IMU Expands Credit Transfer Options for Biomedical Science Students

16 February 2011

International Medical University (IMU) recently provided another credit transfer

option for students who have applied for its biomedical science programme, giving

these students an exciting new option to continue their education in an overseas university.

Through this arrangement, credit transfer students from IMU will be required to complete

the first part of their studies in IMU before transferring to University of Strathclyde.

These students will receive academic credit for the subjects they have successfully

completed in IMU and use this towards the completion of their degree. The degree

will then be awarded by University of Strathclyde.

"We are pleased to be able to provide an additional credit transfer option for students

in the biomedical science programme. Providing students with this additional credit

transfer option is an affordable way for IMU students to gain access to a UK education

and towards obtaining an overseas degree," said A/Prof Chen Yu Sui, programme

coordinator of the biomedical science programme at IMU.

The University of Strathclyde was founded in 1796 and is Scotland"s third largest,

with some 14,000 students from more than 90 countries. The University is recognised

as a centre of teaching excellence in Scotland and stands among the best in the world.

A/Prof Chen Yu Sui added, "Without doubt, this arrangement would offer vast benefits

to them as it uniquely allows students to experience the learning environments

of two leading universities in Malaysia and the UK. Another benefit for the

students is the discovery and understanding of cultures from around the world

as this is a critical component for a

healthcare professional. This is certainly one of the reasons for us to continuously

look for additional transfer options for students and part of its ongoing mission to train

and promote excellence in the healthcare industry."

University of Strathclyde has been a member of IMU"s network of partner universities

for more than 10 years. Prior to this, the university has collaborative and

credit transfer arrangements with IMU for its pharmacy and psychology

programmes. With this

collaboration, University of Strathclyde will be expanding the number

of IMU

programmes that the university is having collaborative agreements.

In addition to the credit transfer option with the University of Strathclyde, students

applying for the biomedical science programme also have the opportunity to transfer

the credits that they have earned in IMU to the University of Otago in New Zealand or

University of Newcastle in Australia after successful completion of the first part of their

course in IMU. Students also have the option to complete the entire biomedical science

degree in IMU and obtain a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Biomedical Science from IMU.

Multimedia University

THE UNIVERSITY Multimedia University (MMU), a tertiary education institution set up through  Universiti Telekom Sdn Bhd (UTSB), a wholly owned subsidiary of TM,  fulfils the noblest of corporate social responsibilities -  taking up the challenge of educating the next generation the nation's leaders and  knowledge workers. As the first private university in Malaysia,  MMU developed the pioneer model for the successful establishment  of private universities in the nation, paving the way for the growth of the  private tertiary education sector.  As the university at the heart of the MSC, MMU also serves  as a catalyst for the development of the high tech  ICT industry of the nation, parallel to the Silicon Valley-Stanford model in the  United States.Growing to over 20,000 students in 12 short years, MMU has  achieved much in a relatively short period of time.  The university runs in two campuses, its original campus in the  historical city of Melaka, and the campus in Cyberjaya that was opened by the  former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed.It has produced  22,820 graduates in its time, and a recent survey demonstrates that 93% of these  secure employment within 6 months of the completion of studies.  It has also grown an outstanding pool of international students numbering at  4,200 from 75 countries. Establishing itself as a major player in research and  development, and maintaining excellent ties with the industry through  collaborations and research partnerships, MMU now hosts 13 Research  Centres to date, focusing in the niche areas of nanotechnology, microsystems, biometrics, virtual reality, microwave and telecommunications,  engineering, photonics, advanced robotics and business. Through an organisation-wide policy of prudent spending and careful  budgeting, the university successfully achieved financial independence within  the first 3 years of its founding, and continue to be sustainable and  financially healthy to this day.This is in spite of a recent infrastructural  expansion in both its campuses during the period of 2006 till present,  with the completion of the Phase 3 of development in the  Melaka Campus and Phase 2 of development in the Cyberjaya Campus. As part of TM's initiative to further develop the ICT industry in the nation  as a whole, MMU serves to fulfil the nation's human resource needs  as it grows into a knowledge economy.The establishment of MMU as a research  university also serves to benefit the nation's ICT industry to be a creator and  not just a consumer of technology.Through the establishment of a local private  university, the nation can train its required human resources within its borders,  a sound strategy from the economic management perspective.MMU's continued  growth and sustainability is a clear indication of TM's strong  commitment towards the development of the field of education  and research in the nation.Currently, MMU has a total of seven faculties with  two supporting academic divisions.

