The one degree course on offer that most puzzled students and became the butt of every meritocracy-related joke was the B. Sc Perhutanan (Industri Teknologi Serat Kayu) or, as it is fondly called, the "Serat Kayu degree"

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Ehinm 000Keputusan Permohonan keIPTA b.gllepasanSTPM/selara,SesslAkademik2004/2005.Keputusan:T.hnlah .nd.berj.y. dll.warkan keIPTAbagi mengikutiKrususPerhutan(IndustridanTe~nologiSeral Kayu)THE onedegreecourseonofferthatmostpuzzledstudentsandbecamethe butt of everymeritocracy-re-lated joke was the B. Sc Per-hutanan(IndustriTeknologiSeratKayu)or,as it is fondlycalled,the"SeratKayudegree".The degree,which is for woodfibre technology,is all aboutcon-vertingwoodwasteintowoodcom-posites,includingchipboardsandpulp. Far from being a silly oruselesscourse,it is actuallythesteppingstoneinto the multi-mil-lion dollarwoodfibreindustry.Thereis ahighdemandforwoodcompositeproductsboth at homeandabroad,saysUniversityPutraMalaysia(UPM) ForestryFacultylecturerDr ZaidonAshari."It iswidelyusedin thefurnitureindustry,especiallyto makecab-inets,panellingsandfloorings."The "SeratKayu degree"cangetyou a job in the highly lucrativewoodfibreindustryaswellasgov-ernment agenciessuch as theForestryDepartmentandtheFor-est Research Institute ofMalaysia.This courseis beingofferedbyUniversiti SabahMalaysia,whileUPM's ForestryFacultyis offeringwoodsciencetechnologyasaminorsubject."Wewill beofferinga degreeinWoodScienceand Technologyinthreeyearstime,"saysZaidon.

Ehmm... a degree in Serat Kayu?

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