MPMUM 09/10

KRA 1: QUALITY STAFF

· Standard Academic Performance Target

· Only First Class Staff Will Be Recruited in Future

· PhD Scholars Must Have CGPA of Above 3.5

· PhD Programs Only At Leading Universities

· Special Recruitment Unit

· Increase PhD Staff

· Recruitment of Bright Spark

KRA 2: QUALITY STUDENT

· Only Students with CGPA Above 3.00 will be Admitted For Postgraduate Studies

· Special Unit to Recruit First Class Graduates To Pursue Postgraduates in UM

· Offshore Offices Worldwide for Recruitment

· English Proficiency

· Reward to Staff/Student for Early Completion of PhDRM2,000.00 : < supervisor =" 50%">

KRA 3: HIGH QUALITY GRADUATES and RESEARCH OUTPUT

· Research Culture Workshops

· ISI Journal Submission as Requirement for Thesis Submission : PhD -2 submission; Master –1 submission.

· An Alternative PhD award Scheme by way of 5 ISI Journal Publications

· ISI Journal Paper Writing Seminars-ISI/WoS Publication Unit

KRA 4: QUALITY ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

· Increase Number of Postgraduate Students & Research Programs

· Reduce Average Time Period of PhD Candidature To Max of 4 Years

· Establish staff to student ratiois 1:10

· Increase On-line Courses

KRA 5: QUALITY and NICHE RESEARCH PROGRAMS

· Establishment of Research Clusters

· New KPIs for Research

· Better Supervision Monitoring

· Improve Supervisor-Student Relationship

· Balancing postgraduate to undergraduate ratio into 1:1

· Reward for ISI Journal Publication According to

· ISI Journal Tiering

Ø Q1 = Top 25% : RM6,000.00

Ø Q2 = Top 50% : RM4,000.00

Ø Q3 = Top 75% : RM2,000.00

Ø Q4 = others : RM1,000.00

Ø [max : RM50,000.00]

To Streamline Research Efforts To Achieve Greater Productivity Through Multi-Disciplinary Approach

KRA 6: RESEARCH CLUSTERS

1)Advanced Fundamental Research

2)Advanced Engineering & Technology

3)Biotechnology & Bioproduct

4)Health & Translational Medicine

5)Humanities & Ethics

6)ICT & Computational Sciences

7)Social & Behavioral Science

8)Sustainabilty Science

KRA 7: QUALITY IP, CONSULTANCY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Ø Commercialization Scheme : Academic Staff are allowed to set-up companies for commercialization of their research findings

Ø Provide Financial Incentives to Staff and Students Entrepreneurs

Ø Incubators & Start-up Companies

Ø Patenting and Copyright Services

Ø Commercialization Services

KRA 8: INTERNATIONALISATION, CORPORATE RELATIONS and NETWORKING

· Increase International Networking with Leading Institutions

· Increase Collaboration with Industries

· Increase International & National Visibility

KRA 9: QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE and FACILITIES

· Improve ICT Facilities

· Detailed Audit on Space, Equipment and Expenditures to Achieve `Value for Money’ and Optimum and Efficient Utilization of Resources

· Library Services

Further Measures

1. Strengthening Departmental Core Divisions.

2. Forthnight Departmental Research Seminars.

3. Bright Sparks Program.

4. Review Committee to Check Performance of Research Centers/Institutes.

5. Transparency in the Progress Report of All Research Centers and Research Clusters.

6. Setting Requirements for Tier Types in ISI Journal Publications.

7. Requirements for Thesis External Examiners to have ISI Journals.

8. Increase number of Citations per faculty.

9. Counseling for Laggard Staff.