Programme

STAFF CONFERENCE

Theme : Engage – Empower – Evolve : pushing the Frontiers of Student Affairs

Subtheme :
1. Employability – Engaging and Empowering for Future Career
2. Wellness and Mental Health – Current Challenges, Future Opportunities
3. Student Residence & Identifying Sustainable Business Models
4. Student Development – Building Purposeful Leaders through Student Development Programmes
5. Mobility and Diversity – Developing Global Citizens

STUDENT CONFERENCE
Theme : Embracing the Future : Reflect –Respond –Reinvent

Subtheme :
1. Humanisation : Using Sosial Media Responsibly
2. Physical and Mental Wellness : Challenges and Opportunities
3. You, Me and the Environment
4. Becoming an Engaged Global Citizen

Download : 16th APSSA 2018: Programme Overview

16th APSSA 2018
PROGRAMME ITINERARY
(Last update: 31st July 2018)

Day 1: Monday, 6 Aug 2018

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

 

 

09:00 –
13:00

Arrival delegates & check in at hotel

ALL

KLIA & KLIA 2

Registration

ALL

Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur

APSSA EXCO Meeting

APSSA EXCO

UTMSPACE Board of Directors Meeting Room, Residensi UTM Kuala Lumpur

13:00 –
14:00

Transfer to UM

APSSA (Staff)

-

 

14:00 –
17:00

Pre-Conference Workshop

APSSA (Staff)

The Cube, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya

 

14:00 –
22:00

MSavvy: Leveraging Technology to Create Social Media Footprint across Cultures (A Training Programme by ATU-Net)

APSSA (Student)

Dewan Azman Hashim, Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur

 

Day 2: Tuesday, 7 Aug 2018

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

08:00 –
08:45

Registration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dewan Azman Hashim, Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur

08:45 –
09:00

General welcoming and housekeeping by the Master of
Ceremony

 

09:00 –
09:30

Opening address on
Engage – Empower – Evolve: Pushing the Frontiers of
Student Affairs

Professor Dr Durrishah Idrus, Deputy Vice Chancellor
(Student Affairs), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

 

09:30 –
10:30

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Address by Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer, UTMSPACE

Welcome Address by President of APSSA

Officiating Address by Chairman, UTMSPACE Board of
Directors / Board member, UTM Board of Directors

Group photo

10:30 –
11:00

Refreshments

Press conference

 

 

11:00 –
12:00

Panel Discussion on
Employability – Engaging and Empowering for Future
Career

Moderator: Angela Pok Wei Fun, Director of Transnational and Strategy, UTMSPACE

Panelists:

 

•    Salika Suksuwan, Executive Director, Human
Capital, PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia
•      Siti Norliza Mohd Sahar, Director of Talent, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:00 –
13:00

Panel Discussion on
Student Development – Building Purposeful Leaders through Student Development Programmes

Moderator: Dr Vinitha Guptan, Dean, Taylor’s Business
School

Panelists:
•    Kim Lim, Co-founder, The Picha Project
•    Jason Ang Wei Lun, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
/ Yayasan Sukarelawan Siswa
•    Farul Aidib Mahamad Yusoff, Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia / Misi Menawan Puncak Everest, UTM

13:00 –
14:00

Lunch

Staff

Student

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

14:00 –
15:30

 

Parallel Sessions

 

 

Staff

Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur
*

14:00 –
16:00

Group
Discussions

 

 

Student

Malaysia- Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM Kuala

15:30 –
16:00

 

Refreshment

16:00 –
16:30

Refreshment

16:00 –
17:30

 

Parallel Sessions

16:30 –
17:30

Group
Discussions

 * specific venues for staff conference: Dewan Azman Hashim, Dewan Seminar, Ilmuan 2
** please refer to groupings specified under student conference


Lumpur**


Time

Event

Participant

Venue

18:00 –
19:30

Shuttle bus transfer from Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur to D’Saji KL Titiwangsa**

 

ALL

 

D’Saji KL Titiwangsa

18:30 –
21:00

Gala Dinner and Cultural Performances
(Outift: National Costume)

** Address: Jalan Temerloh, Titiwangsa, 53200 Kuala Lumpur. Travel time: approximately 20 minutes from UTM Kuala Lumpur.

Day 3: Wednesday, 8 Aug 2018

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

08:45 –
09:00

Recap and housekeeping by the Master of Ceremony

 

