UTP Alumni once once again organised its 2nd UTP Alumni Futsal Challenge. The event which was held at the Ampang Sports Planet on 23 July 2011, gathered 70 alumni members and family members. The objectives of the event were to gather the alumni and strengthening the networking, while promoting and delivering the news and updates of UTP Alumni Association and UTP. This event was collaboration with the University’s Career Advisory and Alumni Unit.

Seven teams participated in this event, which comprised members from almost all of the graduated batches. The following is a list of the participating teams:

• Bawahtangga (Graduation year: 2003)
• Deng’s United (Graduation year: 2002/2004)
• Galacticos (Graduation year: 2005)
• Omni Slash-July 05 (Graduation year: 2009)
• MCC (Graduation year: 200/2003)
• N.B.D (Graduation year: 2007/2008)
• Mister T (Graduation year: 2006/2007)

These teams were drawn into a round-robin group of which the top team was selected as the champion. The list of the winning teams is as follows:

Champion : Omni Slash-July 05
1st Runner-up : N.B.D

2nd Runner-up : Bawahtangga
Fourth Place : Deng’s United

The prize-giving ceremony was delivered by, Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli Baharom, Deputy Vice Chancellor Student Affairs & Alumni.

The rationale of forming UTP Alumni International Chapters is based on the increasing need to enhance bilateral cooperation and people-to-people links with UTP Alumni in other countries. Dated 2 July 2011, the sixth UTP Alumni International Chapter has been successfully established in Indonesia. Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli Baharom, the UTP Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs & Alumni officiated the establishment in the presence of Mr Mohd Hilmi Hasan, President of UTP Alumni Association and Miss Hexi Bimba Andale, UTP Alumni of Indonesia Chapter President. This sixth UTP Alumni International Chapter is part of UTP Alumni’s continuous efforts to provide valuable contributions to UTP graduates, its alma mater, and the society through an alumni association.

During the engagement session, members of UTP Alumni Indonesia Chapter shared with us their achievements and future plans. The event has also been more meaningful when Muhammad Assad, one of our alumni members presented his book entitled “Notes From Qatar – Positive, Persistence and Pray” to Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli. The inspirational book is currently the best seller in Indonesia.

In conjunction with its establishment, the UTP Alumni Indonesia Chapter also conducted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme - a visit to Rumah Zakat in Thamrin. The alumni members brought joy to the less fortunate children by giving them. The UTP Alumni Indonesia Chapter also launched the “Dompet Zakat” program with the objective to continuously collect contribution from its members and provide them to the needy. During the programme, Mr Muhammad Assad also conducted a motivational session on the secrets to become successful to the less fortunate children.

We would like to convey our highest appreciation to YBhg. Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Bin Hj Kasim, En. Zainal Anuar Bin Abdullah, General Manager of PETRONAS Carigali Indonesia, En. Syazwan Amarjit Bin Abdullah and UTP Alumni members especially those from the Indonesia Chapter who have contributed either directly or indirectly towards the success of the event.

On 7 May 2011, UTP Alumni welcomed another addition to its family through the establishment of its branch in Penang. The event started with the sharing of UTP Alumni past activities by Mr Hilmi Hasan, the President of UTP Alumni Association. The newly appointed , Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs & Alumni, Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli Bin Baharom also delivered his officiating speech by stressing on the role of alumni members and how they can contribute back to their alma mater.

In conjunction with the establishment, UTP Career Advisory & Alumni Unit and the UTP Alumni Association took the opportunity to conduct the 1st UTP Alumni Career Talk on 8 May 2011 targeting selected school students in Penang. Approximately 50 Fifth Formers from SMK (P) St George, SMK Convent Pulau Tikus, SMK Penang Free, SMK Bukit Jambul, SMK Abdullah Munshi dan MRSM Balik Pulau attended the career talk. It started with a brief introduction of UTP and a career talk on ICT by Ms Maniza Mansor, UTP IT Executive, followed by a career talk on engineering by Puan Azlinda Abdul Malik, Petroleum Engineer from PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd.

