ICAP 2022 BRINGING INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITIES TOGETHER
USM PENANG, 7 March 2022 - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) through the Division of Research and Innovation (R&I) and the Division of Industry and Community Network (BJIM) held the ICAP 2022 Engagement Session (IES 2022) today.
The ICAP 2022 Engagement Session (IES 2022) with the Vice-Chancellor is a routine session for each new ICAP appointment. This engagement session involved more than 162 ICAP panel members that have been appointed for the period 2022-2024, USM Head of Departments and also captains of industries from various sectors.
Also present at the ceremony were Dato’ Dr. Awang Adek Hussin, the Chairman of USM Board of Governors (LGU); Professor Dato’ Ir. Dr. Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation); Deputy Vice-Chancellors; Dr. Shaizatulaqma Kamalul Ariffin, Director of Industry Network BJIM; Syed Yusof Syed Kechik, Director of Community Network BJIM; and the top management of USM.
Awang Adek in his welcome speech said that on behalf of USM, he would like to express the deepest appreciation to all ICAP members, who are senior industry leaders with their busy commitments leading their companies and yet willing to provide the time to come to USM.
“We truly appreciate ICAP members who have willingly accepted the appointment to be on the USM industry advisory board for a 3-year period,” he added
He also said that ICAP has been established more than 15 years ago in USM. It was known initially as Industry Advisory Panel, and in April 2011 the university decided to expand the panel to include experienced and knowledgeable individuals from the community, and rebranded it as Industry Community Advisory Panel (ICAP).
At the ceremony, Professor Dato’ Dr. Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan has given feedback and updates regarding USM.
Faisal said that USM has managed to surpass other public and private universities for two consecutive years, with the highest intake of international students for 2020 saw an increase of 31% from the previous year and in 2021 with an increase of 100%.
“Not only that, USM has also managed to become the university with the highest intake of postgraduate students with an increase of 51% in 2021. These happened during the period when the country was still struggling with Covid-19,” he added.
Faisal also added that USM is also empowering the students’ experience through the USM H.E.B.A.T agenda, hostel room facelift, entrepreneurship hub, providing creative spaces & studios and student leaders’ lounge to cultivating future leadership.
“In order to support the best experiential learning, USM is committed to give the utmost in offering the facilities to their community by reengineering their spaces to meet their needs.”
“This is taken further with the establishment of the KOPA Arena football field that supports sport and talent development in the long term, the Nest project that comprises holistic and balance for start-up and enterprise ambiance and on the visibility of USM in the golden triangle of Kuala Lumpur by SCIENCE@USM>,” he explained.
