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Penyampaian hadiah berupa sijil serta cek bernilai RM 7,500.00 yang telah di sampaikan oleh Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Terengganu, YB Dato’ Haji Osman bin Muda kepada pelajar Sarjana Muda Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah, FAB Sekumpulan pelajar Sarjana Muda Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah, Fakulti Alam Bina, UTM telah memenangi tempat kedua dalam Pertandingan Reka Bentuk Medan PMINT dengan berkonsepkan “Medan Ekspresi Rakyat” yang telah diadakan pada 6 Mei 2015 anjuran Perbadanan Memajukan Iktisad Negeri Terengganu (PMINT). Kumpulan pelajar tersebut terdiri daripada lima (5) orang iaitu Muhamad Redzuan, Safwan Shaari, Azalia Abdul Yusof, Efariza Abdul Hamid dan Farah Nurizzati Mohd Zaki.  Pertandingan yang turut disertai oleh beberapa institusi pengajian tinggi awam dan swasta di Malaysia bertujuan untuk mengumpulkan idea satu reka bentuk medan bandar yang berkualiti, responsif terhadap pengguna, inovatif serta mampan dari kalangan pelajar institusi pengajian tinggi awam dan sw...

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Dr. Mehdi Moeinaddini, Dr. Zahid Sultan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zaly Shah from Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment (FAB) and Dr. Zohreh Asadi Shekari, a post doctoral researcher at Center for Innovative Planning and Development (CiPD), FAB, won three (3) awards – a gold medal, Special Award and 4 th.  Best Project at Malaysian Research Conference and Innovation Exhibition 2015 (MRCIE 2015) for their innovative Smart Environment Monitoring (SEM) device. The event was organised by the Research and Innovation Section,  UniKL, MITEC on 2 nd.  – 3 rd.  December 2015 at Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Malaysian Institute of Industrials Technology (MITEC), Persiaran Sinaran Ilmu, Bandar Seri Alam, Johor Bahru, Johor. Other team members that were involved in the project are Mahmood Safaei and Dr Hassan Chizari. Read more...

November 29 – UTM-ISIIC FAB- FKA team won a Gold Award at SIIF 2015 for the development and commercialization of PAWDEX, an Urban Walkability Index Analysis Model. The multidisciplinary research team which was spearheaded by Assoc. Prof Dr. Hasanuddin Lamit; consists of Dr. Arezou Shafaghat, Dr. Ali Keyvanfar,  Dr. Kherun Nita Ali, Prof. Dr. Mohd Zaimi Abd. Majid, and Prof. Dr. Mohd Hamdan Ahmad. The research project was also supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysian Highway Authority (Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia-LLM), Qatar Road Safety Studies Centre (RSSC), and the Institute of Sultan Iskandar (ISI). The team has won the judges attention to their Urban Walkability Decision Support tool which was developed to be used by local government agencies to enhance low-energy and low-emission urban development policies. Read more.. .

An alumni of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Encik Abdul Razak bin Mohd Yusoff, Chief Executive of Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor (KPRJ), a State of Johore Government Link Company (GLC) delivered an elightening talk in JPBW Monthly Seminar on 3 rd  December 2015. Encik Abdul Razak bin Mohd Yusoff is a graduate of Urban and Regional Planning, UTM in 1987 and has a Post Graduate degree in Land Economics from Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.  He began his career in the late 1980’s as a Research Assistant (RA) at FAB and moved on to become a Contractor with YTL, a Turnkey Contractor with Trans Resources Corporation (TRC), a Developer with TRC Development Sdn. Bhd., a Township Developer with Island and Peninsular (I&P) Group Sdn. Bhd. He is then appointed as the Chief Executive of KPRJ in Mei 2015. Read more...

Thai delegates at the Foyer of Block B12, Faculty of Built Environment. Standing front row second from right is Assist. Prof. Dr. Tarawut Boonlua, Head of Thai Delegates; third from right is Mr. Chau Loon Wai, Lecturer from Urban and Regional Planning Department, FAB UTM Johor Bahru –  Twenty two (22)    officials from the National Housing Authority (NHA) and Nakon Rachasima Office, Thailand, led by two senior academics from the Mahasarakham University (MSU), visited the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM Johor Bahru and Iskandar Malaysia on 24 November 2015. The visit was part of MSU’s joint research with the two Thai authorities in search of international best practice models for housing development. UTM and Iskandar Malaysia were chosen as two of the several international reference points. Read more...

