Welcome to HEJIM!

HEJIM, (which is the Malay acronym for Hal Ehwal Jaringan Industri Masyarakat) is the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Industry & Community Partnerships) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).  HEJIM provides a focal point for initiatives that develop strategic university-industry-community engagement partnerships which can enhance and support the core business of the university – research, education and service.    

We take our engagement with industry and community very seriously at UKM.  We do this by driving strategic and sustainable collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders which comprises industry, community, government agencies and non-government organisations.   We share and exchange knowledge, expertise, facilities and services with our partners to address economic, social and environmental challenges faced by communities, the nation and the region.  All of this contributes to the development of human capital that meets the expectations of industry and the community and contributes to the well being of the nation.

The HEJIM portfolio at UKM provides a structured platform of governance for the university to reach out and establish strategic relationships with industry and community.  HEJIM works systematically and in a mode of mutual support with the Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice Chancellors for Research & Innovation, Academic & International Affairs and Student Affairs & Alumni.  The efforts and initiatives are directly supported by 3 engagement offices - the Industry Liaison Office, Office of University-Community Partnerships, the Chancellor’s Foundation – as well as the Heads of Industry and Community Partnerships at 13 Faculties and Directors at our 14 Research Institutes.

I am pleased to welcome you to HEJIM and invite you to contact us if you have any questions on how you can get engaged in mutually beneficial collaborations with UKM.

Prof. Dr. Saran Kaur Gill
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Industry and Community Partnerships)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 
(The National University of Malaysia)