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2.2.3 OBJECTIVES
a. To offer high quality academic programmes with emphasis on practice and
application oriented mechanical engineering discipline in line with the current
industrial requirement and be recognized by professional bodies.
b. To produce competent mechanical engineering graduate with critical thinking,
innovative and have the ability to solve problem either in group or individual in
the process of fulfilling the national human capital requirement.
c. To upgrade expertise and competency of the staff by conducting various quality
and well organized human resource development programmes based on good
ethical and moral values.
d. To perform the research and development activities based on industrial problems
in the process to develop post-graduate programmes and to produce prototypes
that could be patented and commercialized.
e. To conduct teaching and learning based on writing and publication activities as
well as research and consultancy activities.
f. To promote smart partnership between university and industry at faculty level.
g. To offer services in consultancy and life long learning with practical and
application oriented in the field of mechanical engineering and in other strategic
field or specialization to meet the requirement of domestic and global market.

2.3 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

The faculty administration is headed by a Dean and assisted by three Deputy Deans
who are responsible in academic, research & post graduate studies and student
development. Each of undergraduate programmes is managed by respective Head of
Department. Currently FKM has six departments, namely Department of Thermal-
Fluids, Department of Structure & Materials, Department of Design & Innovation,
Department of Automotive, Department of Plant and Maintanance and Department of
Diploma Studies. Each Head of Department is entrusted and responsible for the
academic activities and physical development of infrastructure and facilities. The
research activities are coordinated by the Centre of Excellence (CoE) Manager. FKM
CoE is known as Center for Advance Research on Energy (CARe).

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