tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post114494258812477920..comments2024-03-21T20:10:28.943+08:00Comments on EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA: Medals Medals EverywhereUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-45199203490321755722010-08-06T19:17:37.902+08:002010-08-06T19:17:37.902+08:00I was quite surprised initially how advance and pr...I was quite surprised initially how advance and productive the researcher in Malaysia in winning all these medals, while at the same time not being able to publish in any well established international journal. Until i came across a name whom i worked with before,,with the prize he won and the work he presented. I am not going to say its rubbish, but its just too average to be given a prize. Being in the research field of different universities for many years, i looked back at the websites of the teaching staff of my ex-universities, they just cannot produce any papers. One can easily see that they published in some what so ever local journal or journal which is never heard off.....and their websites....can you imagine a teaching staff with her website stating "dancing, gardening etc" in the "research interest" column??? Our universities are heavily sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-30597008251069064482009-05-31T10:15:49.264+08:002009-05-31T10:15:49.264+08:00I hope we can first work together to get the facts...I hope we can first work together to get the facts right..<br /><br />@Tony, it’s not 34th… It is 37th.<br /><br />@Anonymous 11:14<br />Prize list from the website:<br />http://www.inventions-geneva.ch/pdf/Presse2009/Palmares-2009-EN.pdf<br />This list doesn’t show gold, silver, bronze awards. Maybe only the more important ones.<br /><br />This list doesn’t tally with your list. <br />Is your list for 2009 ?<br />I wonder where else we can get the full list of awards and the structure of the awards.<br /><br />We can use search on the prize list above using keyword “Malaysia”.<br /><br />M’sia won these two prizes:<br />PRIZE MAWHIBA OF THE FOUNDATION KING ABDULAZIZ - SAUDI ARABIA:<br />Mr. Mohd Hasmizam RAZALI, from Malaysia, for his titanium nanotubes as a photocatalyzer for environmental protection and renewable energy generation.<br /><br />PRIZE OF THE ROMANIAN DELEGATION OF THE EXHIBITION<br />KU Halim et alea, from Malaysia, for their integrated biological sewage treatment.<br /><br />Some other prizes that you mentioned are not won by M’sians.<br /><br />The glycolipids patent does exist. <br />http://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2006098699A1.html?query=WO%2F2006%2F098699&stemming=on<br />But I don’t know which prize it won.<br />I think if an invention gets a patent, it carries some weight.WYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687384573537625332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-57151215411968891182009-01-30T04:24:00.000+08:002009-01-30T04:24:00.000+08:00For international acknowledgement of Branched Chai...For international acknowledgement of Branched Chain Glycosides, please check this patent document<BR/>WO/2006/098699) GLYCOLIPIDS OF BRANCHED CHAIN ALKYL OLIGOSACCHARIDES FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL AND RELATED APPLICATIONS<BR/><BR/>and also see its competitor<BR/><BR/>(WO/2006/100091) NOVEL SURFACTANTS AND NOVEL EMULSIFIERS MADE FROM DISACCHARIDES<BR/><BR/>Check the priority dates !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-24205073310544485182008-03-12T15:05:00.000+08:002008-03-12T15:05:00.000+08:00We need more recognized "medal" instead of just sp...We need more recognized "medal" instead of just spending money to win it. I am agree with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1145349586524064062006-04-18T16:39:00.000+08:002006-04-18T16:39:00.000+08:00if a system is capable of sending the SMS, why can...if a system is capable of sending the SMS, why can't the system just switch on the alarm system :P<BR/><BR/>Some of the entries won some medals in another show last year (not sure if it was the same show). So they are either sending the upgraded version or just trying to get more medals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1145331300713781322006-04-18T11:35:00.000+08:002006-04-18T11:35:00.000+08:00Stay focused. Non-issue : Winning medals.Issue : ...Stay focused. <BR/><BR/>Non-issue : Winning medals.<BR/>Issue : NO peer review.<BR/><BR/>Winning medals in trade shows is good but unless there is peer review, it carries no academic merit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1145064922346140232006-04-15T09:35:00.000+08:002006-04-15T09:35:00.000+08:00dear anon,while i don't agree with local universit...dear anon,<BR/><BR/>while i don't agree with local universities' obsessions with medals, please get your facts right. <BR/><BR/>you mentioned "heck you could have built a cement wall for pete sake" in reply to this "system for controlling erosion in coastal areas, especially with soft soil."<BR/><BR/>this is the layman's answer to any problem. any hydrologist/ geologist/ environmental engineer would tell you that building a cement wall to halt erosion of soft sand is one of the worst things to do, as the cement wall will actually accelerate the process of erosion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1145035405482320692006-04-15T01:23:00.000+08:002006-04-15T01:23:00.000+08:00Hey Anon 14:14:44,Those are the five prizes exclud...Hey Anon 14:14:44,<BR/><BR/>Those are the five prizes excluding all the gold and silver and bronze medal. Imagine the show already has so many prizes, there would be even more gold and silver prizes to be given away.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't be proud even if I win any of those medals and couldn't commercialise it.