ivan is just remarkable for finally UTM to have TEDx we’ve been waiting for this
to have TEDx we’ve been waiting for this
to have TEDx we’ve been waiting for this moment for such a long time and we must
moment for such a long time and we must
moment for such a long time and we must thank our heroes the students who have
thank our heroes the students who have
thank our heroes the students who have organized this and this is what my topic
organized this and this is what my topic
organized this and this is what my topic is all about how do we nurture future
is all about how do we nurture future
is all about how do we nurture future heroes in UTM and not just in UTM but in
heroes in UTM and not just in UTM but in
heroes in UTM and not just in UTM but in universities when we talk about
universities when we talk about
universities when we talk about universities what do we think it is what
universities what do we think it is what
universities what do we think it is what is the role of university why are you
is the role of university why are you
is the role of university why are you all here spending if you’re an
all here spending if you’re an
all here spending if you’re an undergraduate student four years of your
undergraduate student four years of your
undergraduate student four years of your life if you’re a doctoral student you’re
life if you’re a doctoral student you’re
life if you’re a doctoral student you’re lucky if you’re here three years usually
lucky if you’re here three years usually
lucky if you’re here three years usually you spend more years as a doctoral
you spend more years as a doctoral
you spend more years as a doctoral student so are you here to look for that
student so are you here to look for that
student so are you here to look for that piece of paper so that you can get a job
piece of paper so that you can get a job
piece of paper so that you can get a job yes or no no
I’m gonna chase after you whoever said
I’m gonna chase after you whoever said that yes you’re not here to look for
that yes you’re not here to look for
that yes you’re not here to look for that piece of paper that’s not why you
that piece of paper that’s not why you
that piece of paper that’s not why you are in University it’s not about getting
are in University it’s not about getting
are in University it’s not about getting the qualification it’s not a girl about
the qualification it’s not a girl about
the qualification it’s not a girl about getting that degree is not about using
getting that degree is not about using
getting that degree is not about using that piece of paper for you to get a job
that piece of paper for you to get a job
that piece of paper for you to get a job it’s about transforming your life it’s
it’s about transforming your life it’s
it’s about transforming your life it’s about changing yourself to become a
about changing yourself to become a
about changing yourself to become a better person it’s about changing the
better person it’s about changing the
better person it’s about changing the lives of others changing the economy of
lives of others changing the economy of
lives of others changing the economy of your country many of you TM students
your country many of you TM students
your country many of you TM students come from countries so far away and
come from countries so far away and
come from countries so far away and they’ll aim to go back to transform
they’ll aim to go back to transform
they’ll aim to go back to transform their village via city wherever they
their village via city wherever they
their village via city wherever they come from and likewise the Malaysian
come from and likewise the Malaysian
come from and likewise the Malaysian students so it is no easy task for any
students so it is no easy task for any
students so it is no easy task for any university to undertake that
university to undertake that
university to undertake that responsibility how do we educate future
responsibility how do we educate future
responsibility how do we educate future global citizens future heroes for the
global citizens future heroes for the
global citizens future heroes for the world so i thought i would share my
world so i thought i would share my
world so i thought i would share my journey my journey in academia actually
journey my journey in academia actually
journey my journey in academia actually began way back in nineteen eighty-two
began way back in nineteen eighty-two
began way back in nineteen eighty-two after i finished my spm don’t calculate
after i finished my spm don’t calculate
after i finished my spm don’t calculate how old i am here please i am always 17
how old i am here please i am always 17
how old i am here please i am always 17 i look like i’m 17 right you better say
i look like i’m 17 right you better say
i look like i’m 17 right you better say yes
yes
yes one of you will be in my class one day
one of you will be in my class one day
one of you will be in my class one day so in 1982 when I was just 17 I went
so in 1982 when I was just 17 I went
so in 1982 when I was just 17 I went halfway around the world I’ve never left
halfway around the world I’ve never left
halfway around the world I’ve never left Malaysia at that time I’ve never even
Malaysia at that time I’ve never even
Malaysia at that time I’ve never even left you know it was such an amazing
