INTI Launches Business-focused International College in KL’s Commercial District

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 2013 - INTI Malaysia today unveiled INTI International College Kuala Lumpur (IICKL). Deputy Education Minister, Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching was invited to officiate the launching of the brand new campus.

Rohit Sharma, Chief Operating Officer, INTI; Jeffrey Goh, Chief Executive, IICKL; Datuk Mary Yap, Deputy Minister 1, Ministry of Education Malaysia; Amit Sevak, CEO, INTI; and Tan Yew Sing, Chairman, INTI launch INTI International College Kuala Lumpur.

Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching says that government regards education as central to national development. As such, emphasis has been placed on education to help create a progressive society.

“Malaysia is in transition to become a knowledge and innovation-based economy. Innovation and creativity are now the core values of the new economy and intelligence or intellectual capital is now the key source of competitive advantage. It is thus contingent upon the education sector, particularly higher education, to increase the quantity and quality of the nation’s human resource capital.” said Datuk Mary Yap at the launching ceremony of IIICKL.

Located in the heart of the golden triangle, the new campus aimed at meeting a market need for high quality programmes that cater to the needs of working professionals and undergraduates alike. A RM10 million investment backed by even stronger industry collaboration in the delivery of the programmes is expected to raise the bar in the higher education sector.

“We appreciate and applaud the proactive approach of private education institutions like INTI, which offer world class academic programmes and produce graduates equipped with the latest knowledge and know-now which are industry-relevant. In fact, private institutions of higher learning or IPTS are playing an increasingly important role in this area.”

She said the acquisition of academic knowledge is not the sole objective of tertiary education, students must acquired education which is holistic in nature to prepare them for the challenges in life.

“We do not want graduates who merely regurgitate the knowledge they acquire while in college. We want highly skilled people with a global mind-set, who can configure knowledge and apply it in a wide range of contexts. Providers of high education must therefore undertake the comprehensive development of students.”

The new INTI campus intakes will begin in August 2013 offering business programmes at certificate, diploma, bachelor’s and master’s degree (in collaboration with Sydney Business School for masters degree) levels, visit www.newinti.edu.my for more information. 

From: Editor Desk   11-7-13