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Nisha Ramesh KumarBachelor of Science (Honours) Statistical Computing and Operations Research

February-June 2020 Broadening Horizons, Transforming Lives

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UTAR and 14 industry partners from Malaysia came together to form a strategic university-

industry partnership by exchanging memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Kampar Campus on 4 March 2020. The 14 new industry partners include TNG Digital Sdn Bhd, Finexus Sdn Bhd, Worldline International (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Globeoss Sdn Bhd, Revenue Techpark Sdn Bhd, Craft Guru Sdn Bhd, Bizacademia Sdn Bhd, GNey Software Sdn Bhd, OnNet Consulting Sdn Bhd, Infusion Information Technology Sdn Bhd, Infomativ Sdn Bhd, NEXPlatform Sdn Bhd, W Tech Marketing Sdn Bhd and E Goodeal Sdn Bhd.

UTAR and Chinese Film Association of Malaysia (CFAM) signed an MoU

on 3 March 2020 at Sungai Long Campus to boost the nation's creative industry through the expertise of both the university and the industry. The MoU aimed to facilitate industrial study visits for students and staff to enhance learning experiences for professional development and curriculum development. The signatories were UTAR President Prof Ewe and CFAM President Lai Chaing Ming while the witnesses were UTAR Vice President Ir Prof Dr Yow Ho Kwang and CFAM Vice President Keoh Chee Ang.

Following a successful collaborative accomplishment since 2011 with Infineon Technologies, UTAR and Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn Bhd achieved another milestone by signing a memorandum of

agreement (MoA) for Work-Based Learning Education (WBLE) programme on 12 March 2020 at Kampar Campus. Signing the MoA were UTAR

President Prof Ewe and Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn Bhd President and Managing Director Ng Kok Tiong, while witnessing the signing were UTAR Vice President Prof Dr Choong Chee Keong and Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn Bhd Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dato’ Peter Halm.

Collaborating with 14 industry partners to educate IT talents

Signing pact with CFAM to unleash creative talents in media industry

Building stronger ties with Infineon Technologies

An MoU was signed between UTAR and Technojis Enterprise Sdn Bhd at Kampar Campus on 4 March 2020. With the signing of the MoU, both parties aimed to develop a sustainable solid waste recycling

and treatment plan and proposal for the villages in Perak. Signing the MoU were UTAR President Prof Ewe and Technojis Enterprise Sdn Bhd

Executive Director Donahue Chong Yew Hing, while witnessing the signing were UTAR Vice President Prof Ts Dr Faidz bin Abd Rahman and Technojis Enterprise Sdn Bhd Deputy Chief Executive Officer Wayne Tan Chee Wei.

Sealing pact with Technojis Enterprise Sdn Bhd for smart waste management

From left: Dr Choo, Prof Faidz, Kok, Chan, Chooi, Liang, Kek, Tee, Ong, Prof Ewe, Dr Sumitra, Prof Choong, Datin Suriza, Cheah, Ng, Ann, Chua, Chung, Au and Dr Liew

From left: Prof Choong, Prof Ewe, Ng and Dato’ Peter Halm

From left: Prof Faidz, Prof Ewe, Chong and Tan

Prof Ewe (left) and Lai exchanging the MoU

Exchanging the MoU on behalf of the companies were Technology and Mobile of TNG Digital Sdn Bhd Lead Specialist Au Keng Weng, Finexus Sdn Bhd Senior Solution Manager Chung Wai Ming, Human Resource of Worldline International (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Head Connie Chua, Globeoss Sdn Bhd Chief Executive Officer Ann Wan Kuan, Revenue Techpark Sdn Bhd Chief Technology Officer Dino Ng Shih Fang, Craft Guru Sdn Bhd Computational Thinking Specialist Cheah Hew Mee, Bizacademia Sdn Bhd Director for Marketing and Operations Datin Suriza Hing Abdullah, GNey Software Sdn Bhd Managing Director Tee Ke Yeng, OnNet Consulting Sdn Bhd

Group Managing Director Kek Hean Chee, Infusion Information Technology Sdn Bhd Director Alex Ong Chin An, Infomativ Sdn Bhd Director Liang Yit Wen, NEXPlatform Sdn Bhd Chief Executive Officer Alvin Chooi, W Tech Marketing Sdn Bhd Director Chan Wai Mun and E Goodeal Sdn Bhd Director Kok Wei Liang.

Exchanging the MoU with the industry partners was UTAR President Ir Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat. It was witnessed by Vice President for Talent Development and Digital Entrepreneurship of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Dr Sumitra Nair.

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A group of 60 Bachelor of Communication (Honours) Public Relations (PR) students from the Faculty of Arts and Social Science (FAS) organised a psychological-

themed campaign titled Voice Out Lah! PR Campaign 2020 from 4 February to 5 March 2020 at Kampar Campus.

Guided by their advisor Paul Gnanaselvam Pakirnathan, the campaign aimed to raise awareness among UTAR undergraduates on mental health issues caused by the lack of interpersonal communication in society. With over 1,000 participants, the students organised a forum and various exhibitions throughout the campaign duration that addressed various mental health issues, namely anxiety, bipolar disorder and depression.

HashTech Kampar 2020 was yet another successful mega-science event organised by Centre for

Foundation Studies (CFS) on 4 March 2020 at Kampar Campus. It aimed to generate public awareness on the practical application and utilisation of emerging technologies.

Present were UTAR President Prof Ewe, CFS Kampar Director Ts Tan Lee Siew, CFS Deputy Directors Lim Khiew Loon and Phang Ying Ning, Department of Science and Engineering Head Ooi Siew Fong (third from left), Organising Chairperson Hoh Ming Chee, EasyParcel Sdn Bhd CEO Clarence Leong, Exabytes Network Sdn Bhd

Voice Out Lah! PR Campaign raises communicative awareness on mental health

Third mega-science event by CFS Kampar

Front row, from left: Phang, Lim, Ooi, Chin, Leong (sixth from left), Prof Ewe (centre), Tan (sixth from right), Tang (fifth from right), Hoh (third from right) and Universiti Sains Malaysia lecturer Assoc Prof Dr Selvakumar Manickam (second from right)

Third from left: Campaign Chairperson Brandon Quah Wen Hin, Paul and FAS Dean Dr Lee Lai Meng with organising committee, speakers and participants

Colour sand art provided therapeutic health benefits to students

The campaign brought attention to the importance of communication in combating mental illness

Mental test and games that were designed to educate students about mental health problems

SMJK Pei Yuan (left) and SMK Methodist (ACS) Kampar (right) students at IoT Workshop

Participants visiting the booths set up at the exhibition area

Hoh (back row, centre) with organising committee and student helpers

Digital Marketing Specialist Martin Tang, SNS Network (M) Sdn Bhd Marketing Manager Harry Chin, teachers and students from SMJK Pei Yuan and SMK Methodist (ACS) Kampar, UTAR staff and students.

