MSU links with Digital Durian
> Professional development opportunities arise for MSUrians
MANAGEMENT and Science University (MSU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DD Animation Studio. Also known by the moniker, Digital Durian, the studio is the creator and producer of the popular pre-school edutainment television programme DiDi and Friends aired on Astro Ceria Malaysia.
Present at the signing ceremony was MSU president Tan Sri Dr Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid and deans of the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering, School of Hospitality and Creative Arts and School of Education and Social Sciences.
Signing the MoU were MSU Industrial Linkages and Entrepreneurship vice president Assoc Prof Dr Abdul Jalil Ghazali and DD Animation Studio CEO and cofounder Sinan Ismail.
The collaboration seeks to promote and facilitate teaching, research and training in programmes that are of interest to both parties. MSUrians can now look forward to internships and professional development opportunities from this partnership.
MSU offers Bachelor and Diploma programmes in early childhood education (BECE and DECE), game design and animation (BGDA and DGA) and music technology (BMZ and DMZ). It also offers Bachelor programmes in instructional multimedia (BIMM), and information and communication technology (BICT) majoring in either information systems or multimedia.
Additionally, those wanting to explore the creative field will have opportunities to take up the Foundation in Visual Arts (FVA) programme, which follows with a Master of Design (MID) course.
As one of Malaysia’s best teaching and learning universities, MSU prioritises building both students and faculty, as well as enhancing graduate employability.
By employing highly qualified academics and engaging international visiting professors, the university delivers compelling learning experiences through a holistic curriculum.
MSU blends global exposure with extensive industrial training to enrich its graduates’ personal competencies. Its global mobility initiatives include student exchange, leadership development and market immersion undertakings that empower its graduates to be wellrounded, hence soughtafter by employers.
A tracer study by the Ministry of Higher Education reported that 98% of MSU graduates are successful in securing employment within six months of graduation.