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ducation is the movement from darkness to light.” – Allan Bloom, a renowned American philosopher, classicist and academician.

People often think that getting a fancy degree from a reputed institute will build one’s reputation, form a valued personality and most importantly, will make the person educated. But many spiritual leaders frequently raise the question that does an academic degree really makes one educated.

Among the other blurry substances on earth, this remains an inexplicable question too.

Humanity: The First Footstep towards a Peaceful Future

It’s no more about who is more educated or who possess a more-valued degree. It is about the quality of education one is receiving, it is more about the knowledge one is gaining and the values one is learning. The moral, ethical and intellectual level determines a person’s actual depth of education.

Though the world today is running after money and power, people are being a part of never-ending rat-races and losing the real values of life.

That’s where corruption begins and that is the exact reason of humans turning inhuman., It is high time the educators and educational institutions move forward and take the long-needed step towards building humanity among students.

Many socialists say that a man with an inhuman mind is of no use to the society irrespective of the number and nature of degrees he can boost of.

Rather, an illiterate man with a highly human mind is more valuable in the community building activities. This is why the importance of humanity is rising. Ultimately, humanity is the only thing that can build a peaceful world and it is the first step indeed that should be taken by the institutes to cause an overall development of a student's face faction at large.

In this regard the spiritual legend Swami Vivekananda had once very rightly said, “Education is not filling the mind with a lot of facts.

Perfecting the instrument and getting complete mastery of my own mind is the ideal of education.” T R

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS A Harbinger of Glowing Future and Growing Opportunities!

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LASALLE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS Nurturing Strong Creative Thinking Abilities among Students

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Expert’s Viewpoint The Influence of Technology in the Education Industry

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Committed Towards Providing a Better Learning & Educational Experience Transforming Students into Confident, Effective, and Respected Business Leaders

Changing Perceptions with Creative Ideas

A Trailblazer in Student's Training, Welfare, and Career Development

TOC Automotive College Fostering Talents for Automobile Industry through Quality Education

University of Malaya: The Pioneer believes to deliver Advance Knowledge through Quality Research and Education

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Viewpoint Team Skills: An Organization’s Top Priority

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Glittering Languages and the ‘Brownies’ associated!

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Edu-Tech Technology: Revolutionizing Education Industry and Making Learning more interesting

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Tech-Talk A.I. and Machine Learning and its Impact on Education Technology

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Best Institutes for the Year 2018, Revolutionizing Education Sector “The roots of education is bitter, but the fruit is sweet” – Aristotle The current scenario suggests that after food, shelter, and clothing, education is the next primary objective for the human beings. Education defines us, our standpoint, and it even frames our credibility. Prior all our needs, education stand as the crucial substance for us. Not just in terms of measuring one’s academic values, without a basic level of literacy it even becomes highly difficult to enable a communication.

Institutes being the pillar of education, it plays an important role in building peoples’ lives, careers and also the society. With the change in time, the world is changing, the technology is evolving and so are the institutes and their way of teaching. It apparently seems that institutes should teach students in a manner that not only educates one but also grooms the student as a good human being. As the renowned scientist Albert Einstein once said, “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”

To highlight such institutes which have come up with innovative educative methods and solution to build extraordinary careers, we are introducing our special edition on “The 10 Best Institutes for the Year 2018 (Malaysia-Singapore Special Edition)”.

On the Cover of the edition, we have Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS: A Forerunner of Glowing Future and Growing Opportunities! Located in the state of Perak, Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) is the place where students from all over the world come to pursue an extraordinary career. It is also the first and only private university in Malaysia to be rated a maximum 5-star overall rating in the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) ™ University Ratings System.

Along with such an interesting Cover Story, we have enlisted various other institutions which are creating a major impact on the world of education. Among them, a few are ATI College: Committed towards Providing a Better Learning and Educational Experience; ERC Institute: Transforming Students into Confident, Effective, and Respected Business Leaders; M.A.D School: Fashions the Physical World in the Light of Eternal Ideas; Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah: A Trailblazer in Student’s Training, Welfare, and Career Development; TOC Automotive College: Fostering Talents for Automobile Industry through Quality Education; and University of Malaya: The Pioneer believes to deliver Advance Knowledge through Quality Research and Education. We have also featured LASALLE College of the Arts as the Institute of the Month for its extraordinary efforts towards nurturing strong creative thinking abilities among students.

To keep the readers informed, alert and interested about the education technologies, Dr. Malini Eliatamby, Chief Academic Officer of INTI International University and Colleges, Malaysia, contributed with an article “The Influence of Technology in the Education Industry”. And, to further keep the lamp ignited, our inhouse editors have crafted some masterly written articles including, “Glittering Languages and the ‘Brownies’ associated!”, “Technology: Revolutionizing Education Industry and Making Learning more interesting”, “Team Skills: An Organization’s Top Priority” and “A.I. and Machine Learning and its Impact on Education Technology”.

It’s time to flip the pages and enjoy an edu-informational experience with a feeling of reading pleasure. T R

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Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS: A Forerunner of Glowing Future and Growing Opportunities!

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ocated in the state of Perak, Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) is the place where students from all over the world come to pursue an extraordinary career. It offers one of the most enigmatic and atmospheric location in the country. It sits on a wonderful land with its 400hectare campus surrounded by verdant hills and with dotted lake. Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2017 named Perak as one of the world’s top 10 regions for the year, placing the state in the same company as Taranaki in New Zealand and The Azores in Portugal.

It is only a two and half hour drive from Kuala Lumpur. The campus is also accessible by train and bus.

UTP is the first and only private university in Malaysia to be rated a maximum 5-star overall rating in the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)™ University Ratings System. The university has moved up its position to 521–530 band in the QS World University Rankings 2019. It has also made the list in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 20162017 for the first time and is ranked in the 601-800 band. Ranked 77th in the THE Emerging Economies Rankings 2018” (previously known as BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings). The university jumped to 14 places prior from its previous ranking of 91st in 2017.

Offering Extraordinary Educational Facilities UTP offers a wide range of industry-relevant engineering, science and technology programs at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and aims to produce well-rounded graduates with excellent leadership qualities and communication abilities. It has

Cover Story a potpourri of faculty, staff and students from more than 60 countries all around the world. The campus is designed from the open space to well-decorated and connected network of indoor and outdoor spaces. Lab and academic facilities are integrated and connected to encourage interaction. As a student, one will experience a sense of belonging to a learning community.

A Perceptive Leadership The university attributes its achievements due to the solid foundation laid by previous Vice Chancellors Datuk Dr Rosti Saruwono and Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Kasim and the dynamic leadership from immediate past Vice Chancellor Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim who drove the research and excellence agenda for the last few years. The university has also marked many milestones over the last two decades, including accolades and recognition for the standard of teaching, the quality of academic programs and research achievements. These milestones and achievements would not have been possible without the direction of PETRONAS and the leadership of UTP’s previous Vice Chancellors, as well as the contributions of the university Board, Pro Chancellors and Chancellors, past and present. Their experience, influence and guidance cannot be overstated – the university is where it is today thanks to their support and assistance. PETRONAS has connected UTP to a global network and given the university the corporate culture of an international company. Other people recognize PETRONAS standards which gives its graduates recognition of excellence as well. This is especially important for the seven-month internship the university arranges for 1,500 undergraduates every year. Professor Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib as the newly appointed UTP Vice Chancellor will drive UTP forward towards global prominence.

University’s Exceptional Financial Aid The university plays a key role in seeking donations and forging new partnerships with individuals and organizations. With the establishment of its foundation, Yayasan UTP or YUTP, in 2007, it supports UTP’s future development as an academic institution of excellence that promotes creativity and innovation. It also provides opportunities for the next generation of students to pursue knowledge, especially in an effort to promote and enhance education, in the fields of engineering, science and technology, as well as it helps to prepare them for a career in the increasingly challenging global economy.

Career Opportunities UTP offers a seven-month internship program which is recognized by Talent Corp as the best-structured internship program offered by the educational institutions in Malaysia. A degree from UTP is a first step towards a bright career in the sector of oil and gas, energy or any of the science and technology related industries. It offers multiple opportunities for the students to learn directly from prospective employers – through internship stints, industry talks and visiting lectures. More than 600 local and global companies offer internship opportunities, including PETRONAS, Shell, ExxonMobil, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Technip, BASF, GE Oil & Gas, Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and Hitachi Ltd. A student can apply the fundamentals of their studies to complete real-world engineering and technology tasks and projects. They gain confidence and understand the complexity, challenges and revel in the thrill of working life.

