Smart partnership and collaboration: A case study on Multimedia University

• Main Authors: Goh, Hong-Wee, Chong, Pei-Fen, Poon, Wai-Ching
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: LB2300 Higher Education
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/2894/1/paper3goh_hong_wee.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/2894/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This paper aims to discuss the smart partnership between education and industry by using Multimedia University (MMU) as a focal point. Having identified various key niche areas, 25 centres of Excellence have been established in the university where academic staff and students collaborate on various research interests. To enhance research and development activities, MMU collaborates with leading international companies such as NTT, Alcatel, Fujitsu, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and many more. These companies collaborates with MMU in many ways such as joint R & D , joint venture, scholarships and scholarships .As a result, MMU was awarded the Excellence in Research and Development award at Private Education Nite 2003 by Malaysia’s Ministry of Education.