kampar E-Commerce Delivery Centre

KMG1, Student Pavilion II
Jalan University
Bandar Barat
31900 Kampar
Email: ecdc.kpr@utar.edu.my
Manage by: Entrepreneurship Society, Kampar
Start operating on 1 February 2018

Source: http://www.utar.edu.my/econtent_sub.jsp?fc...contentid=91399

UTAR Free Online Courses and MOOC in OpenLearning Platform

https://www.openlearning.com/utar

Yes, still need to pay even not attending. You may refer to UTAR Convocation Official Website here (http://www.utar.edu.my/utarconvo/index.jsp...dcontentid=4644) for more info on payable fees.

All graduands are required to pay fees stipulated by the University. Graduands may opt not to attend the Convocation ceremony. Attending graduands are required to pay for Convocation Fee (inclusive of 6% GST) and Convocation Attire Deposit whereas graduands who are not attending the ceremony are required to pay for Graduation Fee (Inclusive of 6% GST). The fees payable by graduands are as follows:


This post has been edited by cnvery: Feb 14 2018, 08:16 AM

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UTAR iCGPA and Blockchain Certification System


From left: Chee, Prof Lee, Yim, Goh, Datuk Mary Yap, Prof Chuah, Datuk Oh and Nik Zaitun at the launching ceremony

With the support from Silverlake, UTAR launched the Key Generation of UTAR integrated Cumulative Grade Point Average (iCGPA) and Blockchain Certification System at Sungai Long Campus on 9 February 2018.

Present at the launching ceremony were Deputy Minister of Higher Education Datuk Dr Mary Yap Kain Ching; Silverlake Founder and Group Chairman Goh Peng Ooi; UTAR Council member Datuk (Dr) Oh Chong Peng; UTAR President Ir Prof Academician Dato’ Dr Chuah Hean Teik; UTAR Vice President for R&D and Commercialisation Prof Ir Dr Lee Sze Wei; Silverlake Symmetry and Technology Research Sdn Bhd Managing Director Chee Hin Kooi; UTAR Registrar Yim Lin Heng; and Department of Examination, Awards and Scholarships Director Nik Zaitun binti Nik Salleh.

In view of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, UTAR aims to be a smart university that has implemented the Blockchain technology, with the support from Silverlake Symmetry and Technology Research Sdn Bhd. Being the first university in Asia to launch this certification system, UTAR graduates are issued an actual and a digital certificate which is secured whereby potential employers are able to verify the authenticity of the certificate.

The Blockchain was introduced in UTAR with the aim to set a secure, verifiable, accessible, distributed, immutable and sustainable education database information. The Blockchain is able to store all records, certificates and awards, transfer credits and learning achievement throughout lifetime without any central database. Information stored within the block is more distributed and encrypted, making each block tamper-proof. Thus, the information is secured and at the same time easily accessed by all the parties.


Prof Chuah inserting the username and password to initiate the key generation

The iCGPA initiative was first launched in 2015. It works together with the Malaysian Education Blueprint and Malaysian Qualification Framework to provide a comprehensive assessment of students’ performance, which is also in line with the UTAR’s six pillars of education, namely “Virtue and Morality, Knowledge and Intellect, Physical and Mental health, Sociality and Humanitarianism, Aesthetics and Harmony and Creativity and Innovation”. The iCGPA assesses students’ performance from other aspects besides academic such as soft skills. It enables the prospective employers to identify potential future employees based on skills and more holistic measurements. Furthermore, this system also encourages students to participate in co-curricular activities and programmes to further enhance their skills and growth in social aspects, and have continuous improvement to better equip themselves for a better career path.


Prof Chuah delivering his welcome speech

Prof Chuah said, “We are glad to say that the iCGPA has been implemented in UTAR since January 2018. The January 2018 intake students will be able to get their iCGPA certificates. It is a new benchmarking and corrective assessment mechanism intended to evaluate students’ overall progressive development. By doing so, the students will have a clearer overview of their personal strengths and weaknesses. On the other hand, the university is able to review the curriculum and evaluate the essential elements needed in shaping the students into holistic graduates. An added bonus of the iCGPA is that it enables prospective employers to identify future employees based on skills and other holistic measurements.”

He added, “Together with Silverlake, UTAR is now launching this secured Blockchain Certification System for the University’s Foundation certificates, undergraduate and postgraduate degree certificates. This helps to further increase the security of our degree certification system and to prevent forgeries and tampering of certificates. UTAR is one of the few universities in Asia, if not the world, to implement this Blockchain technology for university certificates.”


Goh delivering his speech

“Blockchain is like an impenetrable container that cannot be manipulated or altered, and in this container, you can put in any object that is in a digital form. With our commitment to science, mathematics and economy, it allows us to make a repeated profit by solving problems in an efficient, meaningful and purposive way. We are proud to have a role in why we are here today to launch the Blockchain certificate, and it is a good example of using technology to empower the Education community. I foresee that this is just the beginning of our collaborative journey towards a cyber-university and true digital education community,” said Goh.


