ISO certified biological and agricultural engineering tertiary

This paper deals with the ISO 9001 certification and implementation of the new curriculum for Biological and Agricultural Engineering education at the Bachelors level at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. The paper outlines the goals behind the intentions to pursue the ISO certification, the method of formulation of the relevant teaching and academic procedures and the associated quality records. An assessment of the effectiveness of the ISO 9001 system in further enhancing the standard and quality of biological and agricultural engineering program is also demonstrated. © 2006 TEMPUS Publications