Media Carnival By Sankeri Gopalkrishnan (Business Information System, 2nd /1st)

Media Carnival

By Sankeri Gopalkrishnan (Business Information System, 2^nd /1^st)

Undercroft, 27^th & 28^th May 2015- Media Carnival, an event organized by UTP MEDTECH Club for the first time on its track of activities. The main objective of this event is to provide a platform for every UTP students and staffs to improve their skills and to awaken their passion in the field of photography and videography. The Media Carnival kicked off with a talk by Mr.Fazer Ahmad, a full time photographer for the past 5 years and also the director of the movie Leftnan Adnan. He shared his experience and some techniques to take the best photos using amazing skills. It was a very inspiring talk as many students turned up for the second day. Mr.Filus Ghazali, another inspiring and talented speaker was invited to give a talk on videography skills.The audiences were amazed by his success in his career despite being a handicap (with only one hand) and shared his expertise in producing videos of first class quality. At the end of the day, everyone was satisfied with the talk as they have got something new to try out when they hold the camera next time. The event ended with souvenir presentation and light refreshment for everyone.

 Students actively participating during the talk.

Mr.Filus Ghazali sharing his experience.

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FUTSAL COMPETITION 2015 -Health, Safety & Environment Week 2015 By Pretesh Sudhakaran (1st Year 2nd Sem, CE)

FUTSAL COMPETITION 2015 -Health, Safety & Environment Week 2015

By Pretesh Sudhakaran (1st Year 2^nd Sem, CE)

V5 Futsal Court, 23^rd & 24^th May 2015 –Futsal, arguably is one of the greatest creeds for the male students here in Universiti Teknologi Petronas. We worship the game and the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Department answered our calls by organizing a futsal tournament in conjunction with the HSE Week 2015. The tournament was open to both male and female students but only managed to attract great attention from the male students comprising 16 teams. The competition featured students from various ethnicities, ranging from Malaysians to Middle-Easterners and the Africans who played with dazzling skills, brilliant saves and exquisite goals. In the end, Go Pro was crowned champion, beating team Mymoz 4-0 in the final, thus clinching the RM150 while the latter collected the second place prize of RM100. Evidently, all players who competed had fun eventhough the competition was tough. More than 100 students came to watch the event at the V5 court, giving support to their friends, making quite an atmosphere and the Futsal Competition was truly a great success. 

                     The two finalists, (from the left) Go Pro and Mymoz share a group photo 
                                                      with the officials before the final.

                                               The score board for the elimination round. 

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Obvious social gap between the international and local students in UTP By Aaron Tang

Obvious social gap between the international and local students in UTP

By Aaron Tang

  The student intake in Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS is increasing every year.  Thus, we are exposed to various cultures of both local and international students.  However, there is always a social gap between the local and international students mainly because of the inability of both groups to mingle with each other.  Nonetheless, initiative has been taken by conducting fun and enjoyable activities to encourage interaction and foster better ties between these two groups.  

The students need to find one common interest to strengthen the bond among them. It can be sports, music, celebrities and many more. Food can be a good example as we always wish to have a stomach filled with amazing, delicious nourishment. At this point, the locals should introduce their local delicacies to the internationals and in return they can share some interesting information about their traditional cuisines to the locals. Nevertheless, both sides must respect each other’s opinions to avoid any unnecessary arguments.

The willingness to know will give a very good start to form a close relationship between the locals and the internationals. Get curious and always have the intention to know others. Hence, questions such as ‘why are you here?’ or   ‘where do you come from?’ can be used to break the ice between two strangers. It is the eagerness in us to know our friend   and share about ourselves   with them which creates a perception about how comfortable we feel around them. Besides, do not be shy when you are introducing your origins or background. If you cannot accept yourself, how do you expect others to accept you?

Once in a while, have a good laugh with your friends which also help to strengthen the ties.  It does not have to be a heavy joke.  Sometimes, a small, unintentional act can make the group go wild and crazy. The feeling of seeing someone smile or laugh because of you and you are not embarrassed by it, is totally priceless. You should feel proud as you are the one who brought joy in their day. This precious moment will definitely lead to a special bonding with your friends.

Whether it’s food, music, talk or movies, it all comes down to the people themselves. An open mind is like a fortress with its gate unguarded or unbarred. An open minded person can easily get attached and adapted to someone. In time, people will grow fond of them. So, set aside your preferences and start to mix around. You never know, you might find your true love of a different background.