Events of International Reputation World Engineering Science and Technology Congress (ESTCON) is a biennial event organized by UTP. It is an excellent center of stage for knowledge sharing and intellectual discussions; for all academics, researchers, scientists, engineers, interest groups and industry experts from all around the globe. Each ESTCON will feature different theme that is relevant to the current world affairs. For ESTCON2018, it will cover a wide range of fields in innovation, engineering and technology as well as in humanities addressing the latest trends and challenges that the world is facing in embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Through this congress, delegates and

“WE AIM AT DEVELOPING AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION OF EXCELLENCE THAT PROMOTES CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION”

“WE ENCOURAGE GRADUATES TO ENGAGE IN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND GROUP STUDY”

“WE AIM TO BRING CONSISTENCY IN EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE”

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Technology, Education and Career (TEC), an initiative solely by UTP students for students, aims to bridge potential graduates and job seekers to the external working world, thus exposing one to not only local but multinational companies as well. The event served as a platform to help students equip themselves with the essential skills when hunting for a job and better understand the challenges of the job market today.

UTP Students Who Have Made a Benchmark in the Society UTP students breaks Malaysia Book of Records 2017 UTP students made it to the Malaysia Book of Records for the longest great ball contraption machine. 52 students from Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering and Computer and Information Sciences were involved in the making of the 21.6-metre high machine which incorporated 50 engineering, scientiďŹ c and programming concepts.

Institutional Champion of the Asian English Olympics 2017 UTP emerged as the Institutional Champion of the Asian English Olympics 2017. The event featuring students from 10 countries and 82 institutions, AEO 2017 is the most prestigious English language competition held in Asia encompassing many various disciplines under one competition which includes debate, speech, spelling bee, short story writing, news casting, scrabble, storytelling and radio drama. The competition aims to provide a platform for the development of student’s communicative abilities and critical thinking skills in line with UTP’s mission to produce all-rounder students.

Winner of the Varsity Entrepreneurship Skills and Talent (VEST) 2017 Three UTP students made the university proud when their appbased business proposal was announced as winner of the Varsity Entrepreneurship Skills and Talent (VEST). VEST is a competition where participants from higher learning institutions nationwide pitch their business ideas.

Words of Trust “My experience during my undergraduate studies was an important push in the right direction. My lecturers were personable and we were able to have meaningful dialogues. One of the professors used to tell us that one goes to university to school the thought process besides gathering academic knowledge. This holds very true – apart from studying, I learned a lot through my interactions with the campus community”.

- Dr Chan Tuck Leong, Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering 2001, MSc in 2004 and PhD in 2008 “I look at my learning in UTP from two perspectives, from the academic and soft skills angle. The academic learning helped me on all the theory to be applied when I entered the workforce while the projects, assignments and group tasks were vital for my soft skills development. I learnt to manage time, work in a team and carry our presentations”.

- Muhammad Shafiq Shahrul Amar, Bachelor of Technology in Computer & Information Sciences in 2006 “UTP offers a platform for personal development. Here, I have the chance to develop my sporting abilities, especially in athletics. The management has been very supportive all these years. I have been exposed to people from different cultures, I learnt leadership and sportsmanship, and I am being prepared for the current global environment. Here, I have found friends who make me feel at home and who have made me feel like family”.

-Previna Arumugam, currently pursuing Bachelor of Technology in Petroleum Geoscience “After completing my BSc in Electronics and Biomedical Engineering I started work as a teaching assistant at my alma mater the University of Gezira in Sudan. It was here that I learnt that PETRONAS was offering scholarships for staff of some Sudanese universities to further their studies at UTP. Although I had not heard of UTP, I applied and secured a scholarship to undertake my MSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. I completed this in 2011 and subsequently commenced with my PhD in the field of Biomedical Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems. In the time that I have been at UTP, the university has helped shape my personality in terms of leadership, project management and communication skills. I have grown academically through meetings with other academicians at conferences, workshops and seminars”. T R -Almur Abdelkreem Saeed Rabih, currently pursuing PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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ATI College

ati.edu.my

Lot, 26, Lorong Dewan, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

BMC International College

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130 Jurong Gateway Road, #03-223, Singapore 600130

ERC Institute

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30 Prinsep Street, #06-01, ERCI campus, Singapore 188647

LASALLE College of the Arts

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M.A.D. School by Chatsworthy Mediart Academy

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30 Merchant Road 03-22-24 [Ofce], Singapore 058282

Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah

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Persiaran Usahawan, Seksyen U1, 40150 Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia

S. Rajaratnam School Of International Studies

rsis.edu.sg

50 Nanyang Avenue, Block S4, Level B4, Singapore 639798

TOC Automative College

toc.edu.my

No, 10, Jalan 19/1, Seksyen 19, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

University of Malaya

um.edu.my

Jalan Universiti, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Universiti Teknologi Petronas

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Persiaran UTP, 32610 Seri Iskander, Perak, Malaysia

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LASALLE College of the Arts: Nurturing Strong Creative Thinking Abilities among Students

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he college aims to nurture enterprising and employable graduates who will become cultural influencers and leaders

Art and design education empowers young people to think creatively and critically. There are diverse disciplines to cater to different talents. A creative education can open up career pathways as Photographer, Fine Artist, Fashion, Graphic and Interior Designer, Writer, Art Therapist, Dancer, Actor, Musician, Filmmaker, Animator and so on. One of the most renowned institutes which provides cutting-edge contemporary arts and design education is LASALLE College of the Arts. Founded in 1984, LASALLE’s integrated arts campus is situated in the central civic and cultural district of Singapore.

As a dedicated contemporary arts college, LASALLE is one of Asia’s leading arts and design institutions which offer world-class UK-validated education with creative syllabi that adds a distinctive Asian viewpoint to cutting-edge developments in artistic practice. The college has a unique environment which is formed by a faculty of Singaporean and international artists, and educators from more than eighteen countries worldwide.

Major Accolades and Achievements LASALLE was the first home-grown Singaporean institution awarded with the EduTrust Star in 2015. The EduTrust Star is the highest mark of quality awarded to any private education institution in Singapore.

LASALLE’s McNally Campus was awarded Building of the Year Award in 2008; the President’s Design Award in 2008 and the PUSH Award in 2009. LASALLE also represented Singapore in the architectural section of the Venice Biennale in 2004.

Noteworthy Alumni A survey conducted by Nielsen in 2016 revealed that 9 in 10 LASALLE alumni are currently employed and happy with their jobs, and find skills taught in school relevant at work. More than 700 former LASALLE students were surveyed. The college has many renowned alumni who have made significant contributions in their respective fields.

It has graduated many movers and shakers in the industry who go on to represent Singapore at the Venice Biennale, perform on Broadway and the West End, win awards at the Cannes Film Festival and at international competitions like Crowbar, D&AD and The One Show Young Ones Award.

One notable alumnus is award-winning director Boo Junfeng, whose film Apprentice was Singapore’s nominee for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards in 2016. Other alumni have continued into the advertising industry with notable creative practitioners

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like Cannes Award-winning Creative Director Ang Sheng Jin of MullenLowe Profero Singapore and Art Director Sid Lim Xian Hao of DDB Singapore. Notable alumni from LASALLE’s School of Contemporary Music include singer Kit Chan, composer Philip Tan, and DJ/producer Kate Yong also known as DJ Tinc.

Creative Courses to Synchronize Passion with Career LASALLE has eight distinct schools which offer more than thirty diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate programs in diverse creative disciplines. All Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Master of Arts programs are offered in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London. The eight schools of this college are:

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‘ We take students on a personal learning journey, nurturing the talent of today into the leading arts professionals of tomorrow

The McNally School of Fine Arts offers Diploma in Fine Arts, BA(Hons) Fine Arts, and MA Fine Arts covering disciplines such as sculpture, printmaking, drawing installation, photography, technology-based art, performance art, interdisciplinary art, and critical studies in art history and theory.

The Puttnam School of Film & Animation focuses on animation, broadcast media, and film, offering a range of Diploma and BA (Hons) programs in all three disciplines.

The School of Creative Industries offers programs that focus on the development and expansion of creative industries. Graduates of the School's BA(Hons) and MA programs in Arts Management have become cultural leaders of Singapore.

The School of Design Communication has a Diploma in Design Communication, BA(Hons) Design Communication, and MA Design programs.

