by webmaster FAB | Jul 15, 2010 | event, Uncategorized
The Rural Tourism Master Plan has put strong emphasis on developing and promoting ecotourism with iconic nature based attraction such as World Heritage Sites, RAMSAR sites, national parks, etc. However, the ecotourism products in Malaysia lack the competitive edge as compared to similar products in countries such as Peru and Vietnam. Moreover, ecotourism projects in this country often stagnate a few years after their inception. The homestay programme exemplifies this predicament, in which many homestays are only able to attract less that 100 visitors per years, and only a handful are able to move up the value chain. In the light of the above statement, this Tourism Capacity Building Programme is timely to create and enhance quality of the models of community based rural tourism projects. This short but impactful programme will equip policy makers and managers with the skills to effectively manage ecotourism development.
by webmaster FAB | Jun 28, 2010 | News, Uncategorized
The Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (Hons) and Bachelor of Science in Construction (Hons) run by the Department of Quantity Surveying were re-accredited for the term 2009 – 2013. Associate Prof. Sr. Dr. Fadhlin Abdullah on behalf of the Dean received the Certificate of Accreditation from Mr. Max Crofts, the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in the ceremony held at the Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur on June 17th, 2010. Also present during the ceremony were RICS Malaysia Vice Chairman, Sr. Kwan Hock Chai, Associate Prof. Sr. Dr. Hjh Wan Maimun Wan Abdullah (ISM President) and UTM representative, Associate Prof. Sr. Dr. Maizon Hashim, Dr. Kherun Nita Ali and Mr. Zuhaili Mohamad Ramly.
During the ceremony, two of the second year students from the department, Miss Nur Farah Farhana Rasid and Mr. Chong Choon Kiat, received the Book Price Award while Miss Tan Fang Fang received the Best Paper Award for the 2nd International Surveying Conference for Undergraduates 2010 held at UTM on March 12th, 2010. Both recognition by the international organization such as RICS would contribute to the process of the internationalization of UTM as a ‘Research University’ and hopefully further enhance the perception of the public towards the programs offered by the department.
by webmaster FAB | May 20, 2010 | News, Uncategorized
Teo Mei Yee is granted with a Korean Government Scholarship which is managed by National Institute for International Education (NIIED), Government of South Korea. A total of 185 scholarships were awarded by NIIED for developing countries throughout the world and only 5 for Malaysian. Mei Yee will be studying at a premier university in South Korea, the Seoul National University to pursue Master of Landscape Architecture. Mei Yee is the best student for Semester 2 Session 2010/2011 completing her undergraduate study last semester at Dept of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, UTM. Let us together harness another student to attain this award.
by webmaster FAB | May 10, 2010 | News, Uncategorized
1. Dr Kei Saito has submitted a research proposal to The Toyota Foundation Research Grant. The topic of his research is “Fundamental Study on Housing Area Design Method for Low Environment Load in Tropic: Development of Spatial Database and Urban Greenery Impact”. The result of the grant will be known in September 2010.
2. Dr Sirima NaSongkla is appointed as a guest crit in the international professional workshop in urban planning and design competition in Vietnam during June 9-12. The workshop is organized by the French Association of Urbanism (Cergy-Pontoise Les Ateliers).
3. Dr Mohd Hisyam Rasidi and Dr Ismail Said will be going to Hiroshima University from 16th May to 18th June 2010 to attend the Exchange Program for East Asian Young Researchers organized by Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation of Hiroshima University. During their stay at the university, they will conducting a research with Dr Muhammad Tetsu Kubota and delivering four lectures to graduate students at the school.
4. Three undergraduates (Baohan, Muhammad Arif bin Wahab Udin and Teo Kien Hee) from Bachelor of Landscape Architecture programme are currently doing their intership at LandArt Shanghai in Shanghai. The two months intership begins from 2nd May to 30th June 2010. Last Sunday, they had the opportunity to attend the Expo 2010 Shanghai China.
5. Dr. Hamidah Ahmad will be attending the 1st Conference on Islamic Urban Heritage in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 22nd to 28th May 2010. The title of her paper is ” Taiping : Heritage Town Landscape Masterplan”.
