UMP students represent the country to Asian Technological University Network Student Leader Forum 2023

SURABAYA, 17 May 2023 - The Asian Technological University Network (ATU-Net) Student Leader Forum 2023 which took place at Universitas Airlangga Surabaya Indonesia as the host on 15-17 May saw the participation of two representatives of the Students’ Representative Council (MPP) of Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), namely the Vice-President of the Corporate Communications Department, Ahmad Zulfakhrol Helmi Zamri and the Secretary of the Student Services Department from the Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology (FTKA), Muhammad Shafiq Danial Eizmeer Johar.

The forum also involved the participation of 30 other student leaders from the Asian Technological University Network such as Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Cebu Technological University, Philippines, Bandung Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Phenikaa University Vietnam and other universities that are members of the Asian Technological University Network.

According to Ahmad Zulfakhrol, this forum is a platform for young leaders to exchange information, opinions and views on green technology related issues in their respective countries while building a network between student leaders from other universities around Asia for other strategic collaborations in the future.

“This forum is also instrumental in inspiring and encouraging young leaders to drive positive change and harness the technological sophistication available for a sustainable world future,” he said.

For him, this participation was a golden opportunity to involve in intellectual activities and discussions with an invited panel of experts in the fields of environment, sustainability, technology and youth leader issues.

The programme also saw Muhammad Shafiq and his teammates from other universities win the People’s Choice Sustainable Project Category.

The programme, coordinated through the UMP Centre for International Relations (CIR), is an annual event to discuss new ideas, roles and functions of student youth leaders by applying innovation and technology while emphasising sustainability and the environment.

With the theme ‘The role of youth leadership in rapid technological innovation and a sustainable green world’, this forum exposed student leaders to be at the forefront of fighting for environmental issues and environmental sustainability.

By: Muhammad Aizat Azed, Student Affairs and Alumni Department
Translation by: Dr.  Rozaimi  Abu  Samah, Engineering   College/Faculty   of  Chemical and Process Engineering Technology