Attracting over 400 participants from secondary schools and UTAR students, the science event was comprised of Internet of Things (IoT) workshop, Tech Exhibition, talks and sharing sessions.


Prof Dr Chong Kok Keong from UTAR Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC

FES) was elected as the ASM Fellow 2019 by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM). The event took place on 13 December 2019 at the 2019 Conferment of Fellowship of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. In attendance to present the honour was Deputy Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) YB Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis. Prof Chong was conferred the title of ASM Fellow for his contribution in the field of concentrating solar power and dense-array concentrator photovoltaic system.

International Business student Tong Hui Min from UTAR Faculty of Accountancy and Management won second place

at "Emerald Malaysia National Online Quiz 2019". The quiz was held from 8 November 2019 to 8 December 2019 at the official website of Emerald Group Publishing. Tong walked away with a Samsung Galaxy A30 smartphone. Organised by Emerald Group Publishing, the quiz aimed to increase the exposure of Emerald Publishing to students and personnel in relevant institutions, as well as to encourage the use of Emerald Publishing database which offers a wide variety of journals and articles.

Prof Dr Chong Kok Keong elected as ASM Fellow 2019

Second place in Emerald Malaysia

National Online Quiz

Aimed at providing UTAR staff and students with a platform to develop knowledge and skills in a globally interdependent and

diverse world, UTAR International Day (UID) 2020 staged another comeback at Kampar Campus on 21 February 2020.

The event was jointly organised by the Division of Community and International Networking, Department of Student Affairs, Department of Soft Skills Competency and Department of International Student Services. Present were UTAR Vice President Prof Choong, UTAR Council Member Hew Fen Yee, students and staff.

The event carried a total of 14 booths featuring 14 different economies, namely Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria, Cameroon, Japan, China, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Maldives, Mauritius, Yemen and Myanmar; and a region, Macau. It was attended by more than 200 visitors.

Fostering global awareness and international experience Right side, from left: Prof Choong and Hew Fen Yee with UID 2020 organising committee, students and staff

Prof Chong

Tong (right) receiving her prize from Library Senior Assistant Manager Suraya binti Mohd Yusof

Various intriguing cultural performances were held

UTAR staff and students

thronging the cultural

booths


Vechnology Chief Executive Officer Lance Ong (right)

and Chief Operating Officer Evelyn Foo (left), who are also the co-founders of Vechnology, started their company while they were still at the university. The former Bachelor of Marketing (Honours) students first started their oat cookies trading in UTAR and organic food trading business in Penang industrial zone, at the age of 22, during their semester break.

The duo then came up with another business idea where they tender for placement of snacks vending machines at UTAR. After several attempts, their ideas were finally approved, so two units of snacks vending machines were deployed in Block B and Block P of Kampar Campus. By the end of 2016, they shifted their business model from B2C to B2B to support SMEs and corporates. They became a vending machine supplier instead of being a vending operator.

The success story of UTAR alumni

Chua Li Yee, a journalism alumna from UTAR and her brother Tony Chua co-founded “Rtist”, a website that enables people to rent creative talents (designers).

In 2015, Chua kick-started her entrepreneurial journey by operating a small design agency with only four employees. Chua and her brother soon realised that it was not enough to meet the needs of their clients by just providing design services alone, so they adjusted their service by providing a full package which included design, printing and shipping services.

They realised that many SMEs had design needs but the companies lacked dedicated designing departments to address the demand. Hence, they came up with “Your Creative Department”, a concept that introduced these companies to outsource their creative work to her company.

The first year of running the agency had Chua feeling physically and financially exhausted. The concept “Your Creative Department” felt like nothing more than a slogan, they were struggling to stay afloat. In June 2016, Chua interviewed a local designer who had just returned from Australia and that changed their future. Based on the interviewee’s resume, it was clear that he was not suitable for their agency, but Chua knew of a friend who needed a local designer specialist urgently at an advertising agency.

So, Chua and her brother decided to do things differently by “renting” out designers. In August 2016, their company officially pivoted its business model and became Rtist. And today Rtist provides online and offline handpicked creative hiring solutions to businesses.

Creative talent-matching platform by UTAR alumna

From left: Evelyn Foo and Lance Ong

From left: Chua and her brother Tony Chua

From left, standing: Tony Chua (seventh) representing Rtist to receive the second runner-up prize at the prestigious Create@ Alibaba Cloud Startup Contest Malaysia

Rtist webpage

Chua

Vechnology’s smart vending machines are equipped with VECloud and VEProUX

After being in the industry for four years, they found massive potential in this area. Hence, they invented their own IoT vending application and paired it with nine e-Wallet payments, namely Touch

N Go, Grabpay, Boost, MaybankQR, MCash, WechatPay Malaysia, WechatPay China, Alipay, and UnionPay. Their hard work finally paid off when their company was shortlisted in the Top 30 Start-Up in

the Global Accelerator Programme in the year 2019 by Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC).


A team of three students, namely (from left, second) Computer Networking student Looi Zhi Hao, Software Engineering students Chooi Kar Jian and Benjamin

Leong E-Jenn from UTAR LKC FES was ranked the third runner-up in the Huawei ICT Competition Malaysia 2019-2020, held on 5 March 2020 in Kuala Lumpur.

The team walked away with an AEON voucher worth RM500 and a Honor Magic Watch 2 each. They were mentored by Head of Internet Engineering and Computer Science Department Ts Dr Madhavan Balan Nair.

The competition aimed to address the skills gap between the requirements of the industry by partnering with local universities to nurture and produce well-rounded individuals who will be industry-ready.

Three lecturers from UTAR Faculty of Creative Industries took their award-winning project titled “Wow the Wau!” for another test. It was proven worthy when the trio won Gold Award at kNovasi 2020, held at Tenera

Hotel, Bangi on 5 and 6 February 2020. The lecturers were Mohd Fairuz bin Ali, Chong Hwei Teeng and Ng Perng Jeu.

The project, an Android-based application content, aimed to present the traditional Malaysian game called Wau. The project provided an ingenious solution to preserve the value of the traditional game, Wau. It also carried the national symbol, concordance with the evolving digital game technology worldwide.