The School of Fashion offers Diploma and BA(Hons) programs in all areas of fashion, covering textiles, women’s

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wear, menswear, and creative pattern cutting, as well as aspects of fashion business from styling and art direction to marketing, fashion photography, and more.

The School of Spatial & Product Design offers Diploma and BA(Hons) programs in Product Design and Interior Design.

The School of Contemporary Music has two diploma programs, Diploma in Audio Production and Diploma in Music. The School also offers a BA(Hons) Music program, which has five specializations in Pop, Jazz, Classical, Composition or Electronic Music.

The School of Dance & Theatre focuses on dance and performance, offering Diploma and BA (Hons) programs in Dance, Acting, Musical Theatre, Performance, and Technical and Production Management.

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and Google to fashion powerhouses LVMH and CELINE, and multi-national creative agencies MullenLowe Profero and M&C Saatchi.

A Dynamic Leader and Interdisciplinary Artist Professor Steve Dixon is a renowned researcher, academic, and interdisciplinary artist with an eminent career in both higher education leadership and the professional creative industries. He joined LASALLE College of the Arts as its sixth President in February 2012. Under his strong leadership, the college has achieved great success with the award of the EduTrust Star. Professor Dixon has also championed a strong research culture, and advanced international partnerships with universities such as The New School (Parsons), ranked top design school in the USA. Professor Dixon became an academic in 1991. Prior to that, he worked as an actor and award-winning director of film and digital media productions. His inspiring 800page book, Digital Performance, is recognized as the most comprehensive scholarly work on the subject and has won international awards including the Association of American Publishers Award for Excellence in Music and the Performing Arts. As a researcher, he has established an international reputation for his research in the use of media and computing technologies in the performing arts. industries. Through these, students get opportunities to understand real challenges and situations, preparing them to become creative leaders and game-changers once they step into the working world. In one example of such a collaboration, students from the School of Spatial & Product Design were given the opportunity to design and be involved in the construction of Singapore Airlines’ new Digital Innovation Lab. In partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board, LASALLE organizes the annual Artwalk Little India, part of Singapore Art Week, where BA(Hons) Arts Management students gain immense hands-on learning experience. The college also organizes an annual Career Fest attended by prestigious international brands, from tech giants Facebook T H E

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The college arranges regular masterclasses, lectures, and workshops with famous visiting artists such as Turner Prize winners Gilbert & George, renowned designers Thomas Heatherwick and Karim Rashid, and fashion icons Victoria Beckham and Diane von Furstenberg. Oscar-Awardwinning director and producer Lord David Puttnam is the patron of LASALLE’s Puttnam School of Film & Animation, and conducts master classes six times a year for film students.

Financial Assistance and Scholarship To support students with outstanding academic excellence, leadership potential, and a passion for creativity and innovation, LASALLE offers various forms of scholarships.

There are other externally sponsored scholarships to which LASALLE students may apply. The college provides financial aid to ensure that no deserving student is denied admissions because of financial difficulty.

“Words of Trust” Students past and present credit LASALLE for providing a rich interdisciplinary environment where they are taught by practicing artists, mentored by some of the best international practitioners and encouraged to be critical-thinking, creative individuals.

“The BA(Hons) Arts Management program at LASALLE has been crucial in equipping me for my future as an arts manager. I recall how one memorable module focused on the evolution of art forms, and encouraged students to debate the socio-political and economic factors that affect art. This challenged me to develop critical thinking skills.”

- Estella Azarael Ng Huixin, BA(Hons) Arts Management, Class of 2018 “The course covers different facets of the industry and gave me exposure to the full range of fashion communication practices. This enabled me to try my hand at styling, photography, editorial design and marketing, all of which gave me a good overview of what working in fashion would be like. These modules provided me with a solid foundation from which I was able to branch out in my final year. I was confidently able to explore different specialties, which have been helpful for my future ambitions.”

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ATI College: Committed Towards Providing a Better Learning and Educational Experience

The college aims to provide the best quality education to all regardless of race, religion, age, and creed.

ATI College is always open and welcoming to students from all walks of life regardless of their culture, race, religion, or station in life. In that sense, ATI College has a strict policy of open-ness and acceptance to all. All their activities, whether academic or recreational, are very inclusive and participation is open to all their students and staff.

Phenomenal Educational and Infrastructural Facilities ATI College is a premier higher education institution which is locally and independently developed in Sabah that specializes in the field of hospitality education programs.

The institute provides a wide variety of educational programs among which the most notable ones are the Diploma in Culinary Arts, as well as the Diploma in Pastry Arts, the Diploma in Hospitality Management and Diploma in Tourism Management. Students produced through these programs are some of the most sought after graduates in the hospitality industry in Sabah, especially among the hotels.

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district of Kota Kinabalu. Due to this strategic location, all manners of commercial activities are easily accessible such as banking, grocery shopping, hotels, restaurants, cafes, and shopping malls.

Their programs are continuously updated to keep up with the changes and newest developments in the industry. ATI College offers the necessary infrastructures such as highspeed internet, computer labs, a more than adequate library, well equipped lecture/class rooms, and industry recognized kitchen labs. It also provides an organized purchasing and inventory system, continuous academic professional training and development, and a very open and friendly environment for the students.

Awards and Accolades The focus on the quality development of their programs has led ATI College to win numerous awards including 5 Stars by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA), which is a government body that has oversight of all higher education development in Malaysia. The award indicates that ATI College is committed to providing the best quality in students’ education and support of their studies through the JUNE | 2018

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provision of great infrastructures, student support services, and an efficient campus administration.

Financial Support ATI College offers performance-based scholarships to qualified SPM (the Malaysian national syndicated examination) leavers who wish to study any of the diploma programs. The scholarship value is based on the top grades achieved for the examination. A full scholarship for studies shall be granted for students who show top grades in all their subjects for their SPM examination. The college also offers a financial aid study package to qualified students who are from an economically disadvantaged background. The financial aid consists of program fee sponsorship as well as accommodation assistance from the college. In return, students who are receiving these benefits are expected to show exemplary performances in their academic activities.

Career Opportunities and Exposures The college provides a wide array of career opportunities in the hotel and hospitality industry. Many alumni of the institute are working as off-shore rigging galley cooks, event organizing, cruise crewman, hospital kitchens, and in some cases running their own businesses such as a restaurant or a food truck. Part of ATI College’s commitment towards a better learning and education experience for its students is through

“WORDS OF TRUST” “What I like about ATI College the most is the jovial lecturers; from the way they pass knowledge and how they treat others.” – Ardhini Khairie, Hotel Management.

“I highly recommend ATI College as a school of choice to further your career or to attain your educational goals.

The lecturers are knowledgeable professional and friendly.” – Haward Elish Anggin, Tourism Management.

“ATI College is the place that has taught me a lot about pastry and has given me a ton of hands on experience in order to improve my skills.” – Siti Fazriana Noor Binti Abd Rashid, Pastry Arts.

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ABOUT THE PROACTIVE LEADER Mr. Marcus Solibun is the Assistant Chief Executive Officer and Dean of ATI College with vast and in-depth knowledge of higher education policy and administration. He is responsible for streamlining the programs in ATI College in conformation with the strict requirements of the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) as well as the Ministry of Education. One of the most notable changes he has made is to have an equal and fair assessment of students’ knowledge not only through a written exam but also through experience learning and practical hands-on assessment. His goal is to ensure that each graduate from ATI College will be industry ready by the time they have graduated.

the collaboration with various institutes of higher learning and professional bodies. Some of the institutions of higher learning that are in collaboration with ATI College includes Nilai University, Athlon Institute of Technology (AIT) Ireland, and University of Birmingham, just to name a few. ATI College has also forged cooperation with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in its efforts to continuously strengthen the Diploma of Accountancy for the benefit of its students. T R

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Team Skills: An Organization’s Top Priority

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hen employees join executives in truly owning the responsibility for business, an exciting new sense of teamwork takes hold” – Punit Renjen

When new individuals join a workplace, one of the most important things they observe is if the other employees have a good sense of teamwork. A lot of companies have multiple groups working on different sections of the company. Upon achieving a certain level of balance, team work always yields best results for the company. But for this spirit to be seen in every person, it needs to be initiated from the senior most level of the company. With the right efforts and steering in the right direction a business or organization can become capable of growing to greater heights.

Implementation of Team Skills In a lot of cases, team work needs to be gradually built into the team. It is necessary to have it implemented from the senior most position to the employees. They need to undergo trainings throughout their careers which will showcase how they're going to endure various situations.

