1. DIALOGUE SESSION WITH THE VICE CHANCELOR
9.30 am
25 March 2014 (Tuesday)
Auditorium, Kompleks Perdanasiswa

2. AGENDA
Dialogue Session Vice Chancellor with Principle Investigators (PIs) of
High Impact Research (HIR)
9.00 am :
Registration
9.30 am
Presentation by the Vice Chancellor,
Professor Dato’ Dr. Mohd Amin Jalaludin
10.30 am
Dialogue Session ( Q & A)
12.00 pm
End of Session

3. PRESENTATION by THE VICE CHANCELOR
Professor Dato’ Dr. Mohd Amin Jalaludin

4. HIR-MOHE PROJECT CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3 TOTAL FIELD No of Projects
Budget (RM)
Medicine 17
72,919,330 5
18,677,800 23
15,856,404 45
107,453,534
Engineering
52,715,469 27
63,208,120 11
12,635,648 61
128,559,237
Science 12
57,534,645 - 15
23,495,488
81,030,133
Dentistry 8
13,194,753 13
15,092,351 3
5,410,531 24
33,697,635
Comp. Science 4
3,141,090 6
3,201,200
1,196,200 14
7,538,490
Chancellory 9
104,451,948 2
6,289,250
76,778,254
187,519,452
Arts, Social Science
10,718,650
TOTAL 73
303,957,235 53
106,468,721 65
146,091,175
191
590,156,460

5. 2025 2020 2015 WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING Research Output – 40%
Quality of Faculty – 40%
Quality of Education – 10%
Size of Institution – 10%
2025
Shanghai Jiao Tung University Ranking (SJTU)
Academic Peer Review – 40%
Research Excellence – 20%
Teaching Excellence – 20%
Employer Survey – 10%
International Students – 5%
International Faculty – 5%
2020
THE World University Ranking (QS)
Academic Peer Review – 40%
Citations per faculty – 20%
Student faculty ratio – 20%
Employer/Recruiter review – 10%
International Students – 5%
International Faculty – 5%
2015
QS World University Ranking (QS)

6. UM Ranking PERFORMANCE in QS (2005-2013)

8. KPI ACHIEVEMENT TIER 1 PUBLICATION (2011 – 2015) As at 17th March 2014No
Faculty
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
GRAND TOTAL
Target
Achievement
Shortfall
January
February
Balance 1
Medicine 25 21 4
102 52 50
158 89 69
219 5
214
321
825
167
658 2
Engineering 24 3
181
108 73
301
198
103
369 23 13 36
333
441
1316
363
953
Science 11 41
131 61 70
205 97
258 9 6 15
243
276
922
195
727
Dentistry 28 53 44 75 72
112
272 16
256
Computer Science & IT -3 12 30 18 48 93 35 58
Chancellory 66
121
193 64
129
316  2
35  37
279
419
1115
227
888 7
Arts. Social Science & Humanities 17 31  0 0  60
106
TOTAL :
171 71
100
566
339
939
481
458
1298 57
114
1148
1677
4,651
1,005
3646

9. KPI ACHIEVEMENT TIER 1 PUBLICATION (2011 – 2015) 29.6 % 27.6 % 20.4 %
As at 17th March 2014
29.6 %
27.6 %
20.4 %
20.2 %
21.1 %
5.9 %
1.9 %
37.6 %
* % showing the percentage of achievement

10. KPI ACHIEVEMENT 16.4 % 13.0 % 12.6 % 12.6 % 21.1 % 50.0 % 100.0 % 0 %
BRIGHT SPARK (2011 – 2015)
As at 17th March 2014
16.4 %
13.0 %
12.6 %
12.6 %
21.1 %
50.0 %
100.0 %
0 %
* % showing the percentage of achievement

11. KPI ACHIEVEMENT 42.2 % 42.3 % 50.0 % 47.1 % 44.1 % 14.3 % 42.9 % 0.0 %
ACADEMIC ICON (2011 – 2015)
As at 17th March 2014
42.2 %
42.3 %
50.0 %
47.1 %
44.1 %
14.3 %
42.9 %
0.0 %
* % showing the percentage of achievement

12. KPI ACHIEVEMENT 8.5 % 9.5 % 4.6 % 4.5 % 27.5 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 %
PATENT (2011 – 2015)
As at 17th March 2014
8.5 %
9.5 %
4.6 %
4.5 %
27.5 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
* % showing the percentage of achievement