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Ensemble of Gamelan 2015 by Lim Chin Hwan

Ensemble of Gamelan 2015

       By: Lim Chin Hwan (Mechanical Engineering 1^st Year 1^st Semester)

UTP, 28^th March- Ensemble of Gamelan, as the name suggests, was a lively and festive event that gathered eight different gamelan groups from all over the country including UTP to perform together in UTP Chancellor Hall. Gamelan is traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. 

     A total of eight teams were selected namely Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (KISAS), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA), Ensemble in Gamelan (EiG), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), SMK Bandar Baru Sentul (SMK BBS), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) as well as Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). The team that represented UTP was the Sanggar Kirana group. 

     The purpose of the event was to encourage integration between these eight teams and hopefully allow them to acquire new knowledge related to gamelan through the performances. The highlight of the event was when the VVIP, Yang Berhormat Nolee went to the gamelan platform and performed. She played six different notes alone entitled Gimmick and during the last note, Sanggar Kirana joined and performed together with her. At around 11 pm, the melodious event came to an end.

                              VVIP of the event delivering her speech.

                             Astonishing performances by the participants.

              A group photo by all eight Gamelan teams.

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Shell Career Talk organized by Technology Education Career (TEC) by Nur Zahidah

Shell Career Talk organized by Technology Education Career (TEC)

By Nur Zahidah Kamarudzaman, 3^rd Year 1^st, CVE

Seminar Room 7, 25^th March 2015 – Once again, TEC had successfully organized a career talk. This time around, the guest from the industry was Shell. The talk started with the arrival of guests from Shell. After registration at 2.30pm, the talk started at about 2.50pm. The talk was firstly started with the MC  welcoming the speakers from Shell.

     After the welcoming speech from the MC, Mr. Harith Azhar was called upon to recite the Du’a. Officially the talk started and the guest is called upon to deliver his talk.

   The special guest was Mr. Steve Johnstan, a senior well engineer (discipline advisor). He had B.Eng Mechanical Engineering degree from Bristol, UK and joined Shell in the year 1992. Over the years, he had assisted Shell with recruitments and had oversight on many developments with Shell.

     Firstly, he introduced the objectives of his speech. The objectives were to improve students understanding of wells in Shell and the industry and for further understanding he had clarified what is exactly Well Engineering (WE) and Completion and Well Interventions (CWI) and its differences.

     According to Mr. Steve Johnstan, WE job scopes are to design and construct the well, re-enter wells to drill new side tracks and lastly to permanently abandon well after the job is done. Usually the wells are permanently abandoned after 1 months up to 2 years after the completion of the wells. Whereas CWI job scopes is to maintain well integrity, functionality of the wells, design and install the completion of the wells, and to remediate and solve problems regarding the wells.

      With such detailed speech given by Mr. Steve Johnstan, students should be able to determine whether Well Engineering is the right career path for them and also whether Shell is the right company for fellow internships and fresh graduates from UTP. His speech ended at 4.25pm and the floor was given to the representative from Shell Human Resource Department to answer questions regarding internships and potential job placements for fresh graduates. Finally, the talk officially ended at 5.00pm. Even though the talk was only for 3 hours duration, however, I have obtained many new information and I am sure other students experienced the same too. Therefore I reckoned other students to keep their selves up to date with industry trends by attending all the talks organized by TEC.

                                                         Up to 250 students attended the talk

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2015 Spring Distinguish Lecture by Ken

2015 Spring Distinguish Lecture

By Ken Irok Sendal, Foundation 3^rd , EE

Seri Iskandar, 6^th March – Society of Exploration Geophysics UTP Student Chapter (SEG UTP SC) organized an informative talk, “2015 Spring Distinguished Lecture” which, gave insights on seismic imaging or in other words, on earthquake detecting in Seminar Room 6 of the Chancellor Complex.

A very humble and knowledgeable, Dr Jean Virieux who hails from Institut Des Sciences De La Terre (Isterre), a public research laboratory located in the campus of Grenoble in Isère was invited as the special guest of this talk to give his insights on the subject of Hierarchical Seismic Imaging: A Multiscale Approach.

