Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), through its branch campus, UniKL British Malaysian Institute (UniKL BMI), and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Huawei Malaysia) will collaborate on academic and research endeavours in smart city technology, urban disaster prevention, and other mutually beneficial activities and programmes aimed at technological innovation.
This collaboration, commemorated through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), will see the establishment of a Huawei Intelligent Operation Center (IOC) at UniKL BMI.
This centre will provide research and development (R&D) opportunities and enable UniKL to offer authorised short-course training to its students and the public, fostering technological innovation and practical training.
Additionally, Huawei Malaysia and UniKL will exchange academic and research information, specifically focusing on Flood Monitoring Control.
The MoU signing was witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW), Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, during his visit to Huawei’s Headquarters in Shenzhen, China.
Signing on behalf of UniKL was its President/Chief Executive Officer Associate Professor Ir Dr Azman Senin while Huawei Malaysia is represented by its Chief Executive Officer Mr Simon Sun while UniKL.
Speaking on the partnership, Dr. Azman Senin stated that the MoU reflects the university’s commitment to providing its students with the best learning opportunities and resources.
“This MoU opens up new horizons for UniKL, and we look forward to a fruitful collaboration with Huawei Malaysia that will benefit our students, researchers, and the broader community,” he highlighted.
Mr. Simon Sun added, “The Huawei IOC is a decision-making assistance
model that makes predictions using massive amounts of industry-specific data. It enables the efficient deployment of manpower and resources in critical situations, such as floods, leading to greatly improved city governance.
“The IOC that will be set up at UniKL BMI will be a powerful educational, research and development tool for both students and researchers alike as we head towards a connected, intelligent future of smart cities.”
UniKL’s collaboration with Huawei Malaysia dates back to 2012 when UniKL became a Huawei University Teaching Laboratory.
The primary aim of the recent collaboration is to strengthen, promote, and develop capacity-building cooperation based on equality and mutual benefit.