This gives one an idea of how the individual will fit into a team.

Compliment and Reward Goes a Long Way In an organization, employees work towards various goals that they personally have, but largely focus on giving the company their best. In a lot of instances they achieve things that are worth giving them some credit. The best thing one

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can do is give them some recognition for it. It can be in the form of verbal appreciation, official declaration or even in the form of a gift. Gestures like these can encourage the employees to work even harder and provide efficient results. The way one reacts to another’s success can speak a lot about the entire team's thoughts. Positive feedback can only do well for all the members of the team.

This helps in building up a company’s persona and works towards attracting more employees. This can only mean more manpower for the company yielding better profits which is always a necessity.

Brainstorming towards Success When there is a group of individuals working on the same thing, it is essential that they know how each one of them works on a particular thing. One can only know this when they share their ideas and listen to others ideas as well.

When creativity is shared it always results in something better. It is important to know that each individual of a team plays a noteworthy role and have their own share to contribute in a project, activity etc.

To build an effortless brainstorming ability, it’s necessary to have a couple of activities that can act as a mean of breaking the barriers. It can be a simple activity of games or music. It helps individuals break the monotony of work and bring forth their creative side, which continues to stay on even when they start working. This helps in bringing out their full potential and eventually providing good results JUNE | 2018

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when it comes to execution of any plan or project.

Learn and Let Others Learn In order to have employees’ cooperate and build a better rapport with the senior executives, the seniors themselves need to make sure that they are approachable. This needs to be established right from the very beginning. When a senior member of a company approaches the members of a particular team, initiating the conversation in the right way with a clear focus on the message that needs to be conveyed is very important. The senior be it the team leader or manager needs to be a good listener as this is the ability that will allow them to hear more ideas to be heard, ultimately it can bring out ideas that can be taken into consideration.

The senior has to make sure to treat other employees with the necessary respect, because respect is never a one way street. A boss needs to understand that even though the others are people who work for him, it’s also their company and they are allowed to make some of the decisions or pitch in their ideas. If they don’t seem right, politely declining and putting up an alternative thought can also give the employee an idea of how things work in the office.

Humor Leads to Better Creativity Workplaces are meant to be a place where new ideas are born, implemented and put out into the world. No matter what field an individual works in, it requires a decent amount of creativity and a list of rejected ideas. When people are given the space to work to their complete T H E

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capacity, it gives everyone better results. But there are times, when the mind freezes and faces a blockage of ideas.

Instead of adding on to the mounting pressure, a break of a few minutes along with meaningful yet humorous conversations and most importantly a supportive environment on behalf of the seniors and team members can help the person bounce back almost instantly.

The mind is definitely a web of complex and simple ideas.

In order to keep it working to its complete potential it requires a gentle nudge and nothing more. A person also learns to trust the teams’ creative ideas which eventually add on to a better result.

Following the 70:20:10 Strategy When a company is established and the employees help build it up, one must remember that this all was a result of everyone using their own individual abilities and skills combined to form one giant showcase of ideas. For anyone to be a part of the team, it requires a 70:20:10 concept of learning. This simply means that 70 % learning happens through daily tasks, 20 % through conversations with the team members and 10 % through any training that the company asks employees to take up.

These are the skills that need to be learnt practically as no institute and imbibe it into an individual. And, life without skills is hard to imagine and difficult to live. T R

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ERC Institute Transforming Students into Condent, Effective, and Respected Business Leaders

The institute aims at grooming and mentoring a new generation of business leaders equipped with skills to analyze and solve real world business challenges of today.

ERC Institute takes pride in creating unique experiences for their students – with “The ERCI Experience”. ERC Institute is a platform for students to transform their lives and let their passion grow by maximizing their potential to achieve personal developmental targets.

The ERCI Experience is delivered through a suite of valueadded programmes and activities in different areas and ERCI prides itself in a two way learning model approach where Practical Real-Working world experiences are interlinked with the classroom for all students.

Their ERCiCulture programme promotes social integration, inclusivity and appreciation of diverse cultures resulting in a respectful and positive campus atmosphere through heritage and cultural visits and celebrations activities. ERCI students could also expand their connection and meet students from other countries through Exchange Programmes. Moreover, their lecturers are from over 10 nationalities, which bring in multicultural learnings, Outstanding Academic Programmes and Infrastructural Facilities ERCI graduates achieved the Highest Overall Employability and Top Median Gross Monthly Salary according to the PEI Graduate Employment Survey 2015/16 and 2016/17 conducted by the Committee for Private Education (CPE) in Singapore.

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ERC Institute works with top leading international industrial partners such as Facebook, Google, Mercedes Benz, DDB Advertising, and Bloomberg. Students are geared to receiving first-hand practical knowledge at an early stage through industry visits into these international organizations and be work-ready upon graduation.

The institute's lecturers are all ACTA trained. These extraordinary lecturers and educators are facilitators who go beyond teaching and education.

With this pedagogy, they aim at nurturing students who are ready for the real-world. They want to walk with students through this journey of emotions of joy, tears, stress and failure. At ERC Institute, they understand that all these emotions are open doors of grooming and exposure for students as they enter the real world.

With all these preparation in place, students are geared to first hand industry knowledge at an early stage, giving them more added values when they enter the workforce.

ERCI students enjoy excellent facilities so as to receive an outstanding holistic education experience. The ERCI Campus, located in a centralized area of Singapore provides more than 20,000 sq metres of space and classrooms with state-of-the-art teaching facilities to accommodate approximately 1,000 students on-campus. Not to mention, JUNE | 2018

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students are eligible to study and relax at the student lounge, BIGFitness gym, BIGWork co-working space, and their latest FUNZone area with pool and foosball activities.

In addition to ERCiCulture programme, they also mentor and develop their students in personal development and life skills through the following programmes as 1) ERCiLead - Promotes practical and servant leadership resulting in an innovative mindset and entrepreneurial spirit (e.g.: entrepreneurs sharing sessions and leadership opportunities). 2) ERCiActive - Promotes teamwork, improves mental and physical health resulting in a boost of self-esteem and confidence (e.g.: dragon boating, martial arts classes and futsal competitions). 3) ERCiEnrich - Promotes the acquisition and application of life skills, soft skills resulting in career readiness (e.g.: industry visits, career workshops and skills workshops).

4) ERCiCare - Promotes social awareness and community service resulting in a compassionate and generous mindset (e.g.: local CSR projects and overseas charity outreach projects).

Scholarships and Financial Assistance ERC Institute provides the annual CEO and Chairman Scholarships in order to recognize outstanding student leaders who have been an exemplary role model, and students who have exhibited strong pursuits for academic knowledge, great leadership ability and actively participated in co-curricular activities.

These Scholarships cover full final year Bachelor Degree and full Master's Degree, respectively, and are given to deserving students who showed both academic and leadership qualities. In addition, various scholarships are available to students with good results from high schools. ERCI also offers entrepreneurship scholarships to enterprising students.

Career Opportunities and Exposures ERC Institute aims at overall developments of the students. Their graduates have the Highest Overall Employability and Median Gross Monthly Salary among the top Private Education Institutes in Singapore.

This is a testament to showcase that ERCI is not just a normal school but an educator with a purpose and a mission.

The institute provides a variety of career opportunities to the students. It offers a unique two-way learning model interlinked between the practical real working-world and the classroom.

Students are geared to receiving first-hand practical knowledge at an early stage through industry visits into international organizations. This learning experience of understanding how organizations function in the highly competitive world gives students more added-value especially when they enter the workforce.

ERC Institute proudly works with over 300 top industry-leading partners such as Facebook, Google, Bloomberg, New Water, Unilever, Singapore Expo, Nielsen, HSBC, NTUC, and more, to help students expand their relationships with corporations and enhance their learning curves, grooming them to be work-ready upon graduation.

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ABOUT THE CEO OF ERC The direction of ERC institute is set by a joint-effort of management team at ERC Education Group level. Alan Go is the CEO of ERC Institute. He oversees all ERC Institute Singapore academic programmes, academic operations, student services, partnerships alliances, university partnerships and quality assurance.

Alan leads the ERC Institute lecturing team to revamp the new Advanced Diploma Business Management programme, by redesigning the modules to be practical and industry relevant for students to be ever ready to enter the workforce upon graduation. Under this programme, students have to complete a final capstone industry project that is jointly graded with international business corporations. He developed the KSA (Knowledge, Skills, Attitude) learning model where all lectures must incorporate applied and experiential learning as key pedagogy of teaching.

