Creation of Value through the Transformation Program in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) of Malaysia has launched its transformationinitiative, called National Higher Education Strategic Plan (NHESP) that sets the foundationtowards attaining merit and sustainability for the higher education system beyond 2020. Oneof the initiatives is for one Malaysian university to be in the top 50 of world ranking. UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia (UTM) has decided to go for this challenge.To achieve this objective, UTMhas to set a very clear and tangible target by setting challenging Key Performance Indicators(KPI). This paper summarizes the transformation initiatives that UTM undertook since 2009,the lesson learnt and good practices that other institutions of higher learning could adopt.