Awards and Recognition 2013
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UPM don among 20 most influential women in science in the Islamic world |
Prof Datin Paduka Khatijah Yusoff, an expert in microbiology, molecular biology, and biotechnology, is a former Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (2008-2013) and Deputy Vice Chancellor (for academic and international affairs) of UPM has been named as one of the 20 most influential Muslim women in science in the Islamic world by Muslim-Science.Com, an online portal dedicated to a revival of science. |
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UPM is ranked 16th in the UI-GreenMetric World University Ranking 2013 |
UPM managed to improve its ranking in the UI-GreenMetric World University Ranking 2013 from 19 in the previous year to 16 and emerged to be the highest ranked university from Asia, while the top 15 spots were monopolised by universities from Canada, United States and European countries. |
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Twelve UPM scientists acclaimed as Top Research Scientists 2013 by ASM (Academy of Sciences Malaysia) |
Twelve scientists of UPM were among the 35 recognised as the top research scientists in the country for 2013 by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM); Prof Dr Fatimah Md Yusoff (Fellows of ASM), Prof Datin Paduka Dr Aini Ideris, Prof Dr Luqman Chuah Abdullah @ Chuah Teong Guan, Prof Madya Dr M. Iqbal Saripan, Prof Dr Mahiran Basri, Prof Dr Mohd Ali Hassan, Prof Dr Noh Azah Yusof, Prof Dr Paridah Md Tahir, Prof Dr Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd Rahman, Prof Dr Shamshuddin Jusop, Prof Dr Tan Chin Ping and Prof Dr Taufiq Yap Yun Hin. |
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| 5 Stars Rating for UPM Website in 2013 |
UPM's website successfully retain its performance when rated 5 stars and ranked third place among 20 higher education institutions in 2013 at MGPWA (Malaysia Government Portal and Websites Assessment) ratings. |
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2 Gold and 3 Special Awards at International Invention Show (INOVA) |
A team of researchers from UPM, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rosnah Shamsuddin along with her apprentice Muhammad Fakhri Zainuddin managed to bag two gold medals and three special awards at INOVA. They had won the Diploma Euroinvent Gold Medal from Romania Inventor Forum and Honor of Invention from World Invention Intellectual Property Association (WIIPA) Awards. |
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National Young Scientist Award 2013 at World Innovation Forum Kuala Lumpur (WIF-KL) 2013 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iqbal Saripan has been crowned as the 2013 champion in the National Young Scientist Award category after outdoing two other finalists, both from Universiti Malaysia Perlis and Universiti Malaya at the Kuala Lumpur World Innovation Forum 2013 (WIF-KL) gala dinner and awards ceremony. | |
| Best Presenter at Asian Women Eco-Science | A UPM student, Marina Roseli (Faculty of Agriculture) won the Best Presenter Award at Asian Women Eco-Science Forum 2013 (AWESF 2013) through her presentation on Bodiversity and Sustainable Development in Malaysia. | |
| UPM scales to world’s top 100 in Education, Agriculture and Forestry |
UPM ranked among the world's top 100 universities in the fields of Agriculture, Forestry and Education, outdoing more than 2,000 other universities around the globe, according to the latest review by the QS World University Rankings 2013/14. |
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| 4 Gold, 1 Special Award at PECIPTA 2013 |
UPM innovators took great pride when they bagged 4 gold, 9 silver, 8 bronze medals and 1 Special Award in their overall 25 participations at the 2013 International Conference and Exposition on Invention of Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA). |
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| Inaugural member of the Hall of Honour World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) |
A UPM Professor on Avian Medicine, Professor Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris, has been inducted into the Hall of Honour of the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) that links veterinary poultry scientists around the world. |
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A chemistry professor of UPM was elected to become a member to a division of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). |
Prof Taufiq Yap Yun Hin (Putra Catalysis Science and Technology Research Centre - PutraCAT), was elected as the Titular Member of Division 1 dealing with Physical and Biophysical Chemistry of the Zurich-based IUPAC for the 2014-2015 session. The election also puts him in place for the next 2016-2017 session. | |
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First runner-up in UK bag re-use contest |
Three UPM engineering students have emerged runner-up in a contest on the re-use of pollination bags by a British company, PBS International, and were given the opportunity to develop a business plan for the new products to be financed by the company. |