“WORDS OF TRUST” The learning journey at ERC Institute was very meaningful where the school had been instrumental in grooming me and preparing me for my future career in life. ERC Institute offers students realistic and practical knowledge compared to other traditional theoretical education universities.

-Zhou Jiayi (China), Currently works at Absolute Piano LLP (Singapore) as Customer Service Executive (Business Development) T R

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THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE EDUCATION INDUSTRY

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esearch by the Institute for the future entitled “Future Work Skills 2020 have indicated that students should be developing broad competencies such as sense making, social intelligence, novel and adaptive thinking, cross cultural competency, computational thinking, new media literacy, transdisciplinary knowledge, design mind set, cognitive load management (which is the ability to discriminate and filter information) and virtual collaboration. With the notion of building competencies for the future, the advent of Industry 4.0, the fact that students today are born into a digital world, it only points to the fact that traditional teaching methods should evolve to cater to future needs.

Digital disruption is everywhere. Classrooms, lectures and textbooks are giving way to innovative new teaching methods. One of the major advancements is digital distribution, which means students can experience more personalised content and enjoy greater access to university courses. We have seen this in the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by a variety of providers including Coursera and EdX. University students are demanding more from technology in the classroom and the campus. Digital natives are entering university with greater digital expectations – they want high performing technology in their educational and administrative experience which reflects the connectivity that they experience in their daily personal lives. The kinds of new technologies emerging have the potential to transform the student learning experience.

Let's consider the technology that has helped shape the education industry. At it's very core is blended learning. At its simplest, blended learning is “the integration of classroom face to face learning experiences with online learning experiences” (Garrison and Kanuka, 2004, 96). It forms the core of which a whole array of technology can be stacked upon. It marks the start of an educational transformation and how we think about education. Blended

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learning makes learning more collaborative and rides on the concept of getting students more engaged. It provides pedagogical variety in teaching methods and promotes retention.

The online element of blended learning requires a platform where learning out of the classroom takes place, called the Learning Management System (LMS). The rise of the LMS, made flipping learning (or better known as the flipped classroom) more popular. It allows for teachers to deliver instruction in a more engaging form, including videos, audio clips, comics, simulation, gamification and interactive games such as puzzles, drag and drop, games etc. Students can now learn online at their own pace and do some learning activities online before coming to the face to face class, allowing for personalised learning to take place, and for learning boundaries to widen. This could be reading an article, watching a video, listening to a podcast or completing an activity such as a quiz. Participating in a discussion thread is another popular flipped learning method where students can do their own research, post their thoughts, and reply to their peers in a respected full way.

This creates a good level of engagement and collaboration among students.

Blended learning has also transformed the role of the teacher to a facilitator where they create content for blended learning, facilitate the students learning and encourage collaboration, crowd learning and crowdsourcing for information. Teachers can use technology to create, implement, and measure personalized lessons. They can use the digital tools to gather immediate feedback and use the information to customize subsequent lessons.

With technology, the mode and design of assessments have also changed, allowing teachers to design flexible and innovative assessments such as virtual discussion threads, blogs, wiki's, video based assessments or even a comic created with animation software etc. This mirrors the world that the students live and will potentially work in, and

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Malini Eliatamby is the Chief Academic Officer of INTI International University and Colleges, Malaysia. She is an accomplished practitioner in curriculum design and development, strategy formulation, digital strategy formulation, academic model formulation, educational technology, online and blended learning. She is also a change management expert. She was the recipient of the National Outstanding Educator Award Malaysia 2015 and the Blackboard Catalyst Award (in the category of Professional Development) 2017.

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students are further motivated when they engage in task that they perceive as preparing them for the real world, indirectly developing a host of useful competencies for the future.

Mobile learning is also moving at a rapid pace as smartphones become a norm. Students can access the content anywhere anytime at their own pace. Teachers are now using the many apps available in the android and iOS platforms to aid the learning process, create excitement in teaching and engage students. Apps like Kahoot and Socrative creates a gamified presence in the classroom and engage the students.

Technology also allows for learning on the job or real-world learning to take place. This is super critical in the age of industry 4.0. Once a student has learnt a topic online or face to face, they could reflect their thoughts online, complete a piece of assessment online, collaborate with their peers online and then collaborate with fellow working students from various organisations online and apply their new-found knowledge to their real world of work and share their findings or issues for further discussion with their peers. This form of crowd learning is very powerful and fuels innovation, which is so apt in the advert of Industry 4.0. Another form of application is when industry practitioners connect to students via video streaming platforms to share their knowledge or to mentor students. This is the best way of learning as knowledge is up to date and relevant, supported by technology.

Use of videos is another powerful form of learning. Students today are one of the biggest video curators and consumers. Videos are the best way to engage learners. Videos can be self-made or sourced from channels like YouTube.

In addition to this, use of social media in teaching and learning helps to build collaborative communities, increases participation and encourages debate. Today it has become a norm to integrate social media into the LMS or into students learning.

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality is another hot technology shaping education today. Augmented Reality animated content in classroom lessons could catch students' attention as well as motivate them to study. Some examples could include adding extra data, fun facts, historical data about sites or events, visual 3D models, would give students a wider understanding of topics. This is in addition to making the content more interactive and engaging. With Virtual Reality, learning can be immersive and similar to the real world or it can be fantastical, creating an experience not possible in ordinary physical reality. This makes learning and assessment more meaningful.

Other technologies such as Google Translate are equally powerful for studying foreign languages without a dictionary or for use by foreign students. Another powerful development is the use of analytics in education which can help to transform back office functions, allowing administrators to create a 360 degree view of the student to enhance their university experience. It also allows the teacher to offer a more personalised learning experience to the student.

Technology is certainly reinventing and reshaping the education experience of all students. The future classroom will no longer look the same as it is today. We are entering exciting times and learning will be more sophisticated and competency based as we progress. T R

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M.A.D School: Changing Perceptions with Creative Ideas

“We think, creativity without thinking is no better than a blank canvas. The survival of the fittest is an adage of the past. Right now, it's about thriving with forward thinking” There are many schools that lay claim to be teaching technical skill sets, but only a few can hone the strategic thinking skills. In this world the chaff is always separated from the wheat, the world rejects the ones that can't think strategically. Strategic thinking can get you on the top of the world and helps the ones that are already perched on the top. Evolving continuously is their motto and they plan to stay ahead of the digital game. It actually takes a lot more than just planning to truly thrive. The M.A.D school imparts the students with the skill set, the know-how, the experience and all that many other schools promise but can't do justice to. The exceptional creative and strategic skills taught in this school are way beyond the imagination of the other school.

M.A.D. School by Chatsworth Mediart Academy was established in 2003 at Singapore. This school offers very unique MAD formula, a powerful program that integrates marketing, advertising and design. This school has partnered with industry professionals and leaders, and hence their curriculum evolves as the market evolves.

Change is constant; to stay ahead of the game, they

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challenge the norms and existing education boundaries. The M.A.D School is well known to embrace all cultures and beliefs, as they believe that it is these exact differences between one another will help their students create better creative work. They don't just say things for the sake of saying. The school remains closed for all festive occasion celebrated by all major races in Singapore e.g. Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali, Christmas etc.

Prominent Features of this Institution This institution is the first to integrate Marketing, Advertising & Design into the Professional Diploma in Advertising & Design programme and were noted by Channel NewsAsia as the pioneer in curating such “new education” (https://www.madschool.edu.sg/channelnewsasia). M.A.D school is located in Clarke Quay, which is one of the most notable places of interest for drinking, eating & partying in Central Singapore.

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students bring out their creativeness and inspire them to reach new heights.

International links and collaborations The students of M.A.D School get to go overseas for trips to places like New York, Thailand and South Korea on an annual basis to learn from different practitioners and cultures through classroom training, competitions & advertising events. They also work with 4As (Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies in Singapore) and Workforce Singapore to place students into marketing roles in local companies by funding up to 90% of their salary and upgrading of digital marketing skill sets.

Professional workshops in Creative Thinking There are various workshops that this school organises for its students, and one such workshop is the creative thinking workshop, where students are taught the method to construct, create and develop ideas that can be applied across 'n' number of mediums and platforms. Through such workshops students are made to understand the difference between effectiveness and creativity. They learn how creative process fit into the planning process.

