30/07/2026
🤝Strengthening Industry-Academia Collaboration for Malaysia’s Future Engineering Talent
We’re excited to announce a new partnership between NI Malaysia (part of Emerson Test & Measurement) and the Kulliyyah of Engineering at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), bringing industry and academia together to strengthen engineering education and develop future-ready talent.
A key part of the collaboration is the upcoming NI SMART Embedded Lab, where students can gain hands-on experience with industry-relevant tools and apply their learning to real-world engineering challenges.
Together, NI Malaysia and IIUM will create more opportunities for knowledge sharing, industry engagement, internships and project-based learning, helping students build the skills and confidence to thrive in an increasingly digital, connected and automated world. IIUM is a key source of engineering talent, strengthening the pipeline for NI Malaysia and the wider industry.
The signing ceremony was attended by:
- Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr. Osman Bakar, Rector of IIUM
- Professor Dr. Amir Akramin bin Shafie, Principal Director, Office of the Deputy Rector (Academic & Internationalisation), IIUM
- Associate Professor Dr. Khairul Azami bin Sidek, Dean of the Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM
- Selvam Chinappan, Vice President & Managing Director, NI Malaysia
- Azian Wahab, Chief of Community Impact & STEM, NI Malaysia
- Kaw Kiam Leong, Senior Regional Sales Manager, NI Malaysia
At NI Malaysia, we believe investing in students today helps shape the future of our industry and nation. Together with IIUM, we aim to inspire innovation, nurture future-ready engineering talent and strengthen Malaysia’s engineering ecosystem.