Alignment of the UKM Undergraduate Nuclear Science Programme to Malaysia National Nuclear Policy

AbstractOne of the most important aspects of Human Resource and Manpower Development is in Education and Training. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), being the only University in Asia offering an undergraduate programme on Nuclear Science has been singled out in the Malaysia National Nuclear Policy in the Human Capital Development. The policy was used in comparison to the current UKM undergraduate Nuclear Science Programme to determine whether the programme is align with the aims and strategies adopted in the realisation of Malaysia first Nuclear Power Plant by the 2021. A qualitative data analysis with NVivo Technique was used in the study. The results indicate that the Programme is aligned with all of the thrusts with varying percentage covered and corresponds with in Malaysia National Nuclear Policy strategies