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8 May 2025 | FIST Global Classroom

Global Classroom: Agricultural Biotechnology

The Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology (FIST) successfully held Session 1 of the Global Classroom 2025 series titled Agricultural Biotechnology, in partnership with Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.

This two-part series brings together global experts and students to explore key areas in biotechnology. Session 1, conducted on 8 May 2025, focused on Plant Biotechnology, featuring Dr. Nuria Majaliwa from the Department of Food Science and Agro-Processing. Her session offered valuable insights into biotechnology innovations in African agriculture, highlighting sustainable strategies and food security efforts.

Students from the BSB1112 Industrial Biotechnology course at FIST actively participated in the session. They were given pre-assigned tasks and engaged in discussions, sharing reflections and questions on the topic, promoting a rich exchange of international perspectives.

The session was coordinated and moderated by Dr. Nor Adila Mhd Omar, who also contributed local context on Malaysia’s approach to plant-based biotechnology. The upcoming Session 2, scheduled for 29 May 2025, will shift focus to Animal Biotechnology, continuing this cross-border academic collaboration and student-centered learning experience.

6 May 2025 | Regent International School

Mudball Workshop Held at Regent International School in Collaboration with FIST UMPSA

On 6 May 2025, Regent International School in Kuantan hosted an engaging Mudball Workshop in collaboration with the Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology (FIST), Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA). Organised by Ms. Jegathiswary and Ms. Ery Manshor from the STEM Club, the workshop aimed to promote environmental awareness among students through the hands-on preparation of eco-friendly mudballs  using effective microorganisms (EM), soil, and rice bran to help clean polluted water bodies.

The event was supported by FIST lecturers Ts. Dr. Nurul 'Azyyati binti Sabri, Dr. Kamrul Fakir bin Kamarudin, Dr. Khairiah binti Mohd Mokhtar, Ts. Dr. Lee Chin Mei, and Mdm. Nurul Nadiah binti Hamidon as well as students who actively contributed to the success of the workshop. Technical support was provided by Mr. Mohd Farid bin Jaafar. The collaboration reflected the shared commitment of both institutions to environmental education, community engagement, and science-driven outreach. This program is also part of the CDU grant initiative (CDU240156 Citizen Scientist: Know Your Water Quality).

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HIDROGREEN INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO FEFIFO: INSPIRING COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

21 March 2025 | Rawang, Selangor

An inspiring industrial visit was carried out by Hidrogreen, a startup company under the Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), to Fefifo, a commercial mushroom cultivation facility and mushroom-based product manufacturing factory located in Rawang, Selangor.

The visit, which took place on Friday, 21st March 2025 at 10:30 AM, was attended by 14 students from University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), accompanied by Associate Professor Dr. Tan Suat Hian (UMPSA) and school board representatives from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Maran. This program aimed to provide hands-on learning about oyster mushroom cultivation techniques and to raise awareness among the community on the importance of sustainable food production.

During the visit, the founder of Fefifo gave a concise yet insightful briefing on how to care for and maintain healthy mushroom plants such as moisture control, contamination prevention and the idea environmental conditions for healthy growth. Each participant, including the students, advisor, and school board representatives from SMK Maran, received a mushroom spawn bag as a practical takeaway. Although the team did not prepare the spawn bags themselves, detailed instructions were given on how to care for and grow the mushrooms at home.

This initiative aligns with Hidrogreen’s mission to educate the community, especially the parents of SMK Maran students to help B40 families on how to grow their own mushrooms sustainably to reduce daily household expenses.

Oyster mushrooms were chosen as the first step in this initiative due to their ease of care, minimal space requirements, and relatively fast harvesting cycle.

Through this collaboration between the university and the community, Hidrogreen hopes to make a lasting impact by encouraging sustainable urban farming practices and promoting food self-sufficiency, especially among underprivileged families.

This visit demonstrated that knowledge acquired in universities can be effectively channelled into the community for a more sustainable and empowered future.

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INDUSTRIAL TALK

KUK3562: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH

8 MAY 2025

8:30AM – 10:00AM

THINK BEFORE YOU ACT: ASSESS THE RISK!

                An industrial talk for KUK3562, Occupational Safety & Health subject has been conducted on 8^th May 2025. The talk, entitled “Think Before You Act: Assess the Risk!”, was delivered by Mr Muhammad Faizal Zainal Abidin, Senior Assistant Director & Head of Section for Building Construction Division, Department of Occupational Safety & Health Pahang.

                101 students attended the session, which was conducted through Google Meet, to accommodate students from both campuses. Among the points that were stressed during the session are the importance of complying with legal requirements related to risk assessment. The speaker also stressed that risk assessment is not individual work but teamwork. The speaker also reminded that there is a need to revise the risk assessment due to a few reasons such as the occurrence of accident related to the process or equipment.