The arrival of the committees and guests started as early as 9 am before the arrival of the VIP and high committees of the event. The ceremony was honored by the presence of Dr. Abdul Rashid Bin Abd Aziz (Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation), Professor Dr. Deva Prasad Ghosh (Advisor of SEG UTP SC) and Assc. Professor Wan Ismail bin Wan Yusoff (Advisor of SEG UTP SC).

Not long after that, Dr Jean Virieux was invited to the rostrum for his long awaited distinguished talk. Many informative seismic approaches and detection were explained to the eager guests. The modules shown by the respected speaker gave an insight to the guest about the seismic imaging study, which is garnering more attention in the University as of late. Dr. Jean also stated that the students in UTP are particularly knowledgeable in geosciences materials as it is included in their respective courses. 

After that, a token of appreciation was given to the dedicated Dr. Jean on stage. Everyone present was then invited for a photography session as remembrance for Dr. Jean. The ceremony soon came to an end after that as refreshments were provided outside the hall. None of this could have occurred without the dedication of the committees of SEG UTP SC.

“Don’t be driven by incomes and do something which requires freedom in thinking”

-              Dr Jean Virieux

               Dr. Jean and I posing together after a short interview.

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"Accommodations" In UTP By Rubendran Loganathan

“Accomodations” in UTP – Is it worth it ??

by Rubendran Loganathan

UTP, also known as Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS is ranked in the top 200 in Chemical Engineering under the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 ; Placed between 151 and 200, and ranked three stars based on eight categories namely research, employability, teaching, facilities, internationalisation, innovation, specialist criteria and access ; One of eight Malaysian universities named among the global top 200 in at least one of the 30 disciplines covered in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014. It’s surely a marvel when you look upon it. Well, indeed it is, but how can a University be so good, and yet so flawless. What could actually go wrong ? As the popular saying goes, “Not all that glitters is gold”, there must be something which the University students do not enjoy or appreciate. Recent studies among UTP Students shows that “Accomodations” is the most overlooked aspect in this university.

Well then, what defines a good accommodation service for a University Student ? If you are thinking of single rooms with bathrooms attached, air-conditioned hostel rooms and excellent Internet connection in your room, that would absolutely be the ideal room for us university students to stay in. Sadly, some of these facilities are not up to par in the “Accomodation” service in UTP. The two main aspects that most UTP students want is proper functioning facilities and good Internet service.

Let’s explore the charges per-week for a standard UTP room.  Since 2011, students staying in UTP are charged RM 40 per week for 16 weeks with an addition of RM 20 for the charges for the utilities inside per house such as fridge and pantry services. That means, a student would pay at an average, at most RM 700 per semester. Not bad considering the fact that other Universities charges it’s students at an average RM 900 per month. But not to forget the fact that those other Universities provides all the other facilities and furnishings inclusive of the RM 900 charge which UTP does not provide, including Microwave Oven, TV, Air Conditioning System, Dining Tables, CCTV Services, Water Heater, good Internet service and ample of parking spaces. From a neutral point of view, it is fair enough that we, UTP students are charged RM 700 per semester for a bed, wardrobe cupboard, Internet service, a pantry, a fridge and a bathroom for the whole house. Most UTP students actually do not mind the below par conditions of the facilities as they feel that it is okay to stay in such conditions (as we get used to living conditions in UTP as we progress in our years of study in UTP). Most of them are more concerned about the Internet service which has been a major issue for UTP students staying in campus.

The Internet has had an enormous impact on education making it easier for students from a variety of backgrounds to attend classes remotely, cutting down the need for travel and reducing the resources required for education. The Internet has also made access to information and communication far easier. Rather than searching the library, users can access vast amounts of information from home computers. But the same can’t be said about UTP’s Internet Service in recent times. Compared to other Universities which uses either a fast Wi-fi connection, or the usage of a fibre optic Internet cable, UTP Students are confined to use the old and traditional Lan-Cable. Sure, we UTP students enjoy our Lan-Cable connections for games like DoTA, World of Warcraft, Ragnarok and Counter Strike, but what about the Internet speed ? As most UTP students would have experienced it, we could barely download lecture notes from our own University’s E-Learning site. Even a small file sized 2 MB takes hours to download. With download speeds as fast as 1KB/s, many students express their displeasure about it on the SRC-UTP Facebook page. Some students have also experienced no Internet access at all in their rooms, causing major outburst about their dissatisfaction in social sites, such as Twitter and so on. Recently, even the loading of a 360p Youtube Video is faster than the loading of a Facebook page or the University’s E-Learning site.