Faculty of Business and Finance Dean Dr Au Yong Hui Nee was awarded the Excellent Oral Presentation award at the 9th International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management 2020 (ICITM 2020), held from 11 to 13 February 2020 at St Anne’s College,

University of Oxford, United Kingdom.Dr Au Yong presented her research titled “Impact of the E-Commerce on Risk and Export

Performance: Evidence from Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises”, which was co-authored by Master of Philosophy student Liew Ke Xin.

The annual conference aimed to provide a platform for the researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry to meet and share cutting-edge development in the Industrial Technology and Management field.

“UTAR JinBodhi Bursary Online Deed of Donation Signing Ceremony 2020” was held on 22 May 2020 between UTAR and Bodhi Meditation Malaysia Berhad (BMMB) via

GoToMeeting platform. The ceremony was held as an appreciation towards BMMB for their donation of RM400,000 to UTAR students for the year 2020.

Signing the deed of donation were UTAR President Ir Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat and BMMB Teacher Ling Shan while witnessing the signing were UTAR Vice President for Student Development and Alumni Relations Prof Dr Choong Chee Keong and BMMB Sister Fu Han. Also present at the online signing ceremony were Vice Chairman of the Board of BMMB Brother Xu Te, other committee members of BMMB, UTAR Registrar Yim Lin Heng, Division of

Examinations, Awards and Scholarships Director Nik Zaitun binti Nik Salleh, scholarship recipients and UTAR staff.

Prof Ewe said, “This bursary not only recognises their academic efforts and achievements but also motivates the students to excel further. We highly appreciate your support.” Teacher Ling Shan expressed his gratitude to join hands with UTAR for providing financial aid to needy students.

This would be the fourth consecutive year for BMMB to provide financial assistance to UTAR students. As of 2020, the total funding has reached approximately RM2.36million whereas the number of beneficiary student is 126. Eight students have successfully completed their studies.

Third runner-up in Huawei ICT Competition

Malaysia 2019-2020

Gold Award for preserving Wau through mobile game

FBF Dean wins award at ICITM 2020

BMMB donates another RM400,000 to UTAR students

From left: Dr Madhavan, Looi, Chooi, Leong and Liu Bibo from Huawei Technologies

From left: Prof Ewe, Prof Choong, Teacher Ling Shan and Sister Fu Han during the mock cheque presentation ceremony

Financial Economics student Chang Ling is grateful to receive the bursary as it helps her to focus on learning instead of being stressed about the financial matters

Accounting student Lee Qian Yu said the bursary from BMMB has lighten her family’s financial burden

Accounting student Ooi Jia Liang shared that the bursary had enabled him to continue his studies and relieved his parents’ burden

From left: Mohd Fairuz, Chong and Ng

Dr Au Yong (left) receiving her award


UTAR Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science’s (LKC FES) Master of Architecture student Ngai Kok Yew recently won the PAM - ZSR Architecture

Prize 2019. The prize-giving ceremony was held at PAM Centre, Kuala Lumpur on 27 February 2020. Ngai emerged as one of the finalist winners and took home cash prize worth RM1,000 and a certificate.

The competition was organised by the Malaysian Institute of Architects, in collaboration with Z&SR Architectural Ventures Sdn Bhd (ZSR). The competition aimed to provide recognition to outstanding young local talents for their creative and innovative designs and to recognise architecture education and its role in grooming future architects

in Malaysia.The master jury was comprised of six esteemed members, namely

PAM President Ar Lillian Tay, Prize Benefactor Ar Norzaini bin Mufti, Chairman of Education Committee Ar Adrianta Aziz, Eminent Academician Ar Hjh Sateerah Hassan, Human Resource Specialist Iwan Azlan bin Mokhtar and Convener Ar Amzar Ahmad.

The sixth installation of SES Inter-University Competition was held at Sungai Long Campus on 15 February 2020. It was organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Student Chapter and the Institution

of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). It was sponsored by NS Bluescope Lysaght Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

The champion team was UTAR; they took home RM1,800. The first runner-up was Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah (PSIS) who took home RM1,400. The second runner-up was Heriot-Watt University Malaysia and they walked away with RM1,100.

The participating higher learning institutions were Nanyang Technological University, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak

Campus, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah, PSIS, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MAHSA University, Manipal International University, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, and Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah.

The competition was judged by IEM Chairman of Professional Interview Board Ir Tu Yong Eng, ICE Malaysia Representative Ir Tony Chan Tuck Leong, Design engineer of NS BlueScope Lysaght Malaysia Sdn Bhd Raja Julaili Raja Ali and ICE Member Chiew Chang Chyau.

Master of Architecture student wins PAM - ZSR Architecture Prize

Raising awareness on earthquake stability

Final year Chemical Engineering student Chai Yi Jun and Global Economics student Chin Yee Xin

emerged as Malaysia’s Champion in the Schneider Electric Go Green: A Global Student Competition, held in Petaling Jaya on 4 March 2020. The duo walked away with a trophy and a certificate of participation each along with a ticket to the Asian Pacific Final on 16 April 2020.

Titled “Fonergy, Solution to Your Food Waste Energy”, the idea of their proposal focused on the utilisation of food waste to generate energy in the form of electricity and fertiliser.

UTAR LKC FES lecturer Ir Dr Tham Mau Luen's research project, titled “Context-Aware Disaster Mitigation using Mobile Edge Computing and Wireless Mesh Network” was selected for ICT

Virtual Organization of ASEAN Institutes and NICT (ASEAN IVO) in 2020. A total of USD80,000 was awarded for the entire research project. The funding will be allocated yearly, with USD40,000 for the first year and another USD40,000 for the following year. The co-researchers of this research project are Assoc Prof Ir Dr Chang Yoong Choon, Assoc Prof Ts Dr Ezra Morris Abraham Gnanamuthu and Dr Lee Ying Loong.

PhD graduate of UTAR Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Dr Gary Low Kim Kuan’s research paper was awarded the “Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019” in the Journal of Tropical Medicine & International Health on 30 April 2020. His

publication earned him a congratulatory certificate from the publisher, Wiley. The research paper was titled “Diagnostic accuracy and predictive value in differentiating the severity of dengue infection”. It aimed to review the diagnostic test accuracy and predictive value of statistical models in differentiating the severity of dengue infection. The paper was co-authored by Jackob Kagize, Katherine J. Faull and Aizad Azahar.

