UiTM to Host PECIPTA 2011

PECIPTA has indeed created a presence in Malaysia. It is a research exposition launched by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in 2001. To date, MOHE has co-organized the event with five public universities. Held every two years since 2001, Universiti Teknologi MARA will be the proud host for PECIPTA 2011. PECIPTA (or initially known as IPTA Exposition)was held for the first time in 2001 and hosted by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
The second exposition was organised and hosted by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 2003. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia hosted the fourth expo in 2005. This was followed in 2007 when Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) hosted the event and proposed a name change to PECIPTA (2007). The last event was hosted by the University of Malaya in 2009. Celebrating research, PECIPTA 2011 will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) on 13-15 September 2011. Aiming for a rich harvest of research, innovation and inventions, PECIPTA 2011 is offering a new competition category, a Junior Inventor Category, trusting that this new category will invigorate budding minds to invent. Apart from exhibiting research, PECIPTA 2011 plans to hold a Intelligent Car Model Competition. With much more interesting things in store, the Assessment Committee (UiTM level)that is chaired by Prof Dr Azni Zain Ahmed, met today for the first time to review the proposed agenda for the event and to discuss assessment criteria. Once the proposed agenda and criteria are agreed upon at the host university's level, a bigger committee comprising representatives from other universities will be established. Subsequently, more meetings will be held so as to ensure that the final event at KLCC will run smoothly.