According to a statement released by the Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar UTP (MPPUTP) back in 2011 ;

Official Internet provider, JARING is now encountering a problem with one of two control systems thus causes the Internet to slow down. At this moment, they are fixing the problem and it may take couple of days to solve.

Currently, UTP students are sharing the bandwidth of Internet connection approximately 100 Mb/s on average. With this rate, student actually shouldn’t have any problem. The trouble might come from the students themselves. Actually the ITMS had already implemented a proxy to counter the users with high usage. Students are required to use this proxy to access the Internet by following the steps mentioned.

             UTP also once implemented the Quota system of 2GB/Daily Basis. The quota system was implemented by the ITMS due to extreme rate of downloading per usage compared to the amount of the data provided. This system is done in order to give equality to all students in terms of sharing the Internet since our Internet is a sharing basis and have to be used equally among all 6000++ students in the campus with just only 200 Mb per seconds. Yet, after all the commotion, we UTP Students still get slow Internet service. Perhaps, maybe the only way we UTP Students can gain access to fast Internet is if we use the Internet after 3.00 am (where the Internet speed will skyrocket with download speeds up to 1MB/s).

             Well, there are times we struggled with the Internet speeds, the washing machines, and not to forget the cleanliness of the pantries and the bathroom. But wait ! Speaking about cleanliness, we UTP Students must not forget that we also should have our own initiative to keep the toilets clean. Most people who use the bathroom do not properly flush or clean up after they finished their “business”. We should ask ourselves “Would we want to use the same bathroom if another person doesn’t flush the toilet or clean up the bathroom ?” So guys, come on. After you have done your “International Business”, please flush up. Oh yeah, there are also students who uses cotton buds in order to “hack” the washing machines, which is a foolish thing to do, because they are actually spoiling the washing machines which will lead to other students not being able to access them. Laundry areas being used as a dumping grounds, stacking of plates at the sink, and many more actions in which we ourselves should take responsibility and not rely on the “mak cik” cleaners to do. By taking some responsibility in taking care of the cleanliness of the bathrooms and pantries, we are also indirectly making the “mak cik’s” work a bit lighter.

              All in all, it is a fact that UTP indeed offers one of the cheapest rates for accommodation and the services offered to cover most of our daily needs. To be able to pay RM 700 per semester for accommodation services is actually considered to be a good bargain. Kudos UTP !!

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Diversity in Delicacies? by Pretesh Sudhakaran

Diversity in Delicacies ?

by Pretesh Sudhakaran

             Where would we be without food? Especially as Malaysians; food defines us. With our nasi lemak, mee goreng and roti canai, I’ve basically described this country as a whole. Biology tells us that we eat to live but ohh no. A few arrangements are needed to correct this statement and the legitimate outcome would be ‘We live to eat’. Food is the alternative to boredom. We’ve all opened the refrigerator door to find nothing and to do so again not more than 5 minutes later; with the minimal hope of finding the slightest sliver of anything edible. We’ve all stolen our siblings’ muffin or that extra slice of pizza at least once in our lives. Well, if you haven’t, then it’s sad to that you’ve not lived. Nevertheless, food paves the way for our lives to unfold….somehow. And in UTP, it’s no different. Students from around 50 different countries can oogle at the plethora of dishes served.  But should we be content with what we already have and declare this ‘diverse’?

             Now let’s get down to the serious stuff in hand. Just a week before we at Heart of Tronoh came up with this article, we posted a survey form for the people of UTP to place comments on what they think about the diversity of foods in UTP. The results were aplenty. They were even; since I can’t find a better word to use in this case; diverse. Some were cringe-worthy and some paid tribute to what we have. But the blatant fact is that students in UTP aren’t really rooting for the food that is being served to them. Many of those who participated in this survey weren’t rhapsodizing over the ‘seemingly diverse’ dishes most of the cafés in UTP serve. One student, simply naming himself (I’m not sure of this student’s gender), ‘Key’, gave a detailed breakdown of what he has experienced at every food outlet. He expressed some great support for the dishes from the Arabic nation; tending to their cravings and also giving us locals a good feel of what the Middle East is all about. He concluded with what seems to be a unanimous thought and I quote, ‘As diverse as it may seem, students like me will get bored eventually even with the array of foods available here. However, I'm contented with the food choices here as boring as it may seem all the time’.

