Creative & Innovative Minds 1 ©ZAINI UJANG STRATEGY ALIGNMENT RETREAT GROUP : POSTGRADUATE (SUNRISE) HEAD : PROF. DR. ROSE ALINDA BTE ALIAS MEMBERS :PROF. DR. SHAHRIN BIN MOHAMAD PROF. IR. DR. ABDUL HALIM BIN MOHD. YATIM PROF. DR. MOHD. AIZAINI BIN MAAROF PROF. DR. ARSHAD BIN AHMAD EN. ZAINUL RASHID BIN ABU BAKAR EN. ASRAM BIN SAIM CIK HJH. NAJMAH BTE SHAMSUDDIN

Creative & Innovative Minds 2 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 2 UTM GRADUATE STUDIES (SPS) VISION, MISSION & STRATEGIC MOVE ● A two-pronged strategy to Increase Number of PG students by Improving Quality of Graduate Education (GE) Ecosystem.

Creative & Innovative Minds 3 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 3 THE BIG QUESTION: WHAT IS THE RIGHT SIZE OF A PG STUDENT BODY? MALAYSIAPG : UGOVERSEASPG : UG UTM10,645 : 12,955NUS10,000 : 26,000 UKM8,478 : 14,437CALTECH1,208 : 967 USM~10,000 : 18,209BERKELEY10,000 : 25,000 UM~10,000 :14,506KAIST4,634 : 3,586 UPM10,283 : 15,365CLAREMONT7,000 : 0 MIT6,267 : 4,299 HONG KONG UNIV11,055 : 11,255 3 MAX PG SIZE IS AROUND 10,000 (RED OCEAN) LARGEST GRADUATE-FOCUSED UNIVERSITY: JB (Research), KL (CW), INDUSTRY LABS & SATELLITE CAMPUS (Research) F2F AND BLENDED E-LEARNING PEDAGOGY (BLUE OCEAN)

Creative & Innovative Minds 4 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 4 DEFINITION & SCOPE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ● Maintain No. of PG at JB to 10,000; UG only at JB to be reduced to 10,000 (depending on KPT policy) ● Increase Drastically No. of PG at KL from 800 to 3,000 by 2015; and 5,000 by 2020; ● Reduce No. of UG (JB only) to 12,000 by 2015; and 10,000 by 2020; ● Rationalize PG:UG percentage to 50:50 by 2015; and 60:40 by ,000 PG : 13,000 UG 46% PG : 54% UG 21,600 JB : 1,200 KL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY 12,000 PG : 12,000 UG 50% PG : 50% UG 21,000 JB : 3,000 KL GFU APEX UNIVERSITY 15,000 PG : 10,000 UG 60% PG : 40% UG 20,000 JB : 5,000 KL WCU GFU Graduate- Focused University

Creative & Innovative Minds 5 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 5 SWOT ANALYSIS POSTGRADUATE 5 STRENGTHS 1)Highest No. of PG in Engine & Technology (Staff & Students) 2)A few State Of The Art Labs & Research Facilities 3)Strong Support Unit for PG (Marketing, CTL, SPS, HEMA, ISC) 4)Top Mgmt Commitment, Strong Leadership & Focused Management 5)Graduate Education Governance 6)Graduate Management System (ICT) 7)Low Tuition Fee 8)Compliance to Accreditation Requirement WEAKNESSES 1)Low No. & Percentage of Staff with Ph.D 2)Many Facilities not up to PG Standards 3)Research Competency of Support Staff (Technicians) not up to Research PG Standards 4)Supervisors Lack Competency to Supervise 5)Unequal Distributions of Supervisors 6)High Ratio of 7)Students Graduate with Low Publications 8)Mediocre Quality of Student Intake 9)High % of Debts from PG Students 10)Inequitable distributions of support staff between PG and UG (Structure) OPPORTUNITIES 1)High Debt of Student Loans in US & UK 2)Other IPTAs PG Programs Not Fully Accredited by KPT/MQA 3)Availability of Scholarship 4)Availability of Research Problems on Campus THREATS 1)Other IPTAs have Self- Accreditation 2)Newer Universities with Better Facilities 3)Other universities offer Research Grant for international students

Creative & Innovative Minds 6 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 6 CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR COMPETENT HUMAN CAPITAL Academic/Su pervision (SV Competency) / Lecturer (Ph.D) Support Staff (Research/Te chnical, Certification – skill-based) PG Academic Administrato rs (Competent – rules, regulations, process) EXCELLENT FACILITIES Research Facilities Campus Life Facilities Infrastructur e ICT Info & Infra structure QUALITY STUDENTS Student Intake : Stringent Entry Requirement Sponsored Students pre-screened by sponsors Excellent Academic Qualification Research Capable Professional /Industry Experience QUALITY & INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS Strong Transferable Skills International Accreditation Oriented for New markets Research Focused Industry Relevant (CW) STRONG FINANCE New business models for revenue generation Financial assistantship via industry partnership Reduce dependence on government subsidies

Creative & Innovative Minds 7 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 7 SPS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES THRUSTS & STRATEGIES (T=6) (S=18) THRUSTS & STRATEGIES (T=6) (S=18)

