How do we practice our academic promotion exercise?

For the Associate Professors the assessment in many good universities are based on
1) external reviewers—several nationally or internationally prominent academics in the candidate's field will be asked to review the candidate's application for promotion and submit a confidential report;
2) based on this report and evidence of the candidate's accomplishments in his or her curriculum vitae, a committee of members from the candidate's department will make a recommendation for tenure/promotion or denial of such;
3) the department will vote, the peers group assessment are important;
4) the department decision is communicated to a university panel of individuals from outside of the department who evaluate the application and decide whether they agree or disagree with the departmental recommendation;
5) the dean will discuss at the faculty level;
6) the board of governors/president or other upper level governing body endorse the assessment and application.

In fact over 10 years a go universities in Malaysia also followed those procedures. Meaning the old Associate Professors (those are promoted before 2000) are well assessed and refereed. Therefore with new procedures and recognition, those old one should be given some respect and recognition in term of privilege, salary, allowances, supporting, facilities, promotion etc.

After the promotion the individual should maintain an active research program, and excellent teaching, in addition to taking a leadership role in important departmental and extra-departmental administrative tasks and extension services. Full professor is the highest rank that a professor can achieve (other than in a named position) and is seldom achieved before a person reaches their mid-40s. The rank of full professor carries additional administrative responsibilities associated with membership on committees that are restricted to full professors. Therefore the Professors should be treated as a special position.

The question now many of the appointments were missed direct. Many just depending on the self development which is publications and other indexes. Some thought public money cannot be given to promote individuals but to serve the public. Perhaps the old way of assessment was right.

Continous Tree Planting Programmes For Future Generations

Hopefully this is not just a ceremonial. The tree planted will be there and continue their generations. More story at "http://www.upm.edu.my/?kat=1&aktvt=berita&kod= 201105191391542261721654221"

Unity, sharing and team work for success

Look at the different between the natural forest and the monoculture green trees. Not only less in biodiversity of vegetations but may be animals.Monopolise by one tree produced limited product and benefit certain individuals. Diversity of trees certainly produces a varieties of products. Sometime KPI and Indexes do not balance the ecosystems and life is under stress to benefit certain induviduals. Another way of dictatorship.

Target & Destination

Destination without trail or Path without destination. We need to have a clear vision, objectives, and action to accomplish our mission and achieve our goal. When we are rich we dream a lot and winding path without destination. if we are not careful we will lost.

Jealous and how to cure: Honest, responsible, integrity and ibadah

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Perancangan yang baik, kepimpinan yang mantap, perlaksanaan yang jujur, cekap dan berkesan akan membantu kenaikan harga barangan makanan dan menjamin kedudukan economi, kesihatan dan kesejahteraan rakyat.

CSI vs Gossip

Science can help in systematic investigation. Thats why we need to teach science in school and train the younger generation on logic thinking, reasoning, looking for facts and searching evidence. Experiments, observation, analytical thinking will teach the students to make good conclusion. NOT JUST ASKING, HEAR SAY and GOSSIPPING.