15 November 2017; a Short Course on the Characterization of Porous Catalysts and Adsorbents was successfully organized by the School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia. It was a one-day session looking at a series of characterization methods commonly used in characterizing porous catalysts and adsorbents. The course covered both the theory behind the characterization techniques together with practical examples and laboratory visit. The session was joined by 11 participants from different backgrounds of different institutions.