                Students like ‘debhasri’ and ‘Syakilla Burhanudin’ also called for more green food to be served  at these cafés. Vegetarians especially have found it tough to acclimatize to the life in UTP with cafés serving mostly meat. All that is there for them is just rice and bland soup. Cafés like the ones in V3,V4 and Café Paprika are not great places for vegetarian food according to respondents and they’ve asked for an increment in the number of outlets that serve vegetarian food and rightly so. Another underlying problem that a majority of students; whether they responded to the survey or continuously voice out on, is the unsatisfactory prices placed on the dishes. Students basically can’t afford the Western food around UTP along with some of the local dishes who some claim to be not up to par. One respondent said that the food like nasi goreng isn’t even remotely close to the quality of those served in popular city outlets and yet, they are even more expensive than the latter with a price tag of RM3.50 that can shoot up to about RM5 with the addition of prawns; that even being only 2 or 3 helpless prawns; compared to a modest RM3 worth of fried rice at popular places in big cities like KL or Ipoh. The western food too has been under heavy scrutiny for the overwhelming prices placed on them. At the Pakistan restaurant beside ‘Tudung Saji’, a simple chicken cheese shawarma costs around RM6-RM8, depending on the type you order. Students obviously can’t afford to spend money like this on a single serving for a meal in a day.

 

                  A few anonymous respondents chose to highlight the abysmal levels of hygiene at certain cafés; V3 and V1 for example. The satisfactory quality of the food is quickly tarnished by the annoying flies and insects lurking in them. I personally have had my fair share of startling encounters. One night, I was busy preparing for a meeting so I ordered a quick fried rice with a fried egg at the V3 ‘Goreng stall’, as people famously call it. I was given a special ingredient in the form of a fried fly in the fried egg. I admit, I was appalled by this and gave the cashier a piece of my mind. This is an issue all of us can agree on and that is the fact that the cafés in UTP have poor health plans. Even the famous Pakistan restaurant and the CIMB block has its soothing, air-conditioned environment tarnished by these pesky pests. Cases of students finding roaches and other unknown creatures in their dishes has become a common tale here in this beautiful university and it isn’t good for the name of our beloved home. I guess our diversity has gone a little too far.

                It is obvious that the people of this wonderful institution love it here and want it to grow to become something better. Moving forward is important and that means getting the food right. Everyone deserves what they desire; whether you’re a Malay, Indian, Chinese, African, Middle-Eastern or anyone of any ethnicity who resides here. In a nutshell, there is a good diversity in terms of food we possess but many feel left out and bored at times with the lack of consistency in pricing and quality of the food and change in the dishes. The absence of Indian food is also something to be considered given the population of Indians in UTP. However, students must understand the various steps needed to be taken to ensure a brand new establishment. It is understood that the proper authorities in UTP have made a few changes and are deliberating new ideas to revitalize the food culture here. To proclaim something flawless, is itself, a flaw, hence we can’t expect perfection, but only satisfaction for our diversity in delicacies.

              

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UTP Closed Badminton Tournament 2015 By Teh Wei Qian

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS - UTP Closed Badminton Tournament 2015

              By Teh Wei Qian, Foundation 3^RD , PE

Badminton Court (Hall), 14th – 15th March 2015 - UTP Closed Badminton Tournament 2015 is back and it was organized by UTPBT(UTP Badminton Team) in collaboration with UTP Co-curriculum Unit. This event was opened for all UTP students and staff only. 

This year, there were 16 teams for Men’s Single, 25 teams for Men’s Double and 12 teams for Mixed Doubles. However, women double and woman single were cancelled due to poor response from participants. 

The event started at 9am on 14^th of March and ends at 6pm before moving on to finals. The prize giving ceremony was held on 15^th of March. 

The first place goes to Mukhriz and Ong Zhong Yi for Men’s Double , Xiao Sit for Men’s Single and Xiao Sit and Cheah for Mixed Doubles. Let’s look forward to another UTP Closed Badminton Tournament!

