Cultivating a passion for creative solutions
MANAGEMENT and Science University (MSU) held its 7th ideas Regeneration Expo (iRex) at the end of April 2019. Organised by the university’s Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering (FISE), the seventh edition of the biannual iRex focused on raising awareness on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and cultivating a passion for creative solutions through regeneration of conventional ideas into new innovations.
Involving close to 300 final-year students including three from Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR), four from MSU College, and 55 diploma projects, the two-day iRex combined the creative talents of FISE’s departments of Graphic and Multimedia, Engineering and Technology, and Information Sciences and Computing across the key research areas of Sustainability, Engineering Innovation Technology, Cyber Security, Big Data and New Media Technology.
Officiating the launch of iRex 2019, MSU president Professor Tan Sri Dr Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid expounded the need for creativity and inventiveness in sharing innovations with the industry as well as meeting market needs.
iRex showcases creative ideas and innovations through interactive exhibitions and promotes creativity and learning as well as leadership, teamwork and soft skills development.
iRex is also a biannual opportunity for direct industry interaction with representatives of public, private, local and international companies, organisations and institutions in attendance.
The 7th iRex concluded with five new collaborations with members of industry: STF Softech, PSI Global, Light Up 7 Digital Creative Agency, LGMS Global Services and Aspert Innovations.
Good exposure to the industry
Excellent exposure to industry is just one of the many benefits of iRex. As a platform facilitating and enlivening academic discussions with industry perspectives, it presents a host of opportunities for compelling learning experiences that coax soft skills into play. Soft skills development is emphasised at MSU, in its quest to build holistically competent MSUrians.
MSU is QS-ranked and accredited by the Accreditation Services for International Schools, Colleges & Universities and Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities. It is focused on building academically excellent, holistic, balanced, well-rounded, global graduates.
MSU’s multicultural students lend an air of vibrancy across the campus, and international students from over 40 countries worldwide add to the cultural diversity.
A melting pot of customs and cultures, MSU offers students an interesting campus life; welcoming in its embrace and cultivating and leveraging towards individual growth. Step into the MSU campus and you can feel the unique dynamism of the place.
Graduate employability being focal to the university’s mission, MSU weaves entrepreneurship, leadership, and mobility into student development.
Jumpstart for MSUpreneurs and its flagship programmes such as the Global Mobility Programme, Global Leadership Programme, and Global Internship Programme which build future graduates’ global employability through learning and working experiences abroad.
MSU has extensive collaborations with partner universities and institutions in over 40 countries including the UK, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China and others.