Community Transformation Programme

University Community Transformation Center (UCTC), UPM serve as the coordinator for university community program under the National Blue Ocean Strategy 8 (National Blue Ocean Strategy 8) (NBOS 8) Ministry of Education, Malaysia. It aims to put the UPM as a premier facilitator for extension services and community engagement. Based on UPM's Strategic Plan 2011-2013 and 2014-2020, UCTC UPM have been responsible to lead UPM's 3rd Goal: Upscaling Industry and Community Engagement.

UCTC UPM has always maintained a strategic and symbiotic relationships with the community and the larger society in its effort to be a leading University that contributes meaningfully towards sustainable development, development of the people, wealth of the nation, and involvement at the international level. It has identified seven communities in which core activities can be implemented.

7 clusters for community engagement programme:

1. Local Community
2. Agriculture Community
3. Youth
4. Senior Citizen
5. Cancer Patient
6. Aboriginal people
7. Childhood Education

15 community engagement programme:

1. Serdang Green Town
2. International linkages
3. Community wellbeing
4. Human resources development
5. Nature and culture appreciation
6. Incubation programme
7. Invention and innovation programme
8. Cancer programme
9. Halal development programme
10. Indigenous people development programme
11. Entrepreneur development programme
12. Extension and community engagement
13. Senior citizen programme
14. Promotion on universities and expertise
15. Foster school

Updated:: 05/01/2018 [zaidi_tajuddin]