New VC for USM

Congratulations: Mohamed Khaled (left) presenting the appointment letter to Abdul Rahman.

Prof Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Mohamed is Universiti Sains Malaysia’s (USM) ninth vice-chancellor.

Effective from Jan 3, the University of Southern California chemical engineering graduate who holds a doctorate from the University of New Hampshire has taken the reins of the country’s only higher education institution to have been awarded the Accelerated Programme for Excellence (Apex) status.