                The talk gave the students a chance to gain knowledge & interact with a government officer that has vast knowledge & experience in occupational safety & health (OSH). A few questions were asked by students regarding OSH during this one & half hour session. The students were also asked to answer a few short questions to recap back what they have learned from the session.

                It is hoped that the students will be able to gain knowledge about risk assessment & OSH in general from this session. It is also hoped that they can apply the knowledge that they gain in this session after they have graduated.

Program CEO@Faculty FIST Siri 1

Pada 8 Mei 2025, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi Industri (FIST) telah menganjurkan program CEO@Faculty FIST Siri 1 bertempat di Kompleks Sukan UMPSA dari jam 9.00 pagi hingga 11.00 pagi. Program ini bertemakan "Graduan Gemilang, Kerjaya Gemilang" dan disertai oleh pelajar tahun 3 serta pensyarah dari FIST. Tujuan utama penganjuran adalah untuk memberikan pendedahan kepada pelajar mengenai persediaan menghadapi alam pekerjaan serta membina kerjaya yang cemerlang selepas tamat pengajian.

Program dimulakan dengan ucapan aluan oleh Timbalan Dekan Hal Ehwal Pelajar, Ts. Dr. Muhammad Hafiz Bin Mazwir, yang menekankan kepentingan keterlibatan pelajar dalam program yang memberi nilai tambah dan pendedahan dunia sebenar industri. Beliau turut menyatakan bahawa inisiatif seperti CEO@Faculty dapat memperkasa graduan agar lebih bersedia dan kompetitif di pasaran kerja.

Sesi diteruskan dengan perkongsian ilmu dan pengalaman oleh panel jemputan, Prof. Dean Lee, Pengarah Urusan Bcrobes Laboratory Sdn Bhd. Dalam perkongsiannya, beliau menekankan bagaimana pelajar boleh meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kemahiran yang relevan selepas tamat belajar bagi memperoleh pekerjaan yang menawarkan gaji premium. Antara aspek penting yang ditekankan termasuk penguasaan kemahiran teknikal dan insaniah, kecekapan dalam komunikasi dan bahasa Inggeris, serta kepentingan membina rangkaian profesional seawal mungkin. Beliau juga menggalakkan pelajar agar aktif dalam aktiviti kokurikulum dan memanfaatkan sepenuhnya peluang yang ditawarkan sepanjang pengajian.

Secara keseluruhannya, program ini telah berjaya memberikan impak positif kepada para peserta. Ia bukan sahaja memberi inspirasi, malah membekalkan panduan kepada pelajar tentang strategi membina kerjaya yang cemerlang. Penganjuran program seumpama ini dilihat sebagai satu langkah penting dalam melahirkan graduan yang bukan sahaja cemerlang dari segi akademik, tetapi juga bersedia untuk menyumbang secara aktif dalam dunia profesional.

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Industrial Co Lecturer : Introduction and Understanding of ISO17025 Implementation (BSF2112)

A successfully co lecture session was conducted as part of the Industry Quality Management Course (BSF2112). The session featured an industrial guest lecturer, Dr Diyana Sani, a Technical Director from Sanichem Resources Sdn Bhd, who shared valuable insights and knowledge on the ISO17025 in the laboratory setting.

Dr Diyana Sani with her extensive experience on implementation of ISO17025 at her company, explained the process involves during the application of ISO17025 as well as its implementation and maintenances. She also emphasized the importance and the challenges present in maintaining ISO17025.

A total number of 80 students among BSB, BSK and BSP program had the opportunities to engage actively through a Q&A session, where the cleared the doubt of what ISO17025 is really are in the real working perspectives. The session was highly informative to the students to correlate with their theoretical learning in normal class session. The co-lecture session was always be a great link to merge the academic knowledge with real world applications for the students.

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8 PENYELIDIK FIST PERKASA JALINAN STRATEGIK BERSAMA INDUSTRI

PEKAN, 10 April 2025 – Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) terus mengorak langkah sebagai institusi pengajian tinggi berimpak tinggi menerusi pemeteraian 32 Memorandum Persefahaman (MoU) dan Memorandum Perjanjian (MoA) bersama pelbagai syarikat industri dari sektor strategik tempatan dan antarabangsa.Majlis pemeteraian tersebut turut menyaksikan penglibatan aktif lapan penyelidik dari Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi Industri (FIST), yang mengambil pendekatan proaktif dalam memperkukuh kerjasama bersama rakan industri masing-masing. Jalinan ini dijangka membuka ruang luas kepada pelbagai inisiatif kolaboratif, termasuk dalam bidang penyelidikan bersama, penempatan latihan industri, pemindahan teknologi serta pembangunan modal insan berteraskan keperluan semasa pasaran kerja.

