GEORGE TOWN, November 12 – Penang Youth Development Corporation together with MSU College Penang, Peninsula College Penang, INTI College Penang, IPK College, DISTED College, Advance Tertiary College had come together to synergize a collective effort in building the youth of today by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between these six parties. The Parties were desirous of entering into this MoU to declare their mutual intentions to establish collaboration and explore opportunities to develop, support and enrich the research, educational and training programs in the fields that will be beneficial to both Parties. Those presented during the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding were:
- YB Soon Lip Chee, Penang State EXCO for Youth and Sport
- Dr. Gwee Sai Ling, General Manager, PYDC
- Ms. Hemalatha Murugiah, Chief Executive INTI College Penang
- Professor Dr Brian Imrie, CEO DISTED College
- Mr. Choo Chuan Sin, Principal of IPK College
- Ms. Linda Christabel Felix, Chief Executive Officer Advance Tertiary College (ATC)
- Professor Dr. Ian Pashby, Group President Peninsula College
- Prof Dr Abdul Jalil Ghazali, Vp Industrial Linkages & Entrepreneurship, MSU College
This MoU sets out the general framework for the establishment of an academic link and cooperation between the Parties and to facilitate the detailed discussions on the scope of the academic link and cooperation. Both parties will endeavour to take necessary steps to promote, develop and establish the research, education, training and development programs in various fields which are, community engagement, outreach, volunteerism, education, youth employment, knowledge and skills transfer, student exchange, Penang Youth Programmes, and other related advice, talk, or seminar to students in all 6 colleges.
Besides mentioned collaborations, Disted college collaborated with PYDC for the Penang Young Digital Talent Programme, whereas Peninsula Higher Education collaborated together for the Essential Skills Programme, Award Ceremony for Digital Talent Award and Prize Giving & Closing for the Web Design Competition. On the other hand INTI International College of Penang will be collaborating with PYDC for the Digital Marketing Boot Camp. Moreover, IPK College and PYDC will be collaborating in terms of focusing more on staff development programmes.
However, all 6 institutions have joined closely and contributed collective efforts with PYDC in making the Virtual Career Fair 2021- Explore, Connect and Get Hired & 1st International Youth Conference 2021 a success.During the signing of MoU, Penang State EXCO for Youth and Sports, Soon Lip Chee stressed that “education is a key topic affecting young peoples’ lives. There is no end to education as the journey to learn and accumulate knowledge is borderless.
Your journey of education doesn’t end with just attending schools and passing examinations, but the journey of education is life long as education is the key to success in life.” Alongside with that, General Manager of Penang Youth Development Corporation, Gwee Sai Ling expressed that for any country to succeed, it needs educated, well informed and responsible leaders. “The youth must correct the mistakes and shortcomings of the previous leaders and completely change the outlook of the society. Since the youth hold an important part of our society’s future, they need to be educated, guided, encouraged, advised, taught, and shown the way to make sure that they achieve their dreams and visions.”
