by Ts. Ng Wee Fern
KUALA LUMPUR – Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) continues to shine in innovation after two teams representing the university successfully brought home three major awards at the 18th Public Universities New Horizon Innovative and Creative Group (KIK) Convention held at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, from 4-6 August 2026.
Team eNCORe of Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology recorded an outstanding achievement after being crowned the Champion in Social Innovation (Creation) category and received the Overall Best Award in Social Innovation category.
Meanwhile, Team INOCEDS of Centre for Diploma Studies also brought honour to the university by receiving the Promising Innovation Award in the Social Innovation (Creation) category.
Prof. Ts. Dr. Mas Fawzi bin Mohd Ali, Vice Chancellor of UTHM was honoured to receive the awards alongside with the winning teams and Prof. Dr. Nik Hisyamudin bin Muhd Nor, Assistant Vice Chancellor (Strategic and Quality) was also on stage to celebrate the winners.
The outstanding achievement of both UTHM teams in the convention was coordinated and facilitated by Ts. Ng Wee Fern, Quality Management Office, UTHM, as part of the university’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the culture of innovation, creativity and quality.
With this new achievement milestone of UTHM, it is expected to inspire more members of the UTHM community to develop more impactful ideas and innovations that contribute to the excellence of the university, community and nation.
