By Zulhamka Rosli
GOMBAK: Prof. Dr. Irwandi Jaswir, a lecturer of the Kulliyyah of Engineering, was among those who received the Quality Research Award during Quality Day 2014.
In an interview he said,œQuality Day is a good event to reflect what we have done in the past one year. It is also to honour the achievers.
Prof. Dr. Irwandi who is also the Director of International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), has won many awards recently. He received the International Trade Fair (IENA) award, Nuremberg, Germany in 2013 and also the Habibie Award for his excellent contribution to the development of science in Indonesia in the same year.
œThis Quality Research Award, I believe, is for my recent research which received international recognition, he said.
Prof. Dr. Irwandi expressed appreciation for the award he received from IIUM.
œFor me, I need to do my own task as a lecturer and perform better in teaching. In terms of research I have to perform better also to produce more quality research, he said as he planned for future research.
œSo I have to do better for future and this is my target,” he added.
Prof. Dr. Irwandi also gave some thought about what was said by the President and the Rector in their speeches. He agreed with the President on the need to plan ahead to become excellent in future.
He said, œEveryone needs to know this so that one can plan what one should do to achieve the target.”