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24 September 2014
On 23rd of September, the Opening Ceremony of
Utokushima-UTeM Academic Centre was held at the main campus of
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka(UTeM). Yang Berusaha Dr. Ibrahim
bin Abu Ahmad, Senior Deputy Under-Secretary of Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation, Dr Makio Miyagawa, Ambassador of Japan to
Malaysia, Professor Dr. Susumu Kagawa, president of the University of
Tokushima(UTokushima) as well as the staff and students of UTeM
attended the event.
Since the establishment of UTeM in 2000, the Malaysian Graduates of
UTokushima have devoted themselves to advancing the collaboration
between the two universities in the form of interaction and exchange of
students and researchers. The new centre, TMAC, in a more advanced
method of collaboration, will provide lectures via teleconferencing in
Japanese linguistic education for UTeM students, and also provide a
platform for internship placements of UTokushima students in various
industries in Melaka.
Ambassador Miyagawa mentioned in his speech that sustained support for
Malaysian students studying in Japan and in Japanese linguistic
education laid a solid foundation for future collaboration in the
innovation and development of new educational areas for both Malaysia
and Japan. Ambassador Miyagawa also added that academic co-operation in
the field of science and engineering education will help Malaysia to
accomplish its aspiration to become a high income and developed nation
by 2020, as well as help both Malaysia and Japan to grow into hubs for
international centres of excellence in higher education.
Japan is now pushing forward reforms to globalize the country’s higher
education system in the form of overseas expansion and enhancing the
mutual exchange of students. Meanwhile, Malaysia is also pursuing a
strategy to attract foreign universities to set up branches in the
country. Within this context, the last several years have witnessed
much progress in the creation of partnerships between academic
institutions of the two countries, namely (i)The Malaysia-Japan
international institute of Technology (MJIIT) in UTM, (ii)Kyushu
Institute of Technology Malaysia Super Satellite Campus (Kyutech MSSC)
in UPM and (iii)Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT)-USM in Penang.
We hope that the timely opening of TMAC will further accelerate this
trend and will help to strengthen the tie between Japan and Malaysia in
academic areas.
Guests at the Ceremony |
Speech by Ambassador Miyagawa
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Opening Ceremony |
The TMAC facility
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