Vision for UKM to be in the world’s top 100

Prof Mohd Hamdi: My vision for UKM is to see it become a renowned international university and not only a local player.

PROF Dr Mohd Hamdi Abd Shukor (pic), 48, can come across as strict and serious. But the youngest vice-chancellor of a Malaysian public university is actually very friendly, bubbly and bursting with ideas to catapult Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) into the top 100 universities in the world.

With his salt and pepper hair, sharp suit and a red tie, he has already begun implementing initiatives in the UKM Strategic Plan 2019-2021 to enhance the university’s research culture, among other things.