USM, PENANG, 18 December 2020 - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), through the School of Housing, Building and Planning (HBP), recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Imperia College that is based in Subang Jaya, Selangor. 

The purpose of the signing was to develop academic, research and educational cooperation as well as promoting mutual understanding between the two institutions.

With the MoU, both parties plan to embark in a joint education programme, i.e. an offshore programme in Quantity Surveying which will be professionally accredited.

This collaboration will also look into allowing the foundation and diploma level students that achieved the required admission criteria from Imperia College to continue their education in the offshore programme in the future.

Representing USM in signing the MoU was the Dean of HBP, Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Abdul Naser Abdul Ghani, while the Head of Department of School of Quantity Surveying, Azhar Yusof represented Imperia College in a ceremony held at the HBP Conference Hall here on 16 December 2020.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Imperia College, Dr. Katherine Poh Cheng Sim said, the college is grateful to USM for being a partner to cooperate as well as to further increase the level of capacity of the college. 

Apart from that, the college can have an exchange in viewpoints and ideas with USM, regarded as one of the best Public Institutions of Higher Learning (IPTA) in this country in the field relating to housing, building and planning, she further said. 

In addition, several programmes will also be organised, such as the exchange of academic staff and students which could further enhance the achievement in the field of study offered by both parties. 

Text: Mohamad Hafiz Asyraf Mohd Arop (MPRC intern)/Editing: Mazlan Hanafi Basharudin /Photo: Mohd Fairus Md Isa