Social / Sports

There are many social / sports activities and facilities in UNITEN. Such as recreational and sport section, gymnasium, swimming pool, horseback riding club and more sport activities. In recreational and sport section, UNITEN will provide students with opportunities as well as state, national and international level University sport competitions to be involved adventure programmes, social sports, swimming classes, horseback riding.

The venue of the UNITEN gymnasium is Dewan Seri Sarjana Building in Putrajaya Campus which is located beside Cendikiawan Apartment. The fee for UNITEN gymnasium is RM1.00 per entry for student and RM1.50 for staff. The operater hour for the UNITEN gymnasium is divided for female and male.

The size of the UNITEN swimming pool is olympic-sized.The pool is only open for students, staff, teaching groups as well as the public.The operater hour for the UNITEN swimming pool is divided for female and male.The horseback riding club is one of the special club in UNITEN. The venue of the horseback riding club beside the Collegde of Information Technology. Horses are provided by the UNITEN Horeback riding club.

The more sport activities are aerobic, football, basketball, badminton, table tennis, futsal and the most special sport is rowing. Aerobic, table tennis and badminton are played in Dewan Seri Sarjana Building in Putrajaya Campus.Whereas futsal and basketball are played beside  Dewan Seri Sarjana Building  and swimming pool.

 

Accolades & Award awarded to UNITEN

We are going to talk about the Accolades & Award that awarded to University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) on this week. UNITEN has awarded with several award as the following:

1. HR Execellence Award 2011
2. Total Quality Management Program Fast Track Model from SIRIM ( 1 September 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
3. International Standard Quality Award (ISQ) 2011 for Quality college and university (2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
4. The Brandlaurate 2010-2011 Best Brand in Tertiary Education-Engineering (23 March 2011,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
5. The Platinum Category of the CQE Century International Quality EAR award 2011 ( 7 March 2011,  Geneva, Switzerland)
6. The IQC InternationalQuality Crown Award, Gold Category (29 November 2010, London, England)
7. Malaysia Business Leadership Awards 2010 Education & Training: Private Sector (Kuala Lumpur
8. The Brandlaurate 2008-2009 Best Brand in Education - Engineering and ICT
9. International Asia Pacific Quality Awards 2010 Best Performing Organization in the World in Education for the World Class Award (Highest) category (18-20th September 2010 in Kathmandu, Nepal) 
10. Prime Minister's Award for Industry Excellence 2009
11. Quality Management Excellence Award (QMEA) in Industry Excellence Awards 2009

Best Performing Organisations Award

On 18-20th September 2010 in Kathmandu, Nepal University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) has been awarded the Best Performing Organisations in the World in Education for the World Class Award (Highest) category.This award is presented to UNITEN as one of the exemplary companies of world-class quality performance. Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO) marks UNITEN as one of the world class provider in education excellence.

This award has lead UNITEN to become a one of the quality University that has world class standard in the education field and will be more recognized by many companies. Students who enroll in UNITEN will be given high quality education and training that reach out to world standard. Besides that, it also provided courses and skills that equivalent to the standard requirement of workers nowadays. 


There are so many top and famous University world wide and UNITEN may not be one of them but with this award it show that UNITEN also provide quality education that can compete with others. By wining this award it brought UNITEN a huge advantage in education field and it also help to attract more quality students. Furthermore, community will judge and compare UNITEN with others University differently because of the awards won by it. Mostly people will choose the quality item then the normal one, so that with this award it will make a good impression to people.

International Standard Quality Award 2011

   These awards are done to assess a companies current performance level against a reasonable set of guidelines for total quality. A very important step in this pursuit is to first understand your own organizational level followed by a comparison between other companies. The comparison are commonly made based on the number of employees, capital investment, wasted efforts, and any other aspects that a company may measure. The following step is to have managers that would admit that there are other people doing a better job than they are, and are able to handle criticism very well, then send them to visit the companies that are believed to have the superior operations. In short, this award is no cake walk.

   Why is this award important you ask? Well during the 1990s, the U.S. General Accounting Office or GAO conducted a research on the relationship between quality management activities, against success and profit rates. What they found was beyond the shadow of a doubt. Companies or organizations which had similar awards outperformed the average companies. They achieved a staggering 362-percent rate of growth, compared to the average organizations, which scored a rate of growth numbering 148-percent. That's right, and remember UNITEN is one of the universities that achieved such an award.