Twenty two students from the 3 rd  Year, Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning Programme,  Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, UTM visited Batam on 3 rd . November 2015 as part of the academic activities for the course SBEP3243 Planning Practice. The objective of the visit was to expose students to the planning practice in neighbouring countries. The visit was led by Dr. Gobi Krishna s/o Sinniah, a senior lecturer who is teaching the course. Read more...

Left-Right: Mr. Zainul Rashid Abu Bakar (International Office, UTM) , AP Dr. Mohammed Rashid Embi (FAB), Ir. Dr. Winny Astuti (UNS), Ms. Isti Andini (UNS), AP Datin Dr. Norsiah Abd Aziz (FAB), Dr. Abdul Halim Hussein (FAB) and Dr. Ariva Sugandi Permana (FAB) The Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta (UNS), Indonesia paid a reciprocal visit to the Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM on 24 Nov. 2015; following and earlier visit from UTM management team (including the Dean of FAB)  to UNS, Indonesia  on 13 – 15 September, 2015.  On campus to receive the delegates were Associate Professor (AP) Dr. Mohammed Rashid Embi, Deputy Dean for Research and Innovation (DDRI), FAB,  AP Datin Dr. Norsiah Abd Aziz, Head of Department of Urban and Regional Planning, FAB, Dr. Abdul Halim Hussein, Head of Department of Architecture, FAB, Mr. Zainul Rashid Abu Bakar from UTM International and Dr. Ariva Sugandi Pe...

Heartiest congratulations to Dr. Mehdi and his team for winning  a  Bronze medal  in the INATEX 2015 UTM. Dr. Mehdi and his team had  invented  a new device to measure air and noise pollution  known as smart environment monitoring (SEM)  under his  FRGS research on “Systematic methods in street design for non-motorised trips in urban areas”. Read more...

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Date:                                    6 – 10 November 2015 Total of Participants:      13 students (Master)  + 1 staff (Dr. Ahmad Saiduddin Abdullah) Program: Trekking Mount Bromo and Mount Penanjakan at Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, east Java, Indonesia. White water rafting at Amprong river at Ponco Kusumo, Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Visit to Madakaripura waterfall at Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. Visit Lumpur lapindo also known as Sidoarjo mud flow at subdistrict of Porong, Sidoarjo in East Java, Indonesia. Community service: Preparing foundation for forest guard house at Ledok Ombo camping site in Ponco Kusumo, Malang, East Java, Indonesia. More photos...

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Sinar Harian 13 Oktober 2015

Utusan Malaysia 13 Oktober 2015

Harian Metro 13 Oktober 2015

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Ms. Ellida representative from Team UTM (C) received the second prize cheque worth RM3,000.00 and certificates from YBhg. Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister A group of students from Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning and Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia won the second prize in the final competition “Analysis of Habitat Scenario 2015: Quality of Life in the Low Cost Housing”, organized by the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government. The competition was held at One City Mall, Subang Jaya on 4 th  October 2015 in conjunction with “World Habitat Day 2015”. Read more..

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The delegates from Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan and Department of Landscape Architecture, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor. The 1st International Exchange Workshop of Architecture and Urban Landscape Design were conducted on 4 – 11 th September 2015 between Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan and Department of Landscape Architecture, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Johor. The workshop was participated by 9 students from third year architecture in SIT and also by 10 students from third year landscape architecture, UTM. The topic that been addressed for the studio’s project was ‘Regeneration of the old town Johor Bahru’. Read more...

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Prof. Amran Hamzah presenting the first Keynote paper and leads the way to the ensuing lively discussions and debates. UTM Department of Urban Regional Planning, together with the prestigious  Singapore-ETH Centre for Global Environmental Sustainability  (SEC), made real contributions to Melaka’s tourism development and heritage conservation through leading an enlightening discussion and generating lively debates on reconciling tensions between tourism and heritage conservation in Melaka World Heritage City. The  One-day Workshop on Reconciling Tensions between Tourism and Heritage Conservation in Melaka World Heritage City , organised by the Melaka World Heritage Office on 19 August 2015, was attended by over 80 tour operators, tourist guides, hoteliers, NGOs, local community and business representatives, relevant government officials, scholars and historians who were concerned about tourism and heritage conservation issues in Melaka World Heritage Site. Fu...

