JOHOR BAHRU, 14 January 2017 – Every January students and faculty from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) join in a two-week Practicum in Malaysia.
Executive Director of Institute Sultan Iskandar (ISI), UTM Professor Dr. Mohd. Hamdan Ahmad, said for this year, the practicum begins on the 11th January with arrival of 17 delegates from MIT and will end on 23rd January 2017.
“MIT-UTM students-faculty team assisted by the eight current Malaysia Sustainable Cities Program (MSCP) Scholars have an intensive schedules visiting site and meeting various stakeholders; public agencies, NGOs, private organizations and community leaders and action groups to identify questions and form research agendas that might be the subject of scholarly inquiries by next batch of MSCP Scholars,” he said.
The cities involved this year are Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuching and new interest on Cameron Highlands.
Another highlight of the Practicum is the presentation by current MSCP Scholars on their updated research finding held on 13th January in UTMKL.
Related news; http://news.utm.my/2014/01/mit-utm-sustainable-cities-program/