The Vice Chancellor announced that UUM will undergo restructuring by reducing its faculties from 13 to 3 colleges. This new structure is similar to prestigious universities like Imperial College London. Although new appointments will be made on August 15th, current deans and heads of departments will retain their roles until December 31st 2007 for a smooth transition. The VC hopes this change will help UUM excel and compete globally. It will be challenging but a task force will disseminate information to address uncertainties during the transition period.

1. Bil 1: 5 Ogos 2007
15 Ogos Kuat Kuasa Struktur Baru
P erubahan struktur universiti
daripada 13 fakulti sekarang kepada
tiga fakulti atau tiga kolej iaitu Kolej
Perniagaan (College of Business), Kolej
Sains dan Sastera (College of Arts and
Sciences) dan Kolej Undang-undang,
Kerajaan & Perniagaan Antarabangsa
(College of Law, Government & Interna-
tional Studies), akan berkuatkuasa
15 Ogos ini.
Lembaga Pengurusan Universiti
UUM bersetuju dengan langkah
menstrukturkan kembali universiti bagi
mendapatkan lebih kekuatan dalam
pemasaran program universiti dengan
lebih berkesan, malah LPU bersetuju
untuk memberi penerangan kepada
Ahli Senat Universiti, esok.
Bercakap dalam perhimpunan
bulanan di Dataran Perdana pagi ini,
Naib Canselor UUM Tan Sri Dr. Nordin
Kardi mengajak semua kakitangan dan
pelajar untuk bersama-sama
menjayakan satu perubahan besar ini. JELAS... Dr. Nordin menjelaskan mengenai penstrukturan semula fakulti dalam perhimpunan pagi tadi.
“Kini kita tidak lagi bercakap
sehingga hujung tahun ini, bagi yang sangat bagus.
mengenai jadi atau tidak jadi, dan kita
membolehkan transisi pentadbiran ”Persekitaran tiba-tiba berubah
tidak lagi akan berundur ke belakang
berjalan dengan lancar. melalui ciptaan mesin faks, dan syarikat
kerana LPU sendiri sudah setuju, kita
”Dalam empat bulan ini, dekan dan penghantaran surat itu akhirnya
bercakap mengenai bagaimana langkah
ketua jabatan sedia ada masih lagi tersungkur kerana tidak melakukan
untuk menjayakan rancangan ini.
berfungsi seperti biasa bagi perubahan yang sesuai, walaupun
”Sebuah jawatankuasa khas telah
menyempurnakan tugas masing- mempunyai sejarah dan kakitangan
diwujudkan yang akan bersidang setiap
masing, tetapi tidak akan ada yang hebat,” kata Dr Nordin.
hari sehingga 15 Ogos ini dan beberapa
perubahan dan dasar baru diwujudkan. Apa yang akan berlaku kepada
jawatankuasa lain untuk menjayakan
”Semua pelantikan baru akan ber- universiti ini 10 tahun akan datang?
perubahan baru ini,” katanya.
fungsi sepenuhnya pada 1 Januari 2008 ”Pada masa itu, saya dan sesetengah
Dalam penstrukturan baru ini, tiga
dalam transisi yang licin dan anggota rakan-rakan di sini sudah bersara.
Penolong Naib Canselor akan dilantik,
pentadbiran lama akan membereskan Sambil minum kopi waktu itu, kita akan
masing-masing tiga dekan bagi setiap
kerja mereka terlebih dahulu,” katanya. bangga dikaitkan dengan UUM jika ia
kolej iaitu Dekan Akademik, Dekan
Mengapa perubahan ini dilakukan menjadi sebuah universiti berprestij dan
Penyelidikan dan Pasca Siswazah serta
sedangkan struktur yang ada sekarang hebat.