Champion in Schneider Electric Go Green Competition

LKC FES lecturer receives research grant from

ASEAN IVO

PhD graduate gains recognition for most downloaded paper

Front row, six from left: Ngai with other finalist winners

Jolly faces of participants, committee and judges as SES Inter-University Competition 6.0 concludes

Proud winners: Chai (sixth from right) and Chin (fifth from left) posing with their trophy

Dr Gary Low

Dr Tham at ASEAN IVO 2017 meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand


YTL Foundation offers Learn from Home Initiative

UTAR students are the latest beneficiaries of YTL Foundation’s Learn from Home Initiative. Like all other tertiary institutions in the country, UTAR students had

to adopt online learning during this period of the MCO whilst staying at home. The University approached YTL Foundation to assist UTAR students in providing additional internet access to facilitate online learning during the temporary closure.

Tan Sri Dr Francis Yeoh Sock Ping said, “We fully understand the stress that the university students are facing currently. We are, therefore, pleased to extend the free Yes 4G prepaid SIM cards with 40 GB of data to UTAR students to support them during this time.”

UTAR President Ir Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat said, “Internet access and the speed of the internet are important for a rewarding online learning experience and for students to access the resources available to successfully complete their coursework.”

UTAR is deeply grateful that YTL Foundation has come forward with its Learn from Home Initiative to provide that much-needed assistance for students to apply for its free Yes 4G prepaid SIM cards with 40 GB of data. This will ensure better equity to internet access among our students especially those who have limited internet access at home.

In the collective effort to follow the standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the Government, Silverlake Lifestyle Community

(SLC) created Scan & Notify, Crowd Tracing and Health Tracker features in hi-hive to facilitate the health and safety checking and monitoring procedures on campus.

Scan & Notify is a new feature that allows the user to practice social distancing with ease. Users can define their preferred range of personal comfort zone and mode of alert, and the app will scan and alert if their comfort zone

has been breached. Crowd Tracing enables users to find where the crowds are in the area of their interest to save time and avoid risks of group gathering and exposure to the virus. Health Tracker enables the community owners to track and monitor their members’ body temperature

before the members enter the campus and its premises.

UTAR is indeed grateful to Silverlake Lifestyle Community for developing these features in hi-hive that are very useful to keep our community safe.

UTAR and Silverlake collaborate to follow SOP for COVID-19 pandemic

With the enforcement of the Movement Control Order, educators and students have transitioned into the world of e-learning with great speed. UTAR undergraduates and lecturers are finding out that learning as well as teaching from the comfort of their respective homes via e-learning during the MCO period can be a unique experience.

Centre for Foundation Studies lecturer Lionel Keith Vytialingam said he wakes up at three or four in the morning to go online to “meet” some students whose internet access is best in the wee hours of the morning. He also compiles WhatsApp voice notes into folders to be sent out to some who have difficulty accessing PowerPoint voice-over files on their phones. All this effort is to ensure that everyone gets to move forward with lessons and exercises. Despite all these, Lionel feels glad that most of his students have been supportive and responsive.

Faculty of Business and Finance lecturer Dr Abdelhak Senadjki commented that e-learning provides students with better control over their own learning. He believes that online learning is a good substitute for traditional learning as it gives them more flexibility and enables them to manage their time more efficiently.

Construction Management lecturer Tan Zi Yi said that online teaching was a rewarding experience for her. She learned to adjust her speed when delivering the online lectures. She also realised that it was necessary to repeat some parts so that every student was on the same page. Tan said although the preparations for the online classes and homework required more time, she has learnt to be more patient and grown accustomed to multitasking.

According to Head of PhD and MPhil Programme Dr Cham Tat Huei, the students have been responding positively toward e-learning. He has been informed by some of his students that they prefer this method of learning, although some students did encounter difficulties with the internet connection. Dr Cham personally thinks that students should enjoy this learning process as online classes offer materials in different formats that make learning more interesting.

The experience of online teaching was indeed insightful for Public Relations lecturer Assoc Prof Dr Cheah Phaik Kin. This experience has taught her to be flexible and she has learnt to embrace technology and explore all that it offers. Dr Cheah said that this period enabled everyone to learn from each other. Students, particularly, learnt new ways of collaborating and using available technologies. Not only during MCO but beyond MCO, this can open many doors of opportunity for them.

Centre for Foundation Studies lecturer Lee Chee Heong noticed that students value online lessons very much. They would activate the screen recording during the lessons even when he forgets sometimes. He believes that students can benefit from the playback of lessons. Students can also do their own self-paced learning. According to him, self-discipline and self-regulated learning are the keys to effective online learning. He believes that students should take charge of their own learning and be proactive to take advantage of the online tools available to them.

Online teaching and learning is a unique experience


This unprecedented pandemic (COVID-19) has certainly made waves all over the world, impacting our work, family life and daily routine, transforming the way we communicate, teach and reach out to our students – all from a

distance, from home.We are lecturers, with many or some students under our charge.

Professionally, we pride ourselves with the power of knowledge and our (self-proclaimed) lifelong learning skills. So in no time, we scrambled to self-learn some new skills and during desperate moments we harassed our tech-savvy colleagues with phone calls and WhatsApp to bail us out from technical difficulties, so that our students can complete the trimester with minimal interruption.

The steep learning curve began. We set up remote classes, pre-record our online lecture, insert voice-overs to our existing lecture materials. We learn how to announce Microsoft Teams’ meeting ID, link, code and password to students before the online classes begin. We now multitask on our computer, talking and looking out to check the chat boxes to see whether students are asking questions and whether we should attend to the question now, or later. Video conferencing tool (VCT) is our most timely “teacher” prompting us to learn about technological devices with instant learning outcomes – the once unknown practices and unfamiliar 21st century skillsets suddenly become our new reality since we started using VCT in our WFH (work-from-home) routine.

Yes, before the MCO, admittedly we were all caught somewhat unprepared for this online venture. We were not used to doing a monologue without having students physically interacting with us. We were not used to talking to our own device or staring at our own image in the computer when delivering our lecture. Despite mastering some online tricks to conduct virtual classes, we felt we were no longer in control in some or most situations. We have lost the “personal touch” with our students – their attentiveness, their group activities and even their distractions (smartphone, non-stop talking, doing own work) in

E-learning is a new reality

for educators

Looking forward, e-learning is very timely and beneficial for students to develop their digital credentials and prepare them for future normalcy

By: Dr Ngeow Yeok MengDeputy Head of Centre for Curriculum Development and Innovation (CCDI)

a traditional classroom. We cannot reach out to students in time with our advice, care or personal charisma; nor can we exert any form of influence or control from afar.

