By Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Hazlee Azil Illias (Universiti Malaya)

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 December 2023 – A total of two staffs and 50 students from Xiamen University Malaysia (XMU) visited the Universiti Malaya High Voltage Laboratory (UMHVL) at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya on 17 & 24 November 2023 and 1 & 15 December 2023. The visit was part of their educational activities.

During the visit, the Head of UMHVL, Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Hazlee Azil Illias, who is also the Chair of IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) Malaysia Chapter and the Counselor of IEEE Universiti Malaya Student Branch, introduced the facilities available at UMHVL and explained the activities carried out at the lab and the lab safety requirement. After that, the delegates visited UMHVL to gain a better insight into the lab. Members of UMHVL, Mr. Ciptian Weried Priananda and Mr. Nasiru Yahaya Ahmed, explained and demonstrated impulse voltage generation to the visitors.

Demonstration by Mr. Ahmed Nasiru and Mr. Ciptian Weried Priananda to XMU delegates