Two UTP Alumni members, Mr Noor Amin Shahriz b Rozly-Azni and Mr Ahmad Nadim b Baharum who are currently working with Intel, also shared an inspiring session with the students on their experience studying in UTP and also the benefits gained from being a graduate of UTP.

The event concluded with further discussions and networking among UTP, UTP Alumni members, school counselors and school students. We would like to convey our highest appreciation to YBhg. Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Bin Hj Kasim, Tn Hj Mohamed Noor Rosli, En. Syazwan Amarjit Bin Abdullah, Puan Juli Murshidah Bt Ahmad Munassor, Corporate Services and UTP Alumni members who had contributed directly or indirectly to the success of this event.

UTP Alumni once again welcomes a new addition to the family on 28 February 2011 with the establishment of the UTP Alumni Vietnam Chapter in Hanoi. Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli Baharom, Director of Student Services of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, officiated the UTP Alumni Vietnam Chapter in the presence of En Awang Othman b Awang Jaya, Country Manager of PETRONAS Country Office Vietnam, Mr Hilmi Hasan, President of UTP Alumni Association and Mr Hoang Son Truong, Vice President of UTP Alumni Vietnam Chapter.

During the engagement session, members of UTP Alumni Vietnam shared with us their achievements and future plans. Both PETRONAS Country Office Vietnam and UTP Alumni Vietnam Chapter are looking forward to future collaboration to benefit UTP alumni members, UTP, PETRONAS and the society.

In conjunction with its establishment, the UTP Alumni Vietnam Chapter also conducted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme - a visit to Orphanage Ha Cau in Ha Dong. The alumni members brought joy to the orphans by distributing food and books to the 55 orphans from pre-school to university students.

Mr Hoang Son Truong conducted a motivational session to create awareness on the importance of education to the younger generation. We also took the opportunity to promote UTP Programmes to students who are in their final year of high school. UTP Alumni Vietnam Chapter will take up this project of coaching the students in this orphanage centre.

Once again, UTP Alumni Association in collaboration with UTP Career Advisory and Alumni Unit has taken the initiative to extend its engagement session to Gebeng, Kuantan on the 18th March 2011. The engagement session was held at Ibnu Sina Hall, MTBE Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Gebeng, Kuantan with the assistance of our Alumni members working there.

The gathering started with opening remarks by the President of the UTP Alumni Association, Mr Mohd Hilmi Hasan followed by En Nik Abdul Rahim Nik Yahya, Senior Manager of HRM in MTBE Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli Baharom, Director of Student Services, UTP. The speakers shared on past and upcoming events, as well as conveyed the message on the importance of alumni to support the aspirations of UTP and PETRONAS.

The event continued with a dialogue session between the graduates and UTP Alumni Association where valuable feedback was gathered on how to further strengthen the Alumni Association. The event concluded with the official establishment of the Alumni Branch in Kuantan by Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli Baharom, Director of Student Services, UTP.

About 14 members of the UTP Alumni in Cambodia gathered in Phnom Penh to witness another milestone for the UTP Alumni Association with the establishment of the UTP Alumni International Chapter in Cambodia on 12 February 2011.

Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli Baharom, Director of Student Services of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, officiated the UTP Alumni Cambodia Chapter in the presence of Mr Hilmi Hasan, President of UTP Alumni Association and Mr Kauv Seth Pisal, UTP Alumni of Cambodia Chapter President.

This fourth UTP Alumni International Chapter is part of UTP Alumni’s continuous efforts in providing valuable contributions to UTP graduates, its alma mater, and the society through an alumni association. During the engagement session, several members of the Cambodia Chapter expressed their appreciation to PETRONAS & UTP for giving them the opportunity to be where they are today and make a difference to the lives of the people of Cambodia.

In conjunction with its establishment, the UTP Alumni Cambodia Chapter took the opportunity to give back to the society through its Corporate Social Responsibility Programme (CSR) Programme - a visit to Oudom Foundation, an orphanage home. The alumni members brought joy to the orphans by distributing food and stationery items to the 35 children there, who are between the ages of 10 - 15. A motivational session was also conducted to create awareness on the importance of education to the younger generation. The session was conducted by our passionate Alumni member, Mr Sitha Sam, who is currently working with Muhibbah Engineering Cambodia.