left you know it was such an amazing
left you know it was such an amazing experience to go to Miami to do computer
experience to go to Miami to do computer
experience to go to Miami to do computer science degree and after that I followed
science degree and after that I followed
science degree and after that I followed with because I was supposed to be there
with because I was supposed to be there
with because I was supposed to be there for four years but I finished in three
for four years but I finished in three
for four years but I finished in three years so I followed through with a
years so I followed through with a
years so I followed through with a masters in business administration and i
masters in business administration and i
masters in business administration and i still had see another one year so i
still had see another one year so i
still had see another one year so i followed with another master’s degree so
followed with another master’s degree so
followed with another master’s degree so i ended up with three degrees instead of
i ended up with three degrees instead of
i ended up with three degrees instead of just one why because i thought it was an
just one why because i thought it was an
just one why because i thought it was an amazing experience the whole process the
amazing experience the whole process the
amazing experience the whole process the whole educational experience of being in
whole educational experience of being in
whole educational experience of being in Miami was transformational for me and I
Miami was transformational for me and I
Miami was transformational for me and I came back served a university itm and I
came back served a university itm and I
came back served a university itm and I TM was a totally new experience for me
TM was a totally new experience for me
TM was a totally new experience for me as well because i was at the age of 21
as well because i was at the age of 21
as well because i was at the age of 21 teaching students who were 26 and 27
teaching students who were 26 and 27
teaching students who were 26 and 27 years old much older than me advanced
years old much older than me advanced
years old much older than me advanced diploma students they were graduating
diploma students they were graduating
diploma students they were graduating students because of the subjects that i
students because of the subjects that i
students because of the subjects that i was teaching it was sheer desire that i
was teaching it was sheer desire that i
was teaching it was sheer desire that i wanted to do my doctoral studies i
wanted to do my doctoral studies i
wanted to do my doctoral studies i wanted to do my PhD so much but they
wanted to do my PhD so much but they
wanted to do my PhD so much but they said you must wait for your cue you must
said you must wait for your cue you must
said you must wait for your cue you must wait for your turn you too young you too
wait for your turn you too young you too
wait for your turn you too young you too junior you cannot do your PhD yet I got
junior you cannot do your PhD yet I got
junior you cannot do your PhD yet I got the opportunity to move to UTM skudai
the opportunity to move to UTM skudai
the opportunity to move to UTM skudai right here in school died because i
right here in school died because i
right here in school died because i married my dear has
married my dear has
married my dear has like there by the way she’s always
like there by the way she’s always
like there by the way she’s always supporting me in all of my ventures
supporting me in all of my ventures
supporting me in all of my ventures whatever I do is always there supporting
whatever I do is always there supporting
whatever I do is always there supporting me so thank you dear for being here so
me so thank you dear for being here so
me so thank you dear for being here so we served you TM and we got the
we served you TM and we got the
we served you TM and we got the opportunity to actually I got the
opportunity to actually I got the
opportunity to actually I got the opportunity and then he got it to do our
opportunity and then he got it to do our
opportunity and then he got it to do our PhD in united kingdom so we went to
PhD in united kingdom so we went to
PhD in united kingdom so we went to England in 1993 to do our doctoral
England in 1993 to do our doctoral
England in 1993 to do our doctoral studies and we came back in 1996 to
studies and we came back in 1996 to
studies and we came back in 1996 to serve UTM now what do I want to
serve UTM now what do I want to
serve UTM now what do I want to highlight here going from Malaysia to
highlight here going from Malaysia to
highlight here going from Malaysia to United States back to malaysia there to
United States back to malaysia there to
United States back to malaysia there to united kingdom then back to serve UTM
united kingdom then back to serve UTM
united kingdom then back to serve UTM from itm which as you know yay has a
from itm which as you know yay has a
from itm which as you know yay has a certain characteristics and then down to
certain characteristics and then down to
certain characteristics and then down to Yoho to serve UTM which is very very
Yoho to serve UTM which is very very
Yoho to serve UTM which is very very different from itm wherever you go