Reflecting on the online learning episodes, the burden falls first on lecturers to create and deliver the online materials, lessons, and activities as planned. Lecturers have never been busier. As preparation before class, lecturers plan and design the appropriate interactive activities, prepare the PowerPoint materials and preferably do a recording or voice-over of lectures to be uploaded in the Web-Based Learning Environment (WBLE).

Prior to the online class, lecturers must first set up a meeting ID for students to join. Attendance is taken “creatively” via chat function and participation in the quiz. We might recap what was taught last week, get updates on any pending coursework progress; engage students via quizzes, YouTube video, TedTalk, online chat and sharing of useful links, resources and materials. After class, for students who did not attend the class synchronously, we endeavour to upload the recording of the entire online lecture or to contact the students one-by-one via email to know the students’ whereabouts and wellbeing.

Keeping students connected and stay focused during home-based learning using digital tools is never an easy task for the lecture. Remote classes require more attention and engagement as students may get their “device” to attend classes, and not their mind and body. So another challenge for us is to know how students are responding to our ongoing lecture, especially when they choose to stay silent and do not unmute their microphone to talk to us remotely.

Lecturers are getting used to own monologue without any response from students, be it verbal or non-verbal. Hence, in a remote lecture, we are happy to notice how the usually “quiet” students can be responsive via the chat function, e.g. texting questions, responding to a poll and giving feedback. The texting mode seems attractive to students who prefer not to be vocal in class, hence it allows us to connect with students via messages and responses that can be conducive for their learning. The quality of submitted work is still encouraging despite remote learning, which proves that learning outcomes can be achieved if our students remain engaged and interested in the topics we bring virtually.

As we uphold the principles of student engagement and teacher empowerment, our future instructional design shall focus on conducive constructive alignment consisting of course learning outcome(s), learning activities and assessments. We shall plan to conduct future lessons with stimulated interactive class discussion, guiding them towards completion of group or individual assignment to demonstrate intended course learning outcomes.

We have gone through a steep learning curve that is stressful for everyone – lecturers, students, the supporting staff, the faculty and the University at large. The incidents are preparing us for future virtual classes that are well-designed, durable and self-paced towards a more personalised and flexible education. The good news is, we are one step closer to conducting Massive Open Online Learning (MOOC) targeted at learners from all over the world, all walks of life and instructional design considerations are primarily for the convenience of students, instructors, and institutions, without compromising the learning outcomes.

Virtual classroom and remote learning are now a new reality for educators. Looking forward, e-learning is very timely and beneficial to students to develop their digital credentials, to prepare them for future normalcy, i.e. the remote work life and less structured workplace experience that requires better task management and time management skills. As we are now travelling a path less frequented and venturing into an unknown future world, let’s not forget our leadership role to support others emotionally and spiritually, by showcasing our resilience and patience to our loved ones – physically and remotely.


The road to self-learning and discovery during the MCO

Despite the challenge to stay indoors during the Movement Control Order (MCO) issued by the government, many students from various programmes have expressed their positivity in coping with the MCO through e-learning sessions they attended online. For many, it was a new way of attending classes while learning in a fun way.

I have been actively studying at home via e-learning. I intend to use this time wisely to revise the earlier topics and catch up with the lessons I have missed in the past. If I have any questions or doubts regarding the lesson, I would contact my lecturers through social media.

All lessons have been converted to online learning. While it is a viable alternative, I am still adapting to it. Self-studying for me is a change that I need to get used to, but I’m glad that I am improving and in the process, I am also picking up new skills.

I have been staying at home and doing online studies through Microsoft Teams and UTAR Wble. If I have any questions or enquiries, I will consult my tutors via email. Not having face-to-face interaction is a little inconvenient but I am getting used to it. I would like to encourage all students to do self-study as this is the best time for us to be independent.

I have been busy with e-learning. Currently, I am trying to adopt active learning methods to keep myself on track with my studies. I’m also trying to improve my study skills and prepare for the next trimester.

Since online learning started, I have attended all the online classes. Online classes are certainly a good way for university students to learn from their lecturers and tutors during this period. Doing 3D Animation assignments on my laptop is not as effective as using the advanced computers in the UTAR labs. I certainly hope to return to UTAR Campus as soon as possible.

I was quite upset initially when I found that all the projects I was working on had to be paused. Then I realised that the safety of the community and the people in the country was more important. I’ve attended e-classes and I think it is really good. It reminded me again of how technology has eased our lives.

Financial Economics student How Chao Xun

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Public Relations student Lim Li Ching

Accounting student Tan Yi Ting

International Business student Lee Kai Jun

Digital Animation student Danny Tse Wei Chun

Public Relations student Tham Gee Wei

The Consulate General of China in Penang prepared 145 packs of personal protection equipment (PPE) for Chinese international students who were studying at Kampar Campus and staying in Malaysia. Department of International Student Services (DISS) Head Ngan Mun Wai (left) was assigned to oversee the distribution of the items. Each pack consisted of five pieces of masks, a bottle of hand sanitizer and hand soap.

Consulate General of China in Penang Lu Shiwei (middle) made a special visit to Kampar on 28 April 2020 to present “health packs” to Chinese students who were studying at Kampar Campus. Receiving the PPE packs on behalf of the students were UTAR Vice President Prof Dr Choong Chee Keong (right) and UTAR Council Member Hew Fen Yee (left). A total of 800 face masks and 81 packs of PPE was presented to the Chinese international students.

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia prepared health packs containing face masks, antibacterial wipes, Chinese medicine and a brochure on COVID-19 for 57 Chinese international students who were studying at Sungai Long Campus and staying in Malaysia. The health packs were delivered to Sungai Long Campus from Kuala Lumpur International Airport with the assistance of China Student Association Malaysia. Staff in charge of the distribution were DISS Sungai Long Head Foo Wai Wai (left) and Ng Chee Hong (most right).

Personal protection equipment packs for Chinese international students

From left: Ngan giving the packed PPE to Biomedical Science student Ye, Lingjiang

From left: Hew, Lu and Prof Choong

From left: Foo and Ng


Kon10 devised 3D-printed face shields and inhaler spacer for frontliners

UTAR donated 1,000 face shields to Assunta Hospital on 21 April 2020 and another 1,000 face shields to Hospital Ampang on 22 April 2020. The 3D-printed face shields were made in Sungai Long Campus by Kon10 Innovation. The face shields were delivered to both Assunta Hospital and Hospital Ampang representatives respectively.

UTAR donated 1,000 face shields to the frontline medical staff of Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, also known as Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HTCM), on 15 April 2020. The donation was received by HTCM Senior Manager Yasmin Rahimi. The face shields were made by Kon10 Innovation.

