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UPM HIGH IMPACT PROJECTS E-BULETIN (JANUARY- JUNE 2019)

ISSUE 1/2019

EDITOR

ADVISOR

NORHAFIZAH ABD RANI fizah_upm.edu.my

SYAZREENA IBRAHIM syazreena@upm.edu.my

EDITORIALPATRON

PROF. DR. MANSOR ABU TALIB

PROF MADYA DR, MOHD. NIZAM OSMAN

DESIGNERRUDIE BIN TAJUDDIN@TA rudie@upm.edu.my

FARIDAH ABDULLAH ab_faridah@upm.edu.my

NORLELA ABD NAIM ela@upm.edu.my

COMMUNITY PROGRAMME

Demonstration/ Showcase

Extension Services /

Consultancy

University Community TransformationCentre (UCTC), UPM serves as thecoordinator for university communityprograms under the University ForSociety (U4S), Ministry of Education,Malaysia. It recognizes UPM as apremier facilitator for extensionactivities. Based on UPM's Strategic Plan2014-2020, UCTC UPM is responsible tolead UPM's 3rd Goal: Upscaling Industryand Community Engagement.

UCTC UPM has always maintained astrategic and symbiotic relationship withthe community and the larger society inits effort to be a leading University thatcontributes meaningfully towardssustainable development, developmentof the people, wealth of the nation, andinvolvement at the international level.

Community transformation program/ Knowledge Transfer

Professional Advancement Development

(Training to Local & International)

Community

Expert Clinics & Putra Extension

Clinic (Bus)

LOCAL COMMUNITY

AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY

YOUTH

INDIGENOUSCOMMUNITY

CHILD EDUCATION

KEY FOCUS AREAS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The mission of UPM’scommunity engagement is toensure impactful engagementsthrough the building of astrategic relationship which willmutually benefit manystakeholders. UCTC UPMspearheads and coordinates thecommunity service networksfor UPM in various fields

and expertise.

SENIOR CITIZENS

CANCER PATIENTS

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER TO THE

COMMUNITY

Assoc. Prof Dr. Rosnah ShamsudinFaculty of Engineering

‘Multi-layer plantationtechnology which is aimedto increase the productionof Azolla Pinnata as analternative protein source’.

‘Design and development ofa multi-layer compartmentalong side with the dryingarea to increase thefrequency of production ofAzolla Pinnata which isknown as VERSMAP’.

VERSMAP

Community: Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan Bachok Beris Kubor Besar Kelantan

‘The community created job opportunities and earned supplementary income by producing products from leaf fibre using extracted machine, an output from UPM R&D’

Pineapple leaf fibre extraction machine

Community: Kampung Batu 10 KebunBaru, Teluk Panglima Garang

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohamed Thariqbin HameedFaculty of Engineering

‘To enhance the economic status through sustainableincome generation of the Tahfiz Centre’

‘The community gains knowledge pertaining to agriculture,specifically plantation of chili by means of fertigation’

Agricultural Skills Transformation for Community of Tahfiz Al Munawwarah

Community: Adolescents/students andteachers, Tahfiz Al Munawwarah, Ulu Kelang

Prof Dr. Uma Rani SinniahFaculty of Agriculture

‘The local community is able to monitor the blood pressure and sugar level by themselves at their own homes through the transfer of knowledge that has been carried out’

‘To improve the health status and awareness on the importance of taking care of their health’

Medical Screening and Health Programme for the Poor and Needy

Community: Underprivileged families inBatu Caves and Selayang

Dr. Navin KumarFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

‘Advancing the knowledge of the communityin developing and maintaining the aquaponicsystem as well as the enhancement ofthinking skills of the local community’

‘Aquaponic Project’

Community: Adolescents/students and RBT teachers, S.M.K. Cyberjaya

Dr. Izharuddin Shah KamaruddinFaculty of Agriculture

Dr. Izharuddin Shah KamaruddinFakulti Pertanian

International Training Programme for delegates from BangladeshGas Fields Co. Ltd. (BGFCL) in collaboration with strategic industrypartners; M Tech Services Sdn. Bhd., Petrobangla (subsidiarycompany under Ministry of Power, Energy and MineralResources, Bangladesh), Petroliam Nasional Berhad

UCTC UPM in collaboration with the National Human Resources Development Council of SriLanka organized a Managerial Competency Development Programme (VIII) involving 27delegates.

International Training

UCTCcoordinates knowledge sharing programmes to Agrobankstaffs. APEX 1 was organized for three days providescomprehensive exposure on the basics of agriculture, comprisingof plantation, livestocks and aquaculture. The lectures anddemonstrations were delivered by experts from UPM andincluded visits to the farms at the University Agricultural Park(Taman Pertanian Universiti), UPM

Local Training

Agriculture Practical & Exposure (APEX 1)

UPM together with Perak State Veterinary ServicesDepartment via strategic partnership strengthensthe knowledge transfer programs from University tostakeholders (officers and livestock farmers) thatfocuses on theoretical and practical application inherd health programs of livestock, holistic wastewater and sanitation management of ruminant andpoultry livestock. All together 129 participantsparticipated with involvement of 15 UPM’s staffs and35 participants form the agency.

PUTRAPIL

UCTC extends its community networking in Jitra,Kedah through the ‘Fast Track Hidroponics Fertigation’courses in collaboration with the Kelab Mesra IbadahHospital Jitra. A total of 53 participants attended thiscourse which was facilitated by UCTC officers.

Fast Track Hidroponic Fertigation

UPM Cultivates Sustainable Extension Programs via Knowledge Transfer

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