Planning and Development of Nuclear Engineering Program at Universiti Tenaga Malaysia (UNITEN)

Abstract

One of the activities of the Center for Nuclear Energy (CNE), College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) is to develop educational programs at UNITEN in the fields of nuclear power and technology. To develop and conduct the program, cooperation and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between UNITEN and universities and agencies that are involved in education and research in nuclear disciplines had been established. This paper elaborates the scope of cooperation and activities between UNITEN and the Malaysian Nuclear Agency, the Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States and the Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, respectively. The scope and activities include exchange of experience, development of standard curriculum, sharing of research facilities, exchange of staff and technical visits.