Chuah Hean Teik | |||||||||||||||||
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| 蔡賢德 | |||||||||||||||||
| Former President and CEO ofUniversiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) | |||||||||||||||||
| In office April 2008 – September 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ewe Hong Tat | ||||||||||||||||
| Consultant Professor ofNorthwestern Polytechnical University | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 2018–Present | |||||||||||||||||
| University Advisor ofUniversity of Sanya | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 2020–Present | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1961-01-22)22 January 1961 (age 64) George Town,Penang,Federation of Malaya | ||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Malaya | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Engineer Scholar Researcher Industry Leader | ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蔡贤德 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蔡賢德 | ||||||||||||||||
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Chuah Hean Teik (Chinese:蔡贤德;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Chhòa Hiân-tek) is aMalaysian eminent scholar, researcher, academic and industry leader.[1]
He has been the President andCEO ofUniversiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR),Malaysia from April 2008 until September 2019. He is currently the President of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP) and strongly advocates mutual recognition of engineering degrees in Asia and the Pacific region by promoting the FEIAP Engineering Education guidelines.
He was namedFellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014[2] for leadership in engineering education.
He is also a Consultant Professor toNorthwestern Polytechnical University since 2018 and University Advisor forUniversity of Sanya since 2020.[3]
On 10 April 2008,Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Council ChairmanLing Liong Sik has appointed him as its new president cum CEO to succeed Ng Lay Swee from 1 April 2008 onwards.[4]
Malaysia :
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (2019)[5]
Penang :
Officer of theOrder of the Defender of State (DSPN) –Dato' (2005)[6]
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