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Southampton Malaysia in the media

Some of the stories featuring our Malaysia Campus staff and students that are making the news. If you see coverage of the University that you think should be included here, please contact the Marketing and Communications +607-560 2560 or email  Mr Melvin at m.edwin-williams@soton.ac.uk.

Preparing Graduates for a Successful Career through Academic-Industry Partnership

As a Dyson graduate engineer, Patrick designs and builds automated test rigs for various uses including product testing. He begins with the design on pen and paper and then builds this using CAD. This involves a lot of mechanical design considerations and choosing the correct components.

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University of Southampton Malaysia event highlights skills for AI revolution

As AI becomes an increasingly inextricable part of human life across the globe, the most important thing is to make sure that future generations have the right skill sets to work in the AI industry.

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UoSM to host public talk on The Artificial Intelligence Revolution

The University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM) will be hosting Prof Dame Wendy Hall in a public lecture on The Artificial Intelligence Revolution on Sept 30 at The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur

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Shaping Future Engineers

MANY who know little of engineering perceive the field as mundane and rigorous.In reality, the role of engineers is much more than just crunching numbers in front of a computer monitor.

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Empowering women to pursue Engineering

Determined to break the glass ceiling, University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM) Mechanical Engineer lecturer Dr Ch’ng Shiau Ying is out to prove that women too can become an engineer

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NEM Merdeka Hackathon Draws Local Universities

Called PropCoin, the Blockchain-based property investment platform recently won the top prize at the Merdeka Hackathon 2018. Out of the 14 higher learning institutions, the top RM5,000 prize went to UoSM’s PhD and undergraduate students, respectively: Ivan Ling Ting Yang, Chia Tze Hank, Delveer Singh, Do Wen Rei and Khee Ri Han.

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Malaysian students win 'Most Impactful Project' Award at BlockchainSpirit Hackathon

Three students from the University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM) have become the youngest mavericks to win an award in a hackathon designed for professionals.

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Bernama Special Interview with Prof. Rebecca Taylor

Special Interview with Rebecca, Chief Executive Officer, University of Southampton Malaysia (July 30, 2018).

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Taylor appointed as Johor UoSM new CEO

Professor Rebecca Taylor has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM) in Johor.

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Rebecca Taylor appointed new CEO of University of Southampton Malaysia

PROF Rebecca Taylor has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM).

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University of Southampton Malaysia graduates top of their class

University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM) graduates did well this year and were placed amongst the top 10 within their graduating class. As a further mark of their success, many of this year’s graduating class are already heading to highly competitive roles with major employers including Dyson, Intel and Deloitte.

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Engineering talents from University of Southampton Malaysia hold second reunion

KNOWLEDGE, skills and great career prospects are not the only things University of Southampton Malaysia students take with them when they complete their studies.It is also the friends they have made as well as the affinity they have for their alma mater.Although two cohorts of engineering talents from the Malaysia campus have graduated and gone their separate ways, both the university and alumni still keep the rapport strong.

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City of knowledge

EduCity in the rapidly developing Iskandar Malaysia region in the state of Johor brings together prestigious international and local institutions of higher learning, recreational facilities and student housing within a 120-hectare enclave.

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Rolls-Royce Hires University of Southampton Graduate

The University of Southampton has once again produced a successful engineering graduate, who has secured a job at a Fortune 500 company.

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University of Southampton Malaysia produces First group of Engineering Graduates

The first group of graduates from the Malaysia Campus graduated on Monday, 18 July, to the delight of their lecturers, families and friends.

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Girls in Engineering

A recent graduate of University of Southampton Malaysia shares how it's like being a lady engineer

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University of Southampton Malaysia Campus students win first place in mousetrap car competition

Nearly 100 university students attempted to tackle this task but it was the first year engineering students of the University of Southampton Malaysia Campus who made the best mousetrap car during the Mechanical Career Fair (MECAF) Competition organised by the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia on April 27.

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University of Southampton Malaysia students shine with prototype apps

Students of University of Southampton Malaysia Campus are getting noticed for their innovative ideas. Just recently, two teams of students were chosen to present at the finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016, a global student technology programme competition that is happening soon in Melaka, April 12-14.

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Johor offers quality education, no need for Malaysian children to study in Singapore: Minister

Top–performing students from the University of Southampton Malaysia Campus have each been awarded with the prestigious Lloyd’s Register Foundation scholarships for 2015-16.

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Top Malaysian students receive foundation scholarships

The thriving education hub offers a wide range of courses in various fields, from medicine to information, communication and technology.

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Engineering Corner: Lecturer interviews by theSun newspaper (December 2014 - September 2015)

Our lecturers have been featured in theSun newspaper, where they have shared their academic and research background.

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Surveillance and Online Privacy

More and more of us share pictures and details about our personal lives online, but who does all these data belong too and who is responsible for safeguarding our privacy online? Dame Wendy Hall, Professor of Computer Science, is interviewed by BFM on the ethical implications of leading a virtual life.

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Behind the scenes at our Malaysia Campus

Dr Suhaila Mohd Sanip, Education and Research Manager at our Malaysia Campus (USMC), has been featured in The Star, Malaysia talking about her fascination of chemistry, her research in nanotechnology and her role at USMC. 

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A need for female scientists

Dame Wendy Hall, Professor of Computer Science, is interviewed by BFM on the importance of females studying and working in the areas of engineering, science and technology.

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University of Southampton Malaysia making it to the TOP

The University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM), being the leading UK university in Malaysia, aims to only provide first-class teachings and excellent student lifestyle experience for students to change the world.

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