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Merdeka Award Grant |
Assoc. Prof Dr Abhimanyu Veerakumarasivam and Dr Natrah Fatin Mohd Ikhsan from UPM were chosen by the Board of Trustees of the Merdeka Award from a list of 60 candidates for the short-term grants for qualified Malaysians aged between 22 and 35 to engage in collaborative projects or programmes at internationally renowned institutions. |
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Won Procter & Gamble |
Nor Aslinda binti Abdul (Petroleum Chemistry student) triumphed in a competition by Procter & Gamble, a giant American multi-national manufacturer of a wide range of consumer products. | |
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National Academic Awards 2011 & 2012 |
UPM grabbed three awards at the National Academic Award (AAN) 2011 & 2012. The awards were received by Prof. Dr. Mohd Hair bin Bejo, the Dean of the Veterinary Medicine Faculty (Innovation and Product Commercialisation Award); Prof. Dr. Mohd Adzir Mahdi, the Deputy Dean on Research and Post Graduate Studies of the Engineering Faculty (Promising Academician Award), and Dr. Joanne Yeoh Pei Sze, Head of the Music Department of the Human Ecology Faculty (Artistic and Creativity – Performing Art Group Award). |
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UPM don elected the president of the Balai Ikhtisas (or the Malaysian Profesional Centre) |
A senior lecturer of UPM, Prof. Dr Mohd Khanif Yusop, has been elected the president of the Balai Ikhtisas (or the Malaysian Profesional Centre), the umbrella body for Malaysian professionals. | |
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Honorable Professorship on Prof. Datuk Dr Fauzi, the Vice Chancellor of UPM from Kazakh university and the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
In conjunction with the signing of the MoU and discussions on the areas to start the collaboration, the Kazakh university and Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan awarded an Honourable Professorship to Prof. Datuk Dr Fauzi. | |
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Gold Medal for being the best final-year engineering student from the Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) |
A UPM student, Saw Ting Yik, wins the Gold Medal for being the best final-year engineering student from the Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). | |
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Gong Kencana Emas Awards at Cultural Council of Malaysian Universities (MAKUM) 2013 |
The Putra Arts practitioners of UPM emerged as the overall champions of the arts and cultural activities held by the Cultural Council of Malaysian Universities (MAKUM) 2013. The Gong Kencana Emas Awards is bestowed to the public university that has outshone the others in all the competitions and festivals organised by MAKUM throughout 2011 to 2012. | |
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3 golds and 3 Special Awards in Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2013 |
UPM won 1 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze medals in the Invention & Innovation Awards category and 2 gold, 3 bronze and 3 Special Wards in the International Design Awards (mIDEAS) category of the annual competition for the nation’s scientists and researchers to display their inventions and creativity. 3 Special Awards won by UPM were for Foreign Special Award-Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA), The Best Awards and Special Award with Compliment from the Panel Jury. | |
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Sports Achievement Incentive by Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) |
UPM student and national bowler Syafiq Ridhwan Abdul Malik did the university proud when he received the Sports Achievement Incentive from the Minister of Higher Education, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin at the “Majlis Anugerah Kecemerlangan KPT 2012”. | |
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Khwarizmi International Award (international category) |
Professor Ir. Dr. Mohd Sapuan Salit is the latest winner of the Khwarizmi International Award (International category) for his overall achievements in research projects. | |
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Overall champions at a national level robotic competition, Robogamez 2013 |
The robot dubbed “Putrabot-X” invented by Mohd Hasimi Mohd Sidek, Mohamad Hafizi Kasman, Mohamad Asmi Ashaari and Muhammad Azizi Md Idruss, electrical and electronic engineering students from the Engineering Faculty of UPM, emerge as the overall champion at a national level robotic competition. |
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Gold medal for women's foil category Fencing Championships Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) |
Natasha Ezzra from UPM won the gold medal for women's foil category in the Fencing Championships Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) | |
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Ala Presidential Peace Debate Between University for Minister of Higher Education Cup |