In line with UTM’s continuous drive to enhance its regional and global presence, and its consistent emphasis on producing high quality graduates with ever broader global outlook and exposure, the Faculty of Built Environment has embarked on yet another student international mobility program in the 2015/2016 academic session. The  Department of Urban and Regional Planning will proudly host three (3)  undergraduate students from the Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) who will be undergoing the Non-graduating Students (NGS) Programme in Semester 1, 2015/2016, commencing on 06 September 2015.  TMU reciprocates by receiving Anatasia Lee Anak Suring, Nurzafirah binti Dan and Beatrice Jenner Anak David Jutin  from final year Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning programme to undergo a similar program in TMU over the same period. Courses to be taken by the exchange students in the host universities have been prearranged and confirmed with a view to complementing ...

UTM Department of Urban Regional Planning visit to the SEC led by Prof. Amran Hamzah (front row third from right), Prof. Ho Chin Siong (fourth from right), Prof. Ahmad Nazri Muhamad Ludin (right) and Assoc. Prof. Mohamad Rafee Majid (second from right). Following a fruitful courtesy visit by  The Singapore-ETH Centre for Global Environmental Sustainability  (SEC) to the Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTMJB on 28 April 2015, 9 member delegation from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (JPBW), FAB made a reciprocal visit to the SEC in the University Town of the National University of Singapore (NUS) on 04 August 2015. The purpose of the reciprocal visit, led by Prof. Dr. Amran Hamzah, Director of the Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CiPD), FAB, has been to learn more about SEC research programs and chart a concrete pathway towards actualising research collaborations between SEC and UTM in strategic areas that were identified in SEC’s April...

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UTM Johor Bahru  – The Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), together with the Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA), successfully organised the  13 th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association  ( APSA 2015 ) on 12-14 August 2015. Through  APSA 2015 , UTM leads the way towards formulating an Asian Urban Agenda that will guide planning education and practice in Asia into the 21 st  Century.  This is  crucial especially in anticipation of the unique and unprecedented diversity, intensity, complexity and authenticity issues of urbanisation in Asia. Hence the Congress theme:  Towards an Asian Urban Agenda: Planning Asian Diverse CITY , Intense CITY , Complex CITY  and Authentic CITY . Read more...

Photo Credit: The Star JOHOR BARU: Long-term planning is needed to ensure that urban areas are able to grow to their fullest potential and provide comfortable living conditions for its denizens. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Wahid Omar said major cities in the region were faced with issues of congestion due to the increasing population. “Major cities, currently only have short-term solutions without taking into account problems which might rise in the long run for city dwellers. “According to a World Bank report, Kuala Lumpur lost about RM30bil in revenue as city dwellers were losing out on their productivity level being stuck in traffic congestion daily,” he said. Dr Wahid said this after officiating the 13th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association at the university’s main Skudai campus. Read more...

WAHID OMAR (depan, lima dari kiri) bersama ahli akademik dan pengamal bidang perancangan bandar tempatan serta antarabangsa menyertai Kongres Antarabangsa Asian Planning School Association ke-13 di UTM, Johor Bahru, semalam. Utusan/FATHIN SUHAIRA ABD. RAHIM Kredit Foto: Utusan JOHOR BAHRU 12 Ogos – Seramai 250 ahli akademik terdiri daripada penyelidik dan pengamal bidang perancangan bandar tempatan dan antarabangsa menyertai Kongres Antarabangsa Asian Planning School Association (APSA) ke-13 di Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, di sini hari ini. Naib Canselornya, Prof. Datuk Ir. Wahid Omar berkata, kongres selama tiga hari itu melibatkan perbincangan intelektual dan kritikal keadaan semasa dan hala tuju masa hadapan perbandaran serta perancangan bercirikan Asia. Katanya, melalui APSA 2015, UTM mengambil peranan sebagai peneraju dalam menyumbang kepada rumusan satu Agenda Perbandaran Asia yang bakal menjadi panduan kepada pendidikan dan amalan perancangan rantau Asia dalam ab...

Kredit Foto: TV Selatan JOHOR BAHRU, 13 Ogos — Seramai 250 ahli akademik, penyelidik serta pakar tempatan dan antarabangsa dalam bidang perancangan bandar dan profesion berkaitan akan bersama-sama membincangkan hala tuju masa depan perbandaran yang bercirikan Asia. Perbincangan berkenaan diadakan menerusi Kongres Antarabangsa Persatuan Perancangan Sekolah Asia (APSA) 2015 yang kini sedang berlangsung di Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, hingga 14 Ogos. Naib Canselor UTM, Prof Dr. Ir. Wahid Omar berkata perancangan bandar perlu diteliti dengan baik agar memberi kesan yang positif kepada penduduk setempat. Beliau turut memberi contoh kawasan di Nusajaya mempunyai perancangan bandar strategik yang turut melibatkan pihak UTM untuk membangunkannya. Baca selanjutnya...