Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has sealed an agreement with a
Taiwan-based university for collaborative efforts in research, academic
mobility and student exchange. Disclosing this yesterday, UMS Vice
Chancellor Prof Dr Mohd Harun Abdullah UMS inked a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with National Pingtung University of Science and
Technology (NPUST) to pave the way for future joint ventures including
in the field of sustainable agriculture.
Collaborative efforts in research, academic mobility and student exchange
Dr Mohd Harun said he
also hoped the agreement will see intensified collaborative efforts in
wildlife conservation, food science and forestry with NPUST, which was
already working with UMS in several researches.
“On top of these
areas, UMS also hopes to see NPUST participating strongly in our local
resource-based research activities related to oil palm, aquaculture and
seaweeds, environmental sustainability and oil and gas,” he added.
Dr
Harun and NPUST president Prof Dr Mike Yuan Kuang Guu signed the
agreement in a ceremony held at the UMS campus here yesterday.
“We
are looking towards the future for closer ties, we see a lot of
potential with NPUST. Following the MoU we will intensify activities
with them, first in commercialization which is one of their main
strengths. “They are capable of finding their own resources and
funding, so that is what we want to see and learn from them. And I can
see that they are also strong in agriculture, and we will send our staff
and lecturers to see what we can collaborate in this field with them,”
he said.
Meanwhile, Guu said NPUST has extensive experience in
agriculture, having evolved from a small agriculture institute in 1924
to an internationally known university offering wider range of fields
today.
“We started going into agriculture more than 80 years ago
so we have accumulated a lot of experience in this field, like in food
processing and agricultural produce, and animal reproduction and even
aquaculture,” he said.
Guu added NPUST has a lot to offer and is
eager to learn and benefit from the collaboration with its Sabah
partner, which is the second major university it has worked with in
Malaysia.
Apart from agriculture-related studies, he said there
were also many potential fields that can be discussed with UMS, such as
engineering.
kerjasama ini mengeratkan lagi hubungan kedua belah pihak.
ReplyDeletebagus..Teruskan usaha kerjasama sebegini. Ini akan dapat membantu kebaikkan kepada kedua-dua pihak.
ReplyDeleteKerjasama ni akan memberi manfaat kepada Sabah
DeleteUsahasama perlu ditingkatkan lagi pada masa akan datang
ReplyDeleteDr Mohd Harun said he also hoped the agreement will see intensified collaborative efforts in wildlife conservation, food science and forestry with NPUST, which was already working with UMS in several researches.
ReplyDeleteHope that next time there will be more chances to cooperate again between UMS and NPUST.
Apart from agriculture-related studies, he said there were also many potential fields that can be discussed with UMS, such as engineering.
ReplyDeleteSuch discussion will benefit UMS and help boost the local engineering sector as well. We should learn more from our foreign partners.