different from itm wherever you go
different from itm wherever you go whichever part of the world that you go
whichever part of the world that you go
whichever part of the world that you go for your studies you must cherish the
for your studies you must cherish the
for your studies you must cherish the experience it is not just about going to
experience it is not just about going to
experience it is not just about going to classes it is not just about scoring
classes it is not just about scoring
classes it is not just about scoring your exams it is not just about getting
your exams it is not just about getting
your exams it is not just about getting the ears it’s the law it is about
the ears it’s the law it is about
the ears it’s the law it is about getting the s but it is not just about
getting the s but it is not just about
getting the s but it is not just about getting the ace
so it is about learning about life how
so it is about learning about life how many of you actually ask yourself what
many of you actually ask yourself what
many of you actually ask yourself what is the meaning of life how many of you
is the meaning of life how many of you
is the meaning of life how many of you actually ask yourself why am i slaving
actually ask yourself why am i slaving
actually ask yourself why am i slaving myself putting myself through this sheer
myself putting myself through this sheer
myself putting myself through this sheer torture quote unquote I tell you being
torture quote unquote I tell you being
torture quote unquote I tell you being in unity is never a torture is enjoyable
in unity is never a torture is enjoyable
in unity is never a torture is enjoyable I truly believe it because you make it
I truly believe it because you make it
I truly believe it because you make it enjoyable if your mindset says oh I get
enjoyable if your mindset says oh I get
enjoyable if your mindset says oh I get going to classes or I hate doing these
going to classes or I hate doing these
going to classes or I hate doing these assignments why the lecturer asked me to
assignments why the lecturer asked me to
assignments why the lecturer asked me to do this assignment and go to this
do this assignment and go to this
do this assignment and go to this company and do collect collect data or
company and do collect collect data or
company and do collect collect data or do experiments at the lab you must take
do experiments at the lab you must take
do experiments at the lab you must take it in a positive manner it is all about
it in a positive manner it is all about
it in a positive manner it is all about learning is all about educating yourself
learning is all about educating yourself
learning is all about educating yourself is all about equipping yourself not just
is all about equipping yourself not just
is all about equipping yourself not just with knowledge skills but you also want
with knowledge skills but you also want
with knowledge skills but you also want to equip yourself with other
to equip yourself with other
to equip yourself with other competencies what are the competencies
competencies what are the competencies
competencies what are the competencies that you learn you learn about we talk
that you learn you learn about we talk
that you learn you learn about we talk about relationships just now we talk
about relationships just now we talk
about relationships just now we talk about team working leadership we’ve
about team working leadership we’ve
about team working leadership we’ve talked about communication learning how
talked about communication learning how
talked about communication learning how to communicate and present your ideas we
to communicate and present your ideas we
to communicate and present your ideas we talk about ethics morality spirituality
talk about ethics morality spirituality
talk about ethics morality spirituality all of that we learn in university
all of that we learn in university
all of that we learn in university because that is part of life when I came
because that is part of life when I came
because that is part of life when I came back in 1996 immediately I was given
back in 1996 immediately I was given
back in 1996 immediately I was given administrative position from 1996 right
administrative position from 1996 right
administrative position from 1996 right down to for your information I was just
down to for your information I was just
down to for your information I was just I just ended my term as the deputy
I just ended my term as the deputy
I just ended my term as the deputy vice-chancellor
vice-chancellor
vice-chancellor Academy and international so 20 years in
Academy and international so 20 years in
Academy and international so 20 years in academic administration what’s the
academic administration what’s the
academic administration what’s the difference of being an academic
difference of being an academic
difference of being an academic administrator and being a lecturer the
administrator and being a lecturer the
administrator and being a lecturer the difference is as an academic
difference is as an academic
difference is as an academic administrator we are responsible for the
administrator we are responsible for the
administrator we are responsible for the systems that we have in place in the
systems that we have in place in the