Members from the media, South East Asia TV (SEA TV) and Norkor Wat, a local newspaper, were also there to cover the event.

On 16 October 2010, 30 alumni from various branches attended the homecoming dinner at UTP in conjunction with the 10th Convocation dinner. The objective was to allow alumni members to explore the University’s new campus, network among alumni and current graduates and strengthen the relationship between members and UTP. It was an emotional yet a memorable event to the graduates when they were presented with a special montage from their first day in the university until a day before their convocation.

UTP Dinar, an initiative by UTP Alumni, was launched by the President of PETRONAS (Pro-Chancellor UTP) on 16 October 2010 during the 10th Convocation Dinner. The Dinar was introduced in commemoration of the 10th Convocation Ceremony. One dinar weighs 4.5 grammes with a diameter of 23 mm which is made of 999.9 fine gold. The price of the dinar follows the current gold price. To date, already 29 pieces of the dinar has been sold.

On Wednesday 25th August 2010 / 15th Ramadhan 1431H, UTP Alumni northern region had organised an Iftar program at Sungai Petani Inn, Sungai Petani, Kedah. The programme was initiated by Northern Region Manager Wan M Termizi and assisted by Rozilawati A Latip. The programme was attended by UTP alumni members from Sungai Petani, Gurun and Penang. The main objectives of the event were to build relationship among UTP alumni members and enhance fellowship by discussing future activities of UTP Alumni northern region.

The program started around 7pm with the arrival of members, followed by iftar, maghrib prayers and photograph session. Family members were also welcome as the purpose was also to strengthen greater ties amongst alumni members and their respective families. The discussion session was very effective and members collectively agreed to consider having the next engagement session/activity at Batu Feringghi, Penang.

In Perak, the Iftar was held on 2 September 2010 at Elize Cafe in Bandar Universiti, which is owned by an alumnus - Azean Asaari, ICT graduate of 2002. Approximately 20 members attended the event.

Yayasan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), established in support of promoting education and research efforts of Malaysians was officially launched on 3 August 2010 by UTP Chancellor, Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad. The Yayasan hopes to give opportunities to deserving Malaysians to pursue knowledge, especially in the fields of science and technology, as well as help prepare them for a career in an increasingly challenging global economy. The foundation will also provide support for activities in research and innovation and in various student development activities.

Set up in 2007, Yayasan UTP will also play a role in supporting the University through the next phase of its growth as a leading educational institution that promotes creativity and innovation. During the launch, UTP Alumni contributed an amount of RM6,800.00, where RM5,000.00 was obtained from UTP Alumni Association, RM500.00 from UTP Alumni of Sudan Chapter and RM1,300.00 was from member’s individual contribution. Also present at the launch was Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan UTP.

UTP Alumni Association and UTP Career Advisory & Alumni Unit successfully conducted UTP Alumni Strategic Masterplan Workshop on 17 July 2010 at PNB Darby Park Executive Suites, Kuala Lumpur. The objectives of the workshop were to produce long term goals and a masterplan which contains strategies and initiatives for UTP Alumni.

The workshop was attended by alumni from various working backgrounds such as UTP, PETRONAS, the private sectors (non-PETRONAS), government sector, and self-employed (those running their own business). Other participants included representatives from International Business Unit, PETRONAS and staff and students of UTP. The workshop was conducted by two experienced facilitators from UTP, namely Associate Professor Dr Fakhruldin bin M Hashim and Associate Professor Ir Dr M Fadhil bin Nuruddin. The Workshop was also attended by Puan Rabithah Zakariah, representing International Staff Relations, International Business Unit, PETRONAS.

UTP Alumni Association in collaboration with UTP Career Advisory and Alumni Unit took the initiative to organise its ninth and tenth engagement sessions on 15 July 2010 at the Main Hall, Learning Centre of PETRONAS Penapisan Melaka Sdn Bhd (PPMSB), Malacca and also on 16 July 2010 at Methana Room of Transmission Operation Division, PETRONAS Gas Berhad (TOD-PGB), Segamat, Johor. In PPMSB, the Association managed to gather graduates from all nine batches as well as the pioneer batch of Institute Technology of PETRONAS.

