University – Industry Exchange (UNIX)
Internship Programme
About UNIX Programme
The Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, UTM founded the UNIX project back in 2010 as one of its signature global branding through creativity and innovation (GBCI) project. UNIX is aimed at value-adding, expanding and maximizing the benefits of the industrial training program to university, students and the industry.
UNIX project includes up to 50% of work-based learning elements that are implemented in close collaboration with the industry. The partnership combines industrial training, trans-disciplinary action research and design projects that embed contemporary challenged-based topics as part of student learning time (SLT) to enable students to be inclusively involved in real-life problem solving that benefits industry and community.
University – Industry Impact:
- A win-win partnership between UTM and the industry
- Problem-based and R&D-based industrial internship compared to a conventional industrial internship
- Continuous involvement and training of graduates in industry-relevant R&D projects
- Raise student employability
- Source of Endowement
UNIX Success Story
Years established
Completed Projects
Joined industries and agencies
Partner with us,
Gain Mutual Benefits
Talent Recruitment & Development
Grant Incentives
Professional & Certified Expert
Chair, Advisory Panel, Adjunct Professor
Co-branding & Marketing
Tax Incentives
Satellite lab / Incubators
CSR / University for Society
“Transformasi mentaliti dari pengguna kepada pencipta teknologi khususnya hasil penyelidikan tempatan perlu diterapkan dan diterima di sisi masyarakat dan industri”
Prof. Datuk Ts. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail – Naib Canselor UTM
ASSOC. PROF. DR. ROHAH ABD MAJID
UNIX Coordinator, FKT