Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor (centre) witnessing the exchange of documents between UTP Vice Chancellor Professor Dato’ Ts Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib (second left) and UCSF Vice Chancellor Dr Rafiq Idris (third right). Pix JKM
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor lauded Petronas’ green energy and human capital development initiatives to complement Sabah’s priority in these sectors.
Hajiji said this after witnessing the presentation of the Petronas Academia Collaboration Dialogue (PACD) Awards and the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) and University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) at Menara Kinabalu, near here today.
Seven researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) were awarded a RM5.75 million grant under the PACD to carry out research in green energy related fields such as clean energy storage systems, bio energy development, efficient hydrogen generation, as well as in operational efficiency through data science and artificial intelligence.
“This will benefit Sabah’s quest to explore and promote sustainable solutions in energy related fields that align with global sustainability goals.
“This is where industries are moving towards globally, and the State Government wants to ensure this is also adopted locally,” he said.
The researchers, Prof Madya Dr Mailin Misson, Ir Dr Mohd Azlan Ismail, Dr Zarina Amin, Dr Ng Chi Huey, Or Nazrien Adrian Amaludin, Dr Goh Poh Wah, and Dr Ervin Gubin Moung received the awards from Petronas Senior Vice President of Malaysia Petroleum Management, Datuk Ir. Bacho Pilong.
On the collaboration between UTP and UCSF, the Chief Minister said it was an excellent human capital development initiative to give top Sabah SPM achievers not only education and training opportunities but also to develop a skilled labour force.
Under the agreement, UTP and UCSF would be offering the UCSF UTP Foundation Programme, a one year foundation programme based on the UTP foundation curriculum structure for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia top achievers from Sabah to undergo foundation studies at UCSF.
Upon completion of the one year foundation programme at UCSF, students will have the opportunity to pursue their bachelor’s degree in science and engineering programmes at the UTP campus in Perak.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor (centre) together with State Secretary Datuk Seri Panglima Sr Safar Untong (standing right) and Petronas Senior Vice President of Malaysia Petroleum Management, Datuk Ir. Bacho Pilong (standing left) witnessing the agreement signing ceremony between UTP and UCSF. – Pix JKM
Signing on behalf of UTP was Vice Chancellor Professor Dato’ Ts Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib while Vice Chancellor Dr Rafiq Idris represented UCSF – Talantang