The engagement sessions included activities such as sharing of the past and upcoming events, and promoting the importance of alumni to support the aspirations of UTP as well as PETRONAS. The sessions usually would be concluded with a dialogue session between the graduates and UTP Alumni Association where valuable feedback was gathered on the way forward to further strengthen the Alumni Association. The event was concluded with the official establishment of the Alumni Branches at both Malacca and Johor.

UTP Alumni had participated in the University’s noble project to save Mother Earth which was held in conjunction with the World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress (ESTCON2010). The University launched the special Carbon Offset Project (COP) called "Save The Earth" to do its part in addressing climate change by organising tree planting activities during the planning and execution stages of the congress.

The purpose of this project was to compensate for an emission made elsewhere, for example the total amount of paper used. The trees would be planted in the campus and its surrounding areas in Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak. UTP Alumni sponsored a tree which was planted at ESTCON Park in the University campus. The planting activity was held on the 6th of June 2010.

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UTP Alumni with full support from the Advisor, Tn Hj Mohamed Noor Rosli bin Baharom had started to realize the dream of publishing the first UTP Alumni Magazine on 25th November 2009 with the first kick-off meeting. The committee had worked out to gather information, materials and etcetera. A few other meetings were held to discuss and organize the materials for the magazine.

At last, the final draft of the magazine had finally completed on 7th May 2010, and the launching ceremony is to be held on the 4th UTP Alumni AGM 2010. All the hard work was now 'transformed' into a real printed magazine. Special thanks to UTP for the support they provided in terms of financial as well as advice for the first publication of UTP Alumni magazine. It is hope that it will become a platform to connect UTP graduates and give us the sense of belonging to the university.

We are committed in providing services to UTP and UTP students within our capability. Realizing this, we have contributed a one-day donation to UTP Majlis Iftar in Ramadhan 1430H which was held at Masjid An-Nur UTP. The event was attended by around 400 UTP students.

In conjunction with UTP Minggu Aluan Siswa (MAS) Programme, UTP Alumni had organized the "Sharing Session with UTP Alumni" which was held at Chancellor Hall on 6th June 2009 and 17th July 2009. The objectives of this half-a-day programme were to share our past experience and university life with UTP new students, as well as to introduce the association to our new associate members.

The programme on the 6th June 2009 began with a short speech and introduction by our President, Mr M Hilmi Hasan. This was followed by a "University Life" sharing session delivered by Mrs. Putri Nurizatulshira Buang, alumni member who is currently working at UTP as a lecturer. The programme continued with specialization sessions where all participants were divided into engineering and technology groups. In this session, they were exposed to the academic structure and challenges of both engineering and technology programmes as well as the related job fields. The session was conducted by Miss Sharifah Zahira Syed Iedin (R&T Division, PETRONAS) and Mr. M Hairi A Razak (PCSB, PETRONAS) for engineering group and Mr. Yew Kwang Hooi (Lecturer, CIS Department, UTP) for technology group. Meanwhile, another programme on 17th July 2009 was conducted by Mrs. Mazlina Mehat (Lecturer, CIS Department, UTP).

UTP Alumni once again attained a noteworthy milestone after successfully conducting its inaugural UTP Alumni Futsal Challenge. The event which was held at the Kelab Komuniti Taman Tasik Cyberjaya on the 23rd May 2009, had gathered 80 alumni from almost all of the graduation batches. The objective of the event was to gather alumni while promoting and delivering the news and updates of UTP Alumni Association and UTP. This event was jointly organized with UTP Career Advisory and Alumni Relation Unit, which was led by Mr M Farizal M Shawal.

