Showcase of arts and cultures
THERE is no education without diversity – all over the world, music and dance transcend cultures.
Management and Science University (MSU) took members of the MSU Performing Arts and Culture Club (PACC) to Uzbekistan for a global learning experience in multicultural appreciation.
Accompanying them was MSU president Prof Tan Sri Datuk Wira Dr Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid, who paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador of Malaysia to Uzbekistan in Tashkent, His Excellency Hendy Assan.
The visit to Uzbekistan followed a prior one to MSU last July by Uzbek cultural performers who spent a week in Malaysia learning local customs and Bahasa Malaysia.
Other than the Embassy of Malaysia in Uzbekistan, the MSU group also visited the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage, the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education as well as iconic landmarks in Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand.
PACC appeared in various local media four times for their cultural performances throughout the visit.
To date, MSU has collaborated with Uzbekistan in the fields of education and industry.
Among the areas of collaboration are in pharmaceutical and health care, halal certification, personnel training and poultry, as well as agriculture.
MSU has also collaborated with Navoi State Pedagogical Institute, Bukhara State University, Bukhara State Medical Institute and Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages.
MSU offers the MSU Global Mobility Programme (GMP), Global Leadership Programme (GLP) and Global Internship Programme (GIP) in collaboration with over 150 partner universities across 40 countries.
Comprehensive global mobility initiatives at MSU enable semesters abroad and leadership development, equipping students with the international edge most employers seek.
The mobility programmes offered are GMP, where students can live and study abroad for one semester or two at any one of over 150 partner universities; GLP which enables students to discover new places, make international friends or engage with international communities; and GIP, which offers opportunities to work alongside global professionals via placements with industry partners.
With an increasingly globalised world, global mobility exposure is more important than ever. MSU graduates remain the popular choice among employers with the help of MSU’s global mobility programmes.
MSU is a Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and multi-global ranked institution focused on building holistic human capital.
Envisioning a better, more sustainable future for all, it champions equality by providing a level playing field across extensive efforts in transformation.
MSU currently ranks in the Top 100 among the world’s top young universities, Top 150 among Asia’s best universities, Top 30 among Southeast Asia’s best universities, Top 301+ for Graduate Employability Ranking as well as Top 601+ for Times Higher Education University Impact.
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