AI, spinouts and the porous campus. Are Malaysia's universities open for business?

30 September 2024

Malaysia’s Higher Education Plan ends in 2025. New plans indicate the need to embrace supercomputing, strengthen the capacity for university spin outs and deliver future-ready graduates with first-hand experience of cutting-edge research and supportive entrepreneurial ecosystems. As such, universities are set to become increasingly entwined with business - and vice versa. But is Malaysia ready?

Vice Chancellor, Professor Evelyn Welch, talking to alumnus Andrew Sheng

Recorded as part of a University of Bristol partner event in Malaysia, the podcast series 'Open for Business' features Vice Chancellor, Professor Evelyn Welch, talking to alumnus Andrew Sheng, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Global Institute, Hong Kong. In this episode they discuss:

How Malaysia welcomes far more international students than any other country in SE Asia, yet the country's brightest minds continue to leave the country to pursue careers overseas.
How a new Higher Education plan could help deliver a template for change in

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Posted 30 September 2024

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How can supercomputing accelerate research commercialisation in Malaysia?

Malaysia has set a target of becoming a regional hub for startups. As of 2022, there were approximately 3,000 active startups in Malaysia, up from around 300 in 2013. However, over half of those have struggled, with a 60% failure rate. How can supercomputing accelerate a culture of research incubation in universities to ensure the delivery of robust, market-ready businesses?
This is the topic for the third episode in the 'Open for Business' podcast series which features a discussion between:
Mohd Roydean Osman (photo) Vice President of Innovation & Commercialisation from Taylor's University in Malaysia.
Simon Bond Director of Bristol Innovations, at the University of Bristol, a leading university for spinout businesses and one of the fastest growing in the UK in terms of the number of companies it has formed.
Discover the business of university spin outs. Listen to the podcast today.

25 October 2024

What does the rise of the porous campus mean for Malaysia?

The porous campus is expected to encourage increased integration between technology, education and business - creating an immersive environment for students and researchers alike. The vision is a more dynamic curricula that keeps pace with the speed of change in industry to deliver a future-ready workforce. But can the porous campus also support a shift to a more ethical workplace too?
This is the topic for the second episode in the 'Open for Business' podcast series which features a discussion between:
Professor Datuk Dr Paul Chan (photo), founder of HELP University which has upheld a strong dedication to community engagement and social responsibility since its inception in 2004.
Professor Veronica Hope Hailey, the inagural Dean of the University of Bristol Business School, and well known for industry leading research on Trust and Trustworthy Leadership.
Professor Brian Squire, current Dean of the University of Bristol Business School which will be at the heart of a new porous campus being built at the heart of Bristol, in a the UK's 'silicon gorge'.
Tune in for an engaging conversation on how institutions are transforming in Malaysia and the UK, and what it means for students, educators, and the future of work.

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