 

 

ALL

 

 

 

Dewan Azman Hashim, Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur

 

09:00 –
10.30

Keynote Speaker on
Embracing the Future: Reflect –Respond –Reinvent

Riad Asmat, Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia Malaysia

10.30     -
11.00

 

Refreshment

 

11.00 –
12.00

Panel Discussion on
Mobility and Diversity – Developing Global Citizens

 

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yazrina Yahya, Director, UKM Global

Panelists:
•      Marianne Clark-Hattingh, UNICEF Malaysia representative
•    Dr. Michiko Izumitani, President, Nourish Japan
LLC
•      Dr. Noryahati Abdullah, International Liaison Coordinator, Department of Environmental Engineering and Green Technology, Malaysia- Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT)

 

 

 

 

 

11:00 –
12:00

Panel Discussion on
Wellness and Mental Health – Current Challenges, Future Opportunities

Moderator: Datuk Professor Dr. Rohana Yusof, Director, Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT)

Panelists:
•      Dr. Johnben Loy, Founder and Clinical Director, Rekindle Centre for Systemic Therapy
•    Kenny Lim, Volunteer, The Befrienders Kuala
Lumpur

 

13.00 –
14.00

 

Lunch

 

Staff

Student

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

 

14.00 –
16.00

 

Parallel
Sessions

 

 

 

 

Staff

 

 

Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur
*

 

14.00 –
16.00

 

Group
Discussions

 

 

 

 

Student

 

 

Malaysia- Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM Kuala Lumpur**

 

16.00 –
16.30

 

Refreshment

 

16.00 –
16.30

Refreshment

 

16.30 –
18.30

 

Parallel
Sessions

 

16.30 –
18.30

Group
Discussions

 

 

 

18.30 –
19.00

 

Rehearsal

* specific venues for staff conference: Dewan Azman Hashim, Dewan Seminar, Ilmuan 2
** please refer to groupings specified under student conference

Day 4: Thursday, 9 Aug 2018

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

08:45 –
09:00

Recap and housekeeping by the Master of Ceremony

 

 

ALL

 

Dewan Azman Hashim, Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur

09.00 –
12.30

Student Presentation

 

12.30 –
13.00

Review session on student presentation by Director General of Higher Education, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education Malaysia

13:00 –
14:00

Lunch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dewan Azman Hashim, Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14:00 –
15:15

Country Report

1.   Hong Kong - Dr Tom Fong, Vice President (Organisational Development), Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong
2.   Australia - Mr Peter Gatbonton - Manager, Student Engagement, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
3.   China - Professor Ding Zhenguo, Representative for China University of Geosciences, China
4.   Japan - Professor Keiji Hata, Vice President,
Okayama University of Science, JAPAN
5.   Philippines - Dr Maria Paquita D. Bonnet, Graduate Studies Coordinator, De La Salle University, Phillippines
6.   Singapore - Dr Lee Kooi Cheng, Hall Master, National University of Singapore, Singapore
7.   Thailand - Assoc.Prof. Ngamlamai Pioueang, Vice President for Student Affairs, Kasetsart University, Thailand
8.   Malaysia - Prof. Madya Dr Sopian Bujang, Director, Student Development Division, Ministry of Education, Malaysia

15:15 –
15:30

APSSA Award Presentation

Closing Remarks by APSSA President-elect

15:30 –
16:30

APSSA General Meeting

APSSA Members

UTM International meeting room, Level 6, Menara Razak, UTM Kuala Lumpur

 

16:30 –
17:30

New APSSA Exco Meeting

 

 

18:00 –
20:00

 

Farewell Dinner and Cultural Performance

ALL

The Royal Widad Residence, Residensi UTM Kuala Lumpur**

** Address: 8, Jalan Maktab, Kampung Datuk Keramat, 54000 Kuala Lumpur

 

Day 5: Friday, 10 Aug 2018

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

08:30 –
17:00

Sightseeing Tour KL / Excursions (Outstation)

 

ALL

 

UTM KL

 

Day 6: Saturday, 11 Aug 2018

Time

Event

Participant

Venue

 

Departure

ALL

KLIA & KLIA 2