DISTED Acting-President and CEO Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Chin Fook Weng together with Dr Jerry Koay, Director of Academic Affairs and Mr Lau Fook Soon, the Head of School of Computing and Engineering visited Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) to establish articulation pathway for DISTED Engineering students to further pursue their undergraduate studies in UTP after their diploma studies.

Tan Sri Dr Chin and his delegates were welcome by Prof. Ts. Dr. M Ibrahim Abd Mutalib, the Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dr. Hilmi Bin Mukhtar, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic, and AP. Ir. Dr. Nursyarizal Mohd Nor, the Chair for Electrical Engineering Department.

The meeting also discussed the future collaboration on appointing DISTED as UTP’s examination center in the northern region.

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