Datuk Yap delivering her speech

Datuk Yap said, “The iCGPA mechanism includes the attainment of the aspirations stipulated in the education blueprint as well as the eight domains of learning outcomes listed in the Malaysian Qualifications Framework, namely knowledge, practical skills, social skills and responsibilities, values, attitudes and professionalism, communication, leadership and teamwork skills, problem-solving and scientific skills, information management and lifelong learning skills, and managerial and entrepreneurial skills.”

“This integrated system of UTAR contains not only the iCGPA component but also a component of secured certification based on the Blockchain technology for global secure online verification of student’s certificates. The use of this emerging Blockchain technology is secure and transparent. Hence, there will be no hassle with hacking and tampering of data. Overall, education must design and deliver interventions that will strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills, employability skills and global citizenship skills,” Datuk Yap added.


Prof Chuah (right) presenting the souvenir to Datuk Yap


Goh (left) receiving the token of appreciation from Prof Chuah

UTAR is now ranked 99th in the 2018 THE Asia University Rankings

Source: http://study.utar.edu.my/programmes.php#DDP

UTAR now offer Double Degree Programmes (DDP), as per below:
-Business Administration & Psychology
-Construction Management & Entrepreneurship
-Public Relations & Entrepreneurship

Foundation only available on January Intake and May Intake

UTAR is now ranked 111-120th in the 2018 THE Asia Pacific University Rankings

Not sure about this. You may consult UTAR directly on this matter.

UTAR is ranked 501-600th in the 2019 THE World University Rankings

This is 2nd consecutive year UTAR have made into this rankings

Source: http://www.utar.edu.my/uef/h/online_flyer_en.jsp

UTAR Hospital



Please email us your name, telephone number, address and scanned copy of transferred slip/bank-in slip for tax-exemption receipt
to be sent. Please state UTAR Hospital Donation at the back of the cheque and in your email. For donation via credit card/debit
card (Visa/Mastercard), PB E-banking, and Financial Process Exchange (MEPS FPX), please go to: https://www.utar.edu.my/uef/h

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UTAR-ECM Libra Foundation Tuition concluded for 2018


From right: Nur Farahin, student assistant tutor Kai Quan, Nurnazatul, Nurulain, Fook and student assistant tutor Paul Yie (most left)

Primary school students bid farewell to their teachers at the closing ceremony of UTAR-ECM Libra Foundation sponsored by ECM Libra Foundation.

The UTAR co-organised tuition programme was conducted by the Department of Soft Skills Competency (DSSC). The programme was held every Saturday since March 2018 and it was concluded in the month of November for the year 2018.

Attending the ceremony were Head of DSSC Fook Oi Yee, DSSC lecturers Nurulain binti Mohamad Salihuddin, Nur Farahin binti Bahari, Nurzanatul Amira binti Azizan, student assistant tutors, participants, parents and school teachers.

“This UTAR-ECM Libra Foundation Tuition programme covers two important subjects, namely Bahasa Malaysia (BM) and English. It aimed to improve the fluency and competency of students for both languages as well as equip them with a basic comprehension of both the languages. Instead of applying conservative teaching and learning style in the classroom, this programme offers various interesting styles that can promote and ignite students’ attention and interest towards these subjects,” said Fook. She also thanked ECM Libra Foundation for sponsoring the tuition programme since 2014.


Year 5 participants from SJK© Sungai Long performing Malay song title “Tanya Sama Pokok”


Bahasa Malaysia students performing patriotic song title “Malaysia” by Faizal Tahir

The programme was meant for primary school pupils from Year 4 to Year 6 with an average level of proficiency. For the year 2018, six schools were involved in the programme, namely SJK © Balakong, SJK © Batu 9, SJK © Batu 11, SJK © Kampung Baru Semenyih, SJK© Sungai Long and SJK © Sin Ming.

“The syllabus that we used is based on the standard syllabus laid down by the Ministry of Education. However, our approach is more towards completing exercises such as grammar exercise and essay writing. We also conducted assessments for the students to ensure that they are on the right track. The assessments were held four times throughout the duration of the programme. The assessments were given to test students’ comprehension as well as writing,” said Nurulain.


Choral speaking from English class students

The ceremony also celebrated students who performed well in the programmes. The award recipients are as follows:

Homework Heroes:

Lee Yi Xiang (Year 5, SJK © Sungai Long)
Low En Yu (Year 6, SJK © Batu 11)
Emily Tam (Year 5, SJK © Sin Ming)
Winners of this category receive a set of stationary and confectionary.

Super Spellers:

Mohd Aiman Fairul Bin Fadhil (Year 5, SJK © Sungai Long)
Teng Siew Tim (Year 6, Home Schooled)
Parvina (Year 5, SJK © Semenyih)
Winners of this category received a set of stationary and confectionary.