systems that we have in place in the education institution we are responsible
education institution we are responsible
education institution we are responsible for the policies that we put to guide
for the policies that we put to guide
for the policies that we put to guide the education process we are responsible
the education process we are responsible
the education process we are responsible to monitor the implementation of these
to monitor the implementation of these
to monitor the implementation of these policies we are answerable to these
policies we are answerable to these
policies we are answerable to these policies that we have and to the
policies that we have and to the
policies that we have and to the strategies that we have in place we are
strategies that we have in place we are
strategies that we have in place we are accountable for the delivery of the
accountable for the delivery of the
accountable for the delivery of the education that we provide in the
education that we provide in the
education that we provide in the University to do that at the national
University to do that at the national
University to do that at the national level there are blueprints and the blue
level there are blueprints and the blue
level there are blueprints and the blue brain that we have currently is the
brain that we have currently is the
brain that we have currently is the Malaysian education blueprint for higher
Malaysian education blueprint for higher
Malaysian education blueprint for higher education 20 15 to 20 25 which outlines
education 20 15 to 20 25 which outlines
education 20 15 to 20 25 which outlines 10 shifts for transforming higher
10 shifts for transforming higher
10 shifts for transforming higher education in Malaysia and we are guided
education in Malaysia and we are guided
education in Malaysia and we are guided by that document s policymakers all the
by that document s policymakers all the
by that document s policymakers all the administrators the vice-chancellor
administrators the vice-chancellor
administrators the vice-chancellor deputy vast as the deans every manager
deputy vast as the deans every manager
deputy vast as the deans every manager director has to ensure that the millions
director has to ensure that the millions
director has to ensure that the millions I tell you is millions that has been
I tell you is millions that has been
I tell you is millions that has been poured into formulating the plans the
poured into formulating the plans the
poured into formulating the plans the blueprint is actually carried out so
blueprint is actually carried out so
blueprint is actually carried out so does it mean when I’m no longer an
does it mean when I’m no longer an
does it mean when I’m no longer an administrator I wash my hands from this
administrator I wash my hands from this
administrator I wash my hands from this is the answer yes or no no in fact I
is the answer yes or no no in fact I
is the answer yes or no no in fact I so passionate to make sure that academia
so passionate to make sure that academia
so passionate to make sure that academia the environment and the community for
the environment and the community for
the environment and the community for the pursuit of research education and
the pursuit of research education and
the pursuit of research education and scholarship in UTM thrives understands
scholarship in UTM thrives understands
scholarship in UTM thrives understands how do we educate each and every one of
how do we educate each and every one of
how do we educate each and every one of our student to become not just a person
our student to become not just a person
our student to become not just a person with a bachelor of engineering okay a
with a bachelor of engineering okay a
with a bachelor of engineering okay a masters in business administration okay
masters in business administration okay
masters in business administration okay I have a master’s in chemical
I have a master’s in chemical
I have a master’s in chemical engineering or I have a master’s in
engineering or I have a master’s in
engineering or I have a master’s in mathematics or I have a master’s in
mathematics or I have a master’s in
mathematics or I have a master’s in management or I have a bachelor in
management or I have a bachelor in
management or I have a bachelor in technology management I have a bachelor
technology management I have a bachelor
technology management I have a bachelor in education no it’s not just about the
in education no it’s not just about the
in education no it’s not just about the paper qualification is about producing
paper qualification is about producing
paper qualification is about producing individuals who are responsible what are
individuals who are responsible what are
individuals who are responsible what are these individuals how do we ensure that
these individuals how do we ensure that
these individuals how do we ensure that our graduates become superheroes for the
our graduates become superheroes for the
our graduates become superheroes for the 21st century how do we ensure that our
21st century how do we ensure that our
21st century how do we ensure that our graduates are holistic entrepreneurial
graduates are holistic entrepreneurial
graduates are holistic entrepreneurial as well as balanced as they serve the
as well as balanced as they serve the
