CA Invests RM12 Million in Technology Alliance with MMU

18 July - The world leader in IT management software CA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MMU at Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, YB Dato’ Kong Cho Ha. The Managing Director of CA Malaysia Ms. Queenie Wong represented CA in the signing, while MMU was presented by its President Prof. Datuk Dr. Ghauth Jasmon.

As a part of the collaboration formalised by the signing ceremony, CA donated a range of CA software worth 12 million for the setting up of two CA Labs in MMU for teaching and research purposes. The CA Labs shall be set up in the university’s two ICT faculties, the Faculty of Information Technology in Cyberjaya Campus and the Faculty of Information Science and Technology in Melaka Campus. These Labs will provide an actual run time environment for an IT management system, enabling the students of the two faculties to implement the theories and concepts they learned in class in a real life commercial software through projects and class work. In addition, MMU will work closely with CA to incorporate the latest software technology and business IT system practices in the curriculum to prepare students to meet new challenges in the real world.

Starting this year, CA will also sponsor the CA Best IT Graduate Awards for the best outgoing student from each of the IT faculties in MMU annually. This award will be given to recognize students with excellent academic performance and who are active in extra-curricular activities. It serves to encourage them to strive towards greater achievement and leadership in their career.

The collaborations between CA and MMU will also include human resource development programs and activities such as industrial training, final year projects, industrial visits, on-campus recruitment drive, sponsorship of academic events, technology talks and seminars, CA professional courses and joint R&D activities.

This collaboration marks another major step in MMU’s industrial collaboration initiative and will greatly benefit MMU staff and students. Continuous interaction with the industry ensures the sustained quality of academic programs in MMU and helps us produce highly sought after graduates who meet the demand of the industry in the knowledge economy era.