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EDUCATION COMMITTEE |
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Head of the
Education Committee:
Mr Jean-Francois Jadin, Imperial
Consulting
COMMITTEE NEWS:
The
EUMCCI Education Committee has started a joint project to
facilitate internships at EU companies for Malaysian students. The
Committee has engaged with main Malaysian Universities concentrating on:
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Internships at EUMCCI members companies
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Placement of Academia at EUMCCI member
companies
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EUMCCI Industry captains placed at
Curriculum Boards of Universities
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EDUCATION
SECTOR - "Bridging the Gap" with Industry |
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1.
Project "Bridging the Gap" with Industry
EUMCCI has been cooperating with the Ministry of
Higher Education (MOHE) on "Bridging the gap"
between University graduates and industry.As the
foremost European Business Chamber with 1000+
member companies under our umbrella, we have been
receiving feedback from our members on the
difficulties they face in finding skillful
graduates ready to be employed. The problem is
more acute with fresh graduates who lack exposure
to, and experience in the working environment and
are therefore ill equipped to meet industry
demands.
The Ministry is very concerned with this grave
situation and following discussions with MOHE, we
have stepped in to coordinate the project
through the EUMCCI Education Committee. We are
inviting Malaysian Universities to cooperatewith
EUMCCI and place their top students in our
members's companies for 6 month internships, place
our industry captains on the Universities'
curriculum boards and assist in placement of
academia into industry.
2. Benefits:
Universities involved with EUMCCI in this project
endorsed by MOHE will benefit greatly from:
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The placement of their students in our member
companies for a 6 month internship at any one time
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The involvement of industry captains on their
curriculum boards
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Attachment of academia into industry
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An active involvement and participation in the
Education Sector Committee (which includes
representatives from MOHE, industry and
Universities) to drive the agenda of how to "bridge the gap" between academia and industry.
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Outcomes:
Outcomes expected from this collaboration is for
the Universities to comprehend the needs
and expectations of industry, be better equipped
to plan curriculums to match industry trends, rise
to the challenge and eventually provide qualified
graduates to fulfill the needs, and for placement
of academia for short periods in industry.
From the perspective of industry, we expect to see
captains of industry engaged in a more pro-active
role on the curriculum boards of Universities and
for EUMCCI member companies to accept qualified
students on 6 month internships.
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MORE INFO
The Malaysian education system is divided into three levels: primary,
secondary and tertiary. Most Malaysians have completed the second
level, and the Malaysian government aspires to increase the number of
students aged between 17 and 23 in higher education from 30% to 40% in
2010. In 2007, Malaysia hosted 20 public universities and 524 private
colleges and institutes of higher education.
The education sector is one of the key sectors in which the Malaysian
government has decided to invest, in accordance with the goals set by
the Vision 2020 project. The government wants to position Malaysia as
an international centre for high quality education, therefore it is an
important sector for investments, also in light of the fact that more
Malaysians are trying to acquire further knowledge and skills. For
these reasons the Malaysian government has committed itself to improve
the education supply.
Education has been included in the Industrial Master Plan 3 (IMP3)
period, which is 2006-2020, as a service sub-sector in which to boost
growth and development. The priority areas are focused on improving the
business environment, raising the quality and the standards of
education, increasing training capacities, promoting investments and
encouraging the export. Education is also a key area of the Ninth
Malaysian Plan (2006-2010), as it is the recipient of about RM50
billion investments addressed to enhance its infrastructure.
Another initiative of the Malaysian government in
the education field was taken in August 2007, when
it launched the “Higher Education Strategic Plan”.
It is aimed at producing first class human capital
trough the improvement of the higher education
institutions. The Malaysian government
has allocated RM12 billion of the 2008 budget for higher education
projects, including the enhancement of research,
development of the main research universities
operating in the country and the establishment of
new colleges.
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