{"id":3078,"date":"2020-06-01T09:20:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T09:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/?page_id=3078"},"modified":"2020-10-26T09:07:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T09:07:52","slug":"metu-prof-niza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/2020\/06\/01\/metu-prof-niza\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle East Technical University (METU): Professor Dr. Nor Haniza Sarmin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3079\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/1.png 1280w, https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/1-980x490.png 980w, https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/1-480x240.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1280px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From 7-13 March 2020, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor Bahru had sent a representative, Professor Dr. Nor Haniza Sarmin (Prof Niza) to Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Istanbul as a part of the Erasmus+ Staff Teaching Mobility Programme (Outbound). Prof Niza is a Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, UTM.<\/p>\n<p>Upon Prof Niza\u2019s arrival at METU on Friday, 7 March 2020, she was greeted by Mr Hikmet, who initially came to UTM in February 2020 for his Staff Mobility Programme (Inbound) under Erasmus+. He helped to send her to the METU Guest House which is located on campus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3080\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"289\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3081\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/3.png 413w, https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/3-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later that morning, Prof Niza had a meeting with Mohamad Arab, a UTM Outbound Student to METU under the Erasmus+ Program. Later, Mohamad accompanied her on a campus tour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3082\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"271\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3083\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"273\"><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, 8 March 2020, Prof Niza had another campus walk and a lunch meeting with Prof Mahmut Kuzucuo\u011flu and his wife Prof Fareda.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3084\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"249\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3085\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"249\"><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, 8 March 2020, Prof Niza set up a meeting with Chenar Abdulla, a Master student in METU to discuss about research and publication.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3086 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"230\"><\/p>\n<p>After that, she had a meeting with Mr Mehmet Ozeren, the Manager of METU students\u2019 dormitories and where Mr Hikmet is stationed on campus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3087 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, 9 March 2020, Prof Niza went for a meeting with Dr Betul Bulut Sahin, METU Erasmus+ Coordinator at the METU International Office.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3088 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"228\"><\/p>\n<p>Later on, she met with Prof Leila Miller from International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, who is also a Visiting Professor under the Erasmus+ Teaching Staff Mobility program and had a fruitful discussion on possible collaboration with UTM.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3089 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/11.png 431w, https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/11-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prof Niza then had a meeting with Dr Gokhan Benli, Mathematics Department Erasmus+ Coordinator at METU who is responsible for arranging her teaching appointments while at METU. The meeting extended to lunch, which was joined by Prof Mahmut.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3090\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"255\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3091\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"254\"><\/p>\n<p>Prof Niza\u2019s first lecture was that afternoon for two hours. Starting with an ice-breaking session, those present were postgraduate mathematics students and academic staff. Then, she shared a brief introduction about UTM, including its research strength and mobility program, followed by the first lecture titled \u2018Introduction to Graphs of Groups\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3092\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"188\">&nbsp; &nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3093\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"187\"><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning, 10 March 2020, Prof Niza had a research discussion with Nazmi, a research assistant in the Mathematics Department at METU.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3094 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"252\"><\/p>\n<p>In her second lecture that afternoon, Prof Niza gave a lecture titled \u2018On Energy and Laplacian Energy of Graphs Associated with Groups\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3095 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/17.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, 11 March 2020, more materials on \u2018The Energy of Graphs, and the Graph Polynomials\u2019 were discussed, followed by a discussion with some Pure Mathematics professors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3096 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/18.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"247\"><\/p>\n<p>Later that night, Prof Niza had a dinner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ctnurarina.shsalahuddin\">Nur Arina<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maxamed.carab.330\">Mohamed Arab<\/a> (from UTP and UTM, respectively), two exchange students at METU under the Erasmus+ scholarship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3097 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/19.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"340\"><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, 12 March 2020 started with a lunch meeting and research discussion with Prof Mahmut. Later in the afternoon, Prof Niza had an opportunity to attending a weekly seminar at the Mathematics Department.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3098\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"258\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3099\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"259\"><\/p>\n<p>Prof Niza\u2019s fourth class in METU later that afternoon was on the topic \u2018Topological Indices of Graphs Associated to Groups\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3100 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"335\"><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, 13 March 2020, her last day at METU, Prof Niza had a meeting with staff from the International Office, the Erasmus+ Coordinator in the Mathematics Department and some professors of METU, thus ending her five-day official visit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3101\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/23.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3102\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"189\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3103\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/06\/25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"190\"><\/p>\n<p>by: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.utm.my\/author\/nhs\/\">Prof. Dr. Nor Haniza Sarmin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 7-13 March 2020, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor Bahru had sent a representative, Professor Dr. Nor Haniza Sarmin (Prof Niza) to Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Istanbul as a part of the Erasmus+ Staff Teaching Mobility Programme (Outbound). Prof Niza is a Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[22,25,24,9],"class_list":["post-3078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mobility-programme","category-outbound","tag-erasmus-staff-training-mobility","tag-middle-east-technical-university","tag-universiti-teknologi-malaysia","tag-utm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3078"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3250,"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3078\/revisions\/3250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/erasmusplus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}