Achievements

Recognition & impact.

Selected awards, launches and community programmes — from national youth recognition to international innovation medals and the launch of NexScholar.

RecognitionApril 10, 2026

NexScholar drives UTM's smart research ecosystem in line with UTM ASCEND 2030

NexScholar is featured as a catalyst for UTM's smart research ecosystem, supporting the UTM ASCEND 2030 aspiration through expert collaboration, open access and AI.

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Official launch of NexScholar in Putrajaya

LaunchNovember 7, 2025

UTM Launches NexScholar — AI Platform for the MADANI Experts Network

The official launch of NexScholar, UTM's latest spin-off company, at Festival of Idea (FOI) 2025, PICC Putrajaya — an AI platform set to revolutionise the nation's research and innovation ecosystem.

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Masjid Ar-Rahman knowledge-transfer programme

CommunityNovember 2025

UTM strengthens Masjid Ar-Rahman's governance through knowledge transfer on financial digitalisation

A UTM knowledge-transfer programme with Masjid Ar-Rahman — empowering governance and digitalising community financial management.

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AwardOctober 2025

NexScholar innovation project wins Gold Medal at INATEX 2025

The NexScholar innovation project won a Gold Medal at the International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (INATEX) 2025, Persada Johor.

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AwardJuly 23, 2025

UTM secures second place at international SEA-CICSIC 2025 competition

The UTM Faculty of Computing team took second place at the Southeast Asia Division Contest of the China International College Students' Innovation Competition (SEA-CICSIC) 2025 at Xiamen University Malaysia.

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AwardJune 2025

Champion, National Premier Youth Award 2025 — Johor State Level

Named Champion of APBN 2025 at the Johor State Level (Male Individual Category) — recognising contributions to youth through education, AI and entrepreneurship.

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1st Runner-Up APBN 2025 National Level with the Prime Minister

AwardJune 14, 2025

1st Runner-Up, National Premier Youth Award 2025 — National Level

Named 1st Runner-Up of APBN 2025 at the National Level (Male Individual Category), with the award presented by YAB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, at Dataran Merdeka in conjunction with National Youth Day.

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Yayasan Masjid Al-Jawahir digital competency programme

CommunityOctober 2024

UTM strengthens digital competency of the Yayasan Masjid Al-Jawahir community

A digital-competency empowerment programme for the Yayasan Masjid Al-Jawahir community — part of UTM's digital outreach initiative.

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More achievements

Beyond the headlines

As individual

Champion, National Premier Youth Award (APBN) 2025 — Johor State Level (Male Individual Category)
1st Runner-Up, National Premier Youth Award (APBN) 2025 — National Level (presented by the Prime Minister at Dataran Merdeka)
5-Star Community Project Recognition — UTM (2024)

As mentor

Champion & Best Prototype — Business Innovation Challenge 2.0 (Catalyst Sandbox, 2025)
1st Runner-Up — SEA-CICSIC 2025 (Xiamen University Malaysia)
PayNet Digital Campus 3.0 Special Award — UTM (2024) · >2M digital transactions
Bronze Medal — Digital Innovation Creativepreneur (DICE 2.0, KPT 2023 – 2024)
Trainer & Mentor — Cisco AI Hackathon UTM 2024 (mentored 1st, 4th & 5th place teams)