The students welcomed the visit with Silat and Kompang performances symbolizing the traditional Malay culture which UTM strongly uphold, Dato’ Mustapa was also greeted by all students’ organizations in UTM including the students council (MPP). In his speech, Dato’ Mustapa said that he was touched by the grant welcome he received from the students and expressed his gratitude to UTM and the students for being able to organize the event in such a short notice. “As a leader, I need to meet you all in person in order to understand whatever problems you all are facing and how to deal with it. But it seem that in UTM, everything is in order, the registration process from what I have been briefed by Datuk Adham ran smoothly due to an efficient registering system provided by the administration of UTM. “I am also very proud with the achievements attained by UTM such as being the national champion of Robocon for the fourth time in five years and I am told they will compete in the international level this august in Hanoi. Even the famous Harvard University choose UTM for its ‘Harvard College Asia Project’, this proves that UTM has been recognized internationally as a premier educational institution.” He said.
Apart from the visit, Dato’ Mustapa also took the opportunity to launch 2 new products; UTM e-Portfolio and UTM Online Resources for Learning in English.
The e-Portfolio is the first of its kind digitally in Malaysia, the system was developed in order to help students to plan their study more efficiently. The students who recently registered were the first group of student that implements the portfolio system which was developed by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Center of Information Technology and Communication (CICT), UTM. The students can develop their own portfolio by uploading academic materials such as thesis’s, paper works, courses and other programmes in order to enhance their skills. As part of its ongoing effort to enhance the English language communication skills of its students, UTM has created the UTM Online Resources For Learning in English for all undergraduates and postgraduate students. The programme operates on the belief that effective language acquisition is driven by functional learner-needs within an acquisition-rich environment in which the learner, supported by available learning services and facilities, takes responsibility for their own learning. The Minister also spend sometime visiting the Sultanah Zanariah Library (PSZ), who recently launched the ‘Open Access Policy’ also known as UTM Institutional Repository (UTM-IR).
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