Background Info
SHIZEN WAS FORMED IN 1987 AS ONE OF THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA (UTM) AND FORMERLY KNOWN AS LASER (LIPID APPLIED CENTER AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH). IT HAS TWO BRANCHES, ONE IN UTM JB AND ONE IN UTM KL UNDER MALAYSIA-JAPAN INTEMATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. IT WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE PIONEERING AND LEADING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY OF PALM OIL AND OLEO-CHEMICAL PROCESSING IN UTM. ITS MAIN MISSION IS TO LEAD A LIPID AND ADVANCED SEPARATION ENGINEERING RESEARCH THROUGH INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION CONCOMITANT WITH NATIONAL AND REGION ASPIRATION. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, SHIZEN HAS PROVIDED RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO THE PALM OIL INDUSTRY, BE IN THE MILL OR REfiNERY AND OTHER AGENCIES ON ISSUES RELATED TO FOOD FATS AND OILS INDUSTRY. IN ADDITION, BEING A PART OF THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION, SHIZEN ISCOMMITTED TO CAIRY OUT FRONTIER IN THE RELATED AREAS AS ITS CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THIS COUNTRY. SHIZEN IKOHZA, UTM KL ACTIVELY COLLABORATES WITH MANY INDUSTRIES AND UNIVERSITIES IN MALAYSIA AS WELL AS JAPAN IN VARIOUS RESEARCH AREAS. IT HAS MANY COLLABORATION PROJECTS WITH JAPAN SINCE ITS CONCEPTION AND ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN STUDENT EXCHANGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.