Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Malaysia Institute of Supply Chain
Innovation (MISI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation
at UTAR Petaling Jaya Campus on 3 July 2012.
Signing on behalf of the two parties were UTAR Vice President
(Internationalisation and Academic Development) Professor Dr Ewe Hong Tat
and MISI Chief Executive Officer Dr Mahender Singh. UTAR Faculty of
Science Dean Associate Professor Dr Lim Tuck Ming and MISI Education
Director Albert Tan signed as witnesses. Present to witness the
signing was MISI Chairman Tan Sri Dr Zulkefli bin A. Hassan.
"Under the MoU, UTAR and MISI will collaborate to foster advancement in
teaching, research, and promoting international reputation of both
institutions through student and staff exchange, joint research projects,
training activities, consulting services or conferences, and other academic
activities, particularly those that are related to the advancement of
education and research in supply chain and logistics," said Prof Ewe.
He added that a specific item under the MoU would be the
full-credit-transfer graduate student exchange between the two institutions,
which would provide an enriched learning experience for the graduate
students of both institutions.
"MISI
is very proud to be working alongside with UTAR, a university with
distinguished achievements and a history for excellence. Today
signifies a partnership that commits us to work closely together towards our
common goal - the pursuit of excellence in supply chain, logistics,
education and research," said Dr Mahender. He added that the first
UTAR-MISI workshop would address the 'Art and Science of Supply Chain
Management' which would be supported with contents from MIT and linked to
the Sun Tzu's art of war strategic principles.
Located at Shah Alam, MISI has been a joint initiative of the Malaysian
Government and the world's renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT). It was launched in 22 March 2011 and is the fourth centre in
the MIT Global SCALE (or Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence) Network,
which is an international alliance of leading-edge research and educational
organisations, dedicated to the development and dissemination of global
innovation in supply chain and logistics.
Prof
Ewe (second from left) and Dr Mahender exchanging the signed documents while
Dr Lim (far left), Tan Sri Dr Zulkefli (centre) and Dr Tan look on.
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