KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and China yesterday mentioned varied strategic initiatives to increase and strengthen cooperation in the higher education sector in conjunction with celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations.
Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) stated in a press release the dialogue was held between China’s Education Minister Huai Jinpeng and Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir in Putrajaya.
“The counterparts exchanged views on their nations’ higher education panorama and path in addition to potential strategic cooperation, notably in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) discipline, in features corresponding to socio-cultural and industrial collaboration for Malaysian college students involving firms led by Chinese companies together with Huawei and Geely,” learn the assertion.
The dialogue additionally covers the cooperation in superior know-how sectors corresponding to synthetic intelligence, computing, inexperienced know-how, microchips and automotive, amongst different issues.
According to the assertion, each ministers agreed that cooperation in the related analysis sector may very well be enhanced by establishing a national-level analysis centre for the 2 nations.
They additionally inspired strategic cooperation between higher education establishments in Malaysia and China in varied science and know-how growth programmes, useful resource sharing, technical information, amenities, coaching analysis, and dialogues on civilisations.
The assertion additionally stated a signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) was additionally performed throughout the assembly.
CSCSE and MQA will be part of forces to facilitate the alternate of knowledge and experience on nationwide qualification frameworks and accreditation processes and to promote worldwide cooperation to recognise {qualifications} and expertise acquired by higher education.
“The collaboration will additional strengthen tutorial mobility programmes, sharing of analysis findings and greatest practices in high quality assurance of the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing higher education sector,” it added.