Financial Aids granted by the University In partnership with social enterprise 'Make The Change', MAD School provides scholarship on an annual basis to students who are interested to join the school but are restricted financially. We have granted, not only well bodied applicants, person with disabilities for this scholarship too.

“WORDS OF TRUST”

“My M.A.D. experience was exactly what I needed to propel me into Advertising, in addition to providing me with the right combination of skills to form a strong creative foundation. My thinking skills were also developed and challenged through each project and that has made me stand out from the crowd today.”

– Tommy Lai (D&AD & Crowbar Award winner) Copywriter at R/GA “I was inspired by so many peers of similar or worse family backgrounds who were as hungry as I was to succeed. The school staff helped me to achieve my full potential while the lecturers challenged me to strive harder.”

– Andy Xu (D&AD & Crowbar Award winner) Art Director at Ogilvy & Mather T R

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ABOUT THE DEMIURGIC EDUCATIONALIST Michelle Lim is the Chancellor and Founder of MAD School. She believes that everyone can be creative and deserve a chance at the creative industry if they are equipped with the right skills. She has, since 1996, been involved actively in tertiary education and lifelong learning.

Through her extensive connection with the professionals from the marketing, advertising and design industry, she has been able to transform the education industry in just a short span of three years.

Her social enterprise Make The Change is an extension of her education philosophy.

She makes time to have frequent talks with the head honchos of various creative & advertising agencies so as to understand the needs of this industry in order to better equip the students with the right skills when they graduate. Her Bachelor of Science in Management studies was awarded to her by the University of London. Michelle makes it sure that the students at the university are involved in social community projects under the membership of creative directors who contribute their creative skills and strategic thinking for social sector organisations and community projects.

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anguage impacts our daily lives, no matter what our race, religion, class, caste, age or gender is. Since its inception, language has always helped us to express our feelings, desires, and queries to the people around us.

Learning a new language was once considered nothing more than a hobby, but as the world continues to become increasingly connected, learning a language other than one’s native tongue is now considered to be a necessity. Advancing technologies have afforded us the ability to communicate, no matter where we are in the world, amplifying the importance of foreign language study. If we are travelling, whether for a business purpose or just for pleasure, a willingness to adapt to a new culture is essential. Adaptability includes being ready to communicate with new people in various languages. It will be nothing but unjust to expect the people, of the country which one is travelling to, to understand and communicate in one’s native language only. Being unable to communicate to people makes it extremely difficult to adapt and get along with those whom we meet. After all, men’s biggest fear is to be lonely and not able to speak.

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The ability to communicate in multiple languages is now becoming important in the increasingly integrated global business society. No matter what career we choose, if we have learned a second language, we always have an additional advantage. Communicating directly with the new clients and companies in their native language is one of the first steps towards founding a long- lasting and stable international business relationship. Being able to do this automatically puts any multilingual person miles ahead of his or her peers in the competition for jobs. Learning to communicate fluently in multiple languages not only gives people a sense of acknowledgment & appreciation from the people interacting to, but also provides an additional job security and advancement opportunities in today’s uncertain economic times.

• Language skills are best for business

Advantages of learning foreign languages

Gone are those days when a commodity produced in a locality was to be consumed by the closest of the boundaries nearby in almost all the certainties. In an exceedingly shrinking world, most of the businesses simply cannot flourish if they are not aimed and addressed for the people across the globe. Now a day, multiple businesses work closely with establishments in other countries; and it is thus very obvious that they need several kinds of workers who can aptly communicate in multiple languages and understand other cultures as well. A workman who knows German or French, the Chief of a company who knows Spanish or Turkish, or a salesman who knows Russian or Chinese can work efficiently and affluently with many more cases and in many more circumstances than someone who knows only one language at the most.

• Opening up a plethora of job opportunities

• Personal and recreational satisfaction

Learning a new language always opens up a ton of career opportunities. Speaking two or more languages certainly improves our employment perspective. As the world is changing fast, many countries around the world are hiring global-minded people who can at least speak one foreign language. Even in small companies, chances are there that the ability to speak a second language will set us apart from the other applicants.

Of course, along with the other reasons for learning a new language, no one can deny the fact that it is always fun to pronounce a word with resonances and tongue rolling.

Some languages have certain social connotations that invoke feelings when heard or spoken. For example, German—it helps us to understand how to pronounce words when ordering an apfel strudel (Apple Strudel) or asking for the way to the autobahn (Motorway) or in French- saying Bonjour means (Hello). This feeling of competency and control can alleviate much of the stress. Further, it helps indeed in establishing healthier connections and crossculture friendships as well.

• Establishing connections and cultural friendships Dealing with another different culture enables people to learn and gain a profound understanding of their own culture. It helps to develop our interests in the poetry, literature, films, music or other aspects of the culture of people speaking a particular language and belonging to a particular place. It opens our window to another new world, another opportunity to know people belonging to another set of cultural tradition. In addition to the offer it makes, it also helps us in understanding what others think about our own cultures too. It can thus be very aptly said that it facilitates the exchange of perspectives across the globe.

Foreign languages expand one’s worldview and limit the barriers between people as barriers create distrust and fear.

Foreign languages expand one’s view of the world, broadens one’s mind set, liberalize one’s experiences, and make one more flexible and tolerant. In a nutshell, it makes one confident and ready for any challenge that the world can offer.

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Regardless of the reasons for learning a new language, we should always explore new linguistic territories. Strong language skills are such an asset that promotes a lifetime of effective communication with a long-lasting impression.

Learning multiple languages will always serve to enhance the quality of life, and even if we never use that language in any practical circumstances, we almost certainly will enjoy the time spent educating our self. Language learning is a unique art in which we rarely have to spend much money to find a passionate instructor or fellow learner, and the adventure of understanding a new tongue is one experience that no one can forget any sooner. Therefore, we must foster an environment that promotes multilingual learning. T R

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POLITEKNIK SULTAN SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH – A Trailblazer in Student’s Training, Welfare, and Career Development

The Institute aims to produce holistic graduates with entrepreneurial potentials by providing access to dynamic, quality, and recognized TVET programs through a responsive curriculum.

Sterling Educational and Infrastructural Facilities Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (PSA) formerly known as Politeknik Shah Alam is the 8th polytechnic established under the World Bank Fund. In the year 1994, the polytechnic was constructed on an area of 112 acres of land area in Shah Alam, Selangor Malaysia and began its operation in year 1997.

PSA possess six academic departments that comprises of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Commerce, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Department of General Studies offering quality courses through professional and welltrained staff. PSA offers various academic programs at the bachelor's level, advanced diploma, diploma, and also certificate levels.

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Some of notable programs that are being offered to the international students are Diploma in Electronic Engineering (Medical), Diploma in Civil Engineering, and Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Diploma in Electronic Engineering (Medical) program is designed to cover a broad discipline in the field of electronic engineering with specialization in medical electronics. Diploma in Mechanical Engineering provides broad-based and diverse engineering training in areas such as materials science, solid and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, instrumentation and control, product and system design and manufacturing. Diploma in Civil Engineering provides knowledge, skills, and attitude to adapt to new technology in civil engineering related to environmental restrictions, occupational safety and health, the construction industry and infrastructure development. All the programs listed has been accredited by Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA).

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PSA is known for its strategic location where it is located at the center of Shah Alam, Selangor industrial hub, one of the most important and biggest industrial communities in the nation that offers sound industrial training and job opportunities. The campus is located in close vicinity to reliable public transport services.

It is the mission of PSA to emerge as a higher learning institution with expertise in the field of biomedical equipment, thus this prompts the establishment of Centre of Medical Electronic Technology (CMET). This lab the first biomedical equipment calibration lab in Malaysia to enhance local expertise and the adoption of research and innovation strategies to contribute to the nation towards achieving the goal of high income nation. The lab has been granted Certified by Department of Standard Malaysia as MS ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Calibration Laboratory.

Promoting a Culturally Vibrant Campus Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah promotes racial and religious diversity such as its students’ population is from states all over the country and of different ethnicities and religions and this promotes social interaction that would enrich the students’ life experience.

Major Achievements and Accolades PSA has achieved various landmarks throughout its glorious journey to success. In May 2014, it was conferred Gold Award for Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC). Apart from that, PSA has achieved SIRIM QAS International for Quality Management System MS ISO 9001:2008. The institute has also won numerous awards for its participation in local and international event and competition.

They won two Gold Medals at International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva and received Special Award from King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arab. They also won three gold & one silver medals from International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX). Moreover, the institute has won 17 gold, 14 silver & 10 bronze from National Innovation and Invention Competition through Exhibition (iCompEx).