Sponsored by ECM Libra Foundation, a new batch of 1,500 face shields was produced by UTAR students (Kon10 Innovation) on 17 April 2020. The face shields were received by Board of Trustee of ECM Libra Foundation Lim Beng Choon (right). The face shields were distributed to needy frontliners in Negeri Sembilan.

UTAR Unovate Centre Start-up incubatee, Kon10 Innovation devised 3D-printed face shields and the inhaler spacer for COVID-19 frontliners. The 3D-printed face shields were the ingenious work of four innovative UTAR Engineering students who have set-up a small

start-up and contributed their time and creativity to support the healthcare frontliners. Kon10 Innovation is a registered enterprise with Lim Kai Wen as its leader and

founder. The other team members include Lim Tyng Xian, Sin Chia Ling and Ooi Hsin Yein. Kon10 Innovation team members felt that they needed to do something for all the dedicated medical staff and enforcement officers who were out there battling COVID-19. Hence, they created the 3D-printed face shields and the inhaler spacer.

Lim said, “The challenge was to make simple designs while reducing the production time. Aside from that, there were alterations made to meet users’ feedback and to accommodate the aspect of comfort and safety. In a day, we can produce approximately 150 pieces of 3D-printed face shield. It takes 22 minutes to print and less than 30 seconds to assemble the face shield. Currently, the face shields are distributed to Klinik Kesihatan, Hospital Kuala Kubu Bharu, Manipal Hospital Klang and others.”

From left: Lim Kai Wen, Lim Tyng Xian, Sin Chia Ling and Ooi Hsin Yein

Lim modelling the 3D-printed

face shield

Inhaler spacer

From left: Yasmin and Lim Kai Wen

From left: Lim Kai Wen and Lim Beng Choon

Assunta Hospital representative (left) and Hospital Ampang representatives (right) receiving the face shields

Lim added, “There are industries who have volunteered to sponsor in terms of fabrication of moulds to accommodate plastic injection by using polycarbonate. With this access, we will be able to produce roughly 6,000 – 8,000 units which can be distributed nationwide. Our face shield designs are also in the stage of implementing plastic injection to accommodate hundreds to thousands of production rate per day.”

“I think Malaysians should think out of the box and use any kind of knowledge they may have to help out with the current situation. We believe that technologies such as 3D-printing and open-source programming are easily accessible by the society and we should utilise them to provide more ideas and solutions,” enthused Lim.

Kon10 Innovation is an innovative start-up company, formed by a group of students from various fields, namely mechatronics engineering, product designing and programming. Kon10 Innovation provides engineering solution and prototyping services to start-ups and entry-level industries. It also provides industrial automation design and precision scale modelling services. Kon10 Innovation aims to design human integrated robotics in the future for the medical field, construction and logistics. Some of Kon10 Innovation’s clients are BoomGrow, Daikin, GogoKids and more.H o r i z n20 H o r i z n 21

A total of 9,000 pieces of medical surgical masks and more than 20 bottles of hand sanitizers, collected

through donation under the collaborative efforts of the Chinese Medicine Task Force of Malaysia (COVID-19) and the Association of Graduates from Universities and Colleges of China, Malaysia were sent to Hospital Selayang on 2 April 2020.

The initiator of the Task Force was UTAR Department of Chinese Medicine Head-cum-Centre for Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine Chairperson Assoc Prof Dr Te Kian Keong. He said, “Medical professionals require a huge supply of protective equipment because they are in direct contact with infected patients. As hospital supplies have dwindled, we hope our contribution could help to alleviate this issue and keep the pandemic at bay.”

He also said the current donation consists of medical surgical masks and sanitizers, but the team is working on getting another shipment of 500 kilogram medical supplies, including medical face shields, medical viral filters, forehead thermometers and other supplies.

The Chinese Medicine Task Force of Malaysia (COVID-19) was formed on 22 March 2020 to provide volunteering support and services during this pandemic.

The three main objectives of the task force are to provide safety guidelines for TCM practitioner; to provide TCM-related information on Coronavirus for the public and to provide relevant assistance to medical professionals.

The task force has collaborated with the Association of Graduates from Universities and Colleges of China to raise donations on protective equipment and forward them to hospitals in need. The first batch of the medical supplies was sent to Hospital Selayang.

Besides UTAR Department of Chinese Medicine and Alumni of Chinese Medicine, other associations involved in the donation activities are Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Expert Committee of Education Association between Malaysia and China; Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Malaysia Alumni Association (BUCMMAA); School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen University Malaysia; Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce; The Association Of Graduates from Universities and Colleges of China, Malaysia; United Chinese School Committees' Association of Malaysia; The United Chinese School Teachers' Association of Malaysia; The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall; Association of Belt and

The Chinese Medicine Task Force of Malaysia (COVID-19) combined

effort with several parties to collect medical supplies for the medical authorities and communities.

The task force, initiated by UTAR Department of Chinese Medicine Head-cum-Centre for Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine Chairperson Assoc Prof Dr Te Kian Keong, was consisted of UTAR Department of Chinese Medicine and Alumni of Chinese Medicine; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Expert Committee of Education Association between Malaysia and China; Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Malaysia Alumni Association (BUCMMAA); and School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen University Malaysia.

As part of the task force’s initiative in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, the activity was conducted in collaboration with Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce; The Association Of Graduates from Universities and Colleges of China, Malaysia; United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia; The United Chinese School Teachers’ Association of Malaysia; The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall; Association of Belt and Road Malaysia; Peking University Alumni Association of Malaysia; The Association of Graduates from Tsinghua University, Malaysia; TusStar-Malaysia; China Student

Dr Te (third from left) with Hospital Selayang Senior Assistant Director of Acquisitions, Asset and Development Siti Hawani binti Hamidun (second from right) and other representatives

Dr Te (left) and his team hope to provide aid and support to the hospital against the novel coronavirus

From left: The collected medical supplies were donated to Selangor State Health Department and Hospital Kuala Lumpur

The Chinese Medicine Task Force of Malaysia (COVID-19) and its partners collected medical supplies worth more than RM300,000

Donating medical supplies to Hospital Selayang

Combined efforts in donation for the frontliners

Road Malaysia; Peking University Alumni Association of Malaysia; The Association of Graduates from Tsinghua University Malaysia; TusStar-Malaysia; China Student Federation Malaysia; Malaysian Students Association in China; Huaqiao University Alumni Association of Malaysia; Jinan University Alumni Association of Malaysia; and GD EXPRESS Sdn Bhd.

