KUALA LUMPUR, 4th OCTOBER 2017– Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Azman Hashim IBS) and Yayasan Muhibah Tan Sri Fng Ah Seng collaborated for the first time to implement and promote a prestigious entrepreneurship beyond boundaries programme. The programme is under the flagship of Professor Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Dr. Fng Ah Seng, Jp has an absolute vision to enhance society well-being, reduce poverty, and uplift economy. The programme was launched in October 2017 by Professor Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Dr. Fng Ah Seng, Jp at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.

To drive the programme forward, two phases are put in place. Firstly, entrepreneurs will be selected to undergo a series of business development course and entrepreneurial training. To begin with, 30 entrepreneurs will be selected from the Klang Valley to join the programme from October to December 2017. In this phase, the entrepreneurship beyond boundaries team will develop training materials, e-portals, recruit entrepreneurial talents, appoint trainers, and disseminate programme reports throughout the 3 months. Following this, in the second phase which runs from January 2018 to December 2022, the same programme will be conducted in few underdeveloped countries, including Bhutan, Pakistan, and Indonesia where job crisis are at peak and with rising unemployment rates. Entrepreneurs who participate in this programme will have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and grow their business. More importantly, participants will benefit through the mentoring, knowledge sharing, and free business advising- what money can never buy!

Azman Hashim IBS today received a donation of RM100,000.00 from Yayasan Muhibah Tan Sri Fng Ah Seng to support the first phase of the entrepreneurship beyond boundaries program. Since its inception in 1997, Azman Hashim IBS has been producing graduates with innovative and entrepreneurial skills for a wide range of organizational, industry and cultural contexts. Azman Hashim IBS is committed to the development of innovative and entrepreneurial leaders for the global markets, who contribute to the advancement of knowledge, and contribute to the societal wealth and well-being and collaboration such as the one with the Yayasan Muhibah Tan Sri Fng Ah Seng, will materialize the school’s mission.

On the same occasion, Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Dr. Fng Ah Seng, JP, the billionaire philanthropist, most pleasant, humble and full of positives vibes has shared with great length on his life time experience to be succeed as an entrepreneur.  The talked was shared in front of more than 300 participants. The topic shared was on Building Future Entrepreneurs.

Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Dr. Fng Ah Seng, JP, is the Founder and Chairman of Epic Valley Holdings Group and also the Chairman of Yayasan Muhibah Tan Sri Fng Ah Seng. Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Dr. Fng Ah Seng is a well-known philanthropist who contributes part of his business profits towards the society. Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Fng Ah Seng personal life is a rag to riches story. Since 2006, he has donated more than 5 million Malaysian Ringgit yearly for charitable and educational causes. Hence, this is in line with his believe in giving back to the society through practicing his Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

He has officially set up the Yayasan Muhibah Tan Sri Fng Ah Seng, an equal opportunity charitable foundation to help the poor and needy regardless of their race, religion, national background, age, gender.

JOHOR BAHRU, 17th September 2017 – The United States Embassy with the collaboration from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Faculty of Computing and UTM Technology Entrepreneurship Centre (UTMTEC) has organized the Embracing IoT Opportunities Workshop.
The workshop was held at the Seminar Hall of the Faculty of Computing, Johor Bahru campus and officiated by the Dean of the Faculty of Computing, Prof. Dr. Abd. Samad Hj. Ismail.
UTMTEC Deputy Director, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Zaidi Rozan said the workshop which was open for all students and staff with the objective to expose participants to the trends and opportunities that future and aspiring entrepreneurs can tap into in the Internet of Things (IoT) which is one of the most fast-changing and dynamic movements in the world today.
“The guest speaker Deborah Magid was from IBM Venture Capitalist USA, specially flown from Silicon Valley, USA while the locals were UTM’s own academic staff, Dr Raja Zahilah Raja Mohd Radzi from the Faculty of Computing and me,” said Dr. Mohd. Zaidi.
The workshop was separated into two sessions with the morning session covering topics on the trends and opportunities in IoT by Deborah Magid, an experience sharing session on IoT projects by Dr. Raja Zahilah and on funding opportunities for any IOT projects in UTM by Dr Zaidi.
“The session was meant to expose the ecosystems, the environment and prospects of the IoT that start-up and future entrepreneurs can consider. Deborah is a software strategy director from IBM Venture Capitalist USA and is well-versed in the start-up’s communities.
“She has been very supportive in giving insights on the potential of IoT as solutions in industries. Dr. Raja Zahilah had shared some of the IoT related projects meant to aspire our participant and inspire them for their next IoT projects,” said Dr. Zaidi.
WIth regard to getting fund for one’s projects, Dr Zaidi delivered a talk on how to get financial support both from potential investors and organizations.
The afternoon session was on the issue of Women In Tech where Ms Magid once again shared her insights and experiences on how to be a successful woman entrepreneur in the tech ecosystem.
The session was meant to empower and inspire women in the tech industry to take a step further and break the stereotypes by being more involved and supportive of each other.
Deborah also shared some of the resources that women entrepreneur can use to their own advantages and advices in how to bring oneself while being in an environment that is predominantly male.
“This programme is a very insightful and interesting workshop. IoT is a giant network of connected ‘things’ where the inter-relation includes people-people, people-things and things-things. The internet of things is more than just connecting devices, there are so many opportunities and solutions that IoT can offer.
“Insights and prospects in the IoT shared by the speakers were definitely a good experience for our participants. As a starting ecosystem in Malaysia, future entrepreneurs and start-ups should take the initiative and take on the challenges to delve into opportunities like this,” said Dr. Zaidi.
In conjunction with that, UTMTEC will hold an IoT Hackathon that focuses on the problems and opportunities of our everyday life. The event is set to run on the 21st November 2017 in conjunction with Innovate Johor 2017.