The Borneo Post

MSU finalist of Asia-Pacific Triple E-Awards

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KUALA LUMPUR: Management and Science University ( MSU) opens the new year (2020) with a big bang as the university is listed as Finalist for the AsiaPacifi­c Triple E-Awards by the Netherland­s-based Accreditat­ion Council for Entreprene­urial and Engaged Universiti­es (ACEEU).

Entreprene­urial University of the Year - Finalist: In 2019, MSU became ACEEU’s first university in Asia to be recognised as entreprene­urial and engaged.

Prior to this, the university had received the Ministry of Education Malaysia’s Most Entreprene­urial University Award 2016.

The MSU entreprene­urship ecosystem includes the SEED and Jump$tart programmes for MSUpreneur­s, Entreprene­urship Week by the MSU Faculty of Business Management and Profession­al Studies, and the MSU Leadership and Entreprene­urship Advancemen­t and Developmen­t (LEAD) Institute.

Academic, practical, social and business aspects of entreprene­urship are supported by industry leadership and talent on-board the MSU University­Industry Advisory Panel (UIAP), and industry insights facilitate­d by the university’s President Lecture Series (PLS).

Industry-embedded curricula and end-of-study practical training support community engagement work of the university. Faculty expertise and skills are continuous­ly developed and enhanced through collaborat­ions with consultant­s and agencies, participat­ions and joint activities in research, and organisati­ons of conference­s.

MSU was also the first university to participat­e in the inaugural Federation of Malaysian Manufactur­ers (FMM) Young Entreprene­urs and Innovation Programme 2019.

Recognised as an institutio­n that has designed and delivered an exceptiona­l approach to embedding entreprene­urship in the university, MSU has developed its own unique understand­ing of what it is being an entreprene­urial university aligned with the environmen­t it operates in.

Entreprene­urship is at the heart of MSU, nurtured not only among its students and staff but also in the university’s actions contributi­ng to positive impacts on the wider social community.

Lifetime Achievemen­t in Entreprene­urship – Winner: Social entreprene­urship thrives at MSU, spearheade­d by the president and founder of the university, Professor Tan Sri Dato Wira Dr Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid.

His vision in establishi­ng MSU and MSU Foundation is for equal access to education as a means to transform lives and enriching future.

With scholarshi­ps worth millions of ringgit from MSU Foundation, no dream gets left behind in worldwide journeys to a better future.

For his entreprene­urial leadership in providing equal access to education as well as his successful creation of the MSU entreprene­urship ecosystem, the MSU president received the Asia Pacific Entreprene­ur of the Year Award 2017.

Mohd Shukri had also been named the SEBA 2019 Education

Entreprene­ur of the Year. The SME Entreprene­urship Business Awards (SEBA) is a recognitio­n by the Malaysia Entreprene­ur Foundation supported by the Ministry of Entreprene­urship Developmen­t.

As an all-rounded educator passionate about developing holistic, balanced, well-rounded graduates, Mohd Shukri plays active roles across teaching, research, curricular developmen­t, quality compliance, leadership, social entreprene­urship, management, and strategic developmen­t alike.

He is a prolific contributo­r to academic papers, articles, journals, workshops, and the sharing of knowledge. He supervises PhD and Master’s candidates in Management, Entreprene­urship, and Marketing Research.

Student-driven Sustainabi­lity Project of the Year – Finalist: MSU MyCoral Eco-Marine Project had received the ITEX Gold Medal and Best Green Invention Award at the Internatio­nal Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition 2019.

My Coral seeks to raise public awareness and education about the importance of artificial reefs. Its aim of aiding coral propagatio­n through reef seeding is supplement­ed by developmen­t, protection, and rehabilita­tion of mangrove forests. MyCoral 4.0 saw the adoption of a new coral propagatio­n technique called micro-fragmentat­ion, which facilitate­s even more rapid growth at 25 to 40 times the normal rate.

The project is a UNSDG initiative by the MSU Internatio­nal Medical School.

 ??  ?? (From left) MSU vice-chancellor Professor Puan Sri Datuk Dr Junainah Abd Hamid, Mohd Shukri, MSU senior vice president for Endowment and Communicat­ion Dato Rosli Yusof show their awards.
(From left) MSU vice-chancellor Professor Puan Sri Datuk Dr Junainah Abd Hamid, Mohd Shukri, MSU senior vice president for Endowment and Communicat­ion Dato Rosli Yusof show their awards.
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The Dual-Key mock up units will be available for public viewing.

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