Dekan Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan
sudah elok? ”Kejayaan penstrukturan baru ini
Pembangunan Keusahawanan. Selain
”UUM sekarang memang dalam bukan boleh dilihat sehari dua ini, tetapi
itu, penstrukturan baru ini juga
keadaan elok, tetapi persekitaran mengambil sedikit masa dan usaha
memansuhkan jawatan Ketua Jabatan,
berubah yang memerlukan UUM juga bersungguh-sungguh hari ini untuk
sebaliknya akan wujud Pengerusi
berubah lebih cepat. Sebagai contoh, menjayakannya. Perubahan mesti di-
Program.
ada sebuah syarikat penghantaran surat lakukan walaupun nyawa sudah berada
Dr. Nordin berkata, semua dekan
yang cekap dan mempunyai pekerja dihujung hidung,” katanya.
yang ada sekarang masih lagi berfungsi

2. Transisi 5 Ogos 2007
Presiden MPP Sokong
Struktur Baru
Y ang DiPertua Majlis Perwakilan Pela- memberi penerangan kepada pelajar yang
Tujuan Transisi
jar (MPP) Universiti Utara Malaysia ingin memahami mengenai penstrukturan
(UUM), Idzuafi Hadi Kamilan menyokong baru ini,” katanya kepada Transisi. Buletin Transisi ini bertujuan menyalurkan
penuh langkah universiti untuk men- Hadi percaya, sistem yang diambil maklumat mengenai penstrukturan baru
struktur kembali fakulti. daripada universiti terbaik dunia ini akan UUM. Transisi dengan empat muka surat
“Saya bersama-sama dengan Exco memunculkan UUM sebagai universiti ini akan dikeluarkan setiap hari. Maklumat,
MPP telah berkunjung di kediaman Tan unik dan istimewa. berita dan perkembangan terbaru akan
Sri pada malam 18 Julai lalu dan diberi Menurutnya lagi, semua warga UUM disalurkan melalui buletin ini. Warga UUM
penerangan begitu terperinci mengenai sepatutnya menerima idea penstruk- juga dijemput memberi maklum balas
penstrukturan universiti. Saya juga su- turan semula universiti dan terus me- mengenai masalah dan cadangan bagi
dah berkunjung ke Oxford dan Imperial mandang ke depan demi kebaikan dan melicinkan pelaksanaan penstrukturan ini
College dan begitu yakin struktur baru faedah bersama. melalui prouum@uum.edu.my. Kemusyki-
ini akan memberi cahaya baru kepada “MPP akan terus berunding dengan lan mengenai penstrukturan juga akan
UUM dan pelajar. pihak pengurusan dari segi pengurusan cuba dijelaskan. – Ketua Pengarang.
”Saya begitu yakin dan bersedia untuk pelajar dan kolej kediaman,” katanya.
Dr Halim Serah Tugas Timbalan Naib Canselor Kepada Prof Dahlan
Bilik Senat, Kampus Sintok.
Ketika berucap di majlis tersebut,
Prof. Dahlan berkata beliau akan
memberikan komitmen penuh dalam
bidang yang dipertanggungjawabkan
kepadanya demi memajukan bidang
penyelidikan dan inovasi di UUM.
“Dengan hubungan yang akrab di pering-
kat pengurusan tertinggi, dan suasana kerja
yang saling bantu-membantu dan kondusif,
tentunya kita dapat menggembleng
kekuatan ke arah yang mampu meletakkan
universiti ini sebagai universiti pilihan utama.
“Saya seorang tidak mampu untuk
melaksanakan usaha dan tanggung-
jawab yang besar ini. Saya memerlukan
sokongan dan idea bernas daripada
semua rakan-rakan akademik dan
dibantu dengan pihak pentadbiran,
untuk menjayakan misi universiti dan
Prof. Madya Dr. Abd Halim (kanan) menyerahkan nota penyerahan tugas kepada Prof. Dr. Dahlan (Kiri) sambil disaksikan oleh
negara,” kata Prof. Dahlan.
Tan Sri Dr. Nordin Kardi.
