Where: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Admission: Free
Info: Event | Schedule | Day1 Day2 | Venue
The Higher Education Forum 2017 (MyHEF2017) is the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia’s signature event. Held for the first time in its current iteration, MyHEF2017 brings together education stakeholders to engage in thought-provoking discussions on higher education and the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Topics
- The Dawning of Digital Civilisation - SY Lau, SEVP, Tencent
- Global Education, Big Ideas - Kavit Yagnik, Research Manager, Elsevier
- Music to the Ears - Eizaz Azhar. Saxophonist
- A Funny Man & Three Lady Professors - 3 Lady Profs + Harith Iskandar
- Malaysian HE as a Regional Leader - Dilip Parajuli, Economist, World Bank
- Science, Skills and Style - Hazree Wahid. Fashion Designer
- Youth: Charting the Future - Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Trainer
- MoU Signing - Alibaba Business School and Universiti Utara Malaysia
- E-Commerce & Industrial Revolution 4.0 - Brian Wong, VP, Alibaba
- Academia and Industry 4.0 - Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh, Minister, MOHE
Professors Pitch
- SOA - Semiconductor optical amplifers - Professor Harith Ahmad. UM
- PadiU - High yield rice - Professor Ahmed Osumanu Haruna, UPM
- CanDi - App for patient dietary advice - Professor Lua Pei Lin, UniSZA
- FeedOBooster - Ferment agri-waste to feedstock - Dr. Januarius Gobilik, UMS
- AnanoCoat - Photocatalysis of pollutants - Prof Sri Mala Sreekantan, USM
[Most topics have a panel of speakers; topic descriptions are abbreviated and interpreted by Calendata.] Participation on Day 1 is open to the public, while Day 2 [the last four topics] is by invitation only.