Every year, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), through the office of the deputy vice chancellor (academic and internationalisation) organizes its academic conference. Themed "Propelling Academic Excellence through World Class Practices", the 2013 Academic Conference invited four internationally renowned speakers to speak at the2-day conference held on 30 - 31 January 2013. Dr Andreas Bender from the Unilever Centre for Molecular Science Informatics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom spoke on a topic titled "Strategising to Strengthen Research Culture: Towards Developing World Class Higher Education. Emeritus Professor Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi from Universiti Teknologi MARA delivered a topic on "Academic Integrity and Ethics". Professor Dr Chesley John Skinner from the Department of Near Eastern Language & Civilization shares his personal international experiences of teaching and researching in various institutions globally since he left Canada in the early 1970's. Currently, Professor Skinner is a visiting professor at UiTM. Apt with his own personal experiences, he spoke on a topic titled "Teaching at Home and Abroad: Some Observations from Along the Way". Certainly interesting stuffs. The final speaker, Dr Mahender Singh from the Institute of Supply Chain Innovation and MIT Global SCALE Network, Massachusetts Institute of Technology spoke on a topic related to "Global Networking: Sharing of Experiences". In the afternoon, the Conference presented academic awards to deserving lecturers and researchers.
Every year, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), through the office of the deputy vice chancellor (academic and internationalisation) organizes its academic conference. Themed "Propelling Academic Excellence through World Class Practices", the 2013 Academic Conference invited four internationally renowned speakers to speak at the2-day conference held on 30 - 31 January 2013. Dr Andreas Bender from the Unilever Centre for Molecular Science Informatics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom spoke on a topic titled "Strategising to Strengthen Research Culture: Towards Developing World Class Higher Education. Emeritus Professor Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi from Universiti Teknologi MARA delivered a topic on "Academic Integrity and Ethics". Professor Dr Chesley John Skinner from the Department of Near Eastern Language & Civilization shares his personal international experiences of teaching and researching in various institutions globally since he left Canada in the early 1970's. Currently, Professor Skinner is a visiting professor at UiTM. Apt with his own personal experiences, he spoke on a topic titled "Teaching at Home and Abroad: Some Observations from Along the Way". Certainly interesting stuffs. The final speaker, Dr Mahender Singh from the Institute of Supply Chain Innovation and MIT Global SCALE Network, Massachusetts Institute of Technology spoke on a topic related to "Global Networking: Sharing of Experiences". In the afternoon, the Conference presented academic awards to deserving lecturers and researchers.