Top Scorers:

Chong Zeng Hung (Year 5, SJK © Sungai Long)
Low Ern Thong (Year 5, SJK © Balakong)
Kam Zi Yuan (Year 6, SJK © Batu 11)
Tan Qi Yang (Year 5, SJK © Semenyih)
Cha Jia Jun (Year 6, SJK © Batu 11)
Winners of this category receive a set with trophy and confectionary.


Receiving awards and prizes (from left): Lee, Mohd Aiman and Parvina


According to Nor Azizah Roslan (left) and Ishak Saad, their son Mohamad Yusuf bin Ishak (middle) loves to go to the tuition and they saw some progress in Yusuf through the assessments

Besides Sungai Long Campus, ECM Libra Foundation has also sponsored English, Bahasa Malaysia and IT Tuition Programme in Kampar Campus. The ECM Libra Foundation also offers scholarships for needy and underprivileged students in UTAR.

Source: http://www.utar.edu.my/econtent_sub.jsp?fc...ontentid=123247

FBF academic recognised for his contribution in reviewing


Tan displaying his certificate

The recent recognition from Expert Systems with Applications Journal earned Faculty of Business and Finance (FBF) academic Garry Tan Wei the “Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing” certificate, which credits Tan for all the reviewing he has done for the journal within two years. He is within the top 10th percentile of reviewers for that journal.

“As an active reviewer, this award definitely adds credibility to my reviewing abilities, and at the same time I feel I am contributing to something important; making sure all manuscript submitted are of quality. A reviewer plays an important role in the publishing process as they have the responsibility towards the integrity, thoroughness and quality of the manuscript,” said Tan.

He added, “This award also provides confidence to journal editors on the quality of my reviews. Added with this award, it will also indirectly allow editors to consider engaging my service as a reviewer. I was also invited by Emerald Publishing Limited (United Kingdom) to be their guest speaker at the “Inaugural Review Writing Competition”, in UCSI University Malaysia in 2017.”

Prior to his latest award, Garry was also named the recipient of the Outstanding Reviewer for the Journal of Industrial Management and Data Systems (Emerald, Clarivate Analytics; Science Citation Index (SCI)) in the Emerald Literati Network 2016 Awards for Excellence. He also received the Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing by Information and Management (Elsevier, Clarivate Analytics; Science Citation Index (SCI); Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)) in 2018. In addition, he was also the recipient of the Publons 2017 and 2018 Global Peer Review Award.

Garry serves as a reviewer for numerous renowned journals indexed in Clarivate Analytics and Scopus such as Expert System with Applications (Elsevier; SSCI), Behaviour and Information Technology (Taylor and Francis; SSCI), Tourism Management (Elsevier; SSCI), Telematics and Informatics (Elsevier; SSCI), Information and Management (Elsevier; SSCI), Online Information Review (Emerald; SSCI), Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier; SCIE), Computers in Human Behavior (Elsevier; SSCI), Information Technology for Development (Taylor and Francis; SSCI), International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (Emerald; SSCI), Management Decision (Emerald; SSCI), International Journal of Finance and Economics (Wiley; SSCI), Complexity (Hindawi; SCIE), Applied Economics Letter (Taylor and Francis; SSCI), Internet Research (Emerald; SSCI), Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics (Emerald; SCIE),International Journal of Bank Marketing (Emerald; SSCI), Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (Taylor and Francis; SSCI), IEEE Access (IEEE.org; SCIE), Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (Emerald; Scopus), Journal of Consumer Marketing (Emerald; Scopus), Young Consumers (Emerald; Scopus), Journal of Systems and Information Technology (Emerald; Scopus), Online Information Review (Emerald, SSCI), Tourism Review (Emerald; Scopus), Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing (Inderscience; Scopus), New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia (Taylor and Francis; SCIE), The Service Industries Journal (Taylor and Francis; SSCI), Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce (Taylor and Francis; SSCI), Management Research Review (Emerald; Scopus), International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing (Inderscience; SCIE), Industrial Management and Data Systems (Emerald; SCIE), SAGE Open (SAGE Publications Inc; Scopus), Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (California State University; SSCI), International Journal of Mobile Communications (Inderscience; SSCI), International Journal of Production Economics (Elsevier; SCIE), Journal of Knowledge Management (Emerald; SSCI) and etc.

Expert Systems with Applications is published by Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The journal is indexed in Clarivate Analytics, Science Citation Index (SCI) with the 2017 impact factor of 3.768. It is also a Level Three journal in the Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Quality Guide 2018.

Read about his prior achievements here:

FBF academic's research recognised as "Most Downloaded Article"

Winning Publons Peer Review Award again

Winning the Top Cited Author Award

Most Downloaded Paper

Lecturer receives another Outstanding Reviewer Award

EduCoop awards FBF lecturers

Most read article

Most Downloaded Cert

Top Cited Author

2017 Publons Peer Review Award

Recognition for research paper