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University & intellectual tradition:
A personal perspective
Prof. Dr. Zaini Ujang
[email protected] „ http://web.utm.my/ipasa
Vice President
International Water Association
Vice President
Malaysian Water Association
Director
Institute of Environmental & Water
Resource Management (IPASA)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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My talk will be on the following …
IPASA
Why waste my time to give this lecture?
International “figure”
Academic culture
British model
Danish model
Dutch model
Japanese model
My experience
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IPASA as my operational site
„ Established in 1994, with ±50 academic staff
„ Emphasis on water & environmental engineering
„ Multidisciplinary R&D group – water, wastewater, resource management
„ No undergraduate program
„ Postgraduate, post-doctoral levels
„ R&D funding: IRPA, MOSTE, IWK, SIDA (Sweden), DANIDA (Denmark),
WOTRO (Netherlands), Veolia (France), Kubota (Japan), European
Commission
„ Joint R&D with top-ranking universities, companies
„ Consultants to Government, private agencies
„ Internationally known and recognized
„ Active in local and international organizations (IWA, WHO, CIWEM)
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IPASA: Regional R&D hub on water
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Why waste my time to lecture and
your time attending this program?
• I have learned the hard way through mentors outside
Malaysia, and would like to share with others, as part of
my voluntarily contribution
• Apprenticeship is not a practice in Malaysia. If I were in
Japan …
• Not many significant international players in UTM, UiTM ..
• Academic is a way of life, and it is natural to be
international …
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• Malaysia towards regional education hub
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Why waste my time to lecture and
your time attending this program?
IWA Executive Committee:
Standing: Matsui, Bode,
Kroiss, Rouse, Ujang, Dunn,
Henze, Ross, Cloete
Sitting: Blanca, Somlyody,
Reiter, Garman
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Why waste my time to lecture and
your time attending this program?
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Muslim as fardhu kifayah
Malaysian as national service
Individual as my contribution
Staff of UTM as part of my responsibility
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Major issues in academia
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Definition of university?
Task, roles, emphasis?
Financing model
Empowerment
Branding
Knowledge engineering vs industry
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Empowerment
• Knowledge superiority
• Staff development and advancement
• Academic impact on development
– National
– Regional
– Global
• Social
• Industry
• Economy etc.
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Branding
• Harvard logo is more expensive than the
knowledge you learn there
• Branding is a trend for academic superiority
• Truth, philosophy, abstract ideas are getting
less impact compact to the outcomes:
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Research grants
Sponsorship
Publications
Numbers, awards, …
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Knowledge engineering vs industry
• Roles of industry is more significant in
developing ideas, knowledge, innovation,
products
• University cannot compete in areas related to
product development, developmental package
or service provision:
– Software engineering
– Professional training
– Specialized R&D and innovation, e.g. Genome,
space science, Aids research, etc …
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What can we do to assist UiTM to be
a world class University?
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An international academic figure …
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Editor of high impact refereed international journals
Head of international professional organizations
Member of international collaboration projects
Regular contributors to international journals
High citation index and impact factor
Known figures
Inner circle among leading figures in the fields
Author of important papers, books, reports etc.
Focus: Administrative task is disadvantageous
Etc …
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Academic culture
Knowledge-based activities
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Research, research …
Post-graduate & post-doctoral programs
Apprenticeship
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Research, publication, career development …
Marathon, not 10 years …
Publication
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Journal, journal, journal …
Networking
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Chain-conference circuit (participate in Formula 1 circuit)
Active in international professional organizations
Voluntarily!!
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Academic culture Personnel traits
Commitment
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Philosophy of life & habit, e.g. ecosophy
Time
Financial
Knowledge sharing and collaboration
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Personal assistance (scholarship, post-doc, research grants …)
Co-supervision and co-authorship
Knowledge vs Money?
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Money to enhance knowledge development, not MBenz
No direct involvement in business
I am the only Benz’s owner in IWA Executive Committee!
