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Issue 20September-December 2013

Dear MySET members,

I am pleased to wrap up 2013 with a bumper issue for the MySET ETMagazine (Sept-Dec 2013). It has been a fruitful year indeed forMySET in terms of membership drive as well as various national andinternational activities organized and co-organized throughout theyear. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate MySETcouncil members under the leadership of our beloved presidentProfessor Dato’ Abang Abdullah Abang Ali for their tirelesscommitment towards promoting MySET as a learned society for theengineering fraternity. MySET is becoming an increasingly well-knownsociety both nationally as well as internationally through our activeparticipation under the Federal Engineering Institutions of IslamicCountries (FEIIC). I would also like to congratulate MySET’s Roboticsand Automation interest group (MyRAig) for their active involvementin organizing and participating in local and international events andcreating networks with allies in South East Asia.

In this issue we feature an opinion column by Dr. Rabyah MohdMansor, who is under the Workforce Development Unit, ChiefMinister’s Department entitled SCORE: Marketability of Technicians.This column was adapted from one of the keynote speeches givenduring the Inaugural National Conference for Technicians & TVETSemi-Professionals (SwakCREATE2013). I am personally proud thatMySET is taking the lead to promote technicians and skilled workersand I hope to see more initiative towards this effort in the followingyears. On the other hand we would like to also see technicians andskilled workers become more active and taking more initiatives toreflect their importance in the engineering fraternity.

In this issue we took the opportunity to also highlight the SarawakCorridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) which makes a veryinteresting read. As for past events, we report various activities,conferences and competitions held nationally and internationally,namely SwakCREATE2013, World Engineering Congress (WEC2013)and Pertandingan Kemahiran Malaysia 2013 (Bidang Automotif).

SurayaAssoc. Prof. Dr. SurayaAbdul RashidChief Editor

Editor’s Note

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Chief EditorAssoc. Prof. Dr. Suraya Abdul Rashid

Co-EditorsAssoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal

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JUNE 20142nd World Research & Innovation onEngineering & Technology (WRICET2014)Date: June 2014Venue: Islamabad, Pakistan

Future Events 2014

Dr. Rabyah Mohd MansorWorkforce Development Unit,Chief Minister’s Department

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The Sarawak Corridor of RenewableEnergy (SCORE) is an integralcomponent in the state’s effort tobecome a modern state by 2030. By then, itis expected that the economic impact ofSCORE will include a five-fold expansion ofthe Sarawak GDP to RM118 billion, with anincrease in per capita income toRM97,400.00.

The demand for human capital inSarawak will grow drastically with theimplementation of the SCORE initiative, asnew industries continue to emerge in thecentral region of the state. SCORE now hasa steady flow of more than 10 priorityindustries to ensure it can achieve its goals;among them are steel, oil-based, glass,aluminum, timber-based, livestock, fishingand aquaculture and tourism industries.

The establishment of SCORE is not justmeant for big businesses but also to helpdevelop Sarawak and its people to becomeindustrialized and be a high-incomecommunity. With the full implementation ofthe SCORE initiative, it has been projectedthat 1.6 million additional jobs will be createdin Sarawak. SCORE now needs at least14,000 workers with skills in the relatedfields. It is important for those especially inthe technical field to grab this opportunity.

Efforts to develop Sarawak’s humancapital will be intensified in the coming years,since new industries in SCORE, especially inthe Samalaju Growth Node, are creatingmore than 17,000 jobs when their operationswill be fully up and running in the next two tothree years. Meanwhile, during theconstruction phase of manufacturingfacilities, jobs have been created by theseinvestors for thousands of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers as well.

Actual job opportunities for skilled andsemi-skilled workers are available, coveringthe general fields such as mechanical,electrical, chemical and civil engineering andtechnology. The marketability of technicians

in various sectors is possible. For example,for the hydro power plant construction, thereare vacancies for technicians assupervisors/superintendents, electricaltechnicians and mechanical technicians.These job opportunities require a diploma orcertificate in mechanical/electricalengineering, for example. Other exampleswould be aquaculture for the fisheriesindustry and workers for construction ofboats and ships for marine engineering.

