SERDANG 29 SEPTEMBER 2020 -The Internal Audit Division held an executive lecture on the University Governance Challenges. This program is held to inculcate and increase awareness among university officials regarding the importance of good governance practices.

The keynote address of this lecture was delivered by YBrs. Dr. Mohd Zabri Yusoff, Deputy Secretary General (Policy), Ministry of Higher Education.

This Executive lecture was also attended by YBhg. Prof. Dr. Mohd Roslan Sulaiman, Vice Chancellor of UPM, YBhg. Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Nik Mustapha R Abdullah as the Chairman of the Audit Committee as a Member of the Board of UPM and Senior Officer of Universiti Putra Malaysia.

In his keynote address, Dr Mohd Zabri Yusoff, he applied that the strengthening of governance practices be applied in daily tasks to improve the efficiency of the government's delivery system. To improve the efficiency of the government delivery system, agencies need to look at aspects of governance, performance and compliance.

Zabri also informed that the Ministry of Higher Education under its Minister has set up a Steering Committee and a Technical Committee to Strengthen Public University Governance known as MANTAP IPTA on 7 July 2020 which raises 9 critical issues under MANTAP's attention. These include financial sustainability, overspending expenditure, unsustainable university cash reserves, governance performance of parent subsidiaries, UA KPI performance, National Audit Department reprimand, issues regarding Land in UA involving Federal Land (PTP), provision requirements for new projects issue of delay in presentation of UA Annual Report and Financial Statements (LTPK).

The end of the lecture program was concluded by Mrs. Zainora Abdul Talib as the Head of Internal Audit. In his closing remarks, the Internal Audit Division launched financial management diagnostics to help the responsibility center at UPM identify the level of financial management of their respective PTJs.

Date of Input: 15/10/2020 | Updated: 25/11/2020 | faiz_suparman