{"id":17200,"date":"2015-12-03T10:53:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T02:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/builtsurvey.utm.my\/fabu2024\/?p=17200"},"modified":"2015-12-03T10:53:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T02:53:29","slug":"utm-shares-knowledge-with-thai-authorities-on-housing-development-in-iskandar-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/builtsurvey.utm.my\/fabu2024\/utm-shares-knowledge-with-thai-authorities-on-housing-development-in-iskandar-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"UTM Shares Knowledge with Thai Authorities on Housing Development in Iskandar Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>UTM Johor Bahru \u2013 <\/strong>Twenty two (22) <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>officials from the National Housing Authority (NHA) and Nakon Rachasima Office, Thailand, led by two senior academics from the Mahasarakham University (MSU), visited the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM Johor Bahru and Iskandar Malaysia on 24 November 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The visit was part of MSU\u2019s joint research with the two Thai authorities in search of international best practice models for housing development. UTM and Iskandar Malaysia were chosen as two of the several international reference points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">On hand to receive the Thai delegates at the Faculty were Assoc. Prof. Datin Dr. Norsiah Abdul Aziz, Head of Department (Urban and Regional Planning) and Mr. Chau Loon Wai, Lecturer from Urban and Regional Planning \u00a0Department and Core Researcher of the UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre based in the Faculty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mr. Chau briefed the Thai delegates on Iskandar Malaysia\u2019s development and the current state and issues of housing development in the rapidly growing economic corridor.\u00a0 The delegates were then led on a technical visit to key development projects in Johor Bahru and Nusajaya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The activity is a recognition of the quality of teaching and research in UTM\u2019s Department of Urban and Regional Planning and bears testimony to the department\u2019s continuous efforts in internationalising and contributing to the regional and international communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">MSU has an active MoU with UTM since January 2011, to which the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment has been most actively contributing with annual joint workshops and occasional technical visits.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_gallery_post_type\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTM Johor Bahru \u2013 Twenty two (22) \u00a0officials from the National Housing Authority (NHA) and Nakon Rachasima Office, Thailand, led by two senior academics from the Mahasarakham University (MSU), visited the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM Johor Bahru and Iskandar Malaysia on 24 November 2015. 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