Program: Recycling Program: This program focuses on guiding and teaching directly to students and staff how to determine what they can and cannot recycle, especially for paper, paper box, beverage can and plastics during a university event
Program: Recycling Program at University Lakes-World Cleanup Day: Picking up trash and sorting for recycling materials such as plastic bottles around university’s lakes.
Program: Awareness Recycling Program: Online awareness talks to students about 3R practice & management
Program: Awareness-Demonstration Recycling Program: Awareness talk and a demonstration of organic recycling initiative (Recycling Waste Cooking Oil into Soap and Creative Candle)
Program: Demonstration Recycling Program: UTeM offers Co-curricular Courses about environment preservation. One of the programs in the course is to demonstrate and teach the students how to conduct the organic recycling activity such as performing the Recycling Food Waste into Compost through the Takakura Composting Method
Program: Every Friday (Weekly Program) as ‘open day’ at the Centre for Smart Environment (previously known as KPKA). Thos program allows staff & students to send any type of recycle materials especially for the papers, plastic and waste cooking oil (WCO) with the change of cash
Program: Smart Hydro-Bike: Sustaining Melaka River
The Smart Hydro-Bike is an initiative and concept introduced by UTeM to raise awareness about river conservation and improve the quality of life for the community and the environment. In addition to being used for recreational activities, this unique hydro-bike concept helps in cleaning floating waste from the water's surface. The bike is also equipped with safety features, such as a device to track the bike's location for data collection based on the "Internet of Things" (IoT).
The implementation of the Smart Hydro-Bike program for the cleaning of the Malacca River has received strong collaboration from the Malacca River and Beach Development Corporation (PPSPM). This innovation is a significant achievement under KPI Flagship 8: Technology and Digital Communication in the Strategic Plan Melakaku Maju Jaya (PSMJ 2035). Moreover, the Smart Hydro-Bike aligns with the 6th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which focuses on protecting and restoring waterrelated ecosystems.
The organization of this program is also in line with the Melaka Smart City initiative, promoting collaborative efforts from various parties towards the development of Melaka. The program has been well-received, particularly by PPSPM, the Malacca State Education Department, and schools across the state. The official launch of the Smart Hydro-Bike for Sustaining the Malacca River, in collaboration with PPSPM, was officiated by YB Datuk Fairul Nizam bin Roslan, the State Executive Councillor for Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communication, representing YAB Datuk Seri Utama Ab Rauf bin Yusoh, the Chief Minister of Melaka, on December 11, 2023, at Dataran Pengkalan Rama, Melaka.
The launch event is a continuation of the Smart Hydro-Bike Workshop for River Conservation, held on June 14, 2023, and the Robotics Competition for River Sustainability, which took place from August to November 2023. The program involves the Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) and Training of Trainer (ToT), engaging UTeM staff and students, school students, and PPSPM staff.
These programs also aim to test participants' creativity and problem-solving skills in addressing river cleanliness issues, particularly concerning rivers in Melaka. Additionally, they serve as a strategy to nurture technologists and engineers who can compete internationally and face the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0). The Smart Hydro-Bike has garnered support from the State Government of Melaka and has been incorporated into the Visit Melaka Year 2024 & New Year's Eve 2024 celebrations, officiated by TYT Tun Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, the Governor of Melaka, at Dataran Pengkalan Rama, Melaka.
Program: The "Fostering Shared Responsibility" Program
On December 16, 2023, a group of students from the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Technology (BMKV), FTKM, UTeM, led by Dr. Mahanum Mohd Zamberi, collaborated with the Centre for International Students & Mobility (CISMo), led by Dr. Mohd Nur Azmi Nordin, Director, to carry out the "Fostering Shared Responsibility" program at Tanjung Tuan, Alor Gajah.
The program involved 81 students and lecturers, aimed to raise awareness about environmental conservation while also offering students the chance to engage in community activities. It provided a positive mental boost and helped foster a sense of well-being among the participants. The program also received strong support from the Melaka Wildlife Department, the Melaka Forestry Department, Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah and Majlis Perbandaran Port Dickson.