International Standard Quality Award 2011

   UNITEN may not be the best university out there, but it is still a good one in terms of quality. This prestigious award proves it. However, there are still some people and unfortunately a few of UNITEN's inhabitants who would tarnish and bad-mouth the reputation of UNITEN. My advise to you reader, is to not listen to them, but listen to this award and the several other awards that UNITEN has rightfully won. Once again I will say that this university is a good university and I know it will achieve even more awards and will only propel itself to even greater heights.

Malaysia Business Leadership Award 2010

University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) has won various award by the students, lecturers, and chancellors of the university. All of those awards won by the university contributes a lot to the university especially in attracting students into the university for every intake. The Malaysia Business Leadership Awards is one of the award won by the university's very own Prof. Dato. Ir. Dr. Mashkuri Yaacob, the Vice Chancellor of UNITEN.

On the 22nd of May 2010, the Vice Chancellor of UNITEN, Prof. Dato. Ir. Dr. Mashkuri Yaacob was honoured the Malaysia Business Leadership Awards 2010 - Education and Training: Private Sector. With this award, we can see that the education in UNITEN has good quality and is recognized by many companies. Besides that, the award also shows that UNITEN produce good quality graduates, graduates who are competitive, good in presenting themselves, has good leadership, innovative and creative.

The Malaysia Business Leadership Awards(MBLA) will help UNITEN to attract more quality students to their university. Students are able to see the quality of UNITEN's education through all the various awards won by the students, lecturers and staff of the university. This shows that the students and lecturers are not only good academically but they are also good in various field. UNITEN with the MBLA is able to compete with all the private universities or college in promoting their varsities and with the increasing amount of private university and college in Malaysia, the MBLA will definitely help UNITEN to compete with the other university in attracting quality students.

The Brandlaurate 2008-2009 Best Brand in Education - Engineering and ICT

         UNITEN has awarded The Brandlaurate 2008-2009 Best Brand in Education - Engineering and ICT. The BrandLaureate Awards was to form a principal and to honor brand excellence amongst the best of brands in Malaysia and the world. It is awarded to deserving brands from multinationals, public-listed and government-linked companies that have shown best practices in branding.

         Winning the BrandLaureate awards is a defining moment as it is a clear proof of the brand’s success and a support of being with the best and acknowledgement of the brand's value, strength and character, as the definition of laureate is one that is worthy of the greatest honor or distinction. Royal Highness Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong approve the only brand award that is The BrandLaureate Awards .

        The advantage of UNTEN being awarded is the educational level of UNITEN in engineering and ICT(Information and Communication Technology) is higher. So, the UNITEN student educational level also will be higher. In addition, UNITEN student has a chance to  increase their career and future opportunities. Students' skills and abilities also can be increase for their future careers by studying in UNITEN. Furthermore, the respectational level of students by studying at UNITEN will be higher wherever they go.

       

  The Brandlaurate 2008-2009 Best Brand in Education - Engineering and ICT

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Programmes in UNITEN

This week we will be talking about the programmes offered in University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). UNITEN offers various programmes such as engineering, computer science, information technology, accounting, etc.
 Undergraduates Programmes offered in UNITEN:
1. Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons.)
2. Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Hons.)
3. Bachelor of Electrical Power Engineering (Hons.)
4. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons.)
5. Bachelor of Computer and Communication Engineering (Hons.)
6. Bachelor of Information Technology (Information System) (Hons.)
7. Bachelor of Information Technology (Graphics & Multimedia) (Hons.)
8. Bachelor of Computer Science (Systems & Networking) (Hons.)
9. Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Engineering) (Hons.)
10. Bachelor of Accounting (Honours)
11. Bachelor of Finance (Honours)
12. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Marketing
13. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Entreprenuer Development
14. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Human Resource Management
Diploma Programmes offered in UNITEN:
1. Diploma in Computer Science
2. Diploma in Finance
3. Diploma in Accounting
4. Diploma in Business Studies
Foundation Programmes offered in UNITEN:
1. Foundation in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2. Foundation in Electrical Power Engineering
3. Foundation in Mechanical Engineering
4. Foundation in Civil Engineering
5. Foundation in Computer Science
6. Foundation in Information Technology
7. Foundation in Accounting
8. Foundation in Business Studies
9. Foundation in Finance
Postgraduate Programmes offered in UNITEN:
1. PhD in Engineering
2. PhD in Business Administration
3. PhD in ICT
4. PhD in Industrial Science
5. Master of Electrical Engineering
6. Master of Mechanical Engineering
7. Master of Civil Engineering
8. Master of Information Technology
9. Master of Industrial Science
10. Master of Business Administration
11. Master of Engineering Management
12. Master of Electronics and System Engineering
13. Master of Communication and System Engineering

Bachelor of Computer Science(Software Engineering)(Hons.)

