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Ir Professor Academician Dato’ Dr Chuah Hean Teik (D.S.P.N., Hon. FAFEO, HM.MES, FASc, FAAET, FEMA, FIEM, FIET, FRSPSoc, FMSA, ACPE, FIEEE, PEng, CEng) (simplified Chinese :蔡贤德; traditional Chinese :蔡賢德), has been the President and CEO of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia since April 2008. He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 [1] for leadership in engineering education. He is currently the President of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP) and strongly advocates mutual recognition of engineering degrees in Asia and the Pacific region by promoting the FEIAP Engineering Education guidelines.

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  1. "2014 elevated fellow". IEEE Fellows Directory.