Having said this, there are variouschallenges that need to be addressed. Oneof them is the issue of the shortage of skilledmanpower. Studies have indicated thatMalaysia has a skilled labour shortage ofmore than 700,000 workers. By 2020, atleast 46 per cent of the industries will requirejobholders trained with vocational diploma orcertificate standards. Studies also indicate

that the Sarawak unskilled labour forceconsists of 50 per cent of the populationhaving secondary level education, 23 percent primary level and 9 per cent with noformal education.

With the potential for high pay, localsneed to equip themselves with knowledgeand skills in order to be competitive in thejob market, particularly in facing stiffcompetition caused by the influx of workersand traders coming into the state over theyears.

Other issues have also been identified,such as attitude, communication skills andshortage of qualified instructors. Employerswill need to deal with these matters to ensuretheir workers are ready to face thechallenges in the industry. Institutions ofhigher learning must offer curricula related to

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SarawakCorridor ofRenewableEnergy(SCORE)Adapted from the official recoda website www.recoda.com.my. The RegionalCorridor Development Authority (RECODA) is the agency tasked with overseeingand managing SCORE.

What is SCORE?

Between 2006 and 2010, the Federal Government ofMalaysia announced a series of five economiccorridors in a farsighted attempt to stimulate globaland domestic investment in traditionally rural areas tocreate balanced development throughout the country. Thefirst three corridors, the Northern Corridor EconomicRegion (NCER), Iskandar Development Region (IDR) andthe East Coast Economic Region (ECER), were formulatedand adopted between 2006 and 2007. The regionaldevelopment plans for Sabah and Sarawak were finalisedand adopted in early 2009. Sarawak Corridor of RenewableEnergy (SCORE) is now firmly established as one ofMalaysia’s five economic corridors.

In terms of land area, SCORE is the second largest ofthe corridors and covers an area of more than 70,000square kilometres of the resource rich central region with apopulation of more than 600,000. SCORE has a longcoastline of more than 1,000 km, in excess of 8 millionhectares of forests, and almost 5 million hectares of arableland and peat land suitable for agriculture. The corridor has1.2 billion tonnes of known oil reserves, more than 80million tonnes of Silica sand and in excess of 22 milliontonnes of Kaolin of China clay, a key component ofcosmetics, ceramics and, most recently, for combat areamedical equipment.

SCORE has an abundance of natural resources,including clean and safe renewable resources, such ashydropower, that offers commercial users clean energy atcompetitive rates. In view of this, the 2008 – 2030development plan for SCORE focuses on developing theenergy sector and targets 10 high impact priority industriesthat will complement the development plan and alsoprovide downstream opportunities for SMEs. This is in linewith the state’s ninth Malaysia plan to capitalise on thestate’s energy resources. The availability of inexpensiveenergy gives SCORE a significant advantage whencompeting to attract energy intensive industries and thishas already resulted in a number of early successes.

technical fields in order to producecapable and skilled workforce.

At the end of the day, themarketability of technicians highlydepends on skills and up-to-dateknowledge of the industry. Stayingcurrent is a prerequisite forongoing employment. Could youqualify for an equivalent positionwith a competitor – or do youreadily qualify for the upgrade youseek? If not, what do you need todo?

In order to be marketable,technicians will need to build theirresumes and create a goodimpression during interviews. Theymust improve themselves withgood interpersonal skills,

especially communication skills.Becoming active in a professionalassociation is a very goodexample of improving theirprofessional images.

It can be concluded thatSCORE awareness is useful toprovide skilled and semi-skilledworkers, especially technicians,with good job opportunities. Inorder to be marketable,technicians should know theirpotentials and how they can fit intothe current/future employmentrequirements. Technicians shouldprepare themselves for the typesof jobs and the workforcerequirements by the industries. ET

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As more energy intensive industries establish themselves inSCORE, they will form the bedrock of the SCORE strategy, giving arobust boost to the development of the growth nodes, which in turnwill require training centres and technical colleges to train thepopulation and create a core of skilled workers, thereby raising theliving standards of the population. As SCORE grows, the benefits willimpact the whole state and give citizens in the rural areas theopportunity to participate in the state’s primary goal, which is tobecome a high-income state on a par with the wealthier states inPeninsular Malaysia by 2020.

