The meeting covered funding opportunities, mutual interests, and the DVM externship programme between the FVM-UMK Malaysia and the Faculty of Veterinary Science-UVAS.
The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) in Lahore organised an online meeting with the University of Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) to promote academic and research linkages.
The meeting to promote academic and research linkages was presided over by UVAS Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nasim Ahmad, while Dean and Faculty of Veterinary Sciences UMK/Head of Clinical Department Dr. Muhammad Ferhan Bin Reduan from University Malaysia Kelantan and other senior faculty members from UVAS and UMK officials attended via video link.
Prof. Dr. Nasim Ahmad, speaking on the occasion, stated that UVAS was eager to work with UMK to share its knowledge and resources with students, faculty, and staff in order to advance veterinary education.
The meeting covered funding opportunities, mutual interests, and the DVM externship programme between the FVM-UMK Malaysia and the Faculty of Veterinary Science-UVAS. It also talked about how they could work together in the future to organise training, workshops, symposia, and conferences.
Meanwhile, the UVAS Department of Dairy Technology hosted a five-day hands-on training course on ‘Frozen and Fat Rich Dairy Products (Butter, Desi Ghee, Ice Cream, and Frozen Dessert)’ on City Campus as part of the project ‘Capacity Building of Dairy Farmers and Industry Stakeholders on the Milk Value Chain.
Prof. Dr. Nasim Ahmad presided over the closing ceremony and distributed certificates to the participants, who included Project Director Dr. Muhammad Junaid and 18 participants from the public and private sectors and dairy industries.
The establishment of a university in Kelantan was included in the Ninth Malaysia Plan as a component to support the quality of human capital development in the higher education sector. The Prime Minister announced the federal agreement in the Ninth Malaysia Plan proposal on March 31, 2006. On June 14, 2006, the Cabinet Meeting approved the establishment of the university.
The cabinet has mandated that the curriculum philosophy at UMK be based on entrepreneurship and enterprise education in all study programmes. As a result, taglines like “Entrepreneurship is Our Thrust” and “Entrepreneurial University” are widely used to promote the university’s philosophy.