Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and the Chartered Tax Institute of
Malaysia (CTIM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at UTAR Petaling
Jaya Campus on 9 November 2010.
With the signing of the MoU, UTAR, a leading private not-for-profit
university in Malaysia, and CTIM, a premier body for tax professionals in
Malaysia, formally agreed to collaborate together to promote the profession
of tax consultants.
Under the MoU, the two parties will jointly conduct training events and
career talks on taxation. UTAR will provide CTIM with feedback from the
students and lecturers pertaining to the training programmes in taxation.
CTIM will assist in continually updating the curriculum on taxation of any
UTAR course, sourcing of resource persons among its members to teach
taxation related subjects in UTAR, and providing opportunities for practical
training in taxation to relevant UTAR students. CTIM will also continuously
update UTAR on the continuous professional development programmes.
"At UTAR, we always equip our students with the right technical skills so
that they fit easily into the industry; that is why collaboration with
professional body such as CTIM is so important," said Ir Professor Dato' Dr
Chuah Hean Teik, President of UTAR in his speech. He added that such
collaboration would provide many advantages to UTAR students and thanked
CTIM for providing exemptions of eight out of 10 subjects in the CTIM
professional examination to UTAR Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) graduates.
Professor Chuah concluded, "We always treasure this type of partnership
[with CTIM], which will lead to win-win situations for both parties."
Professor Chuah signed the MoU on behalf of UTAR, while Assistant Professor
Dr Ong Seng Fook, Dean of Faculty of Accountancy and Management, signed as
witness. Signing on behalf of CTIM was its President Mr Khoo Chin Guan and
as witness was its immediate-past President Dr Veerinderjeet Singh.
"We certainly look forward to contributing our expertise and knowledge and
working together with UTAR with the objective of producing future tax
professionals who would have the necessary skills, aptitude and commitment
as well as exhibiting the highest standard of professionalism," said Khoo in
his speech, adding that he hoped the MoU would inspire more UTAR students to
pursue CTIM professional qualification and a career in the field of
taxation.
Also present at the ceremony from CTIM were its Council Member Mr Lew Nee
Fook, Chairman of Education Committee Ms Seah Siew Yun and Executive
Director Ms Ann Vong. From UTAR were Vice President (Student Development and
Alumni Relations) Associate Professor Dr Teh Chee Seng, Company Secretary of
UTAR Education Foundation Mr Ong Whee Tiong and Dean of Faculty of Business
and Finance Associate Professor Dr Ooi Keng Boon.
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