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UMT to optimize resources and expertise to help youths recover from pandemic

UMT to optimize resources and expertise to help youths recover from pandemic

Monday, 31/01/2022

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Kuala Nerus – Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) is taking the initiative to help small business owners especially the youths who are trying to re-establish their business competitiveness.

The initiative was announced by UMT Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Mazlan Abd Ghaffar when he was delivering his new-year mandate in a specially held event at UMT’s Sultan Mizan Hall yesterday.

He said that UMT will enter into strategic partnerships with several agencies including the state government as part of the initiative.

“I hope that UMT and the state government can with together this year to boost activities on commercialization involving UMT’s start-up companies,” Professor Mazlan Said. “This will also help the small and medium enterprises that were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to revive their businesses.”

It will also create employment opportunities for local youths, students, and community, he added.

Professor Mazlan said that UMT researchers can contribute to the initiative by tapping into their expertise.

“The initiative is called Terengganu Innovation Centre,” he said. “I want all the researchers’ expertise to be utilized well to provide training and help this group to recover and become resilient, and subsequently help them to boost their incomes, and at the same time improve the commercialization of UMT’s intellectual properties.”

According to Professor Mazlan, UMT will be focusing on several aspects of research and digitalization in an effort to improve its international rankings and visibility and to become the nation’s source of reference in the field of marine science and aquatic resources.

Professor Mazlan also introduced eight main thrusts that need to be focused on in line with the UMT’s Strategic Plan for 2023-2027.

These thrusts include research and innovation, talents, teaching and learning, student development, knowledge transfer and industry networking, internationalization, and financial sustainability.

 

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