KOTA KINABALU: The Curtin University Malaysia paid a courtesy call on Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan at his office in the Sabah Assembly Building here today.
The visit was led by Curtin University Malaysia Vice Chancellor Professor Simon Leunig.
Kitingan thanked the university, saying the meeting was constructive and that he and Leunig discussed wide range of topics on education and the role the university might play in Sabah.
“The purpose of the visit was to discuss potential partnership between Curtin University and our local Yayasan Sabah Technical College.
“We are excited to explore the opportunity of offering Curtin University’s diploma and degree courses via twin programmes or credit transfers programmes to our students.
“My vision is for our young people to pursue engineering degrees, IT, and new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning,” he said.
Kitingan stated that because an engineering degree takes at least four years of study, Sabahans may soon be able to complete their two-year diploma locally before continuing on to the remaining two years in Perth, Australia or Singapore or any other Curtin University branch of their choice.
“I am delighted with the meeting, especially because it was actually a follow-up to my recent meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong,” he said.-pr/BNN