KLIUC Improves Internet User Experiences with SANGFOR

Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College (KLIUC), the well-known Malaysia tertiary education institution, has improved the Internet accessing experiences for campus users by deploying SANGFOR's IAM solution. IAM's bandwidth management feature based on application guarantees smooth web accessing speed and provide an enjoyable Internet environment for students and staffs.

KLIUC which was established in 1998, is the focus of Kumpulan Ikram's tertiary education activities. Guided by motto of "For Knowledge, For Humanity", KLIUC aim to produce graduates with outstanding technological and management skills, possess high moral values to meet the challenges of Vision 2020 and the K-economy.

Enhanced with up-to-date academic facilities, highly qualified lecturers among whom are industry practitioners, KLIUC strives to ensure high quality education in areas of Engineering, Business and Information Technology. 3 years into the business of education, KLIUC is already recognized for its quality management system achieved through ISO 9001 :2000 certification in December 2000.

By deploying SANGFOR Internet Access Management solution, KLIUC is able to audit the the Internet flow situation through detailed reports. It is identified large amount of P2P download and on-line video stream occupying bandwidth and causing slow Internet accessing speed. Therefore, IAM performs the bandwidth limitation for P2P and on-line media, which make sure enough bandwidth for campus related applications.

IMU Expands Credit Transfer Option for Biomedical Science Students

International Medical University (IMU) recently provided another credit transfer
option for students who have applied for its biomedical science programme, giving
these students an exciting new option to continue their education in an overseas university.
Through this arrangement, credit transfer students from IMU will be required to complete
the first part of their studies in IMU before transferring to University of Strathclyde.
These students will receive academic credit for the subjects they have successfully
completed in IMU and use this towards the completion of their degree. The degree
will then be awarded by University of Strathclyde.


"We are pleased to be able to provide an additional credit transfer option for students
in the biomedical science programme. Providing students with this additional credit
transfer option is an affordable way for IMU students to gain access to a UK education
and towards obtaining an overseas degree," said A/Prof Chen Yu Sui, programme
coordinator of the biomedical science programme at IMU.


The University of Strathclyde was founded in 1796 and is Scotland"s third largest,
with some 14,000 students from more than 90 countries. The University is recognised
as a centre of teaching excellence in Scotland and stands among the best in the world.


A/Prof Chen Yu Sui added, "Without doubt, this arrangement would offer vast benefits
to them as it uniquely allows students to experience the learning environments
of two leading universities in Malaysia and the UK. Another benefit for the
students is the discovery and understanding of cultures from around the world
as this is a critical component for a
healthcare professional. This is certainly one of the reasons for us to continuously
look for additional transfer options for students and part of its ongoing mission to train
and promote excellence in the healthcare industry."


University of Strathclyde has been a member of IMU"s network of partner universities
for more than 10 years. Prior to this, the university has collaborative and
credit transfer arrangements with IMU for its pharmacy and psychology
programmes. With this
collaboration, University of Strathclyde will be expanding the number
of IMU
programmes that the university is having collaborative agreements.


In addition to the credit transfer option with the University of Strathclyde, students
applying for the biomedical science programme also have the opportunity to transfer
the credits that they have earned in IMU to the University of Otago in New Zealand or
University of Newcastle in Australia after successful completion of the first part of their
course in IMU. Students also have the option to complete the entire biomedical science
degree in IMU and obtain a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Biomedical Science from IMU.

