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1UNMCRESEARCH QUARTERInside thisissue:10th AnniversaryPublic LectureSeriesShanghai WorldExpo ion VisitMYEULink ActiveWeek SabahPGCHE SummerSchoolEditors:Dr. Christopher HillAnita PathmaUNMC Research Quarter contains information regarding research, events, workshops,seminars and Graduate School activityJuly Sept 2010
210th Anniversary Public Lecture Series10th Anniversary Public Lecture SeriesIn celebration of its 10th Anniversary, theUniversity of Nottingham Malaysia Campushas organised a Free Public Lecture Series inorder to showcase the University’s commit ment to excellence in research and tostrengthen the ties between the Universityand the local community.The ten lectures, organised throughout 2010,are open to the public and serve to raiseawareness of areas of expertise within theUniversity, while at the same time providingvaluable information and opportunity for dis cussion.Lecture 1: The Law Applicable to Intellectual PropertyRights29th June 2010Prof Paul TorremansSchool of LawUniversity of Nottingham, UKProf Paul Torremans, School of Law University ofNottingham UK Campus, delivered the inaugural10th Anniversary Public Lecture on 29th June2010 to an audience of academics, students andprofessionals.
310th Anniversary Public Lecture SeriesLecture 2: Global Food Security – Is there a Role for the Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants?12th July 2010Prof Jeremy RobertsHead of School of BiosciencesUniversity of Nottingham, UKLecture 3: Global Food Security – Challenges to Science and Society29th July 2010Prof Peter GregoryChief Executive and Institute DirectorScottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI)
410th Anniversary Public Lecture SeriesUpcoming LecturesLecture 4: The Impact of Reef Damage onMalaysian Tourism29th September 2010Lecture 5: Counter Terrorism and Democracy8th October 2010Dr Thomas ThornborrowAssociate Professor,Nottingham University Business SchoolUniversity of Nottingham Malaysia CampusProf Wyn ReesProfessor of Security Studies,School of Politics and International RelationsUniversity of Nottingham, UK
5Shanghai World Expo 2010Global Food Security Team University of NottinghamRepresentatives from the University of Notting ham Malaysia and UK Campuses were invited todeliver a talk at the Shanghai World Expo, inJune 2010, on the topic of Global Food Security.Prof Sayed Azam Ali, VP Research and Interna tionalisation, and Dr Asgar Ali, Associate Profes sor School of Biosciences from the University ofNottingham Malaysia Campus were joined by ProfJerry Roberts, Head of School Biosciences Univer sity of Nottingham UK Campus, to form theGlobal Food Security Team.Prof Sayed Azam Ali, delivered a presentation onthe subject of Underutilised Crops; Dr Asgar Alidiscussed Post Harvest Technologies and ProfJerry Roberts provided a presentation on thetheme of Global Food Security.The event was attended by international partici pants and students and the involvement of theUniversity of Nottingham on this particular stage,clearly demonstrates the esteem with which itsresearch is regarded on a global scale.Prof Jerry Roberts and Prof Sayed Azam AliGlobal Food Security Team
6Decentralization in Higher Education from aGlobal Perspective: Implications for Vietnamand the Region.29 30th July, 2010SEAMEO Regional Training Center hosted the International Conference in Ho Chi Minh City July 29 302010. Dr Hill was funded by the British Council to attend the conference, where he presented a paperentitled Global and National Education: The Internationalisation of the Local and the Localization of theInternational and chaired a panel on the Diversification of Resources for Higher Education.The conference was held with the purpose of enhancing the knowledge and understanding of autonomyin higher education which is always one of the key and hot issues in all discussions and planningthough it has been repeatedly grilled very early since the 1960s to cover the six areas: organization,curriculum, faculty and staff, student recruitment, finance and evaluation. Likewise, international andregional perspectives toward one of the most debated issues in higher education, decentralization,were also introduced. This conference was co organized by the British Council, Asian Institute of Tech nology, and SEAMEO RETRACThe conference proved its importance through the number of participants. As many as 120 participantswho are presidents, vice presidents, administrators from institutions in the UK, the US, Malaysia, Indo nesia, Canada, Australia, the Philippines and Vietnam took part in the conference. Presenters werethose who come from such prestigious institutions and organization as British Council, Oxford Univer sity, Asian Institute of Technology, University of Missouri Columbia, etc. A wide array of topics werepresented at the conference including Decentralization in Higher Education: an East Asian Perspective,Global and National Education: The Internationalization of the Local and the Localization of the Interna tional, Decentralization in Higher Education Institutions through University Autonomy, Autonomy andAccountability of Universities and Colleges – Current Situations and Solutions that fall into four majorsubthemes: Institutional Autonomy and Accountability; Curriculum and Management; Diversification ofFinance; and the Relevance between Higher Education and the Labor Market.
