MoU Signing between UTHM- IMM : To Establish UTHM-IMM Materials Student Chapter

Reported by: Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Hamimah Abd.Rahman, IMM Working Committee Member of Southern Chapter / Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM) during 10^th International Conference on Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (ICME) 2019 on 29 August 2019 at Mudzaffar Hotel, Melaka.

Deputy Vice Chancellor of (Research and Innovation), Professor Ts. Dr. Ruzairi bin Abdul Rahim representing UTHM while IMM was presented by its Honorary Treasurer, Ts Dr. Zulkarnain bin Kedah. Also present at the event were IMM General Manager, Mr N.Hithaya Jeevan and Dean Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Associate Professor Dr. Shahruddin bin Mahzan @ Mohd Zin.

The MoU was sealed to allow the establishment of IMM Materials Student Chapter in the UTHM campus is parked under Mechanical Postgraduate Association (MEPA), Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (FKMP).  The MoU will strengthen the collaboration between IMM and UTHM through UTHM-IMM Student Chapter activities and leverage of both parties strengths and connections

Having a student chapter allows university and IMM co-organise events and leverage of both parties strengths and connections. Activities or programmes that can be carried out relating, but not limited to:

(a) Joint conferences, training courses, seminars and activities of like nature;

(b) Exchange of academic material and other information;

(c) Activities of mutual interest such as dissemination of each other’s activities;

(d) Linkage to each other’s websites;

Associate Professor Dr Lim Teck Hock, Chair of Student Chapter IMM and Associate Prof. Ts. Dr. Hamimah Abd.Rahman are the representatives from each party for the purpose of development and management of joint activities.