AIMST Produces Quality ICT Graduates

THREE to four decades ago, nobody could have imagined that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) would bring tremendous changes to our lives.


ICT is vital in many sectors such as banking and commerce, marketing, health care services, communications, entertainment, transportation, natural resources management, waste management, robotics and manufacturing and space exploration.

AIMST's degree programmes in Computer Science and Information Technology are designed to meet the challenges in the current ICT trend.

A three-year degree programme in Computer Science, with a specialisation either in software engineering, networking or multimedia is blended with other engineering flavour to produce graduates who can meet the current industrial requirements.

Apart from this degree programme, AIMST also offers three degree programmes in Information Technology: Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems), Bachelor of Information Technology (Management) and Bachelor of Information Technology (Multimedia Systems).


The Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems) programme
 is aimed at producing graduates who are capable of managing complex information systems.
The Bachelor of Information Technology (Management) programme is aimed at producing graduates who are capable of using, designing, developing and managing complex information systems in a business organisation.
The Bachelor of Information Technology (Multimedia Systems) programme will enable students to gain insight into more aesthetic aspects of modern multimedia system implementations.


Besides these degree programmes, AIMST also offers a two-and-a- half year diploma programme in computer networking

Sharing Technology - Sunway University College

A GROUP of 26 students from the School of Computer Technology at Sunway University College donated 17 units of desktop computers to an orang asli community in Kampung Jelintuh, Perak as part of their community service project.

The donations were made in two separate visits over eight months, during which the students installed the computers at the village’s community centre (balai rakyat)and provided some basic lessons to the children and adults there.

Receiving the computers on behalf of the community was Penghulu Ba Ayyeh.

The community project adviser Johnny Savarimuthu said: “This is a milestone event for the orang asli community in Malaysia as it is the first time that a donation of computers has been made to them.”

The college students posing with the orang asli children after setting up the new computers.

Current project advisor Christopher Ong added: “We will continue to work with and support the orang asli in order to provide more opportunities and access to the latest technologies.”

Although the project involved a lot of time and effort on top of their academic commitments, the students involved in the project were enthusiastic about giving something back to the community.

“This is a truly remarkable and new experience for me. It gave me an insight into the orang asli community, said student Hasan-Ul-Mokaddes from Bangladesh.

“I was touched by their hospitality and their eagerness to learn about computers.”

His coursemate, Joseph Gangadaran said: “There are still a lot of people in Malaysia that have missed out on technology and I am really glad we had a chance to help.

“Through this project, we learnt to work as a team and it was a great learning experience too.”

The computers were donated by the college’s School of Computer Technology.

The costs of travelling and accessories for the installation were covered by a fund raising lunch organised by the students.

The students also raised additional funds through a recent Tea and Fashion Show for computer classes for the orang asli, which will be provided by the Shalom Community Centre in Gopeng.

Launch of first WTF Newsletter (SEGi University College)

On the 12th of August 2011, the School of Communication Studies (SoCS), SEGi University College officially launched its first student newsletter. This annual newsletter which is spearheaded by the communication club, FOURSEGi, is named ‘Welcome to FOURSEGi’, or ‘WTF’ in short.

Ms. Zarina Zawawi, the Course lecturer cum Programme Coordinator of SoCS, unveiled the newsletter at the launch. With the help of Ms. Ung Wei Yenn, the public relations lecturer of SoCS, Bethany Teoh, who is also the editor created this newsletter, serving as an information hub for the students about the latest happenings in SEGi University College. It will feature updates on events around campus, a guide for new students, entertainment news and also a column for students to voice out their ideas and opinions.

“The newsletter provides Mass Communication students with the opportunity to practice journalistic writing and appreciate the existence of the print media. At SEGi University College, we are dedicated to provide education that is passion guided and industry driven,” said Faisal Ibrahim, the Head of SoCS.