as well as balanced as they serve the community the institution the
community the institution the
community the institution the organization the country that they
organization the country that they
organization the country that they belong to as they become global citizens
belong to as they become global citizens
belong to as they become global citizens what do we mean by heroes not flying
what do we mean by heroes not flying
what do we mean by heroes not flying across from one building to another
across from one building to another
across from one building to another although I sometimes wish I hope
although I sometimes wish I hope
although I sometimes wish I hope especially when and I wake up in the
especially when and I wake up in the
especially when and I wake up in the morning and rushing about sometimes I
morning and rushing about sometimes I
morning and rushing about sometimes I wish that I can just just now they are
wish that I can just just now they are
wish that I can just just now they are getting where the tech what’s your all
getting where the tech what’s your all
getting where the tech what’s your all of you have text what does it say on
of you have text what does it say on
of you have text what does it say on your tail my superhero name so I always
your tail my superhero name so I always
your tail my superhero name so I always see myself as Wonder Woman
see myself as Wonder Woman
see myself as Wonder Woman why because actually my name is not rose
why because actually my name is not rose
why because actually my name is not rose my name is Linda that’s why I’ve been
my name is Linda that’s why I’ve been
my name is Linda that’s why I’ve been always been called since I was born
always been called since I was born
always been called since I was born right up till I returned in 1996 only
right up till I returned in 1996 only
right up till I returned in 1996 only they call me started calling me rose
they call me started calling me rose
they call me started calling me rose when I got my PhD so Linda was the name
when I got my PhD so Linda was the name
when I got my PhD so Linda was the name of Wonder Woman Lynda what Oh all of you
of Wonder Woman Lynda what Oh all of you
of Wonder Woman Lynda what Oh all of you are too young no you must remember was
are too young no you must remember was
are too young no you must remember was the name of the actress who is Wonder
the name of the actress who is Wonder
the name of the actress who is Wonder Woman oh my god thank you I’m gonna
Woman oh my god thank you I’m gonna
Woman oh my god thank you I’m gonna treat you dinner tonight ok I’m done we
treat you dinner tonight ok I’m done we
treat you dinner tonight ok I’m done we treat loading up the name her name is
treat loading up the name her name is
treat loading up the name her name is Lynda Carter okay she’s beautiful she’s
Lynda Carter okay she’s beautiful she’s
Lynda Carter okay she’s beautiful she’s smart she helps people she’s
smart she helps people she’s
smart she helps people she’s compassionate she’s totally selfless
compassionate she’s totally selfless
compassionate she’s totally selfless when we are superheroes we don’t think
when we are superheroes we don’t think
when we are superheroes we don’t think about ourselves when we are superheroes
about ourselves when we are superheroes
about ourselves when we are superheroes we don’t need to be asked to do things
we don’t need to be asked to do things
we don’t need to be asked to do things we volunteer to carry tasks we do all
we volunteer to carry tasks we do all
we volunteer to carry tasks we do all sorts of things out of the sheer passion
sorts of things out of the sheer passion
sorts of things out of the sheer passion and the sheer will that we have in our
and the sheer will that we have in our
and the sheer will that we have in our hearts so in UTM we have what we call
hearts so in UTM we have what we call
hearts so in UTM we have what we call new academia as a plan remember we need
new academia as a plan remember we need
new academia as a plan remember we need to have a systematic plan in place we
to have a systematic plan in place we
to have a systematic plan in place we can just okay go to class teach them go
can just okay go to class teach them go
can just okay go to class teach them go to the lab guide them go and supervise
to the lab guide them go and supervise
to the lab guide them go and supervise them no it’s not simple like that we
them no it’s not simple like that we
them no it’s not simple like that we have to provide an ecosystem so new
have to provide an ecosystem so new
have to provide an ecosystem so new academia is the ecosystem that was
academia is the ecosystem that was
academia is the ecosystem that was introduced by the Danvers Chancellor in
introduced by the Danvers Chancellor in
introduced by the Danvers Chancellor in his new your address 2012 okay what is
his new your address 2012 okay what is
his new your address 2012 okay what is this new
this new
this new you it totally transforms the whole
you it totally transforms the whole
you it totally transforms the whole notion of what is a traditional
notion of what is a traditional
notion of what is a traditional University in New academia faculty
University in New academia faculty
University in New academia faculty members are not just your lectures
