Introduction
The Talent Development Programme is designed to provide an accelerated design and manufacturing experience to Malaysian academicians and students so they can develop big-picture thinking in their areas of interest.
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Design with aims:
A well-structured Talent Development Programme is designed with the aims:
- To ensure the industry will have a constant supply of skilled professionals and industry-ready talents.
- To leverage each other’s (academia and industry) expertise and experience in specialised knowledge as well as mastery of and access to cutting-edge technologies, equipment, resources, and state-of-the-art facilities.
- To drive industry innovation and development, develop highly complex problem-solving capabilities and new technologies that lead to breakthrough discoveries and advancements in the field.
List of programmes
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Academic Staff Industrial Placement and Training
This programme for academic staff presents the opportunity to gain hands-on industry experience, which enhances theoretical knowledge. It also provides accelerated design and manufacturing experience to enhance the development of big-picture thinking for design and engineering processes.
- Academic staff industrial placement
- Joint research activities, sabbatical, exchange of researchers
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Joint Research Activities
This programme facilitates sharing knowledge and resources, as a basis for ground-breaking research and innovation.
- Level 1 Apprenticeship (Introductory Courses)
- Level 2 Apprenticeship
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
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Apprenticeship Programmes for undergraduates and postgraduates
Specifically for undergraduates and postgraduates aim to ensure alignment between students' projects with industry needs, fostering innovation and applicability.
- Industrial Attachment
- Research Projects
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Joint Organization of Student Competitions
Allow students to showcase their talents and abilities, fostering healthy competition and collaboration.
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Design & Engineering Competition
- Rocketry competition
- Robot Design Challenge