{"id":4263,"date":"2026-10-01T23:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/?p=4263"},"modified":"2026-10-01T23:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:31:11","slug":"dr-nurhafizah-selected-for-apec-scientist-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/2026\/10\/01\/dr-nurhafizah-selected-for-apec-scientist-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Nurhafizah Selected for APEC Scientist Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>JOHOR BAHRU, 1 October 2026<\/span><\/strong><span> \u2013 The Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), proudly congratulates <\/span><strong><span>Dr. Nurhafizah Hasim<\/span><\/strong><span> from the <\/span><strong><span>Department of Physics<\/span><\/strong><span> on being selected as a recipient of the <\/span><strong><span>APEC Scientist Invitation Program to Korea 2026<\/span><\/strong><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Through this prestigious international programme, Dr. Nurhafizah will undertake a research placement at the <\/span><strong><span>Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea<\/span><\/strong><span>, from <\/span><strong><span>5 October to 29 December 2026<\/span><\/strong><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Her selection reflects the growing international recognition of UTM researchers and provides an important platform for strengthening research collaboration, knowledge exchange and scientific networking between Malaysia and Korea. The programme will also enable her to engage with researchers at KIST and gain valuable exposure within an internationally renowned research environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The achievement is aligned with UTM&#8217;s aspiration under <\/span><strong><span>UTM ASCEND 2030<\/span><\/strong><span> to strengthen global research engagement, develop internationally connected researchers and enhance the university&#8217;s contribution to high-impact research and innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Faculty of Science congratulates Dr. Nurhafizah on this significant achievement and wishes her a productive and successful research experience in Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Congratulations, Dr. Nurhafizah Hasim!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>#UTM #UTMScience #FacultyOfScience #UTMFSResearch #APEC #KIST #ResearchMobility #InternationalCollaboration #UTMASCEND2030<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/642\/2026\/10\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-2-2026-07_29_13-AM.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ChatGPT Image Oct 2, 2026, 07_29_13 AM&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHOR BAHRU, 1 October 2026 \u2013 The Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), proudly congratulates Dr. Nurhafizah Hasim from the Department of Physics on being selected as a recipient of the APEC Scientist Invitation Program to Korea 2026. Through this prestigious international programme, Dr. Nurhafizah will undertake a research placement at the Korea Institute [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":390,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards-achievements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/390"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4263"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4268,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4263\/revisions\/4268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}