UMP and MUJ hosted ICAMEN conference

By: DR. SAIFUL ANWAR CHE GHANI, FACULTY OF MECHANICAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) and Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) jointly organised the International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Nanotechnology (ICAMEN 2019) on March 9, 2019.

The conference, which was held in Jaipur, India attracted more than 200 research papers from around the world.

UMP Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Sri Dr. Daing Nasir Ibrahim, who attended the conference, also delivered a keynote address on UMP’s strategies on excellence and networking in technical university (MTUN).

Other guests included Faculty of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (FKMP) Dean, Professor Dr. Rizalman Mamat, Dr. Saiful Anwar Che Ghani and Dr. Daing Mohamad Nafiz Daing Idris.

MUJ was represented by Dr.. Santosh Patil from the Department of Mechanical.  

Professor Dato’ Sri Dr. Daing said both universities had come up with a lot of ideas that would meet their needs to tap into the global recognition.

“The gathering gave the participants the opportunity to share expertise in a move to further advance the field of teaching, learning and research.

“It will also increase UMP’s visibility at the international level,” he added.

MUJ’s Faculty of Engineering Dean, Professor Dr. Jagannath Korody said the university was now in the midst of reviewing its academic curriculum by including the elements of ‘Outcome Based Education’ or OBE that would correspond to the vocational education (TVET) that was being implemented.

UMP’s delegation also made a courtesy call to MUJ President Dr. JK Prabhu at his office and held discussions including exchange of views on best practices and exploring the possibilities of collaborations between UMP and MUJ.

Present at the meeting was MUJ Faculty of Science Dean Professor Dr. Anoop Kumar Mukhopadhyay.

The official launching of the conference involved watering of trees that marked the symbol of sustainability in education and cooperation between the two universities from two countries.