As employment increases, the socio economic inequality betweenrural and urban areas will be reduced and poverty eradicated. Qualityof life will improve for the long term, more high-income jobs will becreated and the economy will move up the value chain in line with thefive thrusts of the national mission and the key tenets of the state’sninth Malaysia plan.

In addition to the extensive subsidies offered by the federalgovernment and mindful of the costs and potential risks early moversare faced with, the state government has also developed a numberof incentives over and above those of the federal government toencourage investors. The state government’s commitment to thesuccess of SCORE will establish long-term business confidence inthe region and help Sarawak become the destination of choice forbusiness investment.

Why should investors choose SCORE?Key reasons why you should choose SCORE:

1. SCORE is the only location in Southeast Asia where there is anabundance of competitively priced energy. SCORE has the abilityto generate more than 28,000 MW of power, of which 20,000 MWis sourced from hydropower.

2. This abundance of inexpensive energy makes Sarawak SCOREthe perfect location for energy intensive industries.

3. Efficient and business-friendly government.

4. SCORE will become, in a few short years, Southeast Asia’sindustrial backbone.

5. A strategic development plan that has mapped out seamlesslyintegrated infrastructure, including modern airports, seaports,roads, utilities and communications.

6. Strategically located at the heart of Southeast Asia, SCORE is theperfect gateway to a market of 3 billion increasingly wealthyconsumers located in 20 countries.

7. An extensive list of attractive incentives that include taxexemption of up to 100 per cent.

8. A stable political environment based on the UK parliamentarysystem.

SCORE covers an area of more than 70,000 square kilometres ofthe resource rich central region of Sarawak, one of two Malaysianstates on the island of Borneo. On the west coast of Sarawak, SCOREstretches from Tanjung Manis at the mouth of the Rajang River in thesouth to Samalaju in the north via Mukah and Bintulu. SCORE thenmoves inland to Baram and Tunoh in the east.

SamalajuSamalaju is the ideal location for heavy industries, and since its

launch in 2008, investors have already committed US$9 billion (RM29billion) to Samalaju Industrial Park. With a deep-sea port scheduledfor completion in stages from 2013 to 2016, Samalaju is the ideallocation for heavy industries interested in taking advantage of thestate’s attractive energy rates. Covering an area of 450 hectares, theport will form the logistical hub for the import of raw materials andthe export of finished products from the heavy industries located inthe industrial park.

Tanjung ManisTanjung Manis is being developed into an industrial port city and

Halal Hub. The port will have an annual capacity of 200,000 TEUs and6 million tonnes of general cargo and will play a pivotal role in thefuture success of the Halal Hub and SCORE. Tanjung Manis HalalHub will be the largest and most advanced integrated Halal Hub inthe world. Tanjung Manis has a number of competitive advantages,including a large land bank, extensive infrastructure and a deep-waterport and airport that will be upgraded.

MukahRECODA will be headquartered in Mukah at the heart of SCORE.

Mukah will be the administrative nerve centre of the corridor, withaccess to all key locations within SCORE. Mukah is also the locationfor polytechnics and specialised training centres to provide trainingfor skilled and semi skilled workers needed by the corridor. A researchand development centre with an emphasis on resource-basedresearch and select industrial research will also be established tosustain the growth of the corridor.

BaramThe Baram growth node will have at its core hydroelectric power

generation, oil palm plantations, forest plantations that use renewableplantation timber to promote the preservation of rainforests withresponsible forest management practices, and eco tourism thatallows visitors to experience the natural world of the rainforests.

5 Thrusts of the National MissionTo move the economy up the value chain

To address the persistent socio-economic inequality constructively and productively

To raise the capacity for knowledge and innovation and nurture “first class mentality”

To improve the standard and sustainability of quality of life

To strengthen the institutional and implementation capacity

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TunohOil palm and forest plantations,

agriculture and eco-tourism have beenidentified as potential economic activitiesfor Tunoh.

Human CapitalDevelopment

The demand for human capital inSarawak will grow drastically with theimplementation of the SCORE plan, as newindustries continue to emerge in the centralregion of the state and, particularly ascurrent economic activities, namely inagriculture, manufacturing and tourism,receive a boost in the coming years.