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Spectrum Arts Run 2015 By Teh Wei Qian

 Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS - Spectrum Arts Run 2015

                                               By Teh Wei Qian, Foundation 3^RD, PE

Multi Purpose Hall (MPH), 14^th March 2015 - UTP Spectrum Arts Run is an event that is organized by Sports and Recreational Dept. Students Representative Council UTP in collaboration with UTP Co-curriculum Unit. They had invited 200 participants from Rumah Anak Yatim Bait Al-Amin, Parit and UniKL Royal College of Medicine Ipoh to join this creative run. The main concept of this event is to establish a fun-based running event in a unique way, where participants have to wear the doodled tshirt that they decorated themselves.

The event was flagged off at 7.30am and completed at 12.30pm by two VIP’s, that is Mr Ahmad PG Abdullah and Mr Azrizal Hashri. The run was about 4km long. After a tiring and exciting run, came the most exciting moment, which is the prize giving ceremony. 

The first place for male category goes to Mr. Hamed Elghazar Abdullah,while the first place for female category goes to Miss Nur Ain Izzaty. Nonetheless, prizes were also given to the participants who won Bait Alamin, Best T-Shirt and Best Group Selfie respectively. Lastly, UTP's 'THE VIRTUOSO' were invited to perform four songs including Blank Space by Taylor Swift, Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran and many more.

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UTP Ultimate Frisbee By Nabilah Hassanudin

UTP Ultimate Frisbee

By: Nabilah Hassanudin (Business Information Systems 2^nd Year, 1^st Semester)

Sport Complex UTP, 21^st March 2014 – The UTP Ultimate Frisbee wass a pre-event which was organized by SRN and Ingenium Fest to support a healthy lifestyle among the students. The winner for this competition won RM 150, certificates and also a hamper while the first runner up got RM100 and the second runner up won RM80, including certificates and hampers. 

Invited universities including UiTM Perlis and UiTM Tapah also participated in this competition. Altogether 10 groups of 10 participants each took part in this Frisbee competition, including three groups from UiTM Perlis and two groups from UiTM Tapah. The other five groups are from UTP itself. 

The winning team was Nest 2.0 and first runner up was Nest 1.0, both from UiTM Arau, Perlis and the second runner up is from UTP, which is Zezah. The competition was brought to an end at 3 pm with En.Saiful, the advisor of SRN UTP delivering his closing speech and giving away the prizes to the winners.

The players trying to grab the Frisbee

At the beginning of the game

Players passing to their teamates

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ICN 2015 by Lim Chin Hwan and Wong Hao Xiang

                                                UTP International Culture Night 2015

By: Lim Chin Hwan & Wong Hao Xiang (Mechanical Engineering 1^st Year 1^st Semester)

UTP, 13^th March – UTP’s Chancellor Hall came to life with the blast of foot tapping music and eye catching decoration during the International Culture Night (ICN) 2015 with the arrival Tuan Haji Noor Rosli bin Baharom, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Students Affairs and Alumni, ushered by two Sikh drummers with all the audience applauding as they walked to their seats. ICN is an annual event organized by UTP to promote international culture to students of UTP. Most surprisingly was the Chancellor Hall of UTP which could accommodate approximately 2500 people was fully packed that day.

During the event, many performances were performed ranging from singing, dancing to playing instruments. The first dance was performed by students from Myanmar. The event came to a climax when the Indonesian students played an instrument originated from Indonesia called ‘Gamelan’. The performance was conducted by a lecturer of UTP. Besides, there were also performances from many other countries such as Bangladesh, Sudan, India, Yemen, Pakistan, Mozambique and etc. This year, the audience were lucky because they got the opportunity to see the famous Malaysian singer, Awi Rafeael performing live in UTP Chancellor Hall.

            The event was also participated by teachers and students from SMK Adela and SMK Tanjung Datuk from Pengerang, Johor. According to a teacher named Pn.Hartini bt Mohd Hidzir from SMK Adela, she said that she learnt about the diversity of culture from the performances. The event was also participated by PETRONAS staff from Stakeholders Management Pengerang Integrated Complex. According to Mohammed Rizzuan, one of the PETRONAS staffs, he used to study in Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) and he said that they have the same international cultural night like UTP. However, unlike his university there is no restriction for female students in UTP to unleash their talent during the event.

Photos can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/heartoftronoh/posts/949378425085789

  

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