KDU Team Wins in MSC Competition

Two students, both from School of Engineering, Science & Technology of KDU College recently became champions in Business Plan Category Competition organized by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC) and Institution of Higher Learning (IHLs) in Malaysia.

Team (LEXTRONICS) were thrilled when the results were announced during the final round at Cyberview Lodge, followed by Award Presentation Ceremony recently. Represented by Joshua Yam Weng Thai and Yeoh Huey Ling, the team remains the only college to compete among participants from respective universities. The duo’s innovative winning entry to the competition, a business idea for SMS-Controlled Multi-Socket, greatly impressed the judges who comprised key personnels from Consulting Agencies and MSC status companies. This year’s competition saw a notable participation of ICT enthusiasts, ranging from lecturers, graduates and undergraduates from non-academic or academia personnel.

With this success, the winners are now fast-tracked to be involved in technopreneur and enterprise development programmes such as the Pre-seed Jumpstart Workshop. The Workshop would train participants on how to improve on the current business plan and prepare them for the Pre-Seed Fund. “At KDU College, we not only equip our students with technical skills but also our attributes such as organizational and critical thinking skills in order to stay competitive. At the same time, students learn to merge their ideas and capitalize them into business plan,” added Mr. Gerard Boey, team leader of Lextronics. The team walked away with Grand Prize of cash worth RM7,000.

Both students are currently pursuing their studies in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with our partner-university--Northumbria University, United Kingdom. The courses offered at KDU College enable students to structure their school work and turn them into very viable business proposals. This was part of their school work which was converted into business plan because students are trained to develop organizational and critical analysis, thus making them competent in adapting or developing new ideas in the current market situations. Concurrently, students acquire new technical skills through exposure to technical business venture.

The competition is a collaborative effort by the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC) and Institution of Higher Learning (IHLs) in Malaysia. The objectives of the competition are to inculcate a culture of technopreneurship in IHLs, to provide exposure and knowledge of key competencies to become successful technopreneur, to encourage students and researchers to share their business ideas and form teams that leverage on both technology and business competencies, to identify commercially viable ideas and R & D project with Intellectual Property potential of their development into ICT SMEs.

For more information on the courses provided by KDU College Penang, please contact 04-226 6368 or visit our website http://www.kdupg.edu.my/