Collaborating for Growth with the Universities
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AuthorDr Mimi Aminah
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LevelBeginner to Intermediate
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Study Time1 Hour
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Course SeriesTech for Impact
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Certification
This is a pre-recorded webinar session made into a course.
Why should You take this course?
In today's fast-paced world, driven by new and enabling technologies, businesses face rapidly changing demands and behaviors from users and customers who expect high-quality and innovative products and services.
To maintain a competitive edge, companies are increasingly pressured to undertake research and development (R&D) more aggressively.
Accessing the best scientific and engineering minds in specific domains is crucial, and this is where university-industry collaborations come into play.
Understanding the various advantages of these partnerships can lead to long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between academia and industry.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Highlights on how to navigate collaboration agreements for financial benefits.
- Detailed analysis of different collaboration models and their advantages and challenges.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Highlights on how to navigate collaboration agreements for financial benefits.
- Detailed analysis of different collaboration models and their advantages and challenges.
Leading Experts for Extraordinary Innovation
Dr. Mimi Aminah binti Wan Nordin is an experienced entrepreneur who commercialises university-based technology. As the CEO of Constellation Ventures, she and her partners have launched tech-driven firms in Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Healthcare, and Halal Fintech.
Dr. Mimi began her career as a telecommunication engineer at Telekom R&D before transitioning to academia as a lecturer at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). At IIUM, she teaches courses such as Electromagnetic Theory, Antenna Design, and Electronics. She also developed the Technology Entrepreneurship course for engineering students and led the Innovation and Commercialisation Unit, managing the university's intellectual property. Additionally, Dr. Mimi has been instrumental in founding several technology startups and was appointed 2021 to head an advisory council at the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) to mobilise university research for the National Key Research Area objectives.
Dr. Mimi earned her undergraduate degree in Electronics Engineering and completed her PhD in 2014, focusing on electromagnetics engineering. Her PhD research involved developing a conformal metamaterial antenna for wireless applications, examining electromagnetic dispersion. In 2015, she received a full scholarship from Bank Negara to participate in the MBA collaborative program with MIT Sloan.
