KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — Tan Sri Dr Mohd Hassan Marican will be proclaimed as the fourth Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) Chancellor during UTP\u2019s 21st convocation ceremony on Jan 10.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The convocation ceremony will be held from Jan 10 to 14 in 10 sessions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
UTP in a statement said the appointment was a homecoming for Mohd Hassan for it was during his tenure as PETRONAS president and chief executive officer that the idea for UTP was first mooted, conceptualised and eventually realised.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was exactly 25 years ago on Jan 10, that he received the invitation letter from the government to establish UTP.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was the university\u2019s first Board of Directors chairman and was very much involved in the establishment and development of the campus. He was also the Pro-Chancellor from 2003 until 2010,\u201d read the statement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mohd Hassan would also launch UTP 25th Anniversary celebration, it added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cUTP will organise various events and activities throughout the year for its staff, students and the community to commemorate its silver jubilee,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a total of 1,604 students will graduate, of which 1,366 will be conferred bachelor\u2019s degree, master\u2019s degree (161) and doctorate\u2019s degree (77).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The ceremony would be conducted in strict adherence to standard operating procedures – prioritising safety and health precautions as well as physical distancing, it said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
PETRONAS Chairman Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohd Bakke Salleh, UTP Pro Chancellors Datuk Tengku Muhammad Taufik and Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim will grace the convocation ceremony as well as UTP Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: BERNAMA News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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