PARIT: The nation’s first Faculty of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be launched on May 10, mentioned Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.
He mentioned the symbolic launch would be held on the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL), with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim anticipated to officiate it.
“At the preliminary stage, the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence began at UTM (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) and there are additionally consortiums with different universities.
“But for this preliminary stage, we would like to make the college really a excessive-high quality college with experience from different universities becoming a member of in to make sure the success of building this college,” he mentioned.
He mentioned this when met by reporters after officiating the launch of the 2024 Jom Masuk U (JMU) (*10*) on the Universiti Teknologi Mara Seri Iskandar department campus right here as we speak.
Zambry was beforehand reported to have mentioned that for a begin, the Higher Education Committee (JKPT) had accredited the AI Bachelor’s Degree programme in January and that the programme’s first cohort would start their research in October.
He mentioned the AI improvement and curriculum had been recognized to fulfil industrial wants, involving consultants within the AI subject and in step with the National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025 initiated by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).
Meanwhile, Zambry mentioned the JMU 2024 was geared toward selling details about the schooling programmes supplied by establishments of upper studying beneath the ministry, comprising public universities, non-public establishments of upper studying, polytechnics, group faculties and the involvement of Public Skills Training Institutions (ILKA).
He mentioned the JMU 2024 will be held in 10 zones, together with at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, UiTM branches in Sabah and Sarawak and Universiti Malaysia Perlis from as we speak till June 9.
