Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, the Higher Education Minister announced that with effect from 1 January 2013, Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Fauzi Ramlan has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) whereas Prof Dr Yahaya Ibrahim appointed as vice-chancellor of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA); both for a period of 3 years, reports The Star Online