There were ten teams participating in this meaningful event, which was full of excitement especially when some of the participants brought their spouses and children together. They met up with some of their colleagues who they have not met for a long time. The event was even more exciting when some of the teams named their teams with the names that resemble their fond memories in UTP such as "V4A", "Taman Maju Kembali Lagi" and "Bawahtangga" (place they used to always hang around under the staircase of Metana hostel block).

The ten participating teams were:

• Bawahtangga A (Graduation year: 2003)
• Bawahtangga B (Graduation year: 2003)
• Deng United (Graduation year: 2002)
• MARA Tigers (Graduation year: 2002)
• Galacticos (Graduation year: 2005)
• Stylo (Graduation year: 2005/2006/2007)
• V4A (Graduation year: 2003)
• Superjohk (Graduation year: 2009)
• Taman Maju Kembali Lagi (Graduation year: 2003)
• UTP's Extended Edition (Graduation year: 2003/2004/2005)

These teams were divided into two groups of which the best two teams from each group qualified to the semi final matches. The list of the winning teams is as follows:

• Champion: Deng United
• 1st Runner-up: Galacticos
• 2nd Runner-up: Bawahtangga A
• Fourth place: V4A

After the prize-giving ceremony, Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli Baharom, Director of UTP Students Services also took the opportunity to express his appreciation and pleasure in his speech for the active participation from the alumni in this event. In the nutshell, the set objective had successfully been achieved while we had also received a lot of suggestions and recommendations from the participants especially in empowering the UTP Alumni Association and contributing towards realizing UTP aspirations.

UTP Alumni Association in collaboration with UTP Career Advisory and Alumni Relation Unit had successfully organized an engagement session on Friday 15th May 2009 at PETRONAS Twin Tower (PETT). The main objective of this event was to meet UTP graduates who are currently working at PETT and neighbouring companies to share UTP past and present development as well as to get feedback from UTP graduates. UTP Alumni Association also provided the graduates updated information on alumni activities and established its local branches during the events.

Below are the details of the events:

• KL Branch
  Day/Date: Friday/15th May 2009
  Branch Chairman: Sharifah Zahira Syed Iedin
  
  
• Bintulu Branch
  Day/Date: Monday/20th May 2009
  Branch Chairman: Mohd Fadzlee Hassan
  
  
• Miri Branch
  Day/Date: Wednesday/22nd July 2009
  Branch Chairman: Tan Ming Huat
  
  
• Labuan Branch
  Day/Date: Wednesday/22nd July 2009
  Branch Chairman: Mohd Khairul Hashim
  
  
• Kota Kinabalu Branch
  Day/Date: Thursday/23rd July 2009
  Branch Chairman: Asmadib Yusoff - Adnan
  
  
• Kerteh Branch
  Day/Date: Sunday/2nd August 2009
  Branch Chairman: Harun Al-Rasyid Sahirin
  
  
• Perak Branch
  Day/Date: Wednesday/9th September 2009
  Branch Chairman: Azizi Ahmad
  
  
• Northern Peninsular Branch
  Day/Date: Thursday/25th March 2010
  Branch Chairman: Wan M Termizi Sulaiman

We hope alumni members will participate more in the association's activities and programs through their respective branch.

With the aim to help in nurturing research and innovation cultures among UTP scholars, UTP Alumni has introduced the UTP Alumni Award for the Best Department in UTP Engineering Design Exhibition (EDX) 23, which was held at the Chancellor Complex on 22-23 April 2009. There were a total of 111 projects participated in the exhibition from all academic departments. The inaugural winner for this award is Mechanical Engineering.

UTP Alumni in collaboration with Student Support Service Department and UTP Alumni Relation Unit has successfully conducted a motivational and sharing session for the Gold Program students in January 2009 semester. For information, the students are categorized into three groups namely Platinum Program, Gold Program and Silver Program according to their academic standings and achievements. With the theme "How to Utilize Study Week", the session was successfully carried out by the inspiring and motivating talk given by UTP alumnus Miss Ainol Rahmah Shazi.