Creative & Innovative Minds 8 ©ZAINI UJANG T1 S1 I1 – GCFlex (Flexible Graduate Course) T1 S1 I2 – Project Synergy T1 S2 I1 – Integrating GE into UG Programmes T1 S2 I2 – Developing formal students’ mentor-mentee programmes T1 S3 I1 – Establishing Various Methods For Getting Master / PhD Degree T2 S1 I1 – Initiating MoU With Industries T2 S1 I2 – Appointing High Profile Retirees As Adjunct Lecturers T2 S2 I1 – Flexible Graduate Course Delivery (GDFlex) T2 S2 I2 – Flexible Graduate Course Assessment Methods (GAFlex) T2 S2 I3 – Flexible modules following the programmes (MOFlex) T2 S2 I4 – Diversified TnL techniques for lecturers T2 S3 I1 – Collaboration with other universities T2 S3 I2 – Implement joint programmes with other universities T2 S3 I3 – Train lecturers for multi- cultural awareness T3 S1 I1 – Showcasing GRs to the world T3 S1 I2 – Rewards & incentives for excellent supervisors & GR T3 S1 I3 – Resourcing appropriate sponsorship for excellent GRs T3 S2 I1 – Promoting SOP &TOR for GR SME T3 S2 I2 – Effective supervision professional development programmes T3 S2 I3 – Transforming VIVA process (E-VIVA & empower viva process to faculty) T3 S3 I1 – Connecting GRs with relevant stakeholders T3 S2 I2 – Graduate Researcher Skills Development Programmes T4 S1 I1 – Realigning all UTM entities towards GE T4 S1 I2 – Enhancing Professionalism In GE Delivery System T4 S1 I3 – Preparation towards ISO Certification On GE management T4 S1 I4 – Introduce different GE business models to increase revenue T4 S2 I1 – Upgrade AIMS & GSMS to facilitate operational management at faculty / school level T4 S2 I2 – Educate operational staff on GE management T4 S2 I3 – Creating a monitoring system for GE operations T5 S1 I1 – Develop non-conventional Doctoral programmes T5 S1 I2 – Generate income through variety of business model T5 S2 I1 – Strengthening global alumni networking T5 S3 I1 – Develop Exemplary Centralized Doctoral Workplace T5 S3 I2 – Monitor Standards Of GR Workplace T6 S1 I1 – Ensuring continuous service improvement on campus, especially new student arrival and feedback mechanism T6 S1 I2 – Improving campus facilities and services for graduate students T6 S1 I3 – Changing stakeholders mindset towards graduate student needs T6 S2 I1 – Building good communication with stakeholder of graduate student on GE T6 S2 I2 – Create integration programmes between graduates student e.g: 1 UTM 1 Campus T6 S3 I1 – Provide enrichment & exposures of graduates student with industries T6 S3 I2 – Identifying and widening the access to funds to attract and retain graduate student 8 INITIATIVES (I = 45) NEXT T4 S3 I1 – Building a corporate working c culture, which based on UTM philosophy, values & ethical principles T4 S3 I2 – Empowering staffs in graduate decision-making to promote ownership & responsibility T4 S3 I3 – Enhancing the compensation & reward system to enable staffs be rewarded for the value of their contributions T6 S1 I4 – Increase student participation in UTM decision making process T4 T3 T2 T1 T5 T6

Creative & Innovative Minds 9 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 9 BOS STRATEGIC MOVE PROGRAMMES Increase Quantity of Quality Students (Input) Transform Graduate Education Governance (Process) Enrich Graduate Students Experience (Process) Improve Quality of PG Resources (Process)

Creative & Innovative Minds 10 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 10 Increase Quantity of Quality Students (Prof. Naomie Salim) Prof Ahmad Zaki Establish Satellite PG Campuses Prof. Dato Azahari Salleh Develop Non Conventional Graduate Education Program for New Markets Prof. Zainab Khalifah Strategic Academic Marketing

Creative & Innovative Minds 11 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 11 Transform Graduate Education Governance (Process) (Prof. Kamarul Asri) Prof. Ismail Kailani Restructure Academic Governance - PG & UG Integration Prof. Dato Azahari Salleh Develop Non Conventional Graduate Education Program for New Markets Prof. Ghazali Sulong Reengineering Graduate Education Management System - ICT Improve Graduate Education Delivery System - Process

Creative & Innovative Minds 12 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 12 Enrich Graduate Students Experience (Process) (Prof. Ibrahim Seeni) Prof. Dr. Mohd Khalil Mohd Hani Research Internship Prof. Najib Abd Ghafar Graduate Student Skills Development Programs Prof. Abu Bakar Hamid Job Creation Projects Prof Nawi Derahman Graduate Student Integration & Outreach Program

Creative & Innovative Minds 13 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 13 Improve Quality of PG Resources (Process)(Prof. Hasnah Sirat) Prof. Noraishah Saidina Amin Human Capital Development – Supervisors Prof. Farid Nasir Human Capital Development – Support Staffs Prof. Aminaton Marto Human Capital Development – Administrators Upgrade Graduate Research Facilities

Creative & Innovative Minds 14 ©ZAINI UJANG Creative & Innovative Minds 14 Improve Quality of PG Resources (Process)(Prof. Hasnah Sirat) Prof. Halim Setan Provide Sufficient Financial Support Prof. Nasir Tamin Graduate Student Support Services Prof. Rio Sumarni Diversify Teaching & Learning Approaches