By the year 2030, it is expected that theeconomic impact of SCORE will include afive-fold expansion of the Sarawak GDP toRM118 billion, and an increase in percapita income to RM97,400.00. With thefull implementation of the SCORE initiative,

it has also been projected that 1.6 millionadditional jobs will be created in Sarawak.

As such, Sarawak is focused in itsresolve to develop its human capital tomeet the needs of industries in SCORE. Infact, one of the most significant initiativesto date has been the setting up of U-SCORE, which is a consortium of privateand public institutions of higher learning inthe state, with the main purpose ofassisting the state government inmonitoring the demand and supply of theworkforce required for SCORE. TheMinistry of Higher Education Malaysiainstructed UNIMAS to chair the U-SCOREproject, which is implemented incollaboration with the state government.U-SCORE gathers statistics on thenumber of graduates produced byinstitutions of higher learning and thenpresents this information to the federaland state governments.

SCORE Areas

As SCORE grows, thebenefits will impactthe whole state andgive citizens in the

rural areas theopportunity to

participate in thestate’s primary goal,which is to become ahigh-income state on

a par with thewealthier states in

Peninsular Malaysiaby 2020.

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On 25 September 2013, the Director-General ofthe Department of Polytechnic Education,Datuk Mohlis Bin Jaafar led a delegationconsisting of the President of MySET (MalaysianSociety for Engineering and Technology), Prof. Dato’Abang Abdullah Abang Ali, Directors and staff ofKuching Polytechnic, Mukah Polytechnic and MetroBetong Polytechnic, Divisional Directors and staff fromthe Department of Polytechnic Education to the ChiefMinister of Sarawak’s office in Wisma Bapa, PetraJaya Kuching.

The purpose of the visit was to invite YAB PehinSri Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of Sarawak toofficiate the opening ceremony of the InauguralNational Conference for Technicians & TVET Semi-Professionals, SwakCREATE 2013 with the theme

“Nurturing Professional Technicians” at Hilton Kuching Sarawakon 7 October 2013. The conference was jointly organised byKuching Polytechnic, Sarawak and MYSET to provide a platformfor the academia and the industries to discuss on issuespertaining to the professionalism of technicians and to createawareness on the vast career opportunities and enhancement oftechnicians as skilled semi-professionals.

According to the Director-General of the Department ofPolytechnic Education, Datuk Mohlis Bin Jaafar the ideal ratio forengineer:technician is 1:3. However, in Malaysia, there are moreengineers than technicians. The President of MYSET, Prof. Dato’Abang Abdullah Abang Ali hoped that the formation of theMalaysian Board of Technologists will spearhead the recognitionof technicians to be on par with engineers and that this issue willbe tabled in parliament soon.

Courtesy Visit to SarawakChief Minister’s Office


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The Inaugural National Conference forTechnicians & TVET Semi-Professionals(SwakCREATE2013) was successfully held atthe Hilton Hotel, Kuching Sarawak on 7 – 8 October2013. It was officiated by YB Dato Sri MichaelManyin Anak Jawong, Minister of InfrastructureDevelopments and Communications Sarawak.

This conference was jointly-organised byPoliteknik Kuching Sarawak and Malaysian Societyfor Engineering & Technology (MySET). The co-organisers for this conference are Jabatan KetuaMenteri Sarawak, University College of TechnologySarawak (UCTS), Majlis Rekabentuk Malaysia(MRM) and Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM).

The keynote speakers for this conference wereDatuk Haji Mohlis Jaafar (Director General, JabatanPengajian Politeknik Kementerian PendidikanMalaysia), Prof. Ir. Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor(Secretary General, MySET), Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ir.Badrulhisham Abdul Aziz (Deputy Vice ChancellorUMP) and Dato’ Haji Omar Osman (PresidentCUEPACS). The speakers for the technical sessionwere Mr. Damien Owen (Deputy Chair of the DublinAccord), Dr. Hajah Rabyah Mohd Mansor (JKM

Inaugural National Conference forTechnicians & TVET Semi-Professionals

(SwakCREATE2013)

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Sarawak), Mr. Kal Joffres (CEO of TandemFund and Director at Tandemic) and En.Omar Osman (Executive Creative Director,O SQUARE Sdn Bhd).

