Prof. Dr. Wahid Omar

President & Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Biographie

Prof. Dr. Wahid Omar completed his university studies in the United Kingdom, receiving a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in 1986, a Masters Degree in Bridge Engineering at the University of Surrey in 1989 and a PhD in Structural Engineering at the University of Birmingham in 1998.

Prof. Dr. Wahid Omar, an associate professor and the deputy dean at the University Teknologi Malaysia is a well-renewed researcher with many publications and other accomplishments in his academic field. His most recent research was the Quantitative Safety and Health Assessment Model for IBS Construction. His most recent publications are on the implementation of The Eurocode 2 in Malaysia, in 2006. He received the UTM Excellent Award in 2003 and 2007.

“The Role of Education in Promoting Cultural Diplomacy”

A Lecture by Prof. Dr. Wahid Omar, President / Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2013
(Berlin; December 17th - 21st, 2013)