Developing human capital in nuclear with required nuclear background and professional qualifications is necessary to support the implementation of nuclear power projects in the near future. Sufficient educational and training skills are required to ensure that the human resources needed by the nuclear power industry meets its high standard. The Government of Malaysia has made the decision to include nuclear as one of the electricity generation option for the country, post 2020 in order to cater for the increasing energy demands of the country as well as to reduce CO2 emission. The commitment by the government has been made clearer with the inclusion of the development of first NPP by 2021 in the Economic Transformation Program (ETP) which was launched by the government in October 2010. The In tandem with the government initiative to promote nuclear energy, Center for Nuclear Energy, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) is taking the responsibility in developing human capital in the area of nuclear power and technology. In the beginning, the College of Engineering has offered the Introduction to Nuclear Technology course as a technical elective course for all undergraduate engineering students. Gradually, other nuclear technical elective courses are offered such as Nuclear Policy, Security and Safeguards, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation, Introduction to Reactor Physics, Radiation Safety and Waste Management, and Nuclear Thermal-hydraulics. In addition, another course Advancement in Nuclear Energy is offered as one of the postgraduate elective courses. To enhance the capability of teaching staffs in nuclear areas at UNITEN, several junior lecturers are sent to pursue their postgraduate studies in the Republic of Korea, United States and the United Kingdom, while the others are participating in short courses and workshops in nuclear that are conducted locally and abroad. This paper describes the progress of teaching and learning in nuclear engineering and technology at UNITEN that include curriculum development, students’ enrolment and performance, and teaching staff’s human resource development.
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29 April 2015
ADVANCING OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENERGY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Proceedings of the Nuclear Science, Technology, and Engineering Conference 2014 (NuSTEC2014)
11–13 November 2014
Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Research Article|
April 29 2015
Progress of teaching and learning of nuclear engineering courses at College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
Nasri A. Hamid;
Nasri A. Hamid
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Nuclear Energy Center, College of Engineering,
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Abdul Aziz Mohamed;
Abdul Aziz Mohamed
Nuclear Energy Center, College of Engineering,
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Mohd. Zamri Yusoff
Mohd. Zamri Yusoff
Nuclear Energy Center, College of Engineering,
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Corresponding author: [email protected]
AIP Conf. Proc. 1659, 020004 (2015)
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Nasri A. Hamid, Abdul Aziz Mohamed, Mohd. Zamri Yusoff; Progress of teaching and learning of nuclear engineering courses at College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). AIP Conf. Proc. 29 April 2015; 1659 (1): 020004. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916843
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