UTP Alumni in collaboration with Rakan Masjid UTP, MPPUTP and RCSU UTP has organized a program called 'Mission to Padang, Indonesia' on 16 January – 19 January 2010. One of UTP Alumnae involved in organizing the program and some amount of money was also contributed for the mission. Objective of the mission is to help the society in Padang after the earthquake disaster. A number of delegates were sent to Padang to lend a hand to the society and also contribute in term of money and materials. The mission was a success and with a little help from us, it helps to lessen some of their burden.

Realizing the importance of International graduates, the UTP Alumni committee has taken the initiatives to set up International Chapters, with the aims to gather our foreign graduates, and help in promoting UTP and PETRONAS in their respective countries. The efforts began in July 2008 which was initiated with our members in Sudan and South Africa.

As a remark, the first UTP Alumni International Chapter was established in Sudan on November, 2nd 2008. The establishment was officially done by our Honorable Datuk Dr. Rosti Saruwono, Vice President of Education Division, PETRONAS. The event was also attended by UTP delegates including our Honorable Datuk Zainal Abidin Hj Kasim, UTP Rector and Mr. Almuataz Mohamed Gasim Elseid, the President of the Sudan Chapter of UTP Alumni.

The success continued with the second International Chapter officially established in Turkmenistan in January 2009. The officiating ceremony was done by our Honorable Datuk Zainal Abidin Hj Kasim, UTP Rector. Furthermore, we have also successfully established the committee in Indonesia (President: Hexi Bimba Andale), Vietnam (President: Nguyen Huu Phuoc Nguyen) and Cambodia (President: Kauv SethPisal).

We hope these successes will continue and at the same time will try our best to realize all aims and missions.

Since 2005 public universities in Malaysia have, on a rotational basis, been holding a conference highlighting issues of contemporary importance concerning alumni welfare and development. The Alumni Conference for Excellence 2008 (ACE‘08) extended the participation to the private sector education providers in Malaysia. The theme for ACE'08 is Empowering Alumni for Financial Sustainability. As the title suggests, the main thrust of the conference is to explore ways and means how an alumni organization can tap funding support and remain financially sustainable.

The objectives of ACE '08 are to:

• To address the perennial problem faced by many alumni bodies pertaining to sustainable funding.
• To enable participants to learn about successful funding methods.
• A platform for participants to interact and network.

The conference was held at Parkroyal Hotel, Batu Ferringhi, Penang, 10-12 October 2008. Three representatives from UTP Alumni had attended the event which is Mohd Hilmi Hasan, Norlaili Amir and Khairul Nisak Md Hassan. Besides that, also attended the event was Tn. Hj. Mohamed Noor Rosli Baharom, Director of UTP Student Support Services.

We are committed in providing services to UTP and UTP students within our capability. Realizing this, we have contributed a one-day donation to UTP Majlis Iftar in Ramadhan 1429H (August 2008) which was held at Masjid An-Nur UTP. The event was attended by around 400 UTP students.

UTP Alumni in collaboration with Society of Petroleum Engineers Kuala Lumpur Chapter (SPEKL) had successfully organized the inaugural Annual Oil & Gas Career Awareness Seminar which was held on Sunday 10th August 2008 at UTP Undercroft. The objectives of this seminar were to create awareness among the graduating students on their choice of career in Upstream and Downstream businesses and to have a discussion session with alumni and Society of Petroleum Engineers. In addition, this was also part of UTP Alumni’s continuous effort in contributing to UTP students as well as in promoting UTP Alumni to our prospective members. More than 100 students participated in this half-a-day seminar, which consists of five informative talks from professional guest speakers from the reputable companies, namely PETRONAS, ExxonMobil, Baker Hughes and Delcom Services Sdn Bhd.

In order to boost the membership levels and ensure the continuous supply of manpower of UTP Alumni in the future, the committee has taken an action to propose the associate membership. Moreover, this initiative is also expected to help in promoting UTP Alumni amongst the UTP students, to attract more participation in our activities and programs as well as they can get numerous membership benefits. Every student who registers their study at UTP is automatically gains the membership and Alhamdulillah the process has been running since July 2008 new students intake.

As usual, we opened up registration counters for UTP Alumni who graduated in the UTP Convo 2008. Congratulations to all graduates!