Katanya, kita bersama-sama Naib
P Ismail yang mula mengambil alih jawa-
rofesor Madya Dr. Abd. Halim Ahmad Canselor akan meneruskan untuk
tan itu bermula 1 Ogos lalu.
hari ini menyerahkan tugasnya mendayung ke arah haluan yang sama
Naib Canselor UUM, Tan Sri Dr.
sebagai Timbalan Naib Canselor (Penye- bagi mencapai matlamat yang
Nordin Kardi menyaksikan upacara
lidikan dan Inovasi) Universiti Utara dirancangkan untuk memastikan
penyerahan tugas yang berlangsung di
Malaysia (UUM) kepada Prof. Dr. Dahlan universiti ini mencapai kecemerlangan.
Bas UNIC Susahkan Pelajar YAB, Muamalat
D alam seminggu saya mempunyai tiga kuliah sehingga 100 meter. Menjeling rakan-rakan di MPP tetapi mereka kata sudah maklumkan
yang memerlukan saya sampai jam 8.00 pagi. Muamalatpun begitu juga. Cuma barisan mereka kepada pihak UNIC.
Khabarnya UNIC sudah menambah satu
Jam 7.30 pagi saya dah menunggu di hentian bas tidaklah sepanjang di YAB.
dua bas, tetapi keadaan hampir sama. Ada
di YAB. Sebagai siswi, tidaklah mampu saya nak Saya sangat berharap pihak pengurusan
yang kata kami yang bangun lambat menyebab-
menapak setiap pagi ke kuliah. UNIC dapat menyediakan lebih banyak bas,
kan terpaksa beratur panjang, tetapi jam 7.30
Malangnya, setiap pagi saya terpaksa beratur khususnya pada waktu pagi. pagipun dah panjang barisannya, kecuali hari
panjang. Kadangkala sampai sehingga 50 meter Saya berhubung dengan rakan-rakan di Khamis.
Sidang Pengarang
PENAUNG: Tan Sri Dr. Nordin Kardi KETUA PENGARANG: Mohd Zaini Nasri PENGARANG: Dr. Faridahwati Mohd Shamsudin, Noor Fadhilah Mat Nayan,
Kori Ariff, Suraya Deraman, Ku Azmi Ku Ibrahim, PERSATU, PERPATI, KESKA PENYELARAS PENERBITAN: Mohammad Amzari Bakri REKA BENTUK MASTHEAD:
Nor Azli Abdul Aziz PENERBITAN ELEKTRONIK: Azmi Abu Seman DICETAK OLEH: Jabatan Perhubungan Awam
Sebarang pandangan dan cadangan boleh dihantar terus melalui e-mel: prouum@uum.edu.my

3. Vol 1: 5 August 2007
A New Beginning
I n the August monthly assembly this of authority from the former office bear- months will be chaotic as with all new
morning, Tan Sri Dr Nordin Kardi en- ers to the incoming office bearers would things being implemented.
lightened UUM staff about the new be a smooth one. However, the Vice Chancellor remind-
structure of the University which will be If UUM is to move forward and excel ed the campus community that 10 years
in its second phase on August 15th. to greater heights then we must change down the road at which point we might
The Vice Chancellor said that the progressively. have already retired, we do not want to
Board of Directors had already approved Today, there are more than 20 public be blamed for making UUM a failure.
of the new structure and they would universities and UUM can no longer rest “We want to be associated with a
meet the senate members soon. on its laurels and be complacent with its prestigious University even though our
“The new structure is something we achievements. career is nearly to its end” he said.
cannot run away from as the decision We must change for the better. We Although, Tan Sri Dr Nordin admitted
has been made” said Tan Sri Dr Nordin. must change the way we think and that he was a bit apprehensive, he urged
Under the new structure, the 13 fac- work. the campus community to give its full
ulties will be reduced to 3 big colleges: Tan Sri Dr Nordin also believed that support to this new structure.