The panel discussions held during thisconference were chaired by Ir. AhmadTamby Kadir (Vise President, MySET) withthe topic “Professional Technicians: TheWay Forward”. The panellists for thesediscussions were Prof. Dr. Abdul RahmanDeen (Director of Workforce DevelopmentUnit, JKM Sarawak), En. Shabudin Man(Deputy Director General, JabatanPengajian Politeknik), Encik Omar Osman(Executive Creative Director, O SQUARESdn Bhd) and Mr. Damien Owen (DeputyChair of the Dublin Accord).

The objective of this conference was toprovide a platform for discussion onprofessionalism amongst technicians, toshare information and experiences ininnovation and professional developments

at the international level and tocreate awareness on the vast careeropportunities for technicians asprofessionals. This conference wasattended by assistant engineers,junior engineers, technicalassistants, assistant servicemanagers, supervisors, technicians,TVET Technical Lecturers and TVETstudents. The total number ofparticipants for this conference was155 persons.


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The Fifth World Engineering Congress,under the theme “Advancement inEngineering, Technology & Science:Creating Synergies,” was held in Islamabad,Pakistan, between 23 and 25 September2013. The Congress was jointly organised bythe Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) andthe Federation of Engineering Institutions ofIslamic Countries (FEIIC) in collaboration withthe National University of Science &Technology (NUST), the Pakistan HigherEducation Commission (HEC), the Institutionof Engineers Pakistan (IEP), COMSATSInstitute of Information Technology (CIIT), theMalaysian Society for Engineering &Technology (MySET) and the NationalEngineering Academy of Kazakhstan (EARK).

President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussaininaugurated the event that was attended bymore than 300 participants. Basil Wakelin(New Zealand) and Javed Khan (United

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States) and Bernard Amadei (United States)delivered their plenary lectures, which focusedon engineering education, professionalcompetencies and affordable engineeringsolutions. On the following day, the plenarylectures were delivered by Igor Emri (Slovenia),Israr A Sheikh (Saudi Arabia) and Gulbazar(Kazakhstan), which expounded on linkingresearch and education to prosperity, and oncurrent technology.

The event had more than 50 technicalpapers on topics related to advanced andappropriate technology presented andorganized under the various conference themes:Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Informatics,Building & Infrastructural Engineering, NaturalResources & Green Technology, Aerospace,Mechanical & Chemical Engineering andEngineering Education. A poster session ofmore than 20 papers was also held in parallelwith the oral session.

One of the many interesting presentationswas on “Exploiting of Possessed LatentKnowledge in Engineering Education,” made byNaveed Zafar. It discussed the concept of latentknowledge, which one accumulates with time,

and how this under-utilised knowledge bankcan be used in a structured manner andcorrelate with any subjects being studied.

The WEC 2013 ended with an official closingby the Minister of Science and Technology,Pakistan. The tremendous support to the eventwith participants from within Pakistan and thevarious countries, such as United States,Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Canada, NewZealand, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia and others, alsosignalled the confidence that Pakistan isgaining, despite the media’s portrayal ofunstable and insecure Pakistan. The highsecurity environment, which does not spareanyone from being scrutinised, is a comfort toPakistanis and visitors alike.

Young professionals and students, includingundergraduate students, also participated in theWEC 2013. The involvement of these youngpresenters provided the impetus for thePakistan Engineering Council to proceed aheadwith a young professionals conference, which isexpected to be held in March 2014 in Pakistan.

The WEC 2013 organising committee alsoorganised a trip to the famous Tarbela dam, the


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largest man-made structure (built in 1974),which was about a two-hour journey fromIslamabad. Tarbela dam is a massiveproject built on the Indus River, locallyknown as “Abbasin” or the father of rivers.The Tarbela dam was built mainly forirrigation, coupled with power generation,but irrigation still remains as its mainfunction.

The construction work on the Tarbeladam started in 1968 and was completedin 1974 at a total cost of USD $2.63 billion.A total volume of about 152 million m3 ofearth and rock was used to construct thedam, which is 143 m high from theriverbed and spanning 2,743 m. Twospillways, with discharge capacities of18,406 cumecs and 24,070 cumecs, wereconstructed. There were also two auxiliarydams to close the low level ridges in theleft bank valley. Four tunnels, each nearlyone kilometre long through the rightabutment rock, are for the irrigationreleases and power generation. The fifthtunnel on the left bank is used for irrigationreleases.

