Sungai Long Campus Events

Experiencing nature journaling at Taman Tugu

In an attempt to provide a nature journaling experience to UTAR students, the Department of Student Affairs (DSA) of Sungai Long Campus organised a guided walk at Taman Tugu. The nature journaling activity required the participants to document their observations in their journals. Throughout the activity, the students learned to slow down, record their responses and learn about the natural world.                                                                               >>>

ICS Green Awareness Day

With the theme of “Loving the Earth begins with eating and ends with action - I bring my own utensils”, ICS organised a green awareness day, to create awareness of reducing the use of disposable utensils and plastic packaging, which is also a way to love the earth. Green living can start from our daily meals. All ICS staff and students at Sungai Long and Kampar campuses are encouraged to either bring their own meals and utensils to eat or pack their own meals with their own utensils during breakfast or lunch.                                                              >>>

Tote Bags Featuring Designs from Digital Poster Competition 2022 Winners!

The Digital Poster Competition 2022 was a success! The Top 10 poster designs can now be featured in your customised tote bags! The profit from the sale will be donated to Malaysia Nature Society. You can order the limited tote bag from the online store: https://greencampuscommittee.easy.co/                                                                 >>>

Erase E-waste campaign

Erase E-waste is a project by UTAR Bachelor of Corporate Communications (Honours) final-year students of batch 2022/2023, aimed to raise the awareness of UTAR students on the growing E-waste problem and educate them on how to minimise it. This campaign started on 26 August 2022 and ended on 16 November 2022. It is in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production.                         >>>

Screening session by FCI promotes awareness of environmental protection

The event was organised by the Department of Mass Communication under the Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI), to create awareness of environmental protection among university students and a sense of urgency about waste issues in Malaysia. The documentary focused on the heavy industrialisation around the Kuala Langat area which led to illegal activities by factories. Several types of pollution caused by the factories have seriously affected the..>>>

Gardening Gotong-Royong at TTDI The Edible Community Garden

During the four-hour activity, UTAR volunteers had the opportunity to work in the garden, preparing compost, transporting 100 bags of soil from another garden, and repairing and cleaning the garden. The gardening activity at the Edible Community Garden was a fun yet valuable learning experience for the students and staff. It provided them with an opportunity to contribute their time and effort to the environment and society.                            >>>

Experiencing urban forest in Taman Tugu

A group consisting of 38 UTAR students and staff gathered to explore the urban forest situated in Taman Tugu, Persiaran Sultan Salahuddin, Kuala Lumpur. Led by Department of Student Affairs staff Chow Keng Fatt, the guided walk was an effort to bring urbanites out into the forest to get to know more about urban nature.                    >>>

The Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Trends and Its Action

This is a virtual mobility programme organised by UTAR Department of Soft Skills Competency of Sungai Long Campus, collaborated with the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN) and Guizhou University of Finance and Economics (GUFE). The programme provided the fundamentals of ESG, the importance and its role in business entity/organisation, the sustainable practice and its application  >>>

ReClothe with Love: The Way to Zero Textile Waste

This event is organised by the Corporate Communication Final Year students, aimed to increase awareness of arising fabric waste issues in Malaysia and to educate the adoption of responsible fashion consumption among Malaysian young adults. The event comprised of a talk, mini auction, live interview, and quiz competition.      >>>

Digital Poster Competition

The digital poster competition provides a vibrant visual, colourful, and simple way to communicate within the community regarding the recent climate issues. It is suitable for display in community space, enhance social skills and provide rooms for artistic and imaginative which is not limited to a certain age. The desired outcome of this competition is to visually display the current states of community knowledge regarding climate change.          >>>

Guided Walk and Gotong-Royong at Shah Alam Community Forest

The exploration was led by Founder-cum-Secretary of Shah Alam Community Forest Society Alicia Teoh along with her sister Melissa Teoh. They guided the UTAR participants along the trail and explained how community groups can join hands to protect the Shah Alam Community Forest (SACF) while utilising it in a responsible way.         >>>

Environmental Awareness Webinar – Wildlife in Cities: Why It Matters?

The webinar was organised the Department of Student Affairs of Sungai Long Campus, to provide the audience with an opportunity to learn about native plants, animals and insects that adapt well in urban settings.  The webinar was presented by Executive Director and Founder of Free Tree Society Baida Hercus and Managing Director of...  >>>

2nd International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICCEE2022)

The virtual conference was organised by UTAR Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction (CDRR), University System of Taiwan, Kobe University and the University of Nottingham Malaysia, to bring together academics and researchers to share their experiences, ideas and approaches related to contemporary issues in civil and environmental...   >>>

2020

1. Exposing refugee children to financial literacy and waste management 
2. UTAR exposes school children to global issues
3. Building an Industrial Effluent Treatment System
   
4. PRME Director reviews SDGs to address climate change
   
5. The environmental impacts of coffee grounds
   
6. Green Operation and Quality Management Webinar

2019

1. Talk on urban wildlife and common species 
2. FAM green awareness practice
3. Greenery upkeep at SL 2 Park
   
4. Planting trees to preserve peatland forest
   
5. Innovation competition promotes green building concepts
   
6. Trail Enhancement at Urban Community Forest
   
7. Energy Conservation Awareness Session
   
8. “Green Your Home” Workshop
   
9. Green productivity: The better way for a sustainable economy
   
10. Promoting SDGs via international conference
    
11. Gotong-royong at Jungle Fowl Trail and Cempedak Trail
    
12. Beauty and Our Beach
    
13. Energy Efficiency Courses
    
14. Bartering for a sustainable future

2017

1. Gotong-royong at UCF 
2. Community Awareness Campaign 
3. Urgency for Sustainable Development 
4. Agricultural Grant and Loans Seminar 
5. Gotong-royong project 
6. Sustainable lifestyle talk 
7. Climate change adaptation in Tanzania 
8. Campus Beautification: FAM, FMHS, ICS, CFS and FCI