College of Business, College of Arts and Malaysian Universities should not be Whatever happens we should not
Sciences and College of Law, Govern- competing against each other. Rather, if blame others or start pointing fingers at
ment and International Studies. we all want to excel, then Malaysian uni- each other. We should also not psycho-
This new structure is similar to those versities should work together, form alli- logically deny it or pretend that it is not
of prestigious universities worldwide ances and most importantly support going to happen.
such as Imperial College of London and each other. The new structure is inevitable and
University of London. By doing this, Tan Sri Dr Nordin hoped ultimately, the question is, as a manage-
However, Tan Sri Dr Nordin, remind- UUM would become part of a bigger, ment university how do we manage the
ed the staff that although new people global entity. implementation of this new structure.
will be appointed on 15th August, the He envisioned a time in the very near The Vice Chancellor said, “There will
former Deans, Deputy Deans and Head future where free mobility of staff among be chaos if we fail but if we are positive
of Departments will still retain their academics in ASEAN universities would be and support this new change, God will-
portfolios until 31st December 2007. a reality. He cited examples based on the ing, we will succeed and integration will
The handing over of responsibilities will Lisbon and Bologna Treaty made by the Eu- come into being”.
only be official commencing 1st January ropean universities to strengthen alliances. Ending his speech, the Vice Chancel-
2008. The Vice Chancellor admitted that it lor believed that with this new structure
In his speech, the Vice Chancellor will be a challenging and tedious path UUM will reach a new status quo and be-
voiced out his hope that this transition ahead of us. He realised that the first few come a prestigious university.
UUM Restructuring Exercise
T here you have it, friends. The VC, in creates anxiety, worry, fear and feelings leviate any feelings of anxiety and uncer-
this mornings general assembly, has of uneasiness amongst those who will tainty you might have, a task force has
clearly announced that this university is directly and indirectly be affected by it. been set up by the university to do just
charting a new course. The restructuring Such feelings are perfectly natural, but that, i.e. to disseminate up-to-date infor-
exercise, which all this while has been if they are left unmanaged resistance to mation about the exercise. Though that
the subject of discussion amongst many change can occur. Theoretically speak- is our intention, we have to be realistic in
academic, will finally be here. ing, resistance to change occurs because our expectation. Of course, we have to
Obviously, as the VC has said, the re- of limited information available to the admit that, despite the availability of re-
structuring exercise is very important to affected parties. lated information disseminated through
help UUM sustain its academic survival. To help you understand more about this bulletin, we may not be able to com-
Change, however, is not always easy; it this restructuring exercise, and hence al- pletely erase your fears and worries. But
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4. Transition 5 August 2007
from page 1...
UUM Restructuring Exercise
by doing so, we hope to make you at date, new office bearers will be appoint- by the Assistant to the Vice Chancellor
least aware of what and how things are ed, not to replace just yet the existing (or Penolong Naib Canselor [PNC for
going to unfold in the coming days. In ones, but to under study all there is that short]), who will be assisted by three
the end, we hope that you can eventu- needs to be understood about how Deans, whose functions are not similar
ally accept the fact that the impending things are being run at the moment. to the existing deans. There will be three
change is necessary for the university’s Apparently, the VC likens this exercise Deans in each college, who will be re-
future and truly embrace it. to the incoming-outgoing model of the sponsible for academic matters (Dean
In the first edition of this bulletin, we American Presidential appointment. [A]), for development of graduate pro-
plan to share with you some basic and We are told that before any American grammes/studies (Dean [PS]), and for
general information about the restructur- President can assume his role fully, he is development of undergraduate studies
ing exercise. We will continue to share with normally given some time to study and and entrepreneurship (Dean [PP K]).