Federation Malaysia; Malaysian Students Association in China; Huaqiao University Alumni Association of Malaysia; Jinan University Alumni Association of Malaysia and GD EXPRESS Sdn Bhd. It received a very good response as many warmhearted donors, from local and international, reached out to support this life-saving cause.

The collected medical supplies, which valued more than RM300,000 and weighed nearly 1.5 tons, consisted of things such as face masks, N95 respirators, protective suit, thermometers, shoe covers and barrels of disinfectant. Most of the materials were handed over to Selayang Hospital,

Selangor Health Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, SJK © Selayang Baru, Gombak Tamil Primary School, several primary and secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Klang Hainan Association, Melaka Health Department, and police station. The materials were also distributed to some schools and vulnerable groups.

Dr Te thanked all the partners and donors for putting in a lot of effort and resources to make this happen and he hoped that everyone can rally together and join forces to keep the pandemic at bay.


UTAR together with the Department of Student Affairs (DSA) and Student Representative Council of Sungai Long Campus (SRC) collaborated with the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) to offer free meals to UTAR students during the conditional movement control order (CMCO). More than 3,000 students benefitted from the food assistance programme. The free meals were provided by the MOHE from 6 April 2020 until 12 May 2020. Thereafter, UTAR extended it for another 10 days in support of students who were then having their online assessments.

UTAR and the SRC of both Kampar and Sungai Long Campuses provided free meals for needy students who had to stay on campus during the CMCO. The SRC through its online communication to students, helped to compile the list of needy students who required the free meals consisting of breakfast, lunch and dinner. About 100 needy students benefited from this initiative. Many generous sponsors stepped forward to contribute including Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, Yayasan Foodbank, GMPS Negeri Perak, MCA Youth and Yayasan Lee Chong Wei, Kopen Maju Sdn Bhd, Bandar Sungai Long residents, Grand Kampar Hotel, Secret Coffee House and Zaba Long Café.

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Food ready to be distributed

The food distribution booth at KA Block of UTAR Sungai Long Campus

Sungai Long Campus SRC Head Leo Cheong Zhe (left) at the food distribution booth

During the MCO, staff from the Department of Estates and Facilities of Sungai Long Campus was seen getting the campus ready ahead of time. They were drawing lines with red tapes throughout the campus to ensure social distancing. The cleaning process was also continuously conducted to ensure the safety of students on both campuses.

UTAR helped 77 students from both campuses to return to their respective hometowns on 7 May 2020. Buses were pre-arranged earlier to send the students back to their hometowns. The students safely returned to their hometowns following the guidelines set by the government.

Cleaning process at Sungai Long Campus (left) and Kampar Campus (right)

Temperature screening was done to ensure employees’ safety

Red tapes were placed throughout the campus to ensure social distancing

Students maintaining social distancing while waiting in queue

Sanitisation was done before sending the students back to their hometowns


拉曼大学中华研究院中文系云讲堂系列（一）拉曼大学中华研究院

常年不定期举办各类型学术讲座与分享会，以响应大学回馈社会的举措，除了校内师生，也开放予校外民众参与。但在新冠疫情行动管制令下，讲座活动无法以传统的面对面方式进行，因此中华研究院顺应新常态，将讲座以线上方式进行。

由中华研究院和课程宣导处联合举办的“拉曼大学中华研究院中文系云讲堂系列（一）”，旨在将中华文化的知识向民众普及，进而提升社会大众的中华文化素养与知识底蕴。云讲堂讲座由中华研究院的12位讲师个别主讲，共分为四个主题，从2020年5月21日至6月13日期间进行，一连四周通过Zoom和脸书平台带来了12场精彩绝伦的讲座。

以“中国古典文学”为主题的第一系列讲座，由潘筱蒨博士主讲的 “思无邪：《诗经》爱情诗内涵”（5月21日）为云讲堂系列线上讲座掀开序幕。另外，黄文青博士和林良娥副院长分别主讲了以“《桃花源记》的现代意义：寻访现代精神生活的桃花源”（5月22日）和“谈宋词的美感特质”（5月23日）为题的文学讲座，与参与者一同探究古典文学之美。

第二系列讲座以“中国思想”为主题，并由杜忠全博士主讲“如果佛教缺席于中华文化 … … ” （5月29日）、陈明彪博士主讲“《倚天屠龙记》

张晓威院长主讲“从中国历史看东南亚历史：那些年，中国明朝与马六甲王朝的那些事”。

“中国古典文学”系列讲座主讲人：潘筱蒨（左起）、黄文青及林良娥。

“现代文学与马华文学”系列讲座主讲人：廖冰凌（左起）、许文荣及黄丽丽。

“中国思想”系列讲座主讲人：杜忠全（左起）、陈明彪及黄文斌。

“中国与马来西亚华人”系列讲座主讲人：张晓威（左起）、陈中和及陈爱梅。

中张三丰武功中的道家思想”（5月30日），以及黄文斌副院长主讲“孔子与他的学生群”（5月31日），探讨了关于中国思想的儒佛道三大源流与古代哲人的深邃智慧，引领参与者进入广阔的思想天地。

第三系列讲座以“现代文学与马华文学”为主题，并由廖冰凌副教授主讲“文学与人生——谈谈现代哲学散文”（6月5日）、许文荣副教授主讲“马华小说

五个亮眼人物形象”（6月6日），以及黄丽丽博士主讲“马华文学=蕉风椰雨？——从马华诗歌谈起”（6月7日），引领参与者游走于现代散文的感性与理性之间，领略马华小说的虚构与现实意义，同时欣赏本土新诗的多元建构。

最后登场的“中国与马来西亚华人”系列中，由张晓威院长主讲“从中国历史看东南亚历史：那些年，中国明朝与马六甲王朝的那些事”（6月12日）、陈中和副教授主讲“从他乡到家乡：马来西亚的华人移民与方言社群的发展”（6月13日），以及陈爱梅博士主讲“那么近，那么远：二战前马来（西）亚历史补阙”（6月14日），通过历史的角度探讨了马来（西）亚华人的发展脉络。

