{"id":2738,"date":"2017-12-20T12:27:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T12:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/?p=2738"},"modified":"2017-12-20T12:27:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T12:27:33","slug":"utm-and-mim-ink-industrial-partnership-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/utm-and-mim-ink-industrial-partnership-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"UTM and MIM, Ink Industrial Partnership Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDINI CITY, ISKANDAR PUTERI, Johor, 20 December 2017 \u2013 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd (MIM), the first development\/private company from Iskandar Puteri.<\/p>\n

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Professor Wahid and Dr James signing the memorandum of understanding documents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The MIM sets out the basis of cooperation between UTM and MIM in enhancing the talent pool and prepare the UTM graduates for employment.<\/p>\n

The signing took place at Medini Investor Centre @ Medini 6 in Medini City, where the MoU is expected to broaden the opportunity for both parties to build young talents that provide necessary exposure and skill-set development programme.<\/p>\n

UTM is represented by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Datuk Ir. Dr. Wahid Omar, while MIM is represented by Dr James Tee, the Managing Director\/ Chief Executive Officer of Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd.<\/p>\n

Also present were Deputy Vice Chancellor (Student Affairs) Professor Dr Durrishah Idrus, Director of UTM Career Centre, Assoc Prof Dr Othman Ibrahim and Director of Alumni UTM, Assoc Prof Dr Mohamad Ibrahim Mohamad.<\/p>\n

\u201cMIM is the first company in Iskandar Puteri that UTM is signing with, and we are privileged that they MIM is very supportive of local universities like UTM.<\/p>\n

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Dr James and Professor Wahid answering questions during press conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBeing the master developer and master planner of the 2,230 acres thriving township of Medini City, I can see that the development is robust and I understand there is a strong need to retain and grow skilled workforce,\u201d Professor Wahid said.<\/p>\n

He cited, through the collaboration, UTM will give the opportunities to their bright students to garner experience from MIM and hone their skills while learning more about township development in the process of building a sustainable and smart Central Business District.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first intake will be in February next year, where MIM will recruit undergraduates and postgraduates to fulfil internship programmes at MIM, particularly in the fields of engineering and construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese programmes are intended to be implemented within a timeframe of three to six months,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said, the internship programme is a good platform for the students to learn, and get first-hand experience to build a well-planned city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be many other companies from Iskandar Puteri expected to adopt this initiative within the next few months. For now, we are happy to have kick-started the process for student placement at MIM,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Managing Director \/ Chief Executive Officer of MIM, Dr James Tee, \u00a0said, MIM is very committed to implement the industrial partnership initiative because as a thriving Central Business District, they are building and creating new opportunities for the younger generations to acquire, learn and contribute to the success and sustainability of Medini City.<\/p>\n

\u201cYouths are our future leaders and this initiative of educating and nurturing crop of young people in the business of city development will make them better aware of what it takes to build a city.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the saying goes, Rome wasn\u2019t built in a day, and programmes like this would make the interns better understand the requirements and appreciate the fine details of city development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr James added, they chose UTM to implement the programme because of its status being one of the most prestigious and respected local universities in Malaysia that is leading in the academic and research fields of engineering, science and technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe seek bright local talents to be part of this exciting and distinctive journey where Medini City also aspires to be the benchmark for future city development in Malaysia and for the region too,\u201d he cited.<\/p>\n

Dr James who graduated with fisrts class degree from UTM in 1995 said, more then 10 percent\u2019s MIM staff graduated from UTM and he thanked to UTM for setting up a corner stone for his career and future.<\/p>\n

Source: UTM and MIM, Ink Industrial Partnership Initiative<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EDINI CITY, ISKANDAR PUTERI, Johor, 20 December 2017 \u2013 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd (MIM), the first development\/private company from Iskandar Puteri. Professor Wahid and Dr James signing the memorandum of understanding documents. The MIM sets out the basis of cooperation between […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13826,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-utm","category-utm-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13826"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2741,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738\/revisions\/2741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/wanfahminfaiz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}