you more information as we receive it. understand it, with the view that when These Deans will oversee a number of
he actually takes over from his pred- Programmes Chairmen, who will coordi-
Consolidation of Faculties ecessor he will become an informed nate a number of related academic pro-
As has been mentioned by the VC, the and knowledgeable President. In the grams. It is worthy to note here that the
restructuring exercise involves a con- context of UUM restructuring exercise, functions of a Programme Chairman are
solidation of the existing 13 faculties the model is said to be appropriate and dissimilar to those of a current Head of
into three main faculties, which will applicable to newly appointed office Department.
be eventually known as colleges, once bearers in that they will undergo some Administration wise, the new office
changes in the University’s Constitu- period (four months or so) of training bearers will be assisted by a number
tion that allows the use of “college” are before they could assume their new of- of assistant registrars, who will be
materialised. The three main colleges fice. supervised by a Head of Assistant Reg-
are: College of Business, College of Who are the future office bearers? istrars. In each college, there will be
Arts and Sciences, and College of Law, Obviously, when the existing faculties four assistant registrars, charged with
Government and International Stud- are reduced to mere three main colleges, specific job duties.
ies. The consolidation exercise is done changes in the organisational structure In sum, we hope that the general
based on the nature of academic pro- are inevitable. Under the new system, description above has shed some light
grams offered. Thus, all business-related existing official positions such as deans, as to how the university plans to imple-
academic programmes will be located deputy deans, and heads of department ment its restructure itself. In the next
within the College of Business, while will be abolished and replaced by new issue, we will share with you more infor-
arts and science related programmes job titles. Each college will be headed mation about this exercise.
within the College of Arts and Sciences.
Within the College of Law, Government
College Programmes
and International Studies, programs re-
lated to it will be offered. Table 1.0 sum-
PhD, DBA, MBA, MHRM, MSc (Management), MSc (Finance), MSc
marises what those programmes are (Banking), MSc (Insurance), MSc (Islamic Banking), MBA (Acct),
offered in each college. MBA (Pro. Acct), MSc (MAP), MSc (Acct), MSc (Int. Acct), MBA (SCM),
College of Business
MSc (Tech. Management), BBA, BBA (Log. Transportation), BMA,
Important Dates B. Ent., BHRM. BPOM, BMOT, BIBM, B. Mkt., B. Fin., B. Bank., BRMI,
BIFB, B. Acct., B. Acct (IS).
As has been pointed out by the VC during
the morning assembly, the restructuring
exercise will commence on 15th of Au-
PhD, MSc (IT), MSc (Intelligent System), MSc (Techno.), MSc (Dec.
gust 2007. Why this date, you might ask?
Sc.), M.Ec., MBA (Tourism), MSc (Trsm. Mgmt), MA (Ap. Ling), MA
This date is chosen to commemorate the
(CLMS), MA (Comm), MA (M. Comm), MA (Psy), MSc (Counselling),
exact day UUM moved from its former College of Arts and
MSc (OSHM), Med (Curriculum Instruc), Med (ELT), Med (Edu
Sciences
campus in Tanah Merah, Jitra to its per- Mgmt), MA (History), MA (Is. Stu.), BIT, BMM, B. Ind. Stat., B. Dec.
manent main campus in Sintok. Howev- Sc., B. Bus. Math, B. Couns., BSWM, B. Soc Work Mgmt, B. Edu,
B. Ec., B. Agri. Business, BTM, BHM
er, despite the announcement that the
university will run on its new structure,
do not expect “radical” change yet; eve-
rything will run simply as it is until end
of this year. Come 1st January 2008, the PhD, LLD, LLM, MA (Pol. Sc.), MSc (Strategic Stu.), MA (Art), MA
College of Law, Govern-
university will be in full swing. (Sociology), MPM, MA (International Relations), LLB, B. Intaf, B.
ment and International Dev. Mgmt., BPM.
Studies
Office Bearers
So what exactly will happen on 15th of
August, 2007 if everything still runs on
its normal course? Well, you see, on this Table 1.0 Academic Programmes by College