members are not just your lectures
members are not just your lectures faculty members those of you are in
faculty members those of you are in
faculty members those of you are in faculty computing our faculty member is
faculty computing our faculty member is
faculty computing our faculty member is the sea / faculty is that oh yes me
the sea / faculty is that oh yes me
the sea / faculty is that oh yes me Mahmoud the sea / em dead also another
Mahmoud the sea / em dead also another
Mahmoud the sea / em dead also another co4 faculty of computing because I
co4 faculty of computing because I
co4 faculty of computing because I belong to vacatio computing is we have
belong to vacatio computing is we have
belong to vacatio computing is we have the CEO from other computer companies as
the CEO from other computer companies as
the CEO from other computer companies as well so faculty members come from
well so faculty members come from
well so faculty members come from industry come from practitioners come
industry come from practitioners come
industry come from practitioners come from leaders so beyond the traditional
from leaders so beyond the traditional
from leaders so beyond the traditional sphere of what is a faculty member the
sphere of what is a faculty member the
sphere of what is a faculty member the philosophy of knowledge is not about
philosophy of knowledge is not about
philosophy of knowledge is not about knowledge for knowledge said but it is
knowledge for knowledge said but it is
knowledge for knowledge said but it is about looking for making yourself to be
about looking for making yourself to be
about looking for making yourself to be a change agent for you to be able to
a change agent for you to be able to
a change agent for you to be able to change the world for you to be heroes
change the world for you to be heroes
change the world for you to be heroes learning materials come from all over
learning materials come from all over
learning materials come from all over not just in books and lecture notes
not just in books and lecture notes
not just in books and lecture notes comes from looks provided in various
comes from looks provided in various
comes from looks provided in various mechanisms and we have various learning
mechanisms and we have various learning
mechanisms and we have various learning modes and you learn not just in UTM you
modes and you learn not just in UTM you
modes and you learn not just in UTM you learn in industry you go for GOP global
learn in industry you go for GOP global
learn in industry you go for GOP global outreach program in other countries you
outreach program in other countries you
outreach program in other countries you go for mobility exchange program so that
go for mobility exchange program so that
go for mobility exchange program so that you experience life in another overseas
you experience life in another overseas
you experience life in another overseas university and the outcome is not just a
university and the outcome is not just a
university and the outcome is not just a piece of paper the outcome is actually
piece of paper the outcome is actually
piece of paper the outcome is actually your knowledge skills the person you are
your knowledge skills the person you are
your knowledge skills the person you are the characteristics that you display so
the characteristics that you display so
the characteristics that you display so the headhunters
the headhunters
the headhunters we’ll pick you headhunterz will choose
we’ll pick you headhunterz will choose
we’ll pick you headhunterz will choose you because they are not looking for
you because they are not looking for
you because they are not looking for your grades they are looking for you as
your grades they are looking for you as
your grades they are looking for you as a person and to do that we have new
a person and to do that we have new
a person and to do that we have new academia learning innovation to change
academia learning innovation to change
academia learning innovation to change the way we educate our students through
the way we educate our students through
the way we educate our students through learning materials as well as learning
learning materials as well as learning
learning materials as well as learning Bothwell modes where learning is very
Bothwell modes where learning is very
Bothwell modes where learning is very much student center using blended
much student center using blended
much student center using blended learning methods and we hope from that
learning methods and we hope from that
learning methods and we hope from that method of new academia learning
method of new academia learning
method of new academia learning innovation we will indeed produce future
innovation we will indeed produce future
innovation we will indeed produce future heroes all the best to you I expect to
heroes all the best to you I expect to
heroes all the best to you I expect to see you flying everywhere on the world
see you flying everywhere on the world
see you flying everywhere on the world in ten years time and I’ll still this
in ten years time and I’ll still this
in ten years time and I’ll still this haven’t eaten by then also thank you
haven’t eaten by then also thank you
haven’t eaten by then also thank you [Applause]
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