To celebrate the victories of our forefather’s as youths of Malaysia, the theme for the inaugural issue of WTF is ‘Merdeka Day’. In conjunction with the launch of the newsletter, Fazrul Sher B. Mohamaed Rafique, a Mass Communication diploma student was announced as Mr. ‘WTF’.

Chosen based on several characteristics including ‘responsible’, ‘outspoken’ and an ‘exemplary role model’, Mr. ‘WTF’ will act as spokesperson to the newsletter. The selection was based on votes from SoCS students. Fazrul Sher was also featured in the cover story of the newsletter.

The first 40 students who registered at the launch received a copy of the brand new newsletter. Grab your copy today!

Launch of first WTF Newsletter (SEGi University College)

On the 12th of August 2011, the School of Communication Studies (SoCS), SEGi University College officially launched its first student newsletter. This annual newsletter which is spearheaded by the communication club, FOURSEGi, is named ‘Welcome to FOURSEGi’, or ‘WTF’ in short.

Ms. Zarina Zawawi, the Course lecturer cum Programme Coordinator of SoCS, unveiled the newsletter at the launch. With the help of Ms. Ung Wei Yenn, the public relations lecturer of SoCS, Bethany Teoh, who is also the editor created this newsletter, serving as an information hub for the students about the latest happenings in SEGi University College. It will feature updates on events around campus, a guide for new students, entertainment news and also a column for students to voice out their ideas and opinions.

“The newsletter provides Mass Communication students with the opportunity to practice journalistic writing and appreciate the existence of the print media. At SEGi University College, we are dedicated to provide education that is passion guided and industry driven,” said Faisal Ibrahim, the Head of SoCS.

To celebrate the victories of our forefather’s as youths of Malaysia, the theme for the inaugural issue of WTF is ‘Merdeka Day’. In conjunction with the launch of the newsletter, Fazrul Sher B. Mohamaed Rafique, a Mass Communication diploma student was announced as Mr. ‘WTF’.

Chosen based on several characteristics including ‘responsible’, ‘outspoken’ and an ‘exemplary role model’, Mr. ‘WTF’ will act as spokesperson to the newsletter. The selection was based on votes from SoCS students. Fazrul Sher was also featured in the cover story of the newsletter.

The first 40 students who registered at the launch received a copy of the brand new newsletter. Grab your copy today!

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Best In Industry




APIIT Education Group did the education industry proud when it was honoured with the Prime Minister’s Industry Excellence Award 2010 by the International Trade and Industry Ministry during the awards ceremony recently.

It was the only organisation selected for the prestigious award from 27 others receiving awards in eight categories.

The group also received the Export Excellence Award (Services) for 2010 under the Education services category.




The group comprises the Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) as its flagship university, as well as the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT).

APIIT Education Group CEO Datuk Dr Parmjit Singh, who accepted the pivotal award from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, said the accolade was a recognition of the education industry’s contribution in driving the country’s economy.

“APIIT’s success lies in our ability to meet the market’s needs. Our courses are up-to-date and in tandem with the evolving technology in IT,” he said.

Asked on what gave APIIT the edge over its competitors, Dr Parmjit said the organisation had undergone a major transformation over the last five years.

“The most significant achievement is when APIIT registered an exponential increase in the number of foreign students enrolled. From around 200 foreign students at APIIT five years ago, we now have 5,000 of them as of last year,” he said.

APIIT was established in 1993 to address the shortage of IT professionals in Malaysia and the region. The institution has also set up overseas campuses in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India.

UTAR Engineering Programmes Get Better(UTAR)

   UTAR Faculty of Engineering and Science (FES) welcomed 17 professional representatives from the industry and professional bodies in engineering to the its second Industrial Advisory Panel meeting held on 9 October 2009 at UTAR Kuala Lumpur Campus in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur.

      

      Ir. Rocky H.T. Wong, a representative from The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) who also attended the first industrial advisory panel meeting commented, "Through my observation, the engineering programmes conducted by UTAR have improved from the time my first assessment was conducted during the first industrial advisory panel meeting."

