7th UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS FORUM (UPF) 2015
“Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nation Building”
12th – 14th May 2015
Program Tentative
| DAY 1 – Tuesday | 12th May 2015 Part I : Campus Tour & Welcome Hi-Tea Venue : UTM Johor Bahru Campus |
| Time | Agenda |
| 14:00 | Check into Hotel-UTM Scholar’s Inn/Pulai Spring Resort |
| 14:30-15:30 | Registration at hotel lobby (Scholar’s Inn/PSR) |
| 16:00-17:00 | UTM Campus Tour and visits to IBD UTM |
| 17:00-18:30 | Networking Hi-Tea at Rumah Tropika |
| 18:30-18:45 | Back to hotel |
DAY 2 – Wednesday | 13th May 2015
Part II : University Presidents Forum 2016
Venue : Senate Hall, Level 2, Sultan Ibrahim Chancellery Building, UTM JB
| Time | Agenda |
| 08:00-08:45 | Registration & On-Site Payment |
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09:00-09:30
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Opening Speech by UTM Vice Chancellor “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nation Building” Prof. Datuk Ir. Dr. Wahid Omar, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia |
| 09:30-10:00 | Keynote 1 Prof. Dr. Caroline McMillen, The University of Newcastle, Australia “Building Collaborative Partnership between Universities, Government, Industry and Communities” |
| 10:00-10:30 | Tea break at Foyer of Senate Hall & Press Conference at Main Meeting Room |
| 10:30-10:50 | Keynote 2 Prof. Dr. Caroline F. Benton, University of Tsukuba, Japan “Creation of a Flexible Education and Research Structure for the Making of a Future Society” |
| 10:50–11:10 | Keynote 3 Prof. Ji-Beom Yoo, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea “Academia-Industry Collaboration in Knowledge Creation and Innovation – Lesson from South Korea” |
| 11:10-11:30 | Keynote 4 Prof. Dr. Michael Adebola Adewumi, Pennsylvania State University, USA “Research & Development as Drivers of Sustainable Economic Development” |
| 11:30-12:00 | Roundtable Discussion |
| 12:00-12:30 | Group Photo Session at Foyer of Sultan Ibrahim Chancellery Building & MoU Signing Ceremony at Banquet Hall |
| 12:30-14:30 | Networking Lunch at Banquet Hall |
| 14:30-16:30 | Panel Discussion “Strengthening ASEAN University Networking” Prof. Dr. Mohd Ismail Bin Abd Aziz, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Prof. Ir. Dr. Joni Hermana, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Prof. Peter Edwards, Singapore ETH-Centre Prof. Dr. Sukarno D. Tanggol, Mindanao State University, Illigan Institute of Technology Moderator : Mr. Kamarul Bahrin Bin Haron, Astro Awani |
| 16:30-17:00 | Closing Remarks by Prof. Datuk Ir. Dr. Wahid Bin Omar |
| 17:00-18:00 | Shuttle bus transfer from UTM to Pulai Spring Resort |
| 18:00-20:00 | Pre Dinner Mocktail & Networking Dinner at Ramayana Lounge PSR |
| 20:00-20:30 | Shuttle bus back to hotel – UTM Scholar’s Inn |
DAY 3 – Thursday | 14th May 2015
Part III : Visit Malaysia Program
Venue : UTM Equine Park & Kong Kong Laut
| Time | Agenda |
| 08:00-08:30 | Shuttle bus transfer from PSR & UTM Scholar’s Inn |
| 08:30-10:30 | Visit UTM Equine Park & Horse Riding |
| 10:30-10:45 | Depart to Kong Kong Laut |
| 12:00-16:30 | Cultural Visit to Kong Kong Laut Tour to Kota Iskandar Visit ends Back to hotel |