The Taiwan-Malaysia Innovation Centre for Clean Water and Sustainable Energy (WISE Centre) is a collaboration between UTM and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Taiwan, funded by the Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). The aim of the Centre is to strengthen collaboration between the researchers from UTM and NTHU, through joint research, staff and students exchange, and joint training programmes in the fields of clean water and sustainable energy. NTHU is considered among the best universities in Taiwan, with its campus located in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. NTHU has a very strong research presence in the fields of engineering, physical and life sciences.
WISE Centre at UTM is represented by the Resource Sustainability Research Alliance (RSRA), Research Institute for Sustainable Environment (RISE), and the Faculty of Science. Other than UTM as the main partner, WISE Centre also include researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP).
Other than for strengthening academic exchange and research collaboration, WISE Centre is also aimed at bringing in industry players through technology transfer between Taiwan and Malaysia.
Currently, WISE Centre at UTM is chaired by Prof. Dr. Zulkifli Yusop from the Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA).
