MoU with NCT Land Sdn Bhd

From left: Dato’ Joe Yap Fook Choy, Dato’ Sri Yap Ngan Choy, Prof Ewe and Prof Goi during the MoU exchange ceremony

UTAR signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NCT Land Sdn Bhd on 20 July 2022 to collaborate in the development of the Smart Industrial Park IR4.0 HR Development Centre, also known as Smart Industrial Park, located at NCT’s development land in Kuala Langat.

The MoU was signed by UTAR President Ir Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat and NCT Land Sdn Bhd Group Managing Director Dato’ Sri Yap Ngan Choy. It was witnessed by UTAR Vice President for Internationalisation and Academic Development Ir Prof Dr Goi Bok Min and NCT Land Sdn Bhd Group Executive Director Dato’ Joe Yap Fook Choy.

Both parties exchanging souvenirs

Prof Ewe thanked NCT Land Sdn Bhd for their warm welcome, and said, “I would like to thank NCT Land Sdn Bhd on behalf of UTAR for giving us this opportunity to collaborate in the development of the Smart Industrial Park IR4.0 HR Development Centre. This collaboration will allow UTAR students and staff to gain insightful knowledge, experience and expertise in certain areas. Given the internship opportunity or placements for UTAR students and/or staff in the Smart Industrial Park, this will be a good learning platform for them to gain necessary real-life skills, experience and knowledge required for their employment later on.”

He added, “As a university that emphasises on research excellence, we are looking forward to providing our R&D services and expertise to the Smart Industrial Park. I believe this is a very good training ground for our researchers to put to practice their skills and knowledge in the industrial and real-world settings, and use their expertise to benefit others and the Smart Industrial Park.”

Under this MoU, UTAR will provide related corporate training and courses to the industries that will help in the upskilling and reskilling of non-skilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers to help increase their work efficiency, work performance and quality. UTAR will also conduct IR 4.0 training programmes for the targeted audience to increase their knowledge of the industrial revolution so that they can benefit from the transformations of the industrial revolution.

Besides providing internship opportunities for UTAR students and/or staff in the Smart Industrial Park, this collaboration will also pave way for UTAR staff and students to gain insightful knowledge, experience and expertise in areas relating to electrical and electronic, semi-conductors, smart logistics and transportation and 4IR-inspired industries.