Achievements

FIRST STUDENT IN MALAYSIA TO OBTAIN THE ASSOCIATE OF CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES (ACIA) IN 2019

James Koo Jian Wei | BSc (Hons) Actuarial Science

Worked as Management Associate at Great Eastern
Passed 5 SoA papers before completion of third year of study.
First UCSI student to pass the SoA Fundamentals of Actuarial Practice (FAP) before completion of his study.
An alumnus of SMK Taman Daya, Johor Bahru

PROFESSOR OOI WINS TWO AWARDS FOR TOP DOWNLOADED ARTICLE

Professor Ooi Keng Boon | Faculty of Business and Information Science

UCSI University’s Professor Ooi Keng Boon has won two awards for the Top Downloaded Article 2018 from Elsevier in the journal Telematics & Informatics. Both articles bring valuable contributions to the field of Business and Information Science in specific ways.

UCSI IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Malaysia chapter Executive Committee Members

OUTSTANDING MEDIUM CHAPTER AWARD 2018

Mohd Fauzi Zanil, Assistant Professor Dr Elango Natarajan, Assistant Professor Dr MKA Ahamed Khan, Chuah Eng Yew | Faculty of Engineering, Technology & Built Environment

Congratulations to the UCSI IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Malaysia chapter Executive Committee Members on being awarded the OUTSTANDING MEDIUM CHAPTER AWARD 2018 at the IEEE Malaysia Section AGM and Appreciation Dinner.

MOST CITED PAPER BY EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED

Professor Dr Ooi Keng Boon | Dean, Faculty of Business

Congratulations to Professor Dr Ooi Keng Boon on receiving the certificate of ‘Most Cited Paper’ by Emerald Publishing Limited for his paper, titled What catalyses mobile apps usage intention: an empirical analysis.

TAKING IT ONE STEP FURTHER AT IMPERIAL

Khaw Liang Fa | Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Chemical Engineering

Selected by Imperial College London in 2018 to do research on the enhancement of the performance of silica nanoparticles in protein crystallisation by changing the particle morphology and surface chemistry.

An alumnus of SMK Mutiara Rini, Skudai, Johor

SELECTED BY TSINGHUA TO ADVANCE RESEARCH USING DNA ORIGAMI

Jong Cha Yong | Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Chemical Engineering

Selected by Tsinghua University in 2018 to do research on protein crystallisation seeding using DNA origami.

An alumnus of SMK Luak, Miri, Sarawak

PUSHING NEW FRONTIERS IN QUEENSLAND

Muhammad Hafidz Khairudin | BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Selected by University of Queensland in 2018 to research on the economic analysis of different types of Photovoltaic Array technologies.
An alumnus of Maktab Rendah Sains MARA, Muar, Johor.

MOHD FAUZI WINS BEST PAPER AWARD IN THE 2018 IEEE 4TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ROBOTICS AND MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION

Mohd Fauzi Zanil | Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment

UCSI’s Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment lecturer Mohd Fauzi Zanil won the best paper award in the 2018 IEEE 4th International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation (IEEE ROMA 2018).

The symposium was organised by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society - Malaysia Chapter in Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Perambalur, TN, India.

His paper was entitled “Modified Meta-Heuristic Bee Colony Optimisation In The Polymerisation of Propylene”.

ENGINEERING TAKES ON A NEW MEANING AT QUEENSLAND

Wong Jun Ying | BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Selected by University of Queensland in 2018 to investigate abnormal power patterns observed in solar arrays in a plant in Gatton, Australia.
An alumnus of SMK Engku Husain, Semenyih, Selangor

FROM SCHLUMBERGER TO SHELL. UCSI HELPED KEVIN REACH HIGHER.

Kevin Sraatharan | Alumnus, BA (Hons) Logistics Management

Currently a customer operations specialist at Shell Malaysia.
Previously an intern at Schlumberger Malaysia.
Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
Hong Leong Foundation Scholarship holder.

An alumnus of SMK Sri Permata, Petaling Jaya