Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) and PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd have truly gotten in a groundbreaking partnership by way of the finalizing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at The Ship Campus in Batu Kawan, Penang.
This tactical collaboration is readied to spice up UTeM trainees’ schooling and studying by connecting tutorial group and sector, particularly for these within the provide chain administration and logistics areas.
The MOU was licensed by UTeM’s vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Massila Kamalrudin and PKT Logistics Group CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Datuk Seri Michael Tio, skilled by UTeM Faculty of Technology Management and Technopreneurship dean Prof Dr Mohd Syaiful Rizal Abdul Hamid and Peninsula Higher Education workforce head of state and Peninsula College Georgetown president Tung Chee Kuan.
In her tackle, Prof Massila highlighted the transformative impact of the MOU with PKT Logistics, stressing UTeM’s dedication to industry-based understanding and producing industry-ready grads.
She claimed that by putting The Ship Campus as UTeM’s Northern Education and Learning Centre, trainees can purchase smart direct publicity and recognize boosted employability.
She highlighted the worth of sector collaborations in driving development in schooling and studying and declared UTeM’s devotion to steady partnerships that revenue trainees and the extra complete space.
Tio revealed PKT Logistics’ satisfaction prepared The Ship Campus as UTeM’s Northern Regional Education and Learning Centre, the place the faculty’s provide chain administration and logistics grads will surely get immersive, industry-aligned understanding experiences in fashionable facilities.
“By integrating tutorial studying with sensible {industry} publicity by way of our ‘campus-in-industry’ idea, we’re equipping college students with the talents and insights essential to thrive and reach a aggressive international market.
“This model bridges the gap between education and the real world, ensuring that graduates are not only knowledgeable but also industry-ready,” he claimed.
UTeM Centre for Enterprise and Technopreneurship Development supervisor Dr Isma Addi Jumbri claimed: “Forty students are participating in a programme that allows students to gain invaluable hands-on experience while earning an income, all within the supportive environment of PKT Logistics.”
The MOU intends to cleared the path for much more student-centric applications, such because the logistics agency’s administration pupil program, which provides wage plans and occupation development probabilities for high-achieving trainees with a CGPA of three.5 and above.