7SpringBoard4Asia Foundation Visit10th August, 2010UNMC hosts SpringBoard4Asia Foundation VisitOn August, 10 2010 a collaborative PGR project wasconducted between the University of NottinghamMalaysia Campus, and the SpringBoard4Asia Foun dation in Thailand.The Foundation works to support the development ofThai Education, especially at University and Schoollevel with the majority of the Foundation’s partnerscoming from the University sector. The Foundation’sChair Person, Assc.Prof. Dr. Pracob Cooperat formerVice President of Chulalongkorn University, leads theDoctoral Program at Surindra Rajaphat University.On August 10th the Foundation brought a group ofdoctoral students from Surindra Rajaphat Universityin Thailand to present their research proposals to apanel of academics at the University of NottinghamMalaysia Campus. Under Surindra Rajaphat's PhDstructure, their students are required to presenttheir research proposals and receive feedback fromacademic experts outside Thailand.The visiting group consisted of 22 graduate studentsand 10 faculty members from the University Surin dra Rajaphat and the Foundation. UNMC was repre sented by Prof. Sayed Azam Ali, Dr. Neville Wylie,Dr. Ganakumaran, Ms. Ruth Tomlinson and Dr. Ra hul Ganguly.The event was a huge success and is testament tothe importance the University of Nottingham Malay sia Campus places upon its ability to explore part nerships and share best practice within the SE Asianregion.PhD student presenting his Research proposal
8MYEULink Active Week Sabah10th August 2010and was awarded with a European UnionScholars from The Netherlands at UMSgrant of RM2.6 million ( 575,000).on European Knowledge Transfer MissionThe project aims to realise a range of objec The Universiti Malaysia Sabah welcomed tives involving the higher education communi scholars from Maastricht University, The ties in Malaysia and Europe. MYEULINK hasNetherlands for the inaugural EU Active Week enabled the development of Malaysian EUfrom August 8 to August 13.knowledge networks through collaborativeEU Active Week is a European embedded work among partners in the higher education,teaching week which is part of the MYEULINK research and business sectors both in Malay three year European knowledge transfer pro sia and Europe.ject coordinated by The University of Notting ham Malaysia Campus in partnership with Further EU Active Weeks will be held at Uni Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Universiti Malaya, versiti Malaysia Sabah in 2011.Universiti Putra Malaysia, The University ofNottingham UK and Maastricht University, TheNetherlands.“MYEULINK brings together higher educationinstitutions in the EU and Malaysia to ex change knowledge and to share expertisethrough ‘EU Active Weeks’. I am really de lighted that Universiti Malaysia Sabah hastaken the initiative to host the very first EUActive Week which shows its commitment toGovernment of Malaysia’s vision of makingthe country a tertiary education hub for theregion, and to the internationalisation of itshigher education sector,” said ProfessorSayed Azam Ali, MYEULINK Project Co ordinator and Vice Provost (Research and In ternationalisation), The University of Notting ham Malaysia CampusThe inaugural EU Active Week at UniversitiMalaysia Sabah hosted Prof. Dr. Georgi Ver beeck and Prof. Dr. Karin Wenz to deliver lec tures in history and media studies and com munication at the School of Social Sciences.EU Active Week ended today with a public fo rum on: Rethinking Social Sciences in a Me diatised World and a closing speech by theY.Bhg. Brig. Gen. Prof. Datuk Seri PanglimaDr. Kamaruzaman Hj. Ampon, Vice Chancellorof Universiti Malaysia Sabah.MYEULINK, was launched formally by the Min ister of Higher Education, Malaysia Datuk SeriParticipants of EU Active Week Sabah.Mohamed Khaled Nordin, on 30 March 2010
9PGCHE Summer School16 20th August 2010The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus waschosen by PVC Teaching and Learning Prof Saul Tendlerto host the inaugural PGCHE Summer School. 5 col leagues from the UK Campus traveled to Malaysia totake part in the annual PGCHE summer conference.Jon Sullivan and Miwa Hirono from the School of Politicsand International Relations, Alan Taylor from thePhysiotherapy Division , Monica White from the Schoolof Russian and Slovanic Studies and Didem Ekici fromthe Department of Architecture and Built Environmenttook part in training courses and attended the confer ence itself alongside colleagues from the Malaysia Cam pus.Martin Cussons conducting the Teaching adiverse audience workshop.Dr Christopher Hill, Academic Director PGCHE MalaysiaCampus, said “the week was a huge success and theopportunity for colleagues from different campuses towork together and learn from each other is testament tothe international attitude the University of Nottinghamembodies.”Mike Cook conducting the Teaching Dialogueworkshop.UK Summer School participants (From left : Monica White, Didem Ekici,Miwa Hirono, Alan Taylor, Jonathan Sullivan and Mike Cook)PGCHE participants in workshop discussion
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus has organised a Free Public Lecture Series in order to showcase the University's commit ment to excellence in research and to strengthen the ties between the University and the local community. The ten lectures, organised throughout 2010,
