UCTS scholarships for Bachelor of Technology in Wood Products Processing
SIBU: Full scholarships will be given to the first 12 students registering for University College of Technology Sarawak’s ( UCTS) new programme – Bachelor of Technology ( Hons) in Wood Products Processing.
This will cover the tuition fees for the four-year programme.
“The scholarships are provided by Yayasan Sarawak and Sarawak Timber Association ( STA),” the university said in a press release here yesterday.
Recently, UCTS received approval from the Malaysia Qualifications Agency (MQA) and the Ministry of Higher Education ( MOHE) to offer Bachelor of Technology ( Hons) in Wood Products Processing.
“UCTS collaborates with Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) for this programme to stimulate the downstream timber industry in this state.
“Graduates from this programme will become the backbones in catalysing the development of the timber industry in Sarawak.
“Their knowledge in adding value to existing products and developing new products will benefit the state not only regarding economy boosts but also providing more job openings in future” said head of programme, Professor Dr Razak Wahab.
Bachelor of Technology ( Hons) in Wood Products Processing is offered for May and September intake 2018/2019, it added.
The programme will run for four years (eight semesters) with 128 credit units and to be conducted full-time at UCTS with the language of instruction in English.
The bidding and teaching method is conventional which includes lecture, tutorials, practices, laboratory work and industrial training.
Besides, to prepare the students for the real working environment, a site visit to the forest area, logging area and factory will be done in every semester.
UCTS is planning to have collaboration with several universities in Asean which will benefit the students in especially their soft-skills and connections.
Programming technology in the wood industry is a new field with so many opportunities that need to be tackled by the graduates.
Courses such as “CAD/CAM Modelling for Wood Technology, Engineered Wood Products, Green Technology, Utilisation of Wood Waste and Agriculture Residue and Timber Construction and Design” are specially designed to provide skills required in the downstream timber industry.
“The Bachelor of Technology in Wood Products Processing is sheltered under Centre of Excellence in Wood Engineered Products ( CeWEP) that is responsible for studying and conducting intensive research in wood engineered products.
“This programme will provide the students with more handson experience with numerous engineered products.”