Tun Ling (first row, fourth from right) with (first row, from right) Mr Tan,
Prof Chuah, Mr Schiefer and the rest of the Infineon guests and UTAR staff
A group of senior management leaders of the OP Board Members from Infineon
Technologies AG visited UTAR Campus in Kampar, Perak on 14 April 2015.
The guests from Infineon Germany were led by their President of Operations
Mr Schiefer Peter. They were accompanied by Infineon (Kulim) Director of
Technology Mr Tan Soon Keong, and Infineon Corporate Vice President and Head
of Operations Backend Mr Ng Kok Tiong. Also present were UTAR Council
Chairman Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, UTAR Council member Hew Fen Yee, UTAR
President Ir Prof Academician Dato’ Dr Chuah Hean Teik, Dean of UTAR Faculty
of Engineering and Green Technology (FEGT) Dr Yap Vooi Voon and UTAR staff.
In his welcome remarks, Prof Chuah thanked the guests for allocating some
time to visit UTAR despite their hectic schedule. He said, “We are
incredibly honoured and privileged to welcome the OP Board members of
Infineon Technologies AG to UTAR today. UTAR and Infineon signed a
Memorandum of Understanding in 2011, and it was renewed in 2014. It is very
important for UTAR to continue to work closely with industry partners like
Infineon for our graduates to get the right exposure before they graduate.
This collaboration with Infineon Technologies has been a very active one
with numerous events and activities ranging from industry talks, study tours
and student award to internships, career day and joint international study
programme with Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg. ”
Prof Chuah thanked Infineon for facilitating student exchanges between UTAR
and universities in Germany, and expressed hope that Infineon will continue
to support the University in its endeavour for closer links with the
industry and internationalisation.
Prof Chuah (front, standing) addressing the guests in his welcome speech
Addressing the crowd, Mr Schiefer said, “I would like to thank UTAR for
giving us this opportunity to visit UTAR Perak Campus today. UTAR and
Infineon have a very fruitful collaboration and we are looking forward to
more collaboration opportunities in the future.”
He added, “Infineon has a huge commitment in Malaysia with plants in Kulim,
Kedah and in Malacca. There are a lot of growths coming up for Infineon and
we need young graduates to support our growth in Malaysia.”
Apart from the engineering programmes in UTAR, Mr Schiefer also applauded
UTAR’s effort in offering the UTAR Soft Skills Development and Certification
(USSDC) programmes. He said, “Soft skills are very important in our
industry. Engineers need to be equipped with soft skills to complement their
technical knowledge in order to thrive in the industry.”
Mr Schiefer delivering his address
Following the remarks by Prof Chuah and Mr Schiefer was the exchange of
mementos between UTAR and Infineon. Tun Ling and Mr Schiefer presented the
mementos on behalf of UTAR and Infineon respectively. Before leaving UTAR,
the visitors embarked on a campus tour accompanied by Tun Ling and Prof
Chuah.
Infineon Technologies is a leading semiconductor company providing
innovative semiconductor solutions for energy efficiency, mobility and
security. It has a network of offices, assembly and test facilities
worldwide. Infineon Technologies Malaysia has more than 40 years of presence
in Malaysia with both Frontend Wafer Fabrication and Backend Assembly
and Test Facilities and close to 10,000 work force in the country.
Mr Schiefer (second from left) receiving a memento from Tun Ling while Prof
Chuah (left) and Mr Ng look on
Tun Ling (second from right) receiving a memento from Mr Schiefer
Prof Chuah (left) showing a model of UTAR Perak Campus to the visitors while
Tun Ling (fifth from left) looks on
Prof Chuah (left) having a light moment with the visitors at the bronze
sculptures of Confucius and Einstein
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