UPM emerged as the second runner up in Ala Presidential Peace Debate Between University for the Minister of Higher Education Cup at UPNM. | |
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Gold medal in Inventions, Research and Innovation (PRPI) |
UPM was awarded a gold medal in the Inventions, Research and Innovation Exhibition (PRPI) for the design innovation based on tropical plant by Dr. Zulkifli Muslim. | |
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Three gold medals in Fencing Championships 2013 at the National Sports Council (NSC) |
UPM managed to collect three gold medals in the Fencing Championships 2013 at the National Sports Council (NSC) through Syabila Fizah (victory in the women's saber category), Yaminah Mohd Yasin (women's epee) and Natasha Ezra Abu Bakr (women's foil). |
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Winner of The second National Inter-residential Public Speaking Competition |
Daniel Mohan Jacob from UPM won the second National Inter-residential Public Speaking Competition. |
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Dato’ Dr. Mohamad Hashim bin Ahmad Tajudin from the Faculty of Agriculture,UPM was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of BERNAS |
Padiberas Nasional Berhad (BERNAS) has appointed Datuk Dr. Mohd Hashim Ahmad Tajuddin from UPM as its new chief executive officer. | |
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Represent Malaysia in 12th Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative |
Chong Sui Kiat, a UPM student has been selected to represent the country at the 12th Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative in Bangkok, Thailand. |
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Overall team champion in Indoor Archery Championships for Malacca Chief Minister's Cup |
UPM is the overall team champion and first runner up for hosting athlete team at the Indoor Archery Championships for the Malacca Chief Minister's Cup. | |
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Champion for IPT Netball League for South Central Zone |
UPM won the IPT Netball League for the South Central Zone when defeated UiTM with 28-18. | |
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Final at international competition organized by Airbus “Fly Your Ideas” in France. |
Koo Teck Hock, Ong Thiam Chun, Teong Chee Khoon and Tan Kai Jun, a team of students from UPM is one of the five teams selected by Airbus to compete in the third edition of the Fly Your Ideas challenge and present their ideas to a jury of Airbus and industry experts at Airbus' headquarters in Toulouse on June 12. | |
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Winner for Help University Malay Mail English Essay Competition 2013 |
Sim May Yee, a UPM student, won the essay competition for Help University Malay Mail English Essay Competition 2013 in the college/university category. |
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Champion at MASUM Hockey League Division 1 2013 |
UPM was the champion at the MASUM Hockey League Division 1 2013. | |
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Champion at “Wings of KKB” |
Ong Kang Woei, Mohd Azri Ahmad dan Mohd Shahril Ab Razak, the team members of 3 Harriers from UPM won in the open category in the second "Wings of KKB" bird watching competition. |
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Award winner at International Food Technology |
Sew Chang Chew, Tan Tai Boon, Mohd. Asraf Mohd Zainudin, Kuan Chee Haov and Najla Gooda Sahib, a group of students from UPM, is the winner at the International Food Technology organized by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) for two years in a row through their product, “EnerTEIN”, a meal to supplement the diet of HIV patients. | |
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Silver medal at the 12th World Wushu Championships |
A UPM student, Diana Bong, wins the silver medal through the Nan Gun Woman Category at 12th World Wushu Championships held in Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium. | |
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Football cahmpion at Malaysian Universities Sports Council (MASUM) 2013 |
UPM is the football champion at the Malaysian Universities Sports Council (MASUM) 2013. | |
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MIMOS Prestigious Award |
Dr. Salfarina Abdullah, from the Department of Software Engineering and Information Systems, the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, UPM was selected as one of the award recipients for the MIMOS Prestigious Award 2013 when MIMOS Berhad listed in sixth place at the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) issued by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WHO). | |
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Winners for the USM Woman Open Category at International Netball Fiesta |
UPM wins the Woman Open Category at the International Netball Fiesta in USM. | |
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Promising Student |
UPM awarded the “Promising Student Enterprise 2013” in the "Anugerah Keusahawanan Kementerian Pendidikan 2013 (MEA)". |