The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a professional body that accredits professionals within the land, property and construction sectors worldwide.
RICS conducts a 'reaccreditation visit' of 'RICS-accredited course' once every 5 years to ensure that the respective educational institution provides appropriate curriculums and resources are in place to enable the effective delivery of the course to meet the high standards demanded by the technical professions. It is equivalent to an audit process in which the panel monitors the standards of students and reviews the course materials including assessments, exam scripts, and dissertations submitted by students.
This morning, the RICS reaccreditation panel met the full team of the UTM Quantity Surveying Department, employers, alumni and students (undergrad and postgrad).
Sebahagian daripada pelajar MSc (Construction Contract Management), UTM bersama pensyarah Dr Maizon Hashim. Masing-masing senyum lebar dan menarik nafas lega selepas sesi temuduga yang sungguh mendebarkan dengan panel RICS 
The RICS panel who interviewed us this morning comprised of:
1. Sr Kwan Hock Hai - has ample experience in chairing accreditation visits for educational institutions in Malaysia
2. Mr Bill Jones - RICS' Director of International Standards for Asia Pacific
3. Mr Dexter See - RICS ASEAN Managing Director
(Sumber gambar daripada Dr Sarajul Fikri)