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MALAYSIAN KING`S VISIT PAVES WAY FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN M`SIAN, CANADIAN VARSITIES
From Sharifah Nur Shahrizad Syed Mohamed Sharer
TORONTO, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The six-day special task visit by the
Malaysian King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin to Canada has paved the way for a wider
collaboration between the higher learning institutions of both countries,
particularly in terms of exchange of specialists, students and researchers.
The King's inaugural special task visit under the brain gain initiative adds
stature to the mission participated by Malaysia's Tuanku Mizan Royal Foundation
(YDSM), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
(Unisza) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).
Higher Education Ministry Secretary-General Dr Zulkifli Hassan said the visit
was significant to the Malaysian universities as it allowed them to see for
themselves the achievements of their Canadian counterparts, in particular McGill
University in Montreal and University of Guelph here, which he said could serve
as their benchmarks.
"It is a starting point for Malaysian universities to discuss and ink
memorandums of understanding in the future," he told the Malaysian media here.
He said that Tuanku Mizan had expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the
visit.
Among others, the Malaysian King visited the McGill University Health Center
(MUHC) at the Montreal General Hospital and toured its facility, including the
hospital's cardiology ward.
He then proceeded to Toronto and visited the University of Guelph where he was
briefed on various projects including food sciences and precision farming as
well as food technology through the NASA Life Support System.
The Malaysian universities had also inked memorandum of understanding with the
two Canadian universities.
Also discussed was the possibility of tapping into the expertise of McGill
University for the super hospital projects in UiTM and Unisza.
Dr Zulkifli said however that the matter was still at a discussion level and
subject to the government's approval.
Malaysia has 11 universities with medical faculties but only three have teaching
hospitals namely the University of Malaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia and
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
"University hospitals provide tremendous benefit in terms of teaching and
learning but they are costly to set up.
"A university hospital, for instance, needs between RM400 million and RM500
million in annual operations expenditure," he said. (US$1=RM3.06)
-- BERNAMA
TORONTO, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The six-day special task visit by the
Malaysian King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin to Canada has paved the way for a wider
collaboration between the higher learning institutions of both countries,
particularly in terms of exchange of specialists, students and researchers.
The King's inaugural special task visit under the brain gain initiative adds
stature to the mission participated by Malaysia's Tuanku Mizan Royal Foundation
(YDSM), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
(Unisza) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).
Higher Education Ministry Secretary-General Dr Zulkifli Hassan said the visit
was significant to the Malaysian universities as it allowed them to see for
themselves the achievements of their Canadian counterparts, in particular McGill
University in Montreal and University of Guelph here, which he said could serve
as their benchmarks.
"It is a starting point for Malaysian universities to discuss and ink
memorandums of understanding in the future," he told the Malaysian media here.
He said that Tuanku Mizan had expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the
visit.
Among others, the Malaysian King visited the McGill University Health Center
(MUHC) at the Montreal General Hospital and toured its facility, including the
hospital's cardiology ward.
He then proceeded to Toronto and visited the University of Guelph where he was
briefed on various projects including food sciences and precision farming as
well as food technology through the NASA Life Support System.
The Malaysian universities had also inked memorandum of understanding with the
two Canadian universities.
Also discussed was the possibility of tapping into the expertise of McGill
University for the super hospital projects in UiTM and Unisza.
Dr Zulkifli said however that the matter was still at a discussion level and
subject to the government's approval.
Malaysia has 11 universities with medical faculties but only three have teaching
hospitals namely the University of Malaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia and
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
"University hospitals provide tremendous benefit in terms of teaching and
learning but they are costly to set up.
"A university hospital, for instance, needs between RM400 million and RM500
million in annual operations expenditure," he said. (US$1=RM3.06)
-- BERNAMA
