KUCHING: A total of seven students of Swinburne University of Technoloy (SUT) were awarded with full scholarships for Master by Research for projects alligned with Malaysia Automative Institute (MAI) during a ceremony held at SUT here, yesterday.
The seven students were Robin Xavier Mowe, Jackson Wong Joon Shee, Abdul Qaiyum Aidil, Mohamad Izuan, Naresh Jeyapalan, Chai Poh Chun and Michelle Kuek Shu Wun.
Combining the need of the industry, the capability of the academia and the role of the government in a tri-party composition, an Automotive Research Programme is now launched by MAI and SUT.
This programme carefully selects specific projects needed by the industry and match with the right student for the research to be undertaken.
The students are awarded stipend and waived tuition fees for a maximum of two years.
The students will be attached to the industry for the duration of the research to focus on issues and solutions. This is a win-win programme and it is hoped that the students, the university, the industry, the government, and ultimately the country Malaysia will benefit from it.
The full scholarship given was in conjunction with the MAI- Swinburne research collaboration that was formalised in 2016.
The purpose is to carry out original research to find innovative solutions to transportation, auto and manufacturing industry and human mobility challenges.
This collaboration brings in research expertise and facilities of both Swinburne campuses while MAI brings in its vast experience and network in the automotive industry. Together they will also develop training programmes to produce a more skilled automotive workforce to support this goal.