      

     "UTAR engineering graduates have a competitive edge as they can gain ready employment upon graduation and are candidates of choice when seeking to pursue their postgraduate studies," he added.

    

    During the meeting, FES Dean Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wang Chan Chin briefed the members of the industrial advisory panel on the developments of the University since its first meeting, covering the various programmes conducted in UTAR, the University's organisational structure, student enrolment, faculties, campuses, university achievements, research and collaboration activities as well as research centres.

     Dr. Wang also introduced the panel members to UTAR's new faculty - the Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology - and informed them about the new Architecture programme that would be conducted in UTAR starting next year.

He elaborated on the quality improvement measures taken by the FES and particularly emphasised on the importance of receiving input from industry practitioners to improve the Faculty's engineering programmes.

He said, "It is good for us to receive feedback from the industry on the skills that our students should possess in order to gain employment so that we can further refine our engineering programme curriculum to cater to the industry. There may be certain types of skills and soft skills that our graduates need to possess to succeed in the industry such as interpersonal skills, knowledge in law, management, accounting and economic. To gain an understanding of the skills needed, we need to consult with industry practitioners."

In addition to that, Dr. Wang conveyed his aspiration for UTAR engineering programmes to receive international professional accreditation status so that the Faculty�s graduates would find it easier to obtain employment overseas and the Faculty would be able to attract more international students to study engineering in UTAR.

        The meeting ended with a departmental group discussion based on respective fields of disciplines and a campus tour of the UTAR Kuala Lumpur Campus.

Members of the Industrial Advisory Panel meet periodically to discuss matters related to the engineering programmes of the University and offer feedback and constructive views that can help further improve the programmes.

UCSI University and Ricoh Malaysia Establish Partnership to Create Research Lab and development

Kuala Lumpur, 23 March, 2011 - UCSI University and Ricoh Malaysia have established an industrial partnership to encourage research in information technology. The two entities signed a Memorandum of Agreement this morning at the south wing of UCSI University’s Kuala Lumpur campus to seal the strategic partnership. 

Under the agreement, Ricoh will establish a research and development laboratory within the University’s School of Information Technology. The laboratory will include cutting-edge devices and solutions such as smart phones, iPads, Macintosh computers and Ricoh’s latest multifunctional printing products to encourage research and development in information technology that will lead to innovative products and solutions. 

A firm believer of innovative technology, Managing Director of Ricoh (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Mr Lim Eng Weng expressed his excitement in partnering UCSI University.

“We’re excited to be collaborating with UCSI University for such an inspiring project to represent the next leading edge and has the potential to stimulate Malaysian enterprises and innovation in the coming years. The objective of the Lab is to provide a highly innovative and technological facility to cultivate research and development among students,” said Mr Lim at the signing ceremony.

The agreement also establishes Ricoh as an official industry advisor to UCSI University with the ability to review the University’s information technology programmes and offer suggestions to enhance them. UCSI University students will also be able to take part in internships at Ricoh as part of the new collaboration. 

UCSI University Vice Chancellor Dr Robert Bong said the partnership is part of the University’s innovative learning and teaching pedagogy to provide students a deeper understanding of the subject matter. 

“Through this agreement, UCSI University strengthens its commitment to provide students a blended-learning experience with both academic and practical training,” he said. “Furthermore, our new partnership assures our programmes are industry-driven with relevant training to ensure our students succeed in life after graduation.”

As one of its first research projects, UCSI University is planning on developing smart phone batch printing solutions that will enable smart phone users to print documents efficiently from their phones. The project aims to develop a prototype of batch printing application for Android smart phones that supports document and PDF files. UCSI University Faculty of Management and Information Technology Associate Dean Chloe Thong Chee Ling said the lab will expose students to real-life applications of information technology. 

“At the School of Information Technology, it’s important to train our students to work with the latest technology,” she said. “With this agreement with Ricoh, our students will have the opportunity to work with the latest technological equipment and to conduct their own research to stay at the forefront of the industry.”