The collaborative programme between MUST Ehsan Foundation and MIT was initiated in 1995. The main goal of the programme is to provide qualified Malaysians in particular, and Asians in general, with the opportunity to obtain world class degrees in technological fields of importance to the socioeconomic development of Malaysia and the region. The programme prepares graduates for careers in industry, government, and/or academia.
The establishment of MUST, with the assistance of MIT, serves the interests of the country by enabling an allocation of resources to educational programmes of national importance as well as attracting prospective candidates from the Asian region to advance their education in Malaysia and supporting the aim of making Malaysia the "Centre of Educational Excellence" in the region.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was established in 1865, in Massachusetts, United States of America as a coeducational, privately endowed research university with a mission to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship with national and global relevance.
MIT is world renowned for its excellence in teaching and research in science, engineering, information technology, economics and management. Its programmes are focused on real-world problems and issues that affect the world economy and MIT develops the necessary skills and expertise in its graduates to address these issues . MIT has proven tremendously successful in producing entrepreneurial leadership in technology. Leaders in industry and government worldwide routinely draw on the expertise of MIT faculty. For example, a Bank of Boston report in 1997 indicated that MIT graduates successfully transferred their knowledge into businesses by setting up more than 4,000 firms that generated significant income to the US economy and created more than 1.1 million jobs worldwide.
MIT instills an attitude of analytical thinking, problem solving, creativity, innovation and team building to its graduates, the qualities that MUST aims to emulate for its students.
MIT provided guidance and assistance to MUST in the following areas. |