The mega project also acted as a“university” training for many Pakistaniengineers. The area under the Indus Riversystems being irrigated is about 13 millionhectares, which is as big as combinedareas of Netherlands and Denmark. Thecanal system in Tarbela stretches 61,000km with a series of river barrages andcanal head works. The Tarbela powergeneration capacity has been enhanced

from 2,100 MW, as originally planned, to3,478 MW. The creation of a 260 km2 and97 km long reservoir with the Tarbela damhas also displaced nearly 100,000persons from 120 villages. The megaproject is also not without problem, wheresedimentation has reduced the reservoircapacity by about a third of its originalsize.

24th FEIIC Council MeetingThe FEIIC Council Meeting was held

at the National University of Science andTechnology (NUST). Prof. Megat JohariMegat Mohd Noor, the vice president ofFEIIC, represented Malaysia at the councilmeeting. The meeting agreed on:

1) Strengthening the five regional officesto promote the FEIIC.

2) Having the next general assembly inMadinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia inconjunction with the InternationalConference on Engineering Education(ICEE).

3) The next World Engineering Congressto be organised in Jordan.

4) The nomination of council members tobe invited by the Secretary General

5) All EQAPS participating countries toinitiate discussion from within thecountries, and participate in theEQAPS meeting that will be held inconjunction with the ICEE.

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The Automotive Engineering Section under UniversitiKuala Lumpur Malaysia France Institute (UniKL MFI)participated in Karnival dan Ekspo KemahiranKebangsaan 2013 (KEKK2013) that was held on 26-30September 2013 at the Malaysia Agro Exposition ParkSerdang (MAEPS), Serdang, Selangor. The skills competitionwas co-organised by Department of Skills Development (DSD)under the Human Resource Ministry and PerbadananOtomotif Nasional (PROTON) which is also main sponsor ofthe event.

KEKK 2013 was themed – “Mengarusperdana LatihanKemahiran” – and managed to attract over 150 youthsrepresenting various local institutions of higher learning, aswell as the government and private sectors.

UniKL MFI has been grouped into the category of PertandinganKemahiran Peringkat Terbuka (for coaches/trainers in vocational andtechnical institutes) along with the following institutions:

1. Institute Hasani2. Industrial Studies Group A3. Industrial Studies Group B4. ZNS Enterprise5. Giatmara Pantai Timur6. Giatmara Borneo7. Giatmara Johor8. Kamisos Enterprise9. UniKL MFI A10. UniKL MFI B11. Automotive Youth (UniKL MFI)12. ILP Jitra

The skills competition participants werecategorised into:1. Pertandingan Kemahiran Malaysia (for students)2. Pertandingan Kemahiran MYSKILL (for teachers

and coaches)3. Pertandingan Kemahiran Peringkat Terbuka (for

coaches/trainers in vocational and technicalinstitutions)

4. Pertandingan Kemahiran Kolej Vokasional (forvocational students)

5. Pertandingan Kemahiran Proton ExportDistributor

6. Pertandingan Kemahiran PROTON (for Protontechnicians/mechanics)

PertandinganKemahiranMalaysia 2013(Bidang Automotif) Pertandingan Kemahiran (Kategori Terbuka)Skills Competition (Open Category)En. Asrul Syaharani YusofTeam Manager

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The objectives of thecompetition skills are:ü To select skilled youth trainees

and recognise their potentialthrough a national competitionwith the chance to represent thecountry at the ASEAN and WorldSkills competition.

ü To educate and inform thesociety, particularly the youth,on the needs of highly skilledworkers to support the nationaldevelopment.

ü To encourage a culture ofrespecting high skills in thiscountry.

