UTM OFFERS FOUR-YEAR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING COURSE

JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 19 (Bernama) -- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is to

offer a Bachelor in Nuclear Engineering programme beginning September, UTM

vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Zaini Ujang said today.

He said the course will be the first of its kind offered at a local

institution of higher learning.

"The objective of establishing the course from the 2012/2013 academic

session is to supply alternative resources to the existing system. We (UTM) give

the opportunity to students to delve deeper into matters relating to nuclear

because we need nuclear in various sectors such as medicine and energy," he told

reporters after the appointment of the dean of the UTM Graduate Study School,

Prof Rose Alinda Alias, as deputy vice-chancellor (academic and international

affairs), here.

Rose Alinda takes over from Prof Dr Mohd Azraai Kassim who was appointed

deputy vice-chancellor (research and innovation) effective last Monday.

Zaini said 30 students would be selected to undergo the four-year nuclear

engineering course at the UTM main campus in Skudai. He said the course is also

open to international students, but limited to a small number.

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