What do our Foundations do?

MOSTA’s four foundations support a wide range of activities from conference expenditure to bringing international speakers to present talks. Click on the links on the left to find out about the background of each foundation and the activities supported.

TAN SRI DATO’ SERI B. BEK-NIELSEN FOUNDATION

The Tan Sri Dato’ Seri B. Bek-Nielsen Foundation was set up by MOSTA in 1995 in recognition of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri B. Bek-Nielsen’s contributions to Malaysia palm oil industry. The Foundation has the following objective:

“to promote oils and fats science and technology, particularly in the areas of nutrition and food applications of palm oil and palm oil products, through the provision of fellowships,
scholarships, grants and other awards to individuals and institutions”

To date the Foundation has presented twelve Foundation Lectures as follows:

    • 1996 Professor Paul K Stumpf, University of California at Davis, USA
    • 1997 Datuk Haron Siraj, Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysia
    • 1998 Mr Thomas Mielke, Oil World, ISTA Mielke GmbH, Germany
    • 1999 Professor Lester Packer, University of California at Berkeley, USA
    • 2000 Professor Synnove Liaaen-Jensen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
    • 2001 Mr Dorab E Mistry, Godrej International Ltd, United Kingdom
    • 2002 Mr Kurt G Berger, Technical Consultant – Oils and Fats, United Kingdom
    • 2003 Professor A Stewart Truswell, University of Sydney
    • 2004 Professor Frank D Gunstone, Scottish Crop Research Institute, United Kingdom
    • 2005 Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof Basiron, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia
    • 2006 Prof Dr Marcel SF Lie Ken Jie, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • 2008 YAB Tun Musa Hitam, Chairman, Sime Darby Berhad

 

RAYSON HUANG FOUNDATION

In recognition of Dr Rayson Huang’s pioneering work on free radical research in Singapore and then in Malaya/Malaysia, MOSTA has set up the Rayson Huang Foundation in 2001, with the following objective:

“to promote better public understanding on the role of free radicals in health,
disease and ageing”

The foundation will be used to promote public understanding on the role of free radicals in health, disease and aging through the provision of fellowships, scholarships, grants and other awards to individuals and institutions.

The Foundation will work closely with the Society for Free Radical Research-Malaysia Chapter (SFRR-Malaysia) and COSTAM to fulfill its objective.

 

RAJA ALIAS FOUNDATION

The Raja Alias Foundation is set up by MOSTA in 2009 in recognition of Y. Mulia Raja Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Utama Muhammad Alias’s contributions to Malaysia palm oil industry. The Foundation has the following objective:

“to serve and inspire excellence in the development and management of oil palm plantations, through the sponsoring of lectures on subjects related to the palm oil industry”

Watch the Raja Alias Foundation Launch video

 

ANNIE CHIN FOUNDATION

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