Career Opportunities and Exposures PSA inculcates technical skills among students that practices balanced theories and practical hands on learning process that are taught side-by-side so that students learn and pick up the skills swiftly to become better learners. There is wide usage of the English language as a medium of instruction in classrooms

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ABOUT THE LEADER Dr Norhayati binti Ibrahim, is The Deputy Director (Academic) of the institute. She has made important contributions and is still working hard for the Institute. She has played a significant role in incubating innovations and in driving translational research, contributing to the public good in the widest possible sense. She has contributed to the society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the best level of excellence. She believes that investment in higher education should be seen as a form of investment in the public good.

to gear the students up for job requirements and be industry-ready. Apart from that, PSA believes that industrial experience will quantify the students’ capabilities to become a better skilled worker. Students are prepared for the challenging and competitive work environment by undergoing six months of industrial training to further enhance their skillset and broaden their perspective of a real job experience and tremendously boost their employment opportunities in the industrial sector as more companies are looking for qualified skilled workers. T R

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he art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.” – John Lasseter, a famous American Animator and Filmmaker, and also the Chief Creative Officer at Pixar.

It is true that we – humans are increasing our dependency on technology day-by-day. It is one such component which is not only getting into our veins instead it is entering into our blood cells. The time has arrived that we can hardly imagine an hour without technological devices. Despite having numerous effects, technology offers multiple positive effects which create the foundation for our discussion, i.e., technology and its influence on the education sector.

How technology is revolutionizing the education industry are as follows: Internet and its influence on the Young Minds Since its inception, the internet is influencing every sector that exists on earth. It is not just making progress or helping things to move ahead faster; it is penetrating the minds of humans. Gone are the days when the internet was just a public utility. Today, it is more personal. From personalized newsfeed to dining choices, the internet is becoming intelligent and making things easier for public life.

In the education sector too, the internet is getting into the nerves. Nowadays, students hardly sit with a giant dictionary book while looking for a word’s meaning, they “Google” it or type on the search bar of any popular search engines like Bing, Yahoo or Google. Those enormous books of Encyclopedia are getting extinct now. There is hardly anything on this planet that the internet cannot help us with. With the internet, life is easier, and knowledge is free. It appears that internet asks people, “If you are looking for something, the answer is here.”

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Learning on the Couch Old blackboards and chalks are rapidly vanishing with the emergence of the smart-classrooms. Students are adapting to the new technology-based education system where teachers are referring to learning videos instead of book chapters and asking students to learn from computer-based study modules with slideshows, mini video clips, and other online study modules. Slowly, it will vanish too, and there will be the rise of personalized educative techniques.

With the personalized approach of educative methods, teachers are organizing online lecture sessions and online doubt clearing sessions for students. These online educational programs are encouraging people to study from anywhere, anytime. Some people start working early due to economic pressures but desire to study further, and that is where technology comes into the scenario to help people study at their own time while leaning on the couch. On the other hand, there are places where schools are far from reach; their technology can make an outstanding impact with online schooling programs. Soon a day will come when schooling can be done at students’ own pace and their place.

Implementing Analytics for Better Learning Technology is renovating software and the entire IT industry. There are well-updated and well-equipped schools which are implementing analytic software to observe and track students’ learning processes. With such software, teachers are keeping a note and monitoring each student's learning process, style and progress.

With the influence of technology, educators and even parents might organize virtual study groups to help pupils learn and exchange knowledge with losing time for traveling. It is a well-accepted fact that discussion widens up the views and opens a new perspective towards everything. It is believed that these online study groups with the influence of analytics will help students to learn better as well as teachers to track students’ progress better.

Higher Learning from the High School level Isn't the entire education system transforming? Educational institutes, even high schools, and colleges are introducing high-tech courses like nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, automation, and robotics to enhance students’ interest and knowledge about the subjects at a very early age. The institutes are introducing students to robots and robotics at much lower levels to expose them to the practical learning experience and get hands-onexperience while learning something. The education is redefining itself and technology is the fuel to that. T R

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TOC AUTOMOTIVE COLLEGE: Fostering Talents for Automobile Industry through Quality Education

The college aims to inspire success with innovation and integrity through automotive education

Situated in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, TOC Automotive College is one of the most innovative institutes which provide automotive education that ensures mobility and employability. The college was established in 2004, has one of most vibrant campus with state-of-art infrastructure and modern learning facilities. It is well equipped with hi-tech training equipment, automotive tools, and vehicles of most car makes.

The campus is situated in the centre of the city where all facilities from eateries to accommodation, shopping centres to public transport are easily accessible within 10 kilometers of the college. TOC promotes diversity in the campus; students from 40 countries attend the college.

TOC is an ISO 9001: 2015 QMS certified Institute, which offers quality education to their students. The college has expert and experienced faculty members from all over the world who bring with them working experience from most car makes.

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Courses offered in Automotive TOC Automotive College offers several courses in Automotive and Motorsports, like Diploma course in Motorsport Technology, Automotive Technology, Certificate in Automotive Technology, Master Technician Course, Superbike Technician Course, Automotive Customer Service and over 30 automotive short courses, such as basic automotive engine electricity, engine fine tuning, wheel alignment, and many more.

Career Development Activities TOC offers extraordinary placement facilities, and in fact, the college provides 100% employability to students.

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experience during studies. They offer paid work experience during studies for the workshop with any type of brands.

Financial Assistance The college offers Financial Assistance to all its students who want to study at TOC, to complete the studies without needing to pay any tuition and material fees. Students can repay their college fees using a portion of the salaries from the job they get from the college placements. They can repay their college fees in as short as 6 months after graduation or up to a maximum of 4 years depending on the course. Apart from that, as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility, TOC has “Make a Wish Foundation” to grant some of the kids' wishes. They also have arranged charity events, orphanage visits, and so on.

Awards and Recognitions TOC Automotive College is rated Five-stars for College Based and Six-stars for International Student Services by MyQuest 2016-17 (Malaysia Quality Evaluation System for Private Colleges). It is also recognized as a five-star Malaysia Skills Certificate training provider by the Ministry of Human Resource. TOC is also an affiliate of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) from the United Kingdom.

“WORDS OF TRUST” “Studying in TOC Automotive College has definitely widened my knowledge and skills in automotive studies.

The college also helped me open up new and challenging possibilities in finding future jobs. My current employer was impressed with my SIT (Supervised Industrial Training) whilst studying in TOC and this helped my Curriculum Vitae stands out from the rest.”

- Clio Clarissa Tjonadi, Automotive and Motorsport “When I was studying at TOC, I have learned practically everything in terms of automotive technical knowledge.

It was a great stepping stone for me when I first entered the work force. I used the knowledge acquired to diagnose and solve problems professionally in my work place. I would personally like to thank TOC for guiding me through and I am happy in pursuing this dream job.”

- Yap Choo Yee, Studied at TOC T R

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CHARISMATIC LEADER WITH A HUMBLE PERSONALITY Ms.Adelaine Foo, the Founder and CEO of TOC Malaysia, has always envisioned herself in the education industry. With TOC, she got an opportunity to step into teaching line in the automotive college at very young age. She had strong hope and instincts in starting off an automotive college and started from scratch.

She did lots of hard work and research and the idea for TOC Automotive College began. She has envisaged TOC Malaysia as a platform for automotive professional’s aspirant, where they can develop right skill and attitude to start a successful career in automotive.

Ms.Adelaine Foo is one of the top three winners in the Junior Chambers International (JCI) Creative Young Entrepreneur Award. She has been recognized by Prestige Magazine in Top 40 under 40. She won the “Most Successful Women Award” by Jessica Magazine Malaysia in 2011, and been recognized as Top 10 finalist of “Great Women of our Time” Award in The Malaysia Women’s weekly. In the year 2012, she won the AsiaPacific Enterprise Leadership Awards (APELA) in the “Educational Service” category. She has been nominated for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014. She won the Golden Globe Tiger Award for Women Leadership in 2015. She has achieved several awards and accolades in the very young age.

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A.I. and Machine Learning and its Impact on Education Technology

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.I. or ArtiďŹ cial intelligence and Machine learning are some of the terms which are creating a buzz all around the world. The importance of machine to our lives has given its growth at a rapid pace. A.I. and Machine learning are the next level of the technological revolution where the machine meets human knowledge and intelligence. It sounds interesting and complicated too. But in a true sense, it has a great deal of importance in almost every sector of our lives, including the education system. That means the machines will be ďŹ lled with human intelligence to understand the level of human intelligence! Let us simply the factor for a better understanding.

