JOHOR BAHRU – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and University of Aberystwyth (AU) and Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus (AberInnovation) from United Kingdom (UK) on 16 December 2020.
The online signing ceremony took place in the Main Meeting Room (BMU) of UTM Johor Bahru campus with Prof. Datuk Ts. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail who is the acting Vice-Chancellor of UTM signing on behalf of the university.
Meanwhile, the co-signatory parties were the Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University, Prof. Dr. Elizabeth Treasure and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AberInnovation and Enterprise Campus, Dr. Rhian Hayward.
Prof. Fauzi in his speech highlighted the aspects of commercialisation which is the importance of drawing an effective strategy as a catalyst for technological commercialisation excellence especially in a prosperous innovation ecosystem with many experts, intellectual property, financial assistance, and conducive incubator platforms.