15 July 2024 - Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) recently strengthened its partnerships with 29 industry collaborators by signing new memorandums of agreement (MoA) and memorandums of understanding (MoU).

The event, held at Dewan Perdana, Grand Darul Makmur Hotel Kuantan, featured UMPSA Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Ts. Dr. Yuserrie Zainuddin, who exchanged documents with industry partners. He also presented appointment letters for Adjunct Professors to several industry representatives, including Mr. Gunasegaran Krishnan, CEO of Trinovik Labs and an alumnus of UMPSA's Faculty of Computing.

UMPSA's Faculty of Computing signed a MoA with various industries to enhance the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program for its Bachelor of Computer Science (Cybersecurity) with honors.

This agreement will enable students to undergo WBL and industrial training for a year. The Faculty of Computing offers a 2U2I program with a 3U1I model (3 years at university, 1 year in the industry). Through the WBL program, students gain valuable knowledge and experience before entering the workforce.

The MoA was signed with ASK-Pentest Sdn. Bhd., Adaptive Netpoleon Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Gemas Lestari Sdn. Bhd., Definite Security Sdn. Bhd., Cybertronium Sdn. Bhd., Vulsan X Cydef Sdn. Bhd., and HeiTech Padu Berhad.