Inclusion of A.I. in Human Lives It is very interesting or rather relatable to say that the importance and the presence of machine and the technologies related to them, were in ancient days too. There are quite a number of examples scattered all around the world to vouch for it. But the expansion of this unique technology in recent times has a colossal effect on our lives.

AI and machine learning is currently crucial part of our lives we at times don’t even realize we are using it at an extensive

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Tech-Talk level. When anyone calls an Uber or Lyft for a ride, he/she gets to know the details of everything, from the distance to the expected reaching time, the car's location, name and number of the driver for contact, and these are nothing but simple way ML providing information to the users.

Facebook is a perfect example for A.I. conducts which scatters from suggesting the names by identifying the face for tagging a person, or offering relevant pictures to create a particular album. The shopping sites too suggest probable preferences as per one’s previous searches and browsing history. All these are nothing but getting the help of the world of A.I. and M.L. for us.

Impacting on Education Technology When A. I. and M.L. have left no stone untouched, it will be underestimating the power of A. I. and M.L., if they are not thought for the educational advancement. In fact, it is making quite an improvement in this sector. Till the recent past the world was only known to one method of leaning and that is interactive and mostly instructive between the teachers and students. But this method includes some faults and Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence can deal with them professionally, to create a positive impact on the students. Let’s get to know how?

• A school or any institution allots one teacher for a good number of students, and these students can be very different in their personalities, and the weaknesses and the strengths of these students are different. But it is not possible for a teacher to understand them all while focusing for the course.

• There is still very limited recourse in this world to educate the specially abled students. The scarcity of teachers and the proper equipment and method of teaching them, are some of the major issues. But A. I. and M.L. are the powerful resources which can solve these issues perfectly and efficiently.

• ‘A teacher for every student’ is a concept that is still farfetched for this massively populated world. But with

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the artificial intelligence, it will be easy to provide the teaching guide for every student in every corner of this world.

• Elimination of bias attitude of a human teacher is one of the best parts of A.I. and Machine learning. The fact is understandable that, it is difficult for a teacher to see every student of him/her in the same light. There are preferences which can reflect in the method of teaching or providing grades.

• Leaning at one’s ease and in own pace is the most scientific method of learning, rather than pushing the students to learn something in an allotted time, as every student has their own ability to grasp something. This factor gets denied in our education system. But when there will be the option for ‘a teacher for each student’ and the teacher (A. I. and M.L.) will be most patient todeal with the need and ability of each student, study will never be a nightmare for the kids.

There are already a number of apps which are proving assistance to be a great help for the kids for learning, which one can avail for better learning. But there are still a massive scope to enhance the quality of the sector of education through A.I. and machine learning.

Some of the institutions have already started with the procedure of adding the help of A. I. and M.L. in their training process, but the majority of world institutions are still to improve in the latest aid of technology. The future is too promising for the coming generation to avail the opportunities to learn in the most unique way possible to become more resourceful for the need of the time. A report suggested that “While 16% of U.S. jobs will be lost over the next decade as the result of artificial intelligence and technology, 13.6 million jobs will be created during that time due to the trend.” So the need for A.I. educated students will be escalated in the future and it is high time to get our future generation prepare for it. T R

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UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA: The Pioneer believes to deliver Advance Knowledge through Quality Research and Education

The vision of UM is being an internationally renowned institution of higher learning in research, innovation, publication and teaching.

University of Malaya (UM) was the first university established in Malaya on 8th of October 1949, which was the alliance of King Edward VII College of Medicine (established in 1905) and Raffles College (established in 1928). Situated in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, UM, as it is known today, was officially recognised as a public university on 1st of January 1962. Its initial objective was to provide tertiary education to the people in Malaya which later has successfully produced leaders and intellectuals in various fields.

Establishments made to Enhance and Facilitate Academic Productivity UM is supported by University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), the first and biggest research hospital in Malaysia, two academies, twelve faculties, three institutes and three centres of excellence that comprehensively encompass medicine, science, technology, the social sciences and the humanities. Apart from that, in the effort to contribute towards knowledge development, six Research Clusters have been set up. The establishment of these clusters offers new discoveries in numerous fields. The emphasis on research is strengthened by the presence of centres of excellence at several educational centre. UM focuses on contributions to academia and society is through teaching, research, publication, innovation, and commercialization.

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Accreditations, Rewards and Recognitions To ensure that the academic curriculum meets its national needs, UM has successfully attained accreditation from various international institutions and professional bodies.

Locally, all UM's academic programmes meet the requirements set by Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) as well as other professional bodies. UM is also accredited by many international level institutional and professional bodies.

UM was recognized by the Ministers Council on 11th of October 2006 as one of the five research universities in Malaysia and on 26th of January 2012, it was given the autonomy status by the Ministry of Higher Education. With the nation's aspirations as its guide, UM continues to strengthen its position in the academic world, both locally and internationally. It has successfully achieved the rank of 114th for Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2018 and also ranked 24th for the QS Asian University Rankings 2018. Besides that, seven subjects in UM have also made it to the list of the best 50 by QS World University Rankings by Subjects 2017, which includes Library & Information Management, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Development Studies, Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, and Mineral & Mining Engineering.

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At national level, UM was rated six-star in 2017 by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. UM has also maintained its status as a research university through the audit process of Malaysian Research Assessment Instrument (MyRA) I and II. All achievement and recognition received have endowed UM as the country’s best university while continuing to flourish globally.

Collaborations of UM to vitalise Success UM has collaborated with leading research institutes and universities from 71 countries. Among world’s top universities that have worked actively with UM are University of Cambridge, National University of Singapore, Yale University, Kyoto University, University of Sydney, National Taiwan University, Queen's University Belfast and Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Notable Alumni of UM Ever since its establishment in 1949, UM has managed to produce more than 192,000 country’s prominent figures. Some of them include Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad (Prime Minister), Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi (Former Prime Minister), Tun Musa Hitam (Former Deputy Prime Minister), Tan Sri Muhyiddin Hj. Mohd Yassin (Minister of Home Affairs), Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Former Deputy Prime Minister), Tan Sri Dr. Ali Hamsa (Chief Secretary), Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz (Former Governor), Tan Sri Dr. Lim Wee Chai (Chief Executive, Top Glove Corporation Bhd), Tan Sri Emeritus Professor Khoo Kay Kim (historian), and other political and corporate figures in the country. As the most prestigious university in the country, UM is committed to lead the nation in research and innovation as well as to achieve the top 100 universities in the world by 2020. T R

“WORDS OF TRUST” “I chose UM because it is interesting to come all the way to Malaysia from where I am from. KL is one of the best student cities in the world. The tuition is quite affordable and the programme that I wanted to study is in English and it is really good.”

- STEPHANIE SINGH, Bachelor of Science in Ecology Biodiversity.

“I can bring my family along while undergoing my PhD at UM. It is a stepping stone not only for my own career but an eye-opening experience for my family too.”

- MUNEEB M. MUSTHAFA, PhD, Science.

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ABOUT THE LEADER OF THE INSTITUTE Datuk Ir. Abdul Rahim Hashim became the ViceChancellor of the University of Malaya (UM) on 1 November 2017. Prior to this appointment, he has served as the Vice Chancellor of the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS for five year since 1 November 2012.

Graduated in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1976, he has later received an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the same university in 2006.

He worked for PETRONAS for 32 years and held key positions including MD/CEO of PETRONAS Penapisan Melaka and Malaysian Refining Company (1991-1998), Vice President of Human Resource Management (1998-2002), Vice President of Gas Business (2002-2006) and Vice President Research and Technology (2006-2008).

As a professional engineer, he sat on the Board of Engineers Malaysia and was the Chairman of the Engineering Accreditation Council of Malaysia (20072012). He is currently an Advisor of Institute of Materials Malaysia, a Fellow and a Council Member of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, a member of the Board of Engineers National Monitoring Committee, a Chairman of National Precision Tooling Sdn. Bhd, a board member of Deleum Berhad, a public listed company and a Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau MyCEB's Kesatria.

In October 2016, he was admitted as a William Pitt Fellow by the Pembroke College of Cambridge. He is the Past President of the International Gas Union (2009-2012), the Immediate Past President of the Malaysian Gas Association (2003-2015) and Past President of the Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicle Association (2003-2009). He has also attended the Harvard Advanced Management Program in 1997.

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