UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA Khaidzir Hamzah ICTP, Trieste 31 July 2015 MALAYSIA: HIGHER EDUCATION 20 42 Public Universities Private Universities 99 30 115 Public Institutions/Coll eges Public Polytechnics Private Univ. Colleges/ Colleges (Source: Extracted from http://www.mqa.gov.my; 22 March 2015; The numbers include the branches of each institution) 2
UTM Johor Bahru Campus (1,148 hectares) 3 UTM Kuala Lumpur Campus (35 hectares)
FACULTIES AND SCHOOLS Faculty of Science Faculty of Geo-information and Real Estate Faculty of Education Faculty of Computing Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Faculty of Islamic civilization Faculty of Management Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering Faculty of Built Environment Language Academy Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) 5 FACTS AND FIGURES (2014) ACADEMIC STAFF Number of Academic Staff : 3,654 Full time International Academic Staff : 1,440 Visiting International Academic Staff : 288 UNDERGRADUATE Number of Undergraduate Student : 11,392 International Undergraduate Student : 543 Average International Undergraduate Fees (RM) : 8,935 Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees (RM) : 1968 GRADUATE/POSTGRADUATE Number of Graduate/Postgraduate Student : 13,780 International graduate Student : 4,632 Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees (RM) : 15,141 Average Domestic Graduate/Postgraduate Fees (RM) : 9,514 Source : Data from QS WUR & AUR 2014
UTM GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT MJIIT - JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES CONSORTIUM WHY THE NEED FOR NUCLEAR POWER IN MALAYSIA? Source: Jamal Khaer Ibrahim, Malaysia Nuclear Power Corporation (MNPC) Dialogue Forum on Nuclear Energy Innovation, Vienna, Austria, 1-4 February 2010 8
GOVERNMENT DECISION TOWARDS NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM IN MALAYSIA 7 th January 2011: Incorporation of MNPC as NEPIO 10 th December 2010: Decision to establish NEPIO 25 Oct. 2010: Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) launched with nuclear power deployment included 16 th July 2010 : Cabinet Decision to adopt National Nuclear Policy 10 th June 2010: New National Energy Policy incorporated in Tenth Malaysia Plan with nuclear energy as longer term option for the Peninsula. 26 th June 2009: Nuclear energy adopted as one of fuel options for electricity supply post-2020, especially for the Peninsula; 10 th September 2008: Decision to draft National Nuclear Policy 29 th August 2008: 2009 Budget in Parliament to explore nuclear energy & formulate new National Energy Policy Source: adapted & updated from Malaysia s National Key Economic Areas (NKEA) Laboratory 2010 & Energy Commission 2012
ENERGY SITUATION Energy mix dominates by fossil fuel (94%) Need to diversify and balance energy sources for economic, environmental and energy security reasons Electricity gen. targets from renewables (Solar PV, biomass & mini-hydro): 2015=5% 2020=9% 2030=11% Need to explore the option of using nuclear for power generation post-2020 Source: Energy Commission (www.st.gov.my), Sustainable Energy Development Authority (www.seda.gov.my) and Malaysia Nuclear Power Corporation (MNPC) POWER GENERATION CAPACITY Thermal Coal Combined Cycle Gas Turbines More balanced fuel mix post-2030, with nuclear & renewable energy. Source: Ministry of Energy, Green Technology & Water, 2012 12
IS MALAYSIA NUCLEAR READY? Malaysia should continue to be nuclear ready Establishment of regulatory framework Public education to be intensified Feasibility study should proceed Construction takes 5-7 years, the tasks mentioned above are required before construction starts. Making Malaysia nuclear ready is essential. GO or NO-GO decision can be made when we are nuclear ready ~ 2015/2016 Source: TNB Nuclear Energy Unit 13 NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION & TRAINING Almost all public universities and a few private universities offers science, technology & engineering programs UKM offers nuclear science program undergraduate program since 1978 UTM offers health physics undergraduate program USM and UM offer postgraduate programs in medical physics Others offer nuclear Science & Technology as subject in Engineering, Science & Technology and Medical Courses
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING EDUCATION & TRAINING UTM started to offer Bachelor of Nuclear Engineering program in 2012. Annual intake of about 30 students UNITEN offer nuclear engineering elective courses to all engineering students in 2009 and plan to offer Nuclear engineering minor in 2014 UIAM plan to offer Bachelor of Engineering (Nuclear & Radiation) in 2014 UTHM plan to offer Master of Nuclear Engineering in collaboration with Malaysia Nuclear Agency (MNA) as sister campus MNA collaborates with all universities in Nuc Eng Education In 2012 Ministry of Higher Education commissioned a study on the Future Direction of Nuclear Engineering Education in Malaysia FACULTY OF PETROLEUM AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING (FPREE) UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
ACADEMIC STAFF PROFESSOR DEPT OF PETROLEUM ENG 3 DEPT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ENG 2 ASSOC. PROFESSOR 4 5 SENIOR LECTURER 7 13 LECTURER TUTOR SUB-TOTAL TOTAL 2 4 20 8 5 33 53 17 Undergraduate Student Enrolment Session 2013/2014 (Semester II) Category Programme Undergraduate Session 2014/2015 (Semester I) Local International Local International Renewable Energy Engineering 132 9 138 7 Petroleum Engineering 254 46 245 47 Nuclear Engineering 63-85 - Total 449 55 468 54 Total Lecturer ratio: Students 504 Students: 504 Lecturer: 44 Ratio: 1:12 522 Students: 522 Lecturer : 44 Ratio: 1:12
Postgraduate Students Enrolment Category Postgraduate Programme 2013/20 14 Semester II 2014/2015 Semester I T A T A Master of Eng. (Gas ) Bil 30-34 - MSc (Petroleum Eng) Bil 10 4 12 3 MSs (Gas Eng & Mngmt) Bil 4 2 7 3 Master of Eng. (Petroleum) Bil 86 18 123 6 Total Bil 130 24 176 12 Total Master Bil 154 188 PhD (Gas Eng) Bil 24 3 26 5 PhD (Petroleum Eng) Bil 7 24 8 24 Total Bil 31 27 34 29 Total PhD Bil 58 63 70 Overall Bil 212 251 Total Students(UG+PG) 716 773 Ratio UG:PG 70:30 68:32 UTM S BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (NUCLEAR) PROGRAM 4 year undergraduate degree program 135 credit hours Curriculum developed based of IAEA Guidelines and benchmark against universities in other countries Stakeholders are engaged in the curriculum development
UTM S BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (NUCLEAR) PROGRAM STUDENT INTAKE (NUCLEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAM) YEAR 2012 2013 2014 2015 INTAKE 31 31 23 30
Challenges Accreditation of the Bachelor of Engineering (Nuclear) : Minimum Academic staff Requirements by EAC ~ 8 staff with degree in Nuclear Engineering & 3 professional engineers in nuclear engineering Academic staff development Nuclear Engineering academic qualifications Nuclear industrial experience Teaching infrastructure development Collaborations between universities & Nuclear Malaysia Marketability of Nuclear Engineering graduates In the absence of government go-nuclear decision FUTURE PLANS MASTER AND PHD BY RESEARCH ACADEMIC PROGRAMS MASTER BY COURSE ACADEMIC PROGRAM RESEARCH REACTOR?