13. TARGETING HIGH IMPACT PUBLICATIONS
2012
2013
2014
2015
Total
Nature 2 4 5 7 18
Science
Lancet 1

14. PIS PROMISING NATURE/SCIENCE PAPERS
Jamuna Vadivelu
Rofina Yasmin
Hany Ariffin
Chan Kok Gan
Woon Kai Lin
Terence Gomez
Noraishah Mydin
Loke Mun Fai
Saidur Rahman
Ng Ching Ching
Ea Chee Kwee
Vickneswaran
Lau Yee Ling
Koshy Philips
Lam Wei Haur
5 articles in Nature Genetics
2 articles in Nature Communications
5 in Nature Scientific Reports
1 in Lancet

15. HIR contributed 481 Tier 1 publications on 2013.
(54.4%)

16. UM-MoE HIR in CRISIS? 114 papers / month needed!
Situation very serious for UM HIR in terms of KPI delivery
Number of Tier 1 papers published from August 2011 to February 2014 was only 1,005 (29.6%)
Shortfall of 2,395 (70.4%) Tier 1 papers from targeted 3,400 Tier 1 papers promised to MoE by December 2015
Only 21 months left to deliver this balance
114 papers / month needed!
In January and February 2014, only 114 papers achieved!

17. We only have 21 months left to achieve 2,395 Tier 1 publications.
UM-MoE HIR in CRISIS?
TIMELINE ANALYSIS
We only have 21 months left to achieve 2,395 Tier 1 publications.
How is our preparation?
114 papers / month needed! 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02
2014
2015
2016
We are here in
March 2014
1,005 Tier 1
papers published
(29.6%)
Acceptance of papers takes time and must be considered. All papers to meet HIR KPI must be SUBMITTED by July 2015
End of Project
December 2015
3,400 Tier 1
papers

18. UM-MoE HIR in CRISIS?
PIs and their students and RAs must show URGENCY in their research and delivery of KPIs
Infuse SENSE OF URGENCY to overseas collaborators
Insist on RAPID DELIVERY from Outsourcing Work
PIs and RAs must stay focused in getting papers submitted and published
Must have targeted output every week based on SHORTFALL STATUS
Acceptance of papers takes time and must be considered
All papers to meet HIR KPI must be SUBMITTED by July 2015
MoE will not accept data based on evidence of submission
URGENCY SADLY LACKING – NO BUSINESS AS USUAL FROM NOW ON!

19. PUNITIVE ACTIONS
FINAL WRITTEN WARNING to be issued by VC in June 2014 to those who have not met 50% of the publication targets
Committee will be more STRICT IN ALLOWING ATTENDANCE OF CONFERENCES with immediate effect
WARNING OF TERMINATION of 2015 funding if no improvement shown
PIs with FAILED PROJECTS will face the following punitive actions
Not allowed to apply for research funding for a period of 2 or 3 years
No privilege leave from the university (conference, research, sabbatical)
No promotion for tenured staff for a certain period of time
No renewal for those on contract

20. Life Without HIR II
Image of UM tarnished (Nationally , Internationally)
Risk a drop in University Ranking
High-End Equipment will be White Elephants
Future of PIs Affected
Future of Students and RAs uncertain

21. Immediate action To declare HIR in CRISIS MODE?
To place HIR in priority by Support Services (JPPHB, Bendahari, BSM, PTM, ICR, Legal Unit)
To tighten monitoring of ALL projects
To ensure obtaining KPI date in Real Time
To speed up employment of RA, this will be handled by Central Secretariat on 1st April 2014

22. UPDATE ON HIR II Dateline was on 10th March 2014 NO FACULTY
NO OF EQUIPMENT
TOTAL COST (RM) 1
Medicine 38
68,692,500 2
Engineering
120
237,522,000 3
Science 62
244,752,000 4
Dentistry
3,643,160 5
Comp. Scie & IT
500,000 6
Chancellory 12
194,865,000 7
Nanocat
17,000,000 8
Centre of Creative Content and Digital Innovation
3,000,000
TOTAL
237
769,974,660
CAPEX = 40% = 769,974,660
OPEX = 60% = 1,154,961,990
TOTAL = 100% = 1,924,936,650
CAPEX [Capital Expenditure (Equipment Vote)] should be 40% from the Overall Total

23. UPDATE ON HIR II OUR PLAN Request for RM 1 billion
Capital Expenditure (CAPEX – Equipment) should NOT EXCEED 40 % of the Overall Total
40 % = 400 million
60 % of the Overall Total should be OPEX (Operational Expenditure)
60 % = 600 million

24. UPDATE ON HIR II
Chancellory has asked the HIR Committee to look into the request for equipment
There should be minimal or no duplication of equipment purchased under HIR I
High-end equipment to be housed in Central Facility Labs will be prioritized
Equipment must serve groups of researchers, not individuals
Smaller items for individual projects should be requested during full submission

25. THE FATE OF UM IS IN YOUR HAND

26. THANK YOU

27. Q & A
SESSION