每场讲座都设有问答环节让参与者就不同的主题与主讲人进行交流与讨论。云讲堂讲座系列获得了校内外人士的热烈响应，每场讲座在脸书上的累计浏览量平均超过3,000人次。

郑建强谈中医与传染病拉曼大学中医系主任郑建强副教授受课程宣导处之

邀，于2020年6月4日通过Zoom和脸书平台在线开讲了关于“中医与传染病”，获得校内外人士的踊跃参与。

郑主任也是马来西亚中医药抗疫工作小组发起人与组长，以及马来西亚卫生部传统与辅助医药委员会

郑建强主任与参与者探讨中医如何应对传染病及对新冠肺炎的防治。

在中医“未病先防”的防疫思路下，饮用代茶饮有助于预防疾病。图为由郑建强主任发起的马来西亚中医药抗疫工作小组在行动管制令期间所推广的代茶饮赠送活动。

委员。他多年来致力于马来西亚的中医药发展、教育、管理与科研工作。他通过此次的讲座与参与者探讨了中医如何认识及应对传染病，以及中医如何参与新冠肺炎的防治。

首先，他解析了中医的整体概念与定义、古义与今义、核心内容及中医医学名著，以便让参与者对中医有更深入的了解，“中医发祥于中国古代，以中医药理论为指导，研究人体生命、健康及疾病的预防、诊断、治疗及康复的学科。同时，中医以气、阴阳学说为哲理基础，以脏腑经络学说为理论核心；以整体观念为主导思想；以辩证论治为诊疗特点；以中药、针灸及推拿等作为治疗疾病的方法。”

他补充，“中医学形成于战国至两汉时期，随着《黄帝内经》、《难经》、《伤寒杂病论》和《神农本草经》中医四大经典问世，也标志了中医学理论体系的确立。”

随后，他讲解了有关传染病的类型与例子、传染源与途径等，“十四世纪所爆发的鼠疫‘黑死病’可说是人类历史上其中一场最可怕的传染病。当时‘黑死病’在欧洲肆虐，导致人口损失惨重。”

“在中国方面，古人将大爆发传染病称为‘瘟疫’。据《中国疫病史鉴》记载，从西汉至清末，中国先后发生过300多次的大型瘟疫，对当时人类的生命造成很大的威胁。明代吴又可在《瘟疫论》中提到，‘夫瘟疫之为病，非风非寒非暑非湿，乃天地间别有一种异（戾）气所感’，认为瘟疫与伤寒不同，不是由皮肤侵入，而是由口鼻侵入，再潜伏于半表半里的募原之间，并提出达原饮治疗。”

此外，他以天花为例，讲解了古人的种痘治疗法、避痘所、隔离措施等，显示了中国古代已建立了预防传染病的医疗系统。他也重点讲述了在中医里的“未病先防”、“已病防变”观念，及其如何应用在新冠肺炎的防疫及治疗上，“中医在防疫与治疫的思路与方法上是很相近的，包括净化水源、净化空气、服用中药预防疾病等。虽然目前没有确切的可治疗药物，但在‘已病防变’的思路下，我们可以其他方法治疗个别出现的症状，如以物理降温或药物降温治疗发热症状，这至少让患者不会因为高热而导致更危险的情况。”

他提醒，人们应特别注意饮食、起居、作息的规律，因为这将有助于提升“正气”，而“正气”足够则将有助于预防疾病。

在问答环节中，他就中西药物的服用区隔时间、中西药物对新冠肺炎的治疗、疫苗的研发进程、中西医结合治疗癌症、传统偏方、药方与体质、中医系的课纲内容、中医短期课程与讲座、推荐书籍、医疗报告与期刊搜索、拉曼大学医院等相关课题，与参与者进行了探讨与交流。


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Pelajar dan staf CFS sumbang barang keperluan untuk kanak-kanak memerlukan

Bertujuan untuk memupuk dan meningkatkan kesedaran mengenai keperluan golongan yang kurang bernasib baik, sekumpulan staf dan pelajar UTAR dari Pusat Pengajian Asasi (CFS) Kampar telah

mengambil bahagian dalam projek khidmat masyarakat baru-baru ini. Projek yang diberi nama "100kg of Love" ini bermatlamat untuk

mengedarkan sekurang-kurangnya 100kg barang keperluan hasil sumbangan daripada staf dan pelajar-pelajar bagi memenuhi keperluan golongan kanak-kanak yang kurang berkemampuan di sekitar kawasan Ipoh.

Projek tersebut bermula dengan aktiviti pengumpulan barang dalam tempoh sebulan, termasuk bahan-bahan makanan dan barangan keperluan harian penting yang lain. Projek ini menerima sokongan yang baik daripada para pelajar dan staf CFS dimana sumbangan-sumbangan tersebut diterima dalam bentuk wang tunai untuk membeli bahan-bahan makanan serta barangan keperluan harian lain.

Melalui kerjasama dan sumbangan yang baik, jumlah pengumpulan barangan tersebut telah melebihi sasaran awal 100kg, malah, projek tersebut berjaya mengumpul barangan makanan seberat 715kg. Sebagai sebahagian daripada usaha mencerminkan prinsip UTAR "oleh rakyat, untuk rakyat", staf dan para pelajar turut menyatakan harapan mereka untuk memberi inspirasi kepada orang ramai untuk mengambil bahagian sebagai ahli sukarelawan dalam projek kemasyarakatan. Mereka juga

berharap kejayaan projek ini akan menggalakkan semangat perkongsian dan kekitaan, serta semangat menyumbang kembali kepada masyarakat.

Barangan keperluan harian yang berjaya dikumpulkan tersebut telah diedarkan kepada tiga penerima, iaitu Vision Home, Praise Girls and Boys Home, dan Rumah Anak-anak Yatim dan Miskin Anning. Sebelum pengedaran barangan keperluan harian dilakukan, staf dan pelajar-pelajar UTAR telah mengendalikan beberapa akitiviti dan permainan yang menarik kepada kanak-kanak di ketiga-tiga rumah kebajikan tersebut. Aktiviti suai kenal dan aktiviti permainan tersebut mencetuskan suasana riang dan gembira kepada kanak-kanak tersebut. Selain dari sumbangan barangan makanan, alat keperluan seperti tangga, kotak alat dan kipas juga disumbang atas permintaan daripada rumah kebajikan.

Seramai 85 orang kanak-kanak telah menerima sumbangan dan manfaat hasil daripada projek ini.

“Kami sangat berterima kasih di atas sokongan dan sumbangan yang disalurkan oleh staf dan pelajar-pelajar UTAR. Barang-barang yang disumbangkan sememangnya sangat membantu, dan yang lebih penting, sikap keprihatinan dan kasih sayang yang ditunjukkan oleh staf dan pelajar-pelajar UTAR turut membawa kegembiraan dan kebahagiaan kepada anak-anak. Saya juga berasa amat terharu dan gembira, terutamanya apabila saya dapat melihat mereka gembira,” kata Rion bin Ajankal, salah seorang penjaga Praise Girls and Boys Home.

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