In this open category, the team must perform several tasksgiven which must be completed within three hours. The tasksthat need to be performed and resolved include the following:

1. Perform Clutch Service2. Perform Suspension Service3. Perform Brake System Service4. Perform Starter Motor Service5. Perform Drive Belt Service6. Perform Vehicle Test Drive

For this competition, UniKL MFI has sent three teams ofstudents:

1. UniKL MFI A representative:

a. Awang Ardime Bin Awang Maslee – Leader (BAMT)b. Reshal Forzad Bin Ramli (BAMT)c. Eza Amalina Binti Zulkifli (BAMT)

2. UniKL MFI B representative:

a. Amirah Binti Zainal Abidin – Leader (BAMT)b. Mohd Syafiee Bin Mohd Anwar (BAMT)c. Lyara Aisehah Binti Ariffin (DAMT)

3. Automotive Youth (Unikl MFI) representative:

a. Mohd Zafri Bin Mohd Saleh – Leader (BAMT)b. Mohamad Abdul Rahim Bin Azman (BAMT)c. Muhammad Faizil Bin Fuzil (BAMT)

BAMT – Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Hons) in AutomotiveMaintenanceDAMT – Diploma of Engineering Technology in Automotive Maintenance

The staff involved from the Automotive Engineering Section:

1. Asrul Syaharani Bin Yusof – Section Head (Team Manager)2. Mohd Zaki Bin Bahrom – Lecturer (Team Advisor)3. Saiful Amri Bin Halil – Senior Technical Assistant (Coach)4. Amrul Bin Ismail – Technical Assistant (Coach)

CompetitionResults for OpenCategory (Final): 1. Automotive Youth (UniKL

MFI) - (CHAMPION)2. UniKL MFI A - Runner-Up3. Giatmara Johor4. ZnS Enterprise5. UniKL MFI B –Fifth Place6. Giatmara Borneo

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myRAig- MySET Visit toSouth Korea23 October – 1 November 2013

yRAig-MySET received aninvitation from the KoreanAssociation for Robot Industry

(KAR) as a VIP guest to their annualRobotworld Exhibition in KINTEX, Seoul,South Korea. For this visit, myRAig wasrepresented by Prof. Dr. Ishkandar Baharinand Mr Eugene Ng. KAR has alsoextended their invitation to anyorganisations recommended by myRAig.TWO organisations accepted theinvitation, namely:

1. Technology Park Malaysia2. Robotics Pioneer Group (UniKL-MFI)

Robotworld 2013myRAig-MySET was provided with a

complimentary exhibition booth topromote the society’s activities at theRobotworld 2013.

myRAig Activities Report

myRAig-MySET Booth at the Robotworld 2013

myRAig-MySET Team with KAR GeneralManager, Johnny Kim and Se-Ra Jeong

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Signing of MoU with VietnamAutomation Association

During the Robotworld 2013,MySET also signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with the VietnamAutomation Association to collaborateand establish the ASEAN RoboticsAssociation based in Malaysia with thesupport of KAR in the year 2014. KARand its associates in South Korea haveexpressed their support in this matter.

Robotics Pioneer GroupLearning Trip

Six students of UniKL-MFIparticipated in this trip as the startingmember of Robotics Pioneer Group.The purpose of the trip is for theparticipants to gain real experience inthe robotics world as well as to widentheir view internationally. Hopefully,through this experience, they will beable to initiate a students’ programmein Malaysia to emulate South Korea andother advanced robotics countries interms of local students’ developmenteffort.

Signing of MoU withInternational Robotics OlympiadCompetition (IROC) and officialappointment as FIRAInternational CommitteeMember

Following from the Robotworld2013 event, an MoU was also signedbetween MySET and the InternationalRobotics Olympiad Competition (IROC)for MySET to be the representative?? ofthe IROC Malaysia. IROC Malaysia willcoordinate and organise IROC events inthe country and also in the region ofAsia-Pacific.

Signing of MoU withrepresentative from Vietnam

Automation Association at theFraser’s Residence in Seoul,

Korea on 25 October 2013

Signing of MoU with the President of FIRA and IROC,Prof. Kim Jong-Hwan for collaboration with MySET to

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Visit to Seoul Robotics High SchoolmyRAIg visited the Seoul Robotics High

School in Gangnam, Seoul. This high schoolis the only school in Seoul dedicated toRobotics study. Both organisations haveexpressed interest to create such schools inMalaysia as well.

Discussion with ISO InternationalStandard Convenor, Dr MoonSeung-bin

A meeting was held with Dr MoonSeung-bin, one of the most foremostinternational standard figures globally. Thediscussion is based on the interest inestablishing a Robotics and AutomationStandards in Malaysia in collaboration withthe Standards Department of Malaysia.

