20/08/2026
🌿 FSG Researchers Participate in International Ginger Innovation Workshop in Thailand 🇲🇾🇹🇭
Researchers from Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA participated in the Workshop on Product Innovation of Gingers, organised by the Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Thailand, from 10–14 August 2026 under the Konsortium Kecemerlangan Penyelidikan (KKP) Grant by KPT.
Representing UiTM were Associate Professor ChM. Dr. Noor Hidayah Pungot, Associate Professor ChM. Dr. Karimah Kassim, and postgraduate student Nadhirah Najwa Mohd Farith, together with researchers from UMPSA and UTHM.
The programme provided valuable hands-on exposure to ginger processing, bioactive compound analysis, herbal and functional food development, antioxidant assays, nutraceutical applications, gut–brain health, and advanced instrumental analysis. Participants also visited key research and innovation facilities at PSU.
This international programme strengthened research collaboration, postgraduate development, and knowledge exchange between UiTM, UMPSA, UTHM and PSU, particularly in natural products, functional foods and value-added product innovation.