TOKYO, 3 Nov – 7 Nov – Sakura Science Program is a program supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) to encourage global outreach between Japan and other countries. Ten of Landscape Architecture students, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, UTM participated in the International Joint Workshop organised by Tokyo City University (TCU) Faculty of Urban Life Studies. This is the second time where UTM delegates were sent to collaborate with TCU urban studies department where the first one was carried out successfully exactly last year. The workshop theme for this year is “Experience Study and Workshop on Advanced Environmental Design Technology in a Context of Urban Heritage”. more..
Pada 17-21 November 2019 yang lalu, seramai 56 mahasiswa dan mahasiswi Universitas Bung Hatta, Indonesia (UBH) telah menyertai program Delegasi Universitas Bung Hatta-Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UBH-UTM) anjuran Persatuan Ukur Bahan dan Pembinaan (QS-Bina) UTM dan Jurusan Ukur Bahan UBH.
Penganjuran program ini telah diketuai oleh Saudara Tan Chi Khiong dan dibimbing oleh PM Sr. Dr. Mohd Saidin bin Misnan.
Program ini secara umumnya telah memberi pendedahan kepada mahasiswa tentang hubungan antarabangsa dan memberi pengalaman belajar di Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor kepada mahasiswa dari negara luar. Mahasiswa UBH juga berkesempatan untuk menjalankan lawatan industri dan lawatan ke tapak pembinaan tempatan, demi meningkatkan kefahaman terhadap industri pembinaan di Malaysia.
Firma-firma seperti Kas Juruukur Bahan Sdn Bhd, Total QS Services, ARH Juruukur Bahan Sdn Bhd, JB Bergabung Sdn Bhd dan Kelisa Murni Sdn Bhd telah memberi bantuan dan kerjasama dengan pemberian maklumat terkini dan penerangan tentang latihan dan teknik-teknik yang lazim digunakan oleh firma ukru bahan di Malaysia. Mahasiswa juga dapat mempelajari produk-produk konkrit yang digunakaan dalam pembinaan daripada pihak pentadbir Industrial Concrete Product Sdn Bhd.
Selain itu, mahasiswa juga berpeluang untuk melawat projek-projek pembinaan yang sedang berjalan, iaitu pembinaan Arena Emas yang seluas 18.31 ekar di Taman Impian Emas dan Stadium Olahraga@Sportcity di Mount Austin yang dibangunkan oleh Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor Sdn Bhd (KPRJ). Projek Arena Emas dalam proses penyediaan kemudahan sukan serta gelanggang bagi sukan memanah, pentanque, lawn boling dan skuasy.
Projek stadium olahraga pula direkabentuk mengikut sistem modular yang boleh menampung kapasiti sebanyak 5000 penonton, dilengkapi dengan “full colour LED video mobile scoreboard” untuk digunakan semasa temasya SUKMA XX akan datang.
TPr. Chau Loon Wei dari UTM Low Carbon Research Centre juga berkongsi kepakaran beliau mengenai konsep pembangunan rendah karbon, terutamanya inisiatif dan aplikasinya dalam bidang pembinaan. Menurut beliau, pendekatan rendah karbon adalah penting dalam pembangunan bandar yang mampan, memandangkan perubahan iklim sebagai ancaman paling besar terhadap alam sekitar dan manusia pada abad ke-21 ini.
Pameran adademik dan sesi pengalaman penyelidikan turut diadakan. Poster-poster karya penyelidikan mahasiswa Fakulti Alam Bina dan Ukur yang dipamerkan merangkumi topik-topik seperti analisis bangunan pencakar langit dunia, bahan pembinaan yang inovatif serta teknik-teknik terkini yang diterapkan dalam projek pembinaan. Selain itu, maklumat terperinci Program Bangsa Johor Bahagia yang telah dijalankan pada September – Oktober 2018 dan Mac- April 2019 turut dipamerkan.
Bukan itu sahaja, mahasiswa UBH juga dibawa untuk melawat tempat-tempat menarik di sekitar Johor Bahru seperti Forest City, Legoland, Yayasan Warisan Johor, Masjid Sultan Abu Bakar dan Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum. Malam Kebudayaan bersama UBH juga mencorakkan pengalaman mahasiswa Indonesia dengan pelbagai persembahan dan pertunjukkan seni tradisional dari Malaysia dan Indonesia.
Sambutan meriah yang diterima menyakinkan ahli jawatankuasa Program Delegasi UBH-UTM 2019 untuk menjadikan program ini sebagai program tahunan dan diharapkan ia dapat menarik lebih ramai mahasiswa-mahasiswi antarabangsa demi menjalinkan silaturahim yang lebih kukuh pada masa akan datang.
Faculty of Built Environment & Surveying welcomes the delegates from Okayama Gakugeikan High School, Japan for International Exchange Programme UTM-Japan Student.
Global Exchange Programme between UTM and Takezono High School dan Kumamoto College from 30 September to 1 October 2019 involving 150 students from Japan and 50 volunteers from UTM.
A 2nd UTM-TCU Joint International Workshop 2019 was held from 26th to 29th August 2019 in collaboration with Landscape Architecture Program from Faculty of Built Environment & Surveying, UTM and Tokyo City University (TCU), Japan. Undergraduates ts from the Landscape Architecture program and Urban Life studies participated in this international workshop . The theme of joint workshop was “Landscape Design Attraction for Heritage City in South-East Asia: Exploring Natural and Heritage Landscape” and was coordinated by Dr Lee Yoke Lai. The objectives of this workshop were to generate experiential learning through proactive participation, distal and learning, innovating ideas and bordering students’ internationalization curriculum. Besides, this workshop became a platform for all students in deepening heritage landscape knowledge and culture exchange. The interactions between students have helped to develop their confidence and also enhance leadership qualities.
