MTDC to guide 40 grads in tech entrepreneurships
Published on: Saturday, May 14, 2016
NILAI: The Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) plans to guide 40 graduates who want to go into technological entrepreneurships.MTDC Chief Executive Officer Datuk Norhalim Yunus said the corporation was currently guiding 30 graduates under its symbiosis programme."Generally we want to expose the students to ways to develop a company using technology.
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"This technology does not have to be too sophisticated, but can be commercialised, and developed by the students and lecturers themselves, and is an innovation which could be expanded in the future," he said.Norhalim was speaking to reporters after the closing ceremony of the "Transfer of Industry Knowledge Into Academia 2016" programme which was officiated by Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching.A total of 85 final-year students from 16 polytechnics throughout the country participated in the programme.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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He added that under the symbiosis programme, the MTDC would provide funds of up to RM500,000 for every project which had market value. – Bernama
