SUNSURIA BERHAD & XIAMEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA TO COLLABORATE ON INTERNSHIPS & INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

SUNSURIA CITY, SEPANG, 30th Oct 2018 – Sunsuria Berhad and Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on internships and industrial training, which includes practical training, social services programmes and career services activities.

This is in line with Sunsuria’s vision of building a sustainable business, which not only focuses on the continuous learning and development of its staff, but also about recruiting the right home-grown talents and enhancing the company’s brand as an employer of choice. Located at the heart of Sunsuria’s flagship township Sunsuria City, XMUM has grown to approximately 4,000 students since taking in its first batch of students in February 2016. Therefore, there were natural synergies for both parties in launching this mutually beneficial partnership.

“Ever since our first discussions in 2012 on establishing the first foreign campus of a university from China, we have already formed an extremely close working relationship with Xiamen University – today’s MOU further deepens Sunsuria’s historic ties to XMUM, which will continue to grow from strength to strength,” remarked Tan Sri Datuk Ter Leong Yap, Executive Chairman of Sunsuria Berhad.

“Not only would we be able to provide XMUM students with valuable work experience and prepare them for their future careers through internships and career services programmes, we are also able to get early access to top talent, who have every potential to be nurtured into the leaders of tomorrow – as a socially responsible corporation, this is an excellent way to give back to society and to build a great company,” added Tan Sri Ter.

“Internships are of great importance for nurturing high-quality future talents. For our students, internships can help them discover what it is really like to work in the industry, gain first-hand experience, and make informed decisions about their future career paths. For XMUM faculty members, through cooperation with our internship partners, they can tailor our academic programme to the ever-changing industry demands and give special emphasis on skills and knowledge highly valued by potential employers,” said Professor Wang Ruifang, President of Xiamen University Malaysia.

“I believe that the today’s MOU further strengthens our long-time friendship with Sunsuria, our close friend and good neighbour. The cooperation is of mutual benefit to XMUM and Sunsuria. In particular, our students will definitely benefit a lot from the internship and career development opportunities offered by Sunsuria,” added Prof. Wang.

The MOU signing took place at Sunsuria City’s Celebration Centre, which is directly adjacent to XMUM, and was attended not only by the management and staff of Sunsuria and XMUM, but also by XMUM’s Career Services Ambassadors and prospective XMUM internship students. The first intake of XMUM interns into Sunsuria is expected from January 2019 onwards.

征阳与厦大展开合作，开展人才培训计划

（雪邦，征阳城30日讯） －征阳集团与中国在海外的第一所大学--厦门大学马来西亚分校正式签署校企合作谅解备忘录（MOU），携手开展学生的职场实习培训、社会活动参与，以及就业服务相关等一系列系统性的教育与培训计划。签约仪式择在厦门大学毗邻的“征阳城庆典广场”举行，由征阳集团执行主席丹斯里戴良业以及厦门大学马来西亚分校校长王瑞芳教授代表校企双方签署。此外，厦大分校就业服务大使以及参与实习计划的学生也到场见证这极具意义的时刻。

征阳集团创办于1989年，如今已发展成为信誉卓著的多元化领先上市房地产公司，该集团制定可持续发展业务的愿景，不仅重视员工的学习和发展，也积极发掘人才，吸纳合适的本地专才加入，期许将公司打造为首选雇主的品牌；而位于征阳集团旗舰开发项目-征阳城心脏位置的厦门大学马来西亚分校，校园占地150英亩，是马来西亚私立大学中最大校园的大学，自2016年2月迎来第一批学生后发展快速，如今已有大约4千多名学生，他们来自马来西亚、中国大陆、印度尼西亚、韩国、日本、埃及等23个国家和地区，设有15个学士学位课程和2个预科课程，秉持办学与科研并重的教育理念。这次的人才培养计划，更是校企双方合作的又一重要成果，共同整合资源，充分发挥学校专业优势和企业的行业优势，有效实现互惠双赢。

“自2012年首次讨论如何让中国大学走出来，在海外设立第一所分校开始，我们已经与厦门大学建立了非常密切的合作关系；而今天的成功签约，进一步深化征阳集团及厦门大学分校的紧密友好的合作关系，产教融合，为社会贡献人才力量。

“我们不仅能为厦门大学马来西亚分校的学生提供宝贵的工作经验，通过实习和就业服务计划，让他们替未来的职业生涯做好准备，同时也能更快地发掘与吸纳具潜力的顶尖人才，培育他们成为明日的领导者。更重要的是，这也是征阳集团回馈社会、履行企业社会责任和使命，。”征阳集团执行主席丹斯里戴良业如是表示。

“实习对于未来高质量人才的培养至关重要。对学生而言，实习可以帮助他们了解行业，得到第一手实践经验，并在选择职业道路时做出更明智的决定。而站在校方的角度，通过与实习伙伴的合作，我们能让课程设置更加契合不断变化的行业需求，并着重培养未来雇主所重视的知识与技能，”厦门大学马来西亚分校校长王瑞芳教授表示。

“征阳集团一直以来都是我们亲密的朋友和友好的邻居，我相信今天签署的合作备忘录能进一步增进双方的长久友谊。这对于分校和征阳而言都是双赢的决定。毫无疑问，我们的学生将从征阳集团所提供的实习与就业机会中受益匪浅。”

预计从2019年1月份起，征阳集团将迎来首批厦大分校学生进入公司实习就业。

星洲日报 2018年11月12日