The first day of the workshop began with the workshop opening ceremony with a welcome speech by Assoc. Prof. LAr. Dr. Sapura Binti Mohamad, Director of Landscape Architecture Program, Faculty of Built Environment & Surveying. Consequently, Mr Gan Yi Reng from Thinkcity Johor Bahru presented a fruitful lecture on “Rejuvenating the City Together in Malaysia Heritage Cities”. There were introduction session and gift exchange session between UTM and TCU students. The last lecture was by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kei Saito and Prof. Dr. Kazuhide Kawaguchi on thermal comfort study and Kamakura historic city in Japan
Dr. Sapura gave her opening speech to inaugurate the ceremony.
Mr. Gan Yi Reng shared a lecture on Rejuvenating the City Together in Malaysia heritage cities.
The second day of the workshop started with a field study visit to the historic city of Georgetown, Penang. The first visit to the historical landmark Fort Cornwallis where a briefing was made by Ms Hui Li Yeoh, Ms. Gisele Taxil and Mr. Giovanni Santo who are heritage conservation experts regarding the historical and restoration of the dilapidated Fort Cornwallis.
Students were given a short brief from Ms Hui Li Yeoh, Ms. Gisele Taxil and Mr. Giovanni Santo regarding the history and the restoration of Fort Cornwallis.
Next, we discovered Georgetown heritage trail guided by Mdm. Fazreen Dharleila Binti Abdul Jalil, an expert from Heritage Conservation Department in the City Council of Penang Island. We were guided to see and experience the cultural heritages of UNESCO World Heritage sites cover Little India , Che Ah Kongsi, Hock Teik Chengi Sin Temple, Koo Kongsi, Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh, Dr San Yat Sen’s Penang Base, Yap Kongsi Temple, Nagore Shrine, Teochew Temple, Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Kapitan Keling Mosque, Goddess of Mercy Temple, Penang Peranakan Mansion, Saint George Church and Chew Jetty. This heritage walk was a significant heritage learning to explore the richness of the multi-cultural tangible and intangible heritage in Georgetown.
UTM & TCU Participants gathered at Chew Jetty during the heritage trail.
Mdm. Fazreen Dharleila was briefing the participants some historical knowledge about the heritage places in Georgetown,Penang.
The workshop day ended at The Habitat where the students experienced the important natural heritage and the tropical rainforest biodiversity of Penang Hill.
Dr Lee Yoke Lai gave a token of appreciation to the Penang Hill representative for assisting the participants along the trail.
The third day of Joint Workshop started with a visit to Landart Design Company, a well-known landscape architecture company in Malaysia. We were welcomed by the Landscape Architects, Miss Awatif and Miss Tan Roon Fang. Both Landscape Architects conducted a briefing on peat swamp forest in Malaysia, its management and contributions to a sustainable forest reserved and also how the peat swamp projects were designed by Landart Design. They also shared two landscape design projects related to stormwater and linear park design.
A group photography session was taken in front of Landart Design Office after the briefing from Miss Awatif and Miss Tan Roon Fang.
The day continued with the workshop participants disembarked on a visit to an industrial heritage Charcoal making at Kuala Sepetang, Perak. The charcoal factory has been operating for more than 80 years. Mr. Chuah was the third generation of charcoal successor; he explained the traditional method of producing high-quality charcoal from the mangroves and the sustainable mangrove replanting.
The participants were briefed by Mr Chuah, regarding the production of charcoal at Kuala Sepetang Charcoal Factory, Perak.
As the day went by, all workshop delegates ended their activity for the day and headed back to UTM to rest.
We departed to Singapore on the last day of this joint workshop. We were glad to visit Surbana Jurong Private Limited, an Asia based Consultancy for urbanisation and infrastructure developments in Singapore. Mr. Oliver Ng Boon Lee, the Head of Landscape Planning and Landscape Architecture shared internationally landscape design project and the World IFLA, Sila and MLAA award-winning landscape projects. The project sharing session demonstrated the complexity and the implications of managing landscape projects.
UTM-TCU participants visited Surbana Jurong Private Limited in Singapore.
The last field study visit was to Boat Quay guided by Dr. Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Hamid. Dr. Rahim explained the history of the Singapore River and the historic river revitalisation. We walked on the Cavenagh Bridge and enjoyed the scenic river surrounded the heritage buildings such as the Victoria Theatre and Asian Civilisations Museum.
Dr.Rahim explaining the history of Singapore River and the historic river revitalisation.
At the end of the workshop, UTM-TCU students presented thank you speecesh followed exchanging of gifts. This joint workshop created an interactive programme by combining workshop activities and real-life learning experiences.
UTM-TCU participants along with the lecturers gathered after the closing ceremony that was held in Singapore.
Seramai 30 orang pelajar dari Shenzhen Polytechnic dan UTeM telah datang melawat ke FABU pada 7 Ogos 2019 yang lepas. Tempat lawatan pertama adalah di Galeri FABU, B02. Dekan FABU, Prof. Dr. Mohd Hamdan bin Ahmad telah mengalu-alukan kedatangan pelajar-pelajar tersebut dan Penolong Dekan (Hubungan Luar & Global), Sr Dr. Zuhaili Mohamad Ramly telah memberi penerangan dan sedikit latar belakang tentang FABU serta membawa pelajar-pelajar tersebut membuat lawatan di sekitar fakulti seperti di Galeri FABU, Student’s Lounge dan KALAM.