FIRA KL 2013 Industrial Day26 – 29 August 2013

The FIRA (Federation of International RoboticsAssociation) KL 2013 Industrial Day wasorganised by myRAig under at Politeknik SultanSalehuddin Shah. The event was divided into three mainactivities, namely the Robotic Exhibition, RoboticsDesign Workshop, and the Malaysia-South KoreaKnowledge Sharing Seminar. The objective of this eventis to foster the culture of creative and innovativetechnology in a fun way that is able to engage theinterest of the students.

Robotics ExhibitionDuring FIRA KL 2013 Industrial Day, a robotics

exhibition was held in the adjacent hall. The purpose of

this exhibition is to provide an opportunity for our localindustry to be exposed to new robotics technology thatis being developed in South Korea in the year 2013.

International Exhibitorsn SK Telecom, Robotis, Robomation, RoboBuilder

(all from South Korea), and Maplesoft ASES(Australia)

Local Exhibitorsn Cytron Technologies Sdn Bhd, Astana Digital Sdn

Bhd, IME Technologies Sdn Bhd, MTS DidacticsSdn Bhd, and NS Aries Sdn Bhd

During the event, there was also a Korean RoboticsShow performed by Robobuilder which was featuredin several local newspapers like Berita Harian, andSinar Harian.

Visit to Seoul Robotics High School in Gangnam, Seoul. Presentation by Mr Im Hyun-bin on the MeisterConcept High School System in South Korea. 31st October 2013

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We are inviting members to contribute articles from a broad range of content – news, feature articles, technical and scientific papers, book reviews, travelogues, to name a few. The Editorial Board of Engineering & Technology (ET) aims for the magazine to be an enjoyable read for members while adding value to your profession.

This is a great chance to publish your work. It is also an avenue for you to share your thoughts about what interests you in your career, how you have developed in the industry, the challenges and solutions, share your personal aspirations that will encourage the next generation of profession and your interesting travels around the country, the region or even abroad.

Articles should preferably be about 1,000 to 1,200 words in length with interesting photos/figures to make your article exciting, attractive and meaningful. Article can be written in either Bahasa Malaysia or English.

You are welcome to submit your article and photographs to:

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Robotics WorkshopThe Robotics Workshop had 56 participants from

Politeknik, MRSM and MARA. In total there were fourinstructors, Prof. Ishkandar Baharin from MySET, Dr. AsimGhous from Australia, Mr. Hesam Semsarilar from Iran, Mr.Sazalinsyah Razali from UTEM, and Mr. Kamal Hakim fromSony. The four titles of the workshops are:

n Hands on Robotics Programming Essential using MyROn MapleSim : Basic and Advance Modelling Techniquesn Robot CAD using Solidworksn Robot Design, Modelling and Simulation Workshop

Malaysia-Korea Knowledge Sharing SeminarThe Korean Experience in Advancing RoboticsTechnology

The knowledge sharing seminar had a total of 60participants from various organisations such as JabatanPengajian Politeknik, Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI),MITI, various IPTAs and IPTSs, SIRIM, TPM, Akademi SainsNegara and Ministry of Education.

The keynote speech was presented by Mr. Park JungSung, the Economic Counsellor from the South KoreanEmbassy in Kuala Lumpur. Among the other speakers are Mr.Cho Yeong Hoon (Director General of Korean Association forRobot Industry), Dr. Park Chul Hue (Director General of KoreaInstitute for Robot Industry Advancement) and Dr. KimKyoung Jin (CEO of Robomation).

The seminar was sponsored by Technology Park Malaysia(TPM) and RobotClub Malaysia.

Mou Between MySET and TechnologyPark Malaysia 2 July 2013

An MOU was signed between the Malaysian Society forEngineering and Technology MySET and Technology ParkMalaysia (TPM) for technological collaboration on 2 July 2013at Dewan Auditorium TPM. The signing was witnessed byMySET President Prof. Dato’ Abang Abdullah and VicePresident Prof. Dr. Ishkandar Baharin. In this MoU, bothparties agreed to collaborate in the effort to advance robotics,and also technology in general, in Malaysia.

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