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USR
**Source**: https://www.utp.edu.my/USR/Pages/USR.aspx
**Parent**: https://www.utp.edu.my/Pages/Students/Prospective%20Files/Programme-Offered.aspx
## Making a Difference Through University Social Responsibility
In 2013, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) embarked on a new approach for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.\
Having been established more than two decades, and with numerous accolades for academic excellence,
the University wanted local communities in the vicinity of its campus in Bandar Seri Iskandar to grow and prosper.
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The new CSR plan would shift the focus from being purely philanthropic and charity-based to those that
emphasise more on capacity building for empowerment. A catchphrase often repeated to encapsulate this
new thinking was: Instead of giving fish, teach the communities how to fish.
### Three Key Areas Were Identified
#### Education
A caring university in technology, education, creativity, and innovation for society.
[Find Out More](https://www.utp.edu.my/Pages/The-University/USR/Education.aspx)
#### Socioeconomic
Improving socioeconomic conditions with principles of justice, stewardship, and diversity.
[Find Out More](https://www.utp.edu.my/Pages/The-University/USR/Socioeconomic.aspx)
#### Environment
Translating technology to address sustainability gaps in communities.
[Find Out More](https://www.utp.edu.my/Pages/The-University/USR/Environment.aspx)
#### MPU4 Community Engagement
[Find Out More](https://www.utp.edu.my/Pages/The-University/USR/MPU4.aspx)
#### Be Our Partners
Every donation makes a significant impact on our USR initiatives.
[Get Involved](https://www.utp.edu.my/Pages/The-University/USR/Partners.aspx)
### Contact Us
**University Social Responsibility Secretariat\
Stakeholder Planning**
Stratergic Communications\
Level 4, Chancellor Complex
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan
**Contact Person:** Shariza Mohamed Shuhidan
Manager, Stakeholder Planning\
Email:
[usr@utp.edu.my](mailto:usr@utp.edu.my)
[Download USR Booklet](https://www.utp.edu.my/sites/Publishing/PublishingContent/USR/UTP%20CSR%20A5%20Booklet%20(Final)%20(1).pdf)\
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