UTAR warmly received members of the Taiwan New Southbound Policy Countries Parliamentary Amity Association at its Sungai Long Campus on 12 February 2017.
The delegates included the association’s Chief Executive Officer Chung Chia-Pin, who is also a legislator in the Legislative Yuan together with Legislator Lee Kun-Tse; Economic Counsellor Tsai Yun-Chung and Economic Secretary Tsai Chih-Tang from the Executive Yuan’s Office of Trade Negotiation; the association’s Consultant Wang Shun-Mu with his spouse Madam Chung Shih-Ya and Secretary Cheng Jung; Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Tourism Bureau Deputy Director-General Liu Hsi Lin; Ministry of Education, Department of Technological and Vocational Education Director-General Yang Yu-Huei; and Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Parliamentarian Affairs Service Section Chief Yeh Hui-Min. The visit was to promote mutual understanding, particularly in medical and health science education.
Also in attendance were guests from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Malaysia including its Deputy Representative Michael S. Y. Yiin, Education Division Director Chu To-Ming, and Education Division Deputy Assistant Directors Canny Liao and Jay Yang.
Welcoming the visitors on behalf of UTAR were President Ir Prof Academician Dato’ Dr Chuah Hean Teik, Vice President for Internationalisation and Academic Development Prof Ir Dr Ewe Hong Tat, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) Dean Emeritus Prof Dr Chong Soon Keng, FMHS Deputy Dean Emeritus Prof Dr Boo Nem Yun, and FMHS Department of Chinese Medicine Head Dr Te Kian Keong.
Prof Chuah said, “UTAR set up its FMHS in 2009. The faculty offers programmes encompassing bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees approved by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education.” Emeritus Prof Cheong added, “The undergraduate students are required to attend clinical postings or industrial trainings which complement the basic courses in their respective field of study in order to provide them with industrial exposure. Meanwhile, our pioneer batch of Doctor of Philosophy for Medical Sciences postgraduates graduated last year.”
“UTAR is one of the very few higher learning institutions in Malaysia training qualified practitioners with its Bachelor of Chinese Medicine (Hons) in recognition of the growing demand for qualified TCM practitioners. The programme is registered with the Ministry of Higher Education and we are also the first teaching institution officially granted to offer bilingual (English and Mandarin) TCM bachelor’s degree programme in the country. The pioneer batch of Bachelor of Chinese Medicine (Hons) students graduated in August 2016,” said Dr Te.
Legislator Chung mentioned, “ASEAN countries’ medical development and quality are among our main concerns. It is also our goal to establish amicable relationships with these countries with medical education as a basis to boost mutual understanding and interaction. Among ASEAN countries, Malaysia is the country that possesses the greatest potential to be a successful medical hub in ASEAN. This is because one of the strengths of Malaysians is that most are multilinguals and are familiar with a multicultural community.”
Other topics discussed include Malaysian tertiary education for medical and health sciences, traditional Chinese Medicine in Malaysia, traditional and complementary medicine and medical tourism.
Visit UTAR FMHS official website for more information about the faculty and the programmes offered: http://www.utar.edu.my/fmhs/index.jsp?fcatid=200&fcontentid=933
Prof Chuah (left) presenting souvenirs to Legislator Chung
Some of the UTAR representatives and the Taiwanese delegates at the meeting
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