Innovations, technology for a better world
THE International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) is a showcase of ingenious creations.
With a 2017 focus on commercialisation and entrepreneurship, it provides a marketplace for the discoveries of research to be translated into commercial impact. Management and Science University (MSU) takes away from ITEX 2017, two gold and one silver for three innovations that add to living comfort.
“An Innovative Ready-To-Eat Halal Nasi Lemak To Go” by the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Professor Dato’ Dr Asbi Ali et al. and “The Production of a New 8-in-1 Instant Herbal Coffee as Halal Health Beverage” by the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (FHLS) Senior Lecturer Dr Zulhabri Othman et al., are the ones bringing in the Gold for MSU, both in the Biotechnology, Health and Fitness category.
“A New Animation Technique to Produce Commercial Super Squad Movie” by the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering (FISE) Senior Lecturer Dr Musab AM Ali et al. brought in the Silver in the ICT and Multimedia category.
Exhibiting the inventions of researchers from higher learning institutions as well as independent young inventors and corporate bodies, ITEX aims to empower entrepreneurs to make great ideas commercially viable.
A platform to encourage transition from scientific discovery to commercial application, it aligns with the aspirations of Malaysia Commercialisation Year as championed by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).
Thirty universities including eleven private ones and more than twenty countries participated in the 28th ITEX, which was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre mid-May.
Management and Science University (MSU) is one of Malaysia’s top universities, with a focus on developing and delivering quality human capital in national and global critical-need areas; among them, Medicine, Health Sciences, Pharmacy, Information Sciences, and Engineering, besides Business Management and Professional Studies, Education and Social Sciences, Hospitality and Culinary, and Music and Fashion.
The award-winning home-grown study programmes of the University meet stringent standards set by both local and international bodies. Accreditors include the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), the United Kingdom’s Accreditation Services for International Colleges (ASIC), and Japan’s Alliance on Business Education and Scholarship for Tomorrow (ABEST21).
MSU was also accorded ‘Excellent Status University’ twice on the national university-rating system SETARA and The Most Entrepreneurial Private University 2016 by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education.
In recent recognition, MSU was awarded the BrandLaureate Best Brand in Education for Leadership and Human Capital Development 2017. In an international rating exercise undertaken by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), MSU received Five Star ratings for Teaching, Employability, Facilities, Social Responsibility and Inclusiveness.
As an applied and enterprise university, MSU offers programmes of study at postgraduate, undergraduate, and foundation levels, through connected pathways that admit students from all walks of life and personal backgrounds.
Steeped in a culture of research and innovation as well as social entrepreneurship, technology driven MSU comprises the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, the Faculty of Business Management and Professional Studies, the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering, the International Medical School, the School of Pharmacy, the School of Education and Social Sciences, the School of Hospitality and Creative Arts, the School of Graduate Studies, the Graduate School of Management, and the Centre for Foundation Studies.
For more information on programmes offered at MSU, please call +6035521 6868, fax +603-5511 2848, email enquiry@msu.edu.my or visit www. msu.edu.my.