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Life culture
Habit
Priority
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8 typical effective characters
• Clear academic vision
• First thing first
• Focus on basic subjects
• Proactive
• Empathy
• Win/Win & synergy
• Strong leadership
• Money is secondary
Prof. Tom Donnelly, Newcastle
University, UK
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British model
Apprenticeship
PhD (research & publication training)
Post-doctoral fellowship
3 - 4 years
2 - 3 years
Lectureship
Lecturing, Supervision & focus research
Associate editor for refereed journals
Reader (Associate professorship)
Professorship
5 years
5 years
10 years
20 years
Networking and internationalization
Participate in international organizations
Initiate & organize collaborative research, seminar, publications
Advisory services to international agencies (WHO, UN, etc.)
Leading task forces on specific issues
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Dutch model
Apprenticeship
PhD (research & publication training)
Post-doctoral fellowship
4 - 5 years
2 - 5 years
Lectureship
Lecturing, supervision & focus research
Associate editor for refereed journals
Reader (Associate professorship)
Professorship
5 years
5 years
20 years
10 years
Networking and internationalization
Participate in international organizations at PhD level
Organizing collaborative research, seminar, publications
Advisory services to international agencies (WHO, UN, etc.)
Leading task forces on specific issues
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Japanese model
Apprenticeship
PhD (research & publication training)
Post-doctoral fellowship
3 - 4 years
2 years
Lectureship
Lecturing, supervision & focus research
Associate editor for refereed journals
Associate professorship
Professorship
5 years
15 - 20 years
15 - 20 years
10 years
Networking and internationalization
Participate in international organizations after Professorship
Organizing collaborative research, seminar, publications
Advisory services to international agencies (JICA, UNICEF etc.)
Take part in various task forces on specific issues
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Basic equation
Success = Ability x Effort x Attitude
Ability
Effort
Attitude
= Natural talents + Hobbies + Leadership++
= 0 to 100
= Education + Training + Experience + +
= 0 to 100
= Life + Career + Society + Nature ++
= -100 to 100
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Example: Basic equation
Success = Ability x Effort x Attitude
Ability
Effort
Attitude
= 10 + 30 + 30
= 70
= 30 + 30 + 20
= 80
= -30 + 30 + (-20) + 10
= -10
Success = 70 x 80 x (-10) = FAILURE!
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Basic equation
Success = Ability x Effort x Attitude
Ability
Effort
Attitude
= Natural talents + Hobbies + Leadership++
= 0 to 100
= Education + Training + Experience + +
= 0 to 100
= Life + Career + Society + Nature ++
= -100 to 100
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Personal notes!
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Start writing papers with my doctoral supervisor (Prof GK
Anderson, former editor of Water Research, published by IWA
and Pergamon) – 7 papers (4 in refereed journals)
Collaborate with well known professors, mainly editors of
refereed journals (e.g. Water Research, Water Science and
Technology and Urban Water) on research and organizing
scientific activities
All my graduate students must write journal papers!!
Invited to join the Editorial Board of Water Science &
Technology journal in 2000.
Appointed to join the IWA Publication Committee in 2000
Appointed as IWAP Series Editor on Sustainable Technology,
2002 (3 book in the first series)
Reading make a full man
Conference a ready man
And writing an exact man
FRANCIS BACON (1625)
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Academic duty
Kennedy D. (2001) Academic Duty, Harvard University Press
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To teach
To mentor
To serve the University
To discover
To publish
To tell the truth
To reach beyond the walls
To change
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Why students come to Harvard?
Dereb Bok (1986) Higher Learning, Harvard University Press
• To get a foretaste of
college life
• To test their interest in a
particular vocation
• To explore some subject
for cultural reasons
• To prepare for retirement
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The two academic career paths
Academic and administrative
Professor (global)
Professor (regional)
Professor (local)
Associate Professor
Vice Chancellor
Deputy Vice Chancellor
Dean
Lecturer / Assistant Prof.
