Universities
The data scientist market: Some thoughts and tips
A Q&A with Max Song, William Chen, Carl Shan and Henry Wang, who have just published The Data Science Handbook.
What will higher education look like in 2020?
Extreme Networks’ Gary Newbold presents some of the new styles of learning and how these tools are expected to change the face of universities and colleges by 2020.
Huawei and Xiamen University to set up ICT-enabled campus in Malaysia
Huawei Malaysia said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Xiamen University Malaysia Campus which would see the two parties jointly plan and develop a “future-oriented ICT-enabled campus” in Malaysia.
UTeM first Asean university to become Dassault ‘academy member’
3D design software company Dassault Systèmes said that Universiti Teknikal Malaysia (UTeM) has been awarded the ‘Dassault Systèmes Academy Member Label.’
7 ways universities can make an impact with data
Tableau Software’s JY Pook discusses seven ways that higher education institutions can use data analytics and data visualisation, and also addresses common concerns such as keeping data up-to-date, appropriately private, and secure.
EasyUni gets funding from Teak Capital
Tertiary educational institute aggregator EasyUni, which has received two Cradle Fund grants and another from MDeC, got Series A funding from Teak Capital, although details were not disclosed.
Melaka state govt goes open source in a big way
The Melaka State Government and Red Hat have entered into an alliance that will see the former deploy the vendor’s software offerings and utilize its training material at the Melaka Open Source Center of Excellence come next year.
IT grads: Time to raise the bar
Computer Science used to be a four-year program in all our public universities, but was changed in the late 1990s under the mistaken belief that cutting one year off university education was the answer to the industry’s need for talent. It was a recipe for disaster, and USM is intent on turning the ride.
ICT grads: Plugging the gap
Malaysia does not have enough skilled ICT staff to meet its own national aspirations, let alone compete against other economies in the region. Tertiary institutes are working with the industry to address the issue, however.
MNCs weigh in on local ICT grads
Multinationals too have a stake in seeing the Malaysian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) graduate dilemma being resolved. Digital News Asia spoke to these three companies to get a snapshot of what they believe are the challenges surrounding hiring Malaysian graduates, and how they should be addressed.
