In his speech at the launch on July 31, USM Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Dzulkifli Abdul Razak – who was represented by the university’s Corporate Development Division director Assoc Prof Wan Ahmad Kamil Mahmood – described the move as a major milestone and success for the industry, academia and the community. Usa ins Group of Companies managing director Dr Gan Ee Kiang said the programme would be made available to engineers from other industries on a part-time basis in future. “Collaboration between industry and academia is increasingly necessary in critical skills enhancement as competition for foreign investments in the region intensifies,” he added. Agilent Technologies Malaysia and Singapore president Datuk Tan Bian Ee said Agilent Malaysia had expanded its operations involving highly sophisticated technologies in electronic instrumentation and the telecommunications arena. The Asia-Pacific region, he added, was Agilent’s strongest growth area with nearly 40% of its total orders and revenue originating in the region.
He said Agilent Malaysia played a pivotal role in developing and expanding the markets in the region, adding that one of the key factors for its continuing investments in Penang was the availability and assurance of a pool of skilled engineers. “Agilent finds good synergy with USM, which has a long history and an excellent track record in electronics education and off-campus programmes. “We recognise USM as a key partner university in the of engineers,” he said. Assoc Prof Wan Ahmad Kamil said the university’s partnership with Agilent went back to 1998 when the company set up Malaysia’s first radio frequency and microwave teaching and research laboratory in USM with donations of sophisticated electronic equipment worth RM 16 mil. Also present was Penang Economic Planning, Education and Human Resources Committee chairman Datuk Dr Toh Kin Woon. At the function, Dr Toh also presented certificates to 31 Agilent engineers who had attended short courses at USM..
The Term Paper on High Speed Train in Malaysia
Also to discuss the possible property investment opportunities that may arise along the high-speed rail (HSR). Under The Economic Transformation Plan, there has been a realisation in recent years that the country is, for various reasons, caught in a “middle-income trap” and to continue at the current pace of socio-economic development, it would not be able to realise Malaysia’s Vision 2020 of ...
