Malaysian academic research on palm oil sustainability

 

1st Academic Research on Palm Oil Sustainability (ARPOS) Network Symposium

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Date : 10-11 June 2014

Time :8.30 am – 5.00 pm

Venue : Hotel Puri Pujangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

 

Officiated by Dato’ Seri Ir Dr. Zaini Ujang, Secretary General II, Ministry of Education

 

Keynotes by

First day (10 June 2014)

Dato’ Seri Ir Dr. Zaini Ujang

 

Second day (11 June 2014)

Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin, Governing Council Member, Yayasan Sime Darby

 

Objectives

  • To identify Malaysian academic research clusters on palm oil environmental and socio-economic sustainability.
  • To identify research focuses of the above and the gaps in current research
  • To identify research areas suitable for synergetic inter-university collaboration
  • To determine the feasibility of officially establishing the ARPOS Network

 

 Output

Through the symposium as well as post-symposium exercises, a report covering the objectives below will be prepared for distribution amongst Malaysian academia and Government Ministries.

Organizers

  1. UKM – YSD Chair in Climate Change
  2. UKM – YSD Chair for Sustainable Development
  3. MPOB-UKM Endowed Chair in Oil Palm Industry Development for Sustainable Economy
  4. UTM Palm Oil Centre of Excellence, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia KL
  5. The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

Main Players for the Symposium

  1. LRGS Project 2 (Drivers of Climate Change)
  2. UKM – YSD Chair in Climate Change
  3. UKM – YSD Chair for Sustainable Development
  4. MPOB-UKM Endowed Chair in Oil Palm Industry Development for Sustainable Economy
  5. UTM Palm Oil Centre of Excellence, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia KL
  6. Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia KL
  7. The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC)
  8. Carbon Capture Research Centre, Universiti Teknologi Petronas Tronoh Perak
  9. Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
  10. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  11. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  12. Universiti Malaya (UM)

Technical Committee/Secretariat

  1. Dato’ Dr. Sharifah Mastura Syed Abdullah (UKM)
  2. Madya Dr. Mohd. Nizam Mohd. Said (UKM)
  3. Dr. Abdul Hamid Jaafar (UKM)
  4. Dr. Mohd Tusirin Mohd Nor (UKM)
  5. Sune Balle Hansen (UTM)
  6. Rory Padfield (UTM)
  7. Dr. Rawshan Ara Begum (UKM)
  8. Stephanie Evers (The University of Nottingham)
  9. Datin Dr. Zuriati Zakaria (UTM)