Majlis dirasmikan oleh Timbalan Naib Canselor (Penyelidikan dan Inovasi), Profesor Ts. Dr. Aida Mustapha, yang dalam ucapannya menekankan bahawa hubungan strategik antara akademia dan industri merupakan nadi kepada kemajuan inovasi negara yang mampan dan berdaya saing global.“Sinergi antara kepakaran penyelidik dan keperluan industri bakal melahirkan ekosistem penyelidikan yang lebih mapan dan bermakna, bukan sahaja kepada institusi, malah untuk manfaat masyarakat secara keseluruhannya,” ujar beliau.

Majlis turut diserikan dengan Power House Talk oleh Prof. Dean Lee (Adjunct Professor Lee Heng Yee), Pengarah Eksekutif B-Crobes Laboratory Sdn. Bhd., yang menyampaikan pembentangan bertajuk “AI as a Catalyst for Healthcare Evolution”. Dalam sesi yang penuh inspirasi itu, beliau menghuraikan bagaimana teknologi Kecerdasan Buatan (AI) menjadi pemacu utama dalam mentransformasikan sektor penjagaan kesihatan, serta peranannya dalam mempercepat penyelidikan, mempertingkatkan keberkesanan rawatan dan mewujudkan sistem kesihatan yang lebih bersasar dan mampan.Beliau turut berkongsi pengalaman menerusi program CEO@Faculty sebagai antara usaha untuk merapatkan jurang antara dunia industri dan akademik, seterusnya memperkasakan ekosistem pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang berimpak tinggi.Kemuncak majlis menyaksikan pertukaran dokumen MoU dan MoA yang disempurnakan oleh Naib Canselor UMPSA, Profesor Dr. Yatimah Alias, sebagai simbolik permulaan kepada kerjasama yang lebih bermakna antara universiti dan industri.

Lapan penyelidik FIST yang memeterai kerjasama strategik tersebut ialah:

Prof. Madya Dr. Aizi Nor Mazila Ramli – DMI Biotech

Prof. Madya Ts. Dr. Hajar Fauzan Ahmad – B-Crobes Laboratory Sdn. Bhd.

Prof. Madya Dr. Hazrulrizawati Abd Hamid – Bodywell Sdn. Bhd.

Nor Hasmaliana Abdul Manas – Kamarizs Medicare Sdn. Bhd.

Dr. Nazikussabah Zaharudin – Damha Mazin Resources

Prof. Dr. Gaanty Pragas Maniam – Wilhelmina Energy Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Dr. Mirta Widia – Ninja Logistics Sdn. Bhd. (Ninja Van Malaysia)

Dr. Khairiah Mohd Mokhtar – Zahazu Sdn. Bhd.

Menurut Prof. Madya Dr. Aizi Nor Mazila Ramli, selaku Dekan FIST, inisiatif ini merupakan manifestasi komitmen fakulti dalam memperluas keterlibatan industri secara strategik dalam ekosistem pendidikan tinggi.“Kolaborasi seperti ini bukan sahaja memperkasakan kapasiti penyelidik dan pelajar, tetapi juga menjadikan program akademik lebih responsif terhadap kehendak industri masa kini. Ia adalah langkah penting ke arah melahirkan graduan berkemahiran tinggi yang bersedia menyumbang secara efektif di pasaran global,” ujarnya.UMPSA melalui FIST terus komited dalam membina ekosistem pendidikan yang lestari, berorientasikan penyelesaian dan berimpak tinggi kepada industri serta masyarakat secara menyeluruh.

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Program Khidmat Komuniti Pengurusan Keselamatan Bahan Kimia di Makmal Sekolah

Program komuniti bertajuk ‘Pengurusan Keselamatan Bahan Kimia di Makmal Sekolah’ dengan tema ‘Makmal Terurus, Risiko Terkawal’ pada 30 April 2025. Program ini melibatkan pembantu makmal sekolah di SMK Felda Jengka 24, yang didedahkan kepada amalan pengurusan bahan kimia secara selamat termasuk kaedah penyusunan mengikut sifat bahan dan kaedah pengendalian inventori bahan kimia.

Aktiviti ini dikendalikan oleh empat orang pensyarah Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi Industri diketuai oleh Dr. Khairiah binti Mohd Mokhtar dan dibantu oleh Dr. Wan Norfazilah Wan Ismail, Dr. Nor Adila Mhd Omar dan Dr. Nurul Huda Abu Bakar, sebagai usaha meningkatkan kesedaran keselamatan makmal di peringkat sekolah, sekali gus menyokong aspirasi universiti dalam menyumbang kepada kesejahteraan komuniti. Usaha ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan tahap kesedaran keselamatan makmal serta menyumbang kepada persekitaran pembelajaran yang lebih selamat dan tersusun. Inisiatif ini juga selaras dengan komitmen UMPSA dalam menyokong pembangunan komuniti melalui pemindahan ilmu secara berterusan.

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