The Malaysian delegation at the WYSS 2024 in Wenzhou, China.
SOME 30 participants represented Malaysia at the World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS) 2024, which focused on global Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) partnerships and idea exchanges.
It was the second consecutive year that Malaysia was invited to the event which drew over 400 delegates from various countries to Wenzhou, China, for four days.
As one of the biggest delegations, Malaysia brought along representatives from the National TVET Council (MTVET), Skills Development Department, Human Resources Department, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTEM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Tafe College, Sultan Azlan Shah Polytechnic, Industrial Training Institutes from Kuantan, Pasir Gudang and Kota Kinabalu, as well as Malaysia Automotive Robotics & IoT Institute (MARii), and Advance Retro Solution (ARS).
The delegation was headed by Skills Development Department deputy director-general (development) Dr Azmi Ahmad.
“There is good potential for international collaboration between Beifang Automotive School and Malaysia TVET for lecturer and student exchange programmes.
“With excellent training facilities and lecturing resources, Malaysian students could have the opportunity to explore new automotive technology.
“TVET is now borderless.
“Collaboration across regions would enable the training landscape to be more competitive and effective,” said Azmi.
He said students from Beifang Shijiazhuang looked forward to starting their study exchange programme in Malaysia.
He also said that Malaysia could leverage the technology and support from Yalong as well as the strong industrial and academic network via the Belt and Road Initiative.
The Malaysia-China partnership was also strengthened with a letter of intent signing between Universiti Sultan Zainal Abdin (UniSZA), Yalong and ARS.
UniSZA’s Faculty of Innovative Design and Technology dean Prof Dr Saiful Bahri Mohamed said two students were doing an internship in Yalong and one in ARS.
This year, significant strides were made in Malaysia-China TVET projects.
Malaysian delegates also visited one of the country’s strategic academic partners, the Zhejiang Industry & Trade Vocational College.
Last month, ARS concluded Malaysia’s first overseas industrial attachment training with the Centre for Instructor and Advanced Skill Training (CIAST) at Yalong.
Currently, three groups of lecturers from GiatMara, and Mara Skills and Technical division are undergoing training in smart manufacturing, facility maintenance and technology for the Internet of Things.
In addition, 24 students and lecturers from Kolej Yayasan Pelajaran Johor and Johor Skills will soon be completing their industrial automation training in China.
Another 10 students and lecturers from Universiti Malaysia Kelantan will join the smart agriculture training in December.
