Sustainable Village Program – Kg. Sejagong, Sg. Kepoh Mukim 18 Sri Medan, Batu Pahat, Johor

by webmaster FAB | Jun 7, 2012 | News, Uncategorized

On 29th May until 3rd June 2012, Department of Landscape Architecture, FBE had organized Sustainable Village Program at Kg. Sejagong, Sg. Kepoh, Mukim 18, Sri Medan. A total of 58 students of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) consist of 35 Landscape Architecture students and the rest are students from engineering faculty have stayed at Kampung Sejagong, Sg Kepoh starting from 29^th Mei till 3^rd June 2012 to accomplish the Sustainable Village Program by constructing the village entrance signage and school landscape for Sek. Keb. Sejagong, together with the local community.

This service learning program had a full support and cooperation from Centre of General Courses and Co-curriculum, Batu Pahat District Office, Yong Peng District Council, and village committee. The objectives of this program are to give an exposure and awareness about the importance of creating a sustainable landscape design for village environment. Apart from that, it also benefits to students in a way that they can practice the right method of constructing hardscape and softcape for school and village community.

The opening ceremony was launched by Tuan Haji Ab. Wahab Bin Ridwan, Batu Pahat District Officer on 3rd June 2012 which took place at the Sejagong Primary School Hall. Together with Encik Mustafa Kamal Bin Abdullah, Secretary to President Yong Peng District Council and Dean, Faculty of Built Environment, Prof. Dr. Ahmad Nazri Bin Muhamad Ludin has planting a tree during the ceremony at the site as a symbolic of entrance landmark to the village. Other program was held are adoption program and exhibition of proposed landscape masterplan by landscape architecture students for three different areas which are Sek. Keb. Sejagong, the area of Kampung Sejagong and Batu Pahat district. The villagers also took a chance to exhibit their handmade craft during the ceremony.

This program was headed by Dr. Mohd Hisyam Rasidi with the assistance by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Sarofil Abu Bakar and Mdm Zanariah Jasmani.

Final Exam Semester II 2011/2012

by webmaster FAB | Jun 4, 2012 | News, Uncategorized

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UTM Quantity Surveying and Construction Students Won the 4th RICS-RISM International Surveying Conference for Undergraduate Competition

by webmaster FAB | May 22, 2012 | News, Uncategorized

UTM students capturing their moment of victory at prize giving ceremony held in UiTM Puncak Alam.

JOHOR  BAHRU, 19 May: A big congratulation to Quantity Surveying and Construction Students of Quantity Surveying Department, who managed to won 4 out of 9 awards at the 4^th RICS-RISM International Conference for Undergraduates 2012 held on 18 and 19th May at UiTM Puncak Alam Campus.

The conference is a series of annual event jointly organized by Royal Institution of Surveyors (RICS) and Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) host together with participating Universities on a rotation basis. This year, it was hosted by Universiti Teknologi Mara at Puncak Alam Campus. The conference provides a platform for undergraduates from the various accredited surveying courses in Malaysia as well as Asia Pacific Regional Universities to share and exchange ideas, promote understanding and networking apart from exposing the students to present their undergraduate research publicly.

The 4th RICS-RISM International Surveying Conference for Undergraduate 2012 was opened to both national and international participating universities within the Asia Pacific Region. The participating university comprises of  Universiti Malaya, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman and Taylor’s University, Assumption University (Thailand), Thammasat University (Thailand), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Hong Kong, ChongQing University (China) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China).

Our students have managed to monopolise the Best Speakers Award category by grabbing 3 out of 5 awards in the competition. Mean while, for the Best Special Mention Paper category, we managed to grab 1 from 3 awards in the competition. All in all, UTM students have indeed monopolised the awards by grabbing in total 4 out 9 awards competed.  The winners for the Best Presenters are Chan Shuk Yan (QS), Tan Jian Siang (Constr.) and Lau Sook Cheng (QS). Lau Sook Cheng also managed to grab the Special Mention Paper Award entitled “Quantity Surveyors’ Cost Estimating Skills as Applied in Consulting and Contracting Firms.

The papers were judged by both academicians and prominent industry players that includes Dato’ Mani Usilappan (RISM), Prof. Omar Munir (UTAR), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ting Kien Hwa (UiTM), Sr. Dr. Azlan Shah Ali (UM) and Dr. Nazirah Zainul Abidin (USM). The adjudicators for the parallel session were randomly selected from the participating universities to choose the best speaker during each parallel session. All in all, 23 papers were vetted and presented.

The plenary session of the conference was chaired by Bill Jones, the President of RICS Asia Pacific Region and the presenters includes Sr. Hj Sihak Ismail (IM Global Property Consultants Sdn. Bhd), Prof. Dean Kashiwagi (PBSRG), Sr. Dainna Baharuddin (RISM), Sr Wong Chong Wei (RICS) and Sr. Low Han Hoe (RICS). Topics presented at the plenary session were in conjunction with the conference theme ‘Enriching Young Surveyors: Beyond Borders’.

The awards were presented by Sr Teo Chee Hai, the President of International Federation of Surveyors Malaysia. There were 3 categories of award at the competition namely the Best Presenters, Special Mention Paper and Best Paper. The next competition will be hosted by Taylor’s University in 2013.

Once again the students of Quantity Surveying and Construction Programme have managed to outshine other contenders’ prom participating universities within the Asia Pacific region and repeated last year’s success to remain the best in country. Kudos to all!