Most people grow up in a very protecting and limiting surrounding. Then, at some point starts the own Personal Development in order to cultivate an own Personality with a stable standing, a good self confidence, the ability to be in charge of something and – if it runs ideal – an intrinsic motivation to do the daily things with happiness and drive. The step into a self-determined life is not happening automatically but needs some effort from the individual and some impulses from the outside. Personal Development is not a phenomenon, which is able to be taught in one session e.g. within a workshop. Personal Development is a lifelong process and for my opinion it is the sense of every individual life on earth. Crucially is not, where and how we decide to develop, crucially is that we decide to develop. We are not able to decide as many things as we would like to. Things happen in life and the difference between various states of development is the possibility to act with the changing situations in a advanced way. This means to be flexible, to be able to accept facts and to be strong enough to change things, which are to be changed. People are very distinctive and so one‘s advantage is another one‘s fear – just depending on the current state of Personal Development. The INSTeG Workshop actually will illuminate, what Personal Development means, wherefore it can be helpful, how one can reach a Personal Development and the most important fact: (1) That Personal Development is a privilege and not a duty. (2) You may develop your own Personality, but it is not a must. It is your own decision!
Workshop Detail
Date : 3rd July 2013 Venue : INSTeG Auditorium, Block T06
Fee : Free Of Charge
TIME
ACTIVITY
09:00
– Welcome speech by Prof. Dr. Mazlan Hashim, Director of INSTeG
09:15
– Introduction „What is Personal Development“ by Fred Pohl
10:00
– Tea break
10:30
– Introduction of the human orbit: “Orbit – a concept for life” by Fred Pohl
12:30
– Lunch break
14:00
– Interactive session “What do I want to develop – Why?” by participants chaired by Fred Pohl
16:00
– Tea break
16:30
– Small working groups “Planning of further activities related to Personal Development” (participants)
17:00
– Reporting to the panel / discussion of results by participants chaired by Fred Pohl
From 22-26 April 2013 a delegation of our institute participated in the ISRSE35 in Beijing, China. Prof. Mazlan and his team presented their work in various technical sessions of the symposium. The team set up a booth to promote the institute and the upcoming 8th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE8) in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
The conference was very well organized. Around 700 participants from around the world participated in this event. Well known experts and scientists as well as decision makers and politicians gave interesting keynote speeches in the plenary sessions. The INSTeG team used this opportunity to network with international participants and discuss research opportunities and collaborations. As soon as the agreements are settled we will post them here as NEWS.
Beijing, 3-6 Dec 2012 – A delegation from UTM, led by Professor Dr Mazlan Hashim, accompanied by Assoc. Professor Dr Ab Latif Ibrahim, and Adjunct Professor Dr John van Genderen, all from Institute of Geospatial Science and Technology (INSTeG), visited China to discuss scientific and technical collaboration with three top research institutes in field of remote sensing, aerospace and related technology in China: (i) Chinese Academy of Science – Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (CAS-RSDE); (ii) Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping (CASM); and (iii) Beijing University of Astronautics and Aeronautics (BUAA).
Chinese Academy of Science – Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (CAS-IRSA) is a new Academy of Sciences Institute was formed by merging the former two very prestigious centres belonging to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, namely CAS-IRSA (Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, and the very modern CAS Centre for Earth Observation and Digital earth (CAS-CEODE). The delegation visited the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and met with staff of the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth ( CAS-RSDE). The academic collaboration was signed by Academician Prof. GUO Huadong on behalf of the Chinese Academy of Sciences RSDE, and Prof. Dr Mazlan Hashim, on behalf of UTM-INSTeG. The focus of the academic collaboration are on: Joint research; Joint publication in high impact SCI Journals; Staff Exchange; Exchange of post-graduate students; research staff; and the Establishment of Regional Centre of Excellence in Remote Sensing and other related geospatial technologies.
The second Agreement signed was with the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping (CASM). This will focus on joint research and staff/post-graduate student exchange in such fields as photogrammetry, surveying, remote sensing and GIS, etc. In addition, there may be opportunities for sharing and exchanging experience in the use and applications of UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) manufactured by CASM.
UTM delegation was also invited to visit and discuss various aspects of academic collaborations with one of the leading Chinese university for Astronautics and Aeronautics – Beijing University of Astronautics and Aeronautics (BUAA). Both parties agreed to have collaboration in the development and applications of small remote sensing satellite. BUAA is also noted for their research heritage research in designing, manufacturing and launching of small satellites and aircraft.
Besides these three Agreements which were signed, the delegation also established contact with the Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO), based in Beijing. They met with Dr. Ahmad Talebzadeh, Director-General of the Department of External Relations and Legal Affairs. UTM-INSTeG was invited to collaborate with APSCO to organize and host an international Workshop on Small Satellite at UTM in 2013 for regional cooperation in launching of small remote sensing satellite of 30 Kg, jointly collaborate with BUAA. UTM in particular, INSTeG had known for its niche in remote sensing applications namely in satellite oceanography and tropical sensing which will play major role in mission study of this joint endeavor.
The above academic collaborations with three renowned Chinese research institutions will hopeful augers well for UTM’s increasing international network of top Centres of Excellence in Asia. The official MOUs and respective MOA of specific area of research will be further materialize in the near future.