UNITEN offers a postgraduate  program that is "Software Engineering" that can able students to create programming code, software, database and  etc. Software engineering is an engineering discipline that is concerned with all aspects of software production. Software engineering is intended to support professional software development, rather than individual programming. It includes techniques that support program specification, design and evolution.

Software is a computer programs and associated documentation. Software products may be developed for a particular customer or may be developed for a general market. The attributes of  good software is a good software should deliver the required functionality and performance to the user and should be maintainable, dependable and usable. the fundamental software engineering activities are software specification, software development, software validation and software evolution.

The cost of software engineering roughly 60% of software costs are development costs and 40% are testing costs. For custom software, evolution costs often exceed development costs. The courses of software engineering in Uniten are written in table below.

Course content for
Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Engineering)(Hons)

Semester Code Courses Credit Hour YEAR 1 Semester I ISLB112/MORB112/ MALB103 Islamic Studies 1/Moral Studies 1 /Malay Language for Foreigners 2 MASB113 Malaysian Studies 3 CSNB113 System Administration 3 CSEB134 Programming 1 4 CSNB123 Computer Organization 3 Total Credit Hours : 15 Semester 2 CSEB233 Fundamentals of Software Engineering 3 CSEB214 Programming 2 4 CGMB293 Statistics for Computing 3 ISLB212/MORB212 Islamic & Moral Studies 2 2 CGNB313 Technology Entrepreneurship 3 Total Credit Hours : 15 Semester 3 CSNB143 Discrete Structures 3 ENGB213 Business English 3 MALB113 Bahasa Melayu Korporat 3 Total Credit Hours : 9 YEAR 2 Semester 4 CISB214 Database 1 4 CSEB223 System Analysis and Design 3 CSNB213 Data Communication and Computer Networks 3 CSEB324 Data Structure and Algorithm 4 ITCB213 IT Communication 3 Total Credit Hours : 17 Semester 5 CSNB224 Operating System Concepts 4 CSEB334 Object Oriented Programming 4 CISB213 Human Computer Interaction 3 CSEB124 Web Programming 4 Total Credit Hours : 16 Semester 6 CGNB316 Industrial Training 6 Total Credit Hours : 6 YEAR 3 Semester 7 CGNB413 Project 1 3 CSEB344 Software Project Management 4 CSNB234 Artificial Intelligence 4 ISLB312/MORB312 Islamic & Moral Studies 3 2 CSEB444 Object Oriented Software Engineering 4 Total Credit Hours : 17 Semester 8 CGNB424 Project 2 4 CSEB314 Programming Language 4 CSEB424 Software Testing 4 *** Technical Elective 1 4 Total Credit Hours : 16 Semester 9 CISB412 Social & Professional Issues 2 CSEB254 Software Quality 4 *** Technical Elective 2 4 Total Credit Hours : 10 Overall Credit Hours : 120

Bachelor of Information Technology (Graphics & Multimedia) (Hons.)

   I want talk to about this undergraduate program because it offers an interesting perspective as well as a wide prospect of future jobs. The first thing that comes to mind when hearing "Graphics and Multimedia" is that students that take the course need to be creative, be able to draw impressive graphics, or to be artistic in general. Though there may be some truth in that, it is not 100% correct. First, because this is an IT course and not a full graphics program. Thus, will students will still learn a few things similar to the other IT or CS programs such as subjects related to programming languages, data bases, etc. Secondly, I feel that everyone is an artist, some just work harder than others. There are such things called drawing techniques, theories, and others that are teachable. If it was unteachable, there would be no such thing as drawing classes and art teachers. Another thing I want to point out is about what might happen after graduating from this course. Since you are graduating from Bachelor of Information Technology (Graphics & Multimedia) (Hons.), does that mean that you will still be making graphics and multimedia when working? Not necessarily, but if that pleases you, then do so. As mentioned before, this is an IT course and not a full graphics program. I've actually managed to chat with some of the working graduates from this course. One said that he completely switch to full IT instead of graphical works because it offers a higher pay. When asked if the Graphics and Multimedia course prepared him an IT job, he said with confidence that it did indeed. In conclusion, this program not only offers complete insight on graphics and multimedia, but in information technology as well.

