UTP GENESYS by Mohamed Yeslem Abbad, Mechanical Engineering, 2nd, 2nd.

UTP GENESYS

by Mohamed Yeslem Abbad, Mechanical Engineering, 2^nd, 2^nd.

       Every semester we hear complaints about the bad state of the internet connection that has been provided to the students in their hostels. Students have struggled to register their courses on the PRISM portal and they have to deal with a list of online technical problems.

       However, we might be on the way to experience less of those discontent-inducing occurrences. Highlight to the previous statement that has happened during this semester; a tremendous improvement of internet transferring speed in campus. And if things go accordingly to the plans of public management, we will not have to face either internet problems or any technical difficulties again. 

       All thanks to “UTP-genesys” which was officially launched by our chancellor YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir during his latest public lecture last August, and there was a stand inside the IRC. “UTP-genesys is an IT transformation initiative aimed at improving staffs and students experience. This a 3 phase program spanning across 5 years and we are currently at phase 1. Phase1’s main focus is on you, our students. 2016 would be an exciting year, bringing you to faster internet on campus, Wi-Fi in your residential villages, we’re also replacing prism with a world class system (campus management system used by top 100 universities in the world), access your student portal via your smartphone and tablet With the new student portal, tired of long queues when paying your fees (ohh..yessss), with the new student portal you can pay your fees online.

Excited yet? Because we are. More information on program genesis is coming your way! For enquiries email us on: UTPProgGeneSys@petronas.com.my”

       As an official description of the initiative, a video was made and can be viewed on the Student Support Services Department’s Facebook page with more details. According to official sources, the project will revolve with the change of UTP’s core Student Information System, which manages all information and activity of a student’s life in campus; from graduation to an alumnus. 

      Other projects were included such as a new library and content management system along with a campus-wide upgrade of the network and wireless infrastructure. UTP-genesys seeks to solve some really serious problems, ones that really ought to be solved. Therefore, we all cross fingers for its successful implementation and that we finally get a decent IT services deemed worthy of the image UTP is trying to reflect.