Deputy Dean
Tutor
Head of Department
Academic hierarchy
Administrative hierarchy
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Research university
Components, criteria, benchmarking …
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Ratio of postgraduate to undergraduate students
Lecturers with PhDs
Research grants
Publications in refereed international journals
Citation index
Intellectual property etc
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Research university
How to reach that status?
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Human resource development
Competitive research grants
Publications in refereed international journals
Networking with top professors
Student and staff exchange
Enhance post-doctoral program in UTM
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World class academics
Criteria, benchmarking and traits?
• Editorial board member of refereed flagship
journals
• Innovator, guru in specialised areas
• Sufficient funding for research and networking
• Commitment, passion for knowledge
• Leadership, mentor, motivator for academic
career and development
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The “game” of international figures??
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Central interest: Advancement in scientific research
Focus: The most current development in the area
Main task: Develop research map and proposal
Publication: Flagship journals
Hobby: Serving refereed journals as scientific
reviewer
• Voluntarily part-time job: Serving editorial boards of
refereed journals
• Professional duty: Organizing seminar, workshops
to develop networking and research collaboration
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Prof. Gustaf Ollson
Lund University, Sweden
• Central interest: Water
• Focus: Modeling
• Main research:
Automation & control of
water and wastewater
treatment plants
• Hobby: Editor-in-chief,
Wat.Sci.Tech.
Gustaf Ollson @ UTM 2002
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Prof. Zhanfeng Cui
Oxford University, UK
• Central interest:
Engineering sciences
• Main research: Modeling,
membrane, bioengineering
• Hobby: Editor, Chemical
Engineering Sciences
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Prof. Yoshimasa Watanabe
University of Hokkaido, Japan
• Central interest: Water
• Main research: Modeling,
membrane, bioengineering
• Hobby: Editor, skiing
Visit Watanabe in November, 2001
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Basic equation for IPASA
Promotion of “sustainable concepts”
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Water recycling
Industrial ecology
Cleaner production
River rehabilitation
Membrane technology for water & wastewater
10 Eco-principles
Integrated catchment management
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What I should or would not do?
Small projects
(can easily be conducted by other consultants)
Small EIA, quality studies, testing of materials etc.
Research in saturated areas
Conventional system, benchmarking etc.
Research without international collaboration
All projects should be collaborated internationally, to indicate
our sense of global perspective and presence
Research without publications
All projects should be published in refereed journals
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Work smart, high impact (1)
Strong teamwork
Within the university, country of global
Strong academic leadership
Leadership for “academic”, not administrative, development
Apprenticeship
Working structure and career development
Outcome-based
All projects should be published in refereed journals, postgraduate
Niche area of expertise
Sacrifice your interest / experience if required
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Work smart, high impact (2)
Research-based environment
Research is the tacit structure of a university, including research on
yourself - habits, interests, vacation, hometown etc
Discourse environment
Colloquium, seminar, meetings etc on knowledge, research etc.
Publish or perish
Publication is the key yardstick for academic performance; the rest are
supplementary
New academic structure
Grouping Æ high impact
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My dream academic structure
Head professor
Professors
Associate professors
Post doctoral fellows
PhD students
MSc students
BSc students
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My dream academic structure
Head professor
Other activities
Research
Publication
Professors
Associate professors
Post doctoral fellows
PhD students
MSc students
BSc students
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Major requirement?
The effective characters and leaders
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Clear academic vision
First thing first
Focus on basic subjects
Proactive
Empathy
Win/Win & synergy
Strong leadership
Money is secondary
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The Rockefeller Team Residency on Sustainable Water
Management, Bellagio, Italy, April 2003
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Friends within my global networking
Mogens Henze @ Amstredam, 2004
Erik Arvin @ UTM, 2001
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Friends within my global networking
IWA Publication committee @ Delft, 2002
Water Sci.Tech. journal
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Academic journey is a marathon event, long and colorful …
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