<BR/><BR/>YUanWuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1145024846412405472006-04-14T22:27:00.000+08:002006-04-14T22:27:00.000+08:00Same for this one:" system for controlling erosion...Same for this one:<BR/><BR/><BR/>" system for controlling erosion in coastal areas, especially with soft soil.''<BR/><BR/>heck you could have built a cement wall for pete sake.<BR/><BR/>Academically I agree these medal do not carry much weight... What is there to be proud about when non of your peer can't judge your work. If your peers can honestly agree that your work worth some weight than everybody can agree on that. THEN only you are awesome. Otherwise you can build a batang pinang bridge and call it the world first organic bridge and get a medal for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1144988991319714852006-04-14T12:29:00.000+08:002006-04-14T12:29:00.000+08:00Hey Anon 11:14:44 AMI have no intentions of whacki...Hey Anon 11:14:44 AM<BR/><BR/>I have no intentions of whacking the researchers or inventors.<BR/><BR/>I am just questioning the "success" which is being glorified.<BR/><BR/>I'm not in any position to judge whether "branched chain glycolipids for application in high technology and liquid crystals" is good or bad. But I do know that a trade fair is not the right platform at all to be the judge. Scientific applications such as the above requires peer review assessments.<BR/><BR/>I'm however, in a position to judge inventions like "SMS notification" for alarm not switched on. There are so many variants of such systems in the marketplace today and it's not difficult to build. It doesn't take an academic researcher to come up with such things. There's certainly no academic rigour involved, and no special innovativeness (if there's such a word). Hence, the fact that the it's awarded such a prize, discredits the prize itself.<BR/><BR/>I maintain that the right method of judging success at such trade shows is the tangible contracts and ventures secured with investors and businessmen at the trade show. If nothing significant is secured, then the participation is a complete failure, irrespective of the number of coloured medals received.<BR/><BR/>Tony PGolf Afflictedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363347839543221577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1144984484630784462006-04-14T11:14:00.000+08:002006-04-14T11:14:00.000+08:00PRIZES OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZA...PRIZES OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO)<BR/><BR/>Mr. Hashim ROSLAN, from Malaysia, for his system for controlling erosion in coastal areas, especially with soft soil.<BR/><BR/>PRIZE OF THE CITY OF GENEVA<BR/><BR/>Mr. Mahmoud MOGHAVVEMI from Malaysia for his smart stick for helping the visually impaired<BR/><BR/>SWISS AUTOMOBILE CLUB PRIZE - ACS<BR/><BR/>Mr. Ruzairi ABDUL RAHIM, from Malaysia, for his safety system for vehicles. An SMS is sent immediately if the alarm is not turned on.<BR/><BR/>SPECIAL PRIZE FOR TECHNICAL CULTURE - CROATIA<BR/><BR/>Mr. Abdul Rahman MOHAMED, from Malaysia, for his one-stage production process of hydrogen nano-tubes, using natural gas<BR/><BR/>Prize of the Taiwan Association of Inventors<BR/><BR/>Mr. Rauzah HASHIM, from Malaysia, for his branched chain glycolipids for application in high technology and liquid crystals<BR/><BR/>I believe these are the 5 golds. Don't whack lah like they had produce some rubbish or what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1144978791394139372006-04-14T09:39:00.000+08:002006-04-14T09:39:00.000+08:00I still remember one of my boss told me, what is s...I still remember one of my boss told me, what is so big on these Mickey Mouse awards? I think people are just like to tell around "I have been to Switzerland you know...."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1144976151932506682006-04-14T08:55:00.000+08:002006-04-14T08:55:00.000+08:00Self glorification an artificial way to boost an i...Self glorification an artificial way to boost an insecure and sagging egoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1144975392437563292006-04-14T08:43:00.000+08:002006-04-14T08:43:00.000+08:00Do research and compete internationally also get c...Do research and compete internationally also get critisized. Dont do research also get wacked. Our universities need to start somewhere. This may not be big or worthwhile in your eyes, but some encouragement may help the team of researchers to greater things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1144974979320312012006-04-14T08:36:00.000+08:002006-04-14T08:36:00.000+08:00Peer review counts the most. Any other review is p...Peer review counts the most. <BR/><BR/>Any other review is probably tainted with $ like such exhibitions; although sometimes (rare though) it meets commercial success. Such exhibitions are probably more suited for polytechnics,tech colleges rather than academia...Wonder did any of our local polys participated?<BR/><BR/>Also don't forget the holiday in Geneva on public money factor is great!clkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08700265260371403083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1144952965841698302006-04-14T02:29:00.000+08:002006-04-14T02:29:00.000+08:00For sake of the ego of politicians, heck yeah, mil...For sake of the ego of politicians, heck yeah, millions of ringgit is worthwhile so long bolehland still can say "kita boleh". <BR/>More medals meaning more boleh the more boleh we have the happier our politicians become, because they can actually claim that they did something rather than doing nothing.<BR/><BR/>Pur.BoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com