About Us
Get to know about PKAS - Program Pemerkasaan Kompetensi Akademik Siswa.
About PKAS
Pemerkasaan Kompetensi Akademik Siswa (PKAS) is an interdisciplinary research group focusing on Industry 4.0 & 5.0 for IoT Automation in Healthcare, Education, and Industry Safety and Productivity improvement.
The group currently comprises members from Engineering, Computing, Medical, Health Sciences and Education. PKAS operational staff members are research officers, science officers, technology officers and research assistants appointed on full-time and part-time staffs.
Our Vision
PKAS empowers youth for Industry 4.0 and 5.0 through technopreneurial training, driving technological, economic, and social community growth.
Our Mission
PKAS is devoted in empowering the academic, personal and professional growth of youth globally.
Core Values
Quality
We believe quality is achieved through cooperation, origination, and an entrepreneurial spirit. We are devoted to the incessant improvement of our programs, services, and the professional development of our staff.
Interdisciplinary
We prepare youth for the interdisciplinary expertises that able to engage them in the 21st century job market demand. This is achieved through intentional learning, sound technology inquiry, and dedicated mentorship.
Mentoring
The Mentoring provides the opportunity for learners from various levels including schools, and higher learning centres to explore interdisiplinary knowledge, engagements, and IR 4.0 & IR 5.0 skills.
Technopreneurship
We prepare youth for the technopreneurship roles that they will assume in our global society. This is achieved through intentional learning, sound technology inquiry, dedicated mentoring and active reproduction.
Empowerment
We qualify youths to take a dynamic role in encouraging institutional, local, national and global matters. We empower them to advocate for themselves, their community and the rights of others.
Integrity
We groom integrity by sustaining the highest standards and principles that guide our profession - indicating professionalism, ethical conduct, and accountability in all programs and services.
History Of PKAS
April 2016
Program Pemerkasaan Kompetensi Akademik Siswa (The Student Academic Competence Empowerment Program) known as PKAS officially
established on April 7th, 2016. It was initiated by a group of researchers led by Dr. Kalaivani Chellappan with several other lecturers along
with supporting staffs and research assistants of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built
Environment UKM. PKAS initial objectives are to focus in organizing workshops and programs related to research and data analysis, known as
the Data Science.
Postgraduate students who don't have the opportunity to receive sponsorship through research funds to participate in workshops
conducted at the university level are now given the opportunity to join them for a reasonable fee. As the workshops have received an overwhelming
response, PKAS has begun to actively organizing workshops which are open to undergraduate students after 6 months of operation. During that period,
it was observed that to produce a quality research, undergraduate students need to be trained early enough to prepare them for interdisciplinary
and multidisciplinary-based research in the next level.
October 2016
In October 2016, PKAS opens the opportunity for undergraduate students who are keen to participate in the workshops on empowering their academic competencies.
January 2017
On January 1, 2017, PKAS changed its name into Program Pemerkasaan Kompetensi Akademik Siswa (Student Academic Competence Empowerment Program) which is more holistic and open to all level of students, while maintaining the acronym. Workshops conducted with undergraduate students are focused on Internet-of-Things (IoT) such as circuit design and embedded systems, PCB fabrication, 3D design and printing and mobile application development, as well as organizing students’ employability workshop.
October 2017
In October 2017 PKAS began its collaboration with Faculty of Education UKM in strengthening STEM at the school level
in specialized areas of STEMA-IoT. PKAS's involvement in the Mentor-Mentee program of UKM-JPNS aims to instill students' interest of
STEM in school, with the additional elements of art that will ensure the empowerment of students particularly in the field of IoT,
which are expected to lead the world of 21st century. The program was developed with a strong interdisciplinary element in the STEM field.
PKAS is confident that quality students at the university level will emerge from those who have a strong STEM interest and
knowledge at the school level. At the same time, PKAS also trains students and alumni of UKM to become entrepreneurs and technoprenuers in
their respective fields of expertise. PKAS aims to produce high quality human capital in terms of scientific and integrity as well as willingness
to serve the country in the future.
November 2017
In November 2017, PKAS extended its training to international level with the IoT Workshop with students and lecturers from Future University, Sudan through strategic collaboration at university level. PKAS had also organized an IoT-Semester Break Attachment Program (IoT-SBAP) which guided a group of undergraduates to win the 2017 Superb Higher Education League in the same year.
Leadership & Experts
These are our leadership and expert team members in PKAS.
10+
Years of Program
99+
Trainees
12+
Staffs
PKAS Leaderships
PROF. DR. NORBAHIAH MISRAN
Advisor
PROF. MADYA Ts. DR. KALAIVANI A/P CHELLAPPAN
Director
DR. NOORFAZILA BINTI KAMAL
Committee
PKAS Fellows
PROF. MADYA. DR. ROSMINA BINTI JAAFAR
Deputy Director
PROF. MADYA. Ir. DR. AFIDA BINTI AYOB
Member
DR. ISKANDAR BIN YAHYA
Member
DR. SERI MASTURA MUSTAZA
Member
PKAS Operation Members
PN. MAS AYU BINTI OTHMAN
Admin Executive
EN. MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ BIN ABDUL RAZAK
Design Technologies
EN. MUHAMMAD YUSHAIRIE BIN MOHD YUSOFF
Programmer
EN. THEEBAN RAJ A/L SHIVARAJA
Research Engineer
PKAS Full-Time Scholars
CIK FATIN NABILAH BINTI ADNAN
Operation Scholar