SME BANK, UMK SIGN LIFELONG LEARNING INITIATIVE MOU
Collaboration highlights commitment to boost country’s MSME sector
SME Bank and Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) have joined hands to empower entrepreneurs through a lifelong learning initiative.
This collaboration, sealed with a memorandum of understanding (MoU), highlights their comm it ment to boo sting entrepreneurship in the country’ s micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector.
SME Bank president and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Aria Putera Ismail, in a statement yesterday, said: “We recognise the importance of education and collaboration in nurturing the growth of MSMEs.
“This MoU signifies our endeavour to leverage the academic expertise and resources of UMK to provide tailored solutions that align with the evolving needs of SMEs. Supported by the expertise of CEDAR, our wholly owned subsidiary which has trained over 80,000 programme participants, we are confident that this collaboration will propel entrepreneurship development forward.”
UMK vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Razali Che Razak said: “This partnership is a testament to our dedication towards nurturing a conducive ecosystem for SMEs to thrive. As an entrepreneurial university with a special focus on entrepreneurship and enterprise study, UMK is committed to empowering future business leaders.”
Both parties will collaborate on a comprehensive range of activities including post-graduate and executive education programmes, research and development opportunities, utilisation of laboratory facilities, industrial attachment programmes, internship programmes, entrepreneurship development and financing assistance.