  Another aspect I want to talk about is the learning environment that it poses. Let's take a look at the infrastructure first. Almost all the classes are conducted at College of Information Technology or COIT for short. Here is a picture of the college.

COIT

 COIT is a relatively new structure complete with facilities such as up to date computers labs, spacious classrooms and lecture halls, adequate and relatively clean bathrooms at every floor, and with it's own Cafe. But the best part is that the college is air-conditioned at every floor and every room. Another thing you can expect is that you will have a relatively laid backed time as compared to, let's say engineering courses. This is due to the fact that one, the lecturers are more encouraging and more inspiring. In my opinion, to excel in this course, you need to be passionate and enjoy what you are doing, just as the lecturers are as they teach. Secondly, I feel that the subjects that you have to take are not that difficult, with some exception such as programming. But hey, programming is way easier than subjects such as calculus that other students have to take. And thirdly, if you are like me, you will actually enjoy and have fun doing some of the lab works and assignments such as creating and drawing pictures, creating animation, developing applications, and etc. So in short, you might have fun and generally have good time when taking this course.

MASTER'S PROGRAMMES STRUCTURE

UNITEN offers postgraduate programmes in engineering, information technology and business. The main purpose of the postgraduate programmes is to pursuit of research and development activities in the areas which have high potential. The programmes are available by research, by coursework and research, and by coursework and project. The types of UNITEN  postgraduate programmes are categorize in three type of mode of study which is Structure A, Structure B and Structure C.

Structure A is by research method which candidates conduct research under academic supervisors and prepare a thesis to fulfill graduation requirement. The type of programmes offered in this structure are Master of Electrical Engineering, Master of Mechanical Engineering, Master of Civil Engineering, Master of Information Technology and Master of Industrial Science. The duration of the whole programmes are divided into Full-Time which minimum one years and maximum three years and for Part-Time are minimum two years and maximum four years.

Structure B is by coursework and research. The distribution between the coursework and dissertation is 50% whereby candidates have to register and pass a certain number of taught courses as part of the graduation requirements. Besides that, candidates required to complete a research project under academic supervisors and prepare a dissertation for the remaining part of the graduation requirement. Programmes that offered under Structure B are Master of Electrical Engineering, Master of Mechanical Engineering and Master of Information Technology. The duration for Structure B are minimum one an half years and maximum three years for Full-Time and minimum two an half years and maximum four years for Part-Time.

Structure C is by coursework plus a project paper. Candidates will have to register and pass a certain number of taught courses as part of the graduation requirements and completing a project and a project report for the graduation requirements. Structure C mostly depend on coursework component which exceeds 80%. The duration of Structure C are the same Structure B for Full-Time which minimum are one an half years and maximum three years and for Part-Time minimum are two an half years and maximum four years.

Programmes Offered in UNITEN

University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) offers various programmes to students such as undergraduate programmes, diploma programmes, foundation programmes and postgraduate programmes. Among all the courses offer in UNITEN, Engineering is the most popular course offered in UNITEN. It has the highest amount of students in UNITEN and some of the engineering courses are accredited by professional bodies such as Board of Engineers Malaysia and Institution of Engineers Malaysia, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMeche) and Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) from United Kingdom. Scholarships and study loans are available for students pursuing their degree, diploma, masters or PhD in UNITEN. Scholarships such as YTN (Yayasan Tenaga Nasional), JPA (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam), MARA (Majlis Amanah Rakyat), PTPTN, SHELL scholarship, etc.

UNITEN is one of the university in Malaysia that offers Bachelor of Electrical Power Engineering (Hons.) besides Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Curtin University Sarawak Malaysia. Graduates with a Bachelor of Electrical Power Engineering (Hons.) is able to work with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) which is one of the largest electric utilities company in Malaysia. Graduates are able to pursue careers in electrical power field such as electrical distribution engineer, power system engineer, power station engineer, etc.

Bachelor of Accounting (Hons.) offered in UNITEN is accredited by professional bodies such as Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), Australia. With all these accreditation from professional bodies from overseas, the degree in accounting in UNITEN will be recognized by companies in the private sector. Graduates of Bachelor of Accounting (Hons.) in UNITEN will be able to get employed easily as the degree is recognized by various professional bodies and are able to pursue careers such as accountant, auditor, etc.

UNITEN graduates are recognized and wanted by many companies in the private sector such as oil and gas companies, utilities company, etc because UNITEN graduates is able to present themselves well during interviews and the courses offered in UNITEN is recognized by local professional bodies and professional bodies from overseas such as Australia and United Kingdom.