The UTM Royal Gala Dinner 2024 (UTM RGD 2024), with the consent of Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, who is also the Chancellor of UTM, is is organizing the biennially event with the aim of raising funds to help UTM students. Funds collected will be used for various forms of assistance, including providing scholarships, living assistance, payment of tuition fees, medical assistance, free meals, and the provision of learning equipment. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) believes everyone deserves the best educational opportunities. Funds collected from UTM RGD 2024 will be channelled to UTM Endowment Fund, UTM Education Waqf Fund, Because We Care Chancellor Fund, UTM Alumni Endowment Fund, UTM Alumni Association Endowment Fund and UTMSPACE Endowment Fund to ensure comprehensive and continuous assistance to students in need.

This year, UTM Royal Gala Dinner 2024 is scheduled to be held on Saturday, 19 October 2024, at PUTRAJAYA MERRIOTT HOTEL and will be graced by Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, who is also the Chancellor of UTM.

In previous years, we were honoured to receive enormous support from our alumni and corporate partners, of which approximately RM3 million was raised. The donations were channelled to the UTM Endowment Fund, Faculty Endowment Fund, the UTM Wakaf Fund for Education, Because We Care Chancellor’s Fund, Faculty Endowment Fund. Alumni Endowment Fund dan UTMSPACE Endowment Fud with more than 1000 students as beneficiaries.

For a record, 780 students have benefited from this endowment fund through scholarships, and 450 of them have graduated. Moreover, part of these donations was also given through pack food, laptops, financial aids during festival and the recent flood disaster, and facemask and sanitising kit during Covid-19 outbreak which benefited more than 4000 students and front liners.

We are optimistic that this year’s event will be a success, and this can only be achieved with your support. Rest assured that by donating, you are helping UTM in supporting the brightest and best students in fulfilling their potential, regardless of their circumstances, background, or financial need.

Your generosity will pave the way for UTM to provide scholarships and bursaries to more students. On the research impact front, your financial aid will also support UTM to work on breakthrough research projects benefiting the community at large.