1st International Graduate Conferencing of Built Environment & Surveying (GBES 2019)
1st International Graduate Conferencing of Built Environment & Surveying on 24-25 June 2019
UTM Real Estate Strengthened Collaboration with Property Industry
Every industry across the globe is witnessing transformations especially in terms of industry requirements to university graduates. Seeking this, it is very important for the education sector to be in line with the challenges in economy as well as growing demands in terms of skills and knowledge. But, it is not possible for the university to take the lead alone. It will be needing support from the industry as well as the Government. In response to this, UTM Real Estate at the Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying organised Property Industry Interview Series (PropSeries) from April to May 2019. This year several major property companies were involved in seminars and interview sessions with final year students. Among the companies that took part were SGD Property Consultants, CBRE|WTW, City Valuers, Country Garden Group, Damansara Asset Sdn. Bhd. and PPC International. For the second consecutive year, the biggest property management company from Singapore, Chambers International, also participated in this programme. There has been a demand for academia- industry collaboration since long ago and now UTM Real Estate is also becoming important to decide the future of property graduates. The university now needs to focus on the skills which will help graduates in becoming productive employees. It can only be done by understanding what industries are looking for in their employees. This program has started since 2015 under the initiatives of Dr. Kamalahasan Achu, Dr. Mustafa Omar and Dr. Muhammad Najib Razali.
Measured Drawing Seminar & Workshop 2019
Measured Drawing Seminar & Workshop 2019 organised by Pusat Kajian Alam Bina Dunia Melayu (KALAM), held at Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying on 10th-14th June 2019.
Planting, Tagging and Monitoring of Trees as A Way to Mitigate Climate Change
UTM TropicalMap Research Group from the Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying led by Associate Prof. Dr. Kasturi Devi Kanniah has organized a tree planting event at SJKT Ladang Kulai Besar. A total of 65 neem (Azadirachta Indicus) tree seedlings were planted at the school ground. The tree seedlings were donated by “Green Earth Society (GES)”, a non-profit organization (NGO) that strives to ensure that the uniqueness, diversity and quality of the environment is maintained to secure the well-being, safety and comfort of the present and future generations. A total of 95 primary school and UTM students, teachers, parents and GES volunteers participated in the event. The first year UTM students of “Geography Studies” were also exposed to service learning which is one of the 21st century teaching and learning components that is incorporated in this programme.
The trees were tagged using a GeoTrees Mobile app (UTM.J.14.01/27.13/1 JLD94(20)) that was developed by a group of researchers from the TropicalMap Research Group. The GeoTrees apps is currently available on Android Play Store and can be used via QR codes to scan and store geodatabase. This app is used to record tree biophysical parameters such as tree height, diameter at breast height, tree canopy and their geographical locations (latitude and longitude) of any new and previously planted trees. Teachers and students of SJKT Ladang Kulai Besar were taught on how to conduct tree inventory using GeoTrees so that they can continuously monitor the trees’ growth and deliver data to the server. The server can be viewed by the public once geodata has been recorded in the GeoTrees apps. The server’s website can be viewed in real time where it shows the distribution of trees planted and detailed information of each tree.
Four years ago, on 24th May 2015, UTM TropicalMap RG planted the same tree species at the school. The trees have grown and are believed to be functioning well which help to absorb carbon dioxide, provide oxygen and offer shade and habitat for birds. Data collected through GeoTrees mobile apps are used to calculate the trees’ ability to sequester and store carbon. Planting trees in urban forests and parks can help to mitigate climate change. These efforts can help to filter polluted air, impound storm water to reduce flash floods and other disasters, increase the cooling effect and mitigate urban heat island effects, reduce energy use and contribute to low carbon emissions in cities and increase property values.
FABU Terima Kunjungan Mahasarakham University, Thailand
Seramai 31 orang dari Mahasarakham Business School (MSB), Mahasarakham University (MSU), Thailand telah mengadakan lawatan ke Fakulti Alam Bina dan Ukur (FABU), UTM pada 28 April 2019 yang lalu. Delegasi tersebut dalam rangka lawatan ke sekitar Johor Bahru dan Singapura telah memilih kampus UTM Johor Bahru untuk melawat persekitaran universiti.
Delegasi MSU diketuai oleh Dr. Nitiphong Songsrirote, Dekan MSB MSU yang turut disertai oleh Prof. Madya. Dr. Pronlapas Suwannarat, Timbalan Dekan (Penyelidikan dan Pengantarabangsaan) MSB MSU, Dr. Pongsatrorn Tantrabundit, Director of Physical and Environmental Development Office MSB MSU, Achariya Issarapaibool, Director of Academic Sevice Center MSB MSU, 5 orang pensyarah dan 22 orang mahasiswa ijazah sarjana muda MSB MSU. Delegasi telah disambut oleh Dr. Noor Aimran Samsudin pensyarah kanan program Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah UTM dan dibantu wakil pelajar dari Persatuan Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah UTM (PEWIBAWA).
Para peserta telah dibawa melawat melihat kemudahan di sekitar fakulti dan kawasan pusat pentadbiran UTM utama yang merangkumi Bangunan Canselori Sultan Ibrahim (BCSI), Masjid Sultan Ismail (MSI), Dewan Sultan Iskandar (DSI) dan Perpustakaan Sultanah Zanariah (PSZ). Di DSI, delegasi berpeluang melihat para petugas membuat persiapan terakhir di dewan sempena penganjuran Majlis Konvokesyen UTM kali ke-62 pada 29 hingga 30 April 2019. Delegasi telah diberikan taklimat ringkas mengenai sejarah dan latar belakang perjalanan majlis tersebut.
Taklimat mengenai sejarah penubuhan UTM dan latarbelakang kampus telah disampaikan sendiri oleh Dr. Noor Aimran Samsudin di Galeri Terbuka PSZ. Di ruang tersebut, pihak PSZ sedang menganjurkan pameran ‘Sebutir Bintang Secercah Cahaya, Tan Sri Ainuddin Abdul Wahid’ bermula 21 April sehingga 21 Jun 2019. Lawatan ringkas tersebut telah memberi peluang kepada delegasi MSB MSU untuk mengenali UTM secara lebih dekat melihat potensi menyambung pelajaran di peringkat seterusnya di universiti ini. Selesai lawatan tersebut, para delegasi telah dibawa melawat sekitar kampus melihat kemudahan lain di sekitar Jalan Lingkaran Ilmu sebelum bertolak pulang.
