{"id":32323,"date":"2021-06-22T06:30:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T22:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcity.edu.my\/first-city-uc-x-ibm-mou-signing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:18:24","slug":"first-city-uc-x-ibm-mou-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstcity.edu.my\/cn\/first-city-uc-x-ibm-mou-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST CITY UC X IBM MOU SIGNING"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 align=\"center\"><strong>IBM COLLABORATES WITH FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE\u00a0<\/strong><strong>TO GROW COGNITIVE TALENT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstcity.edu.my\/static\/media\/media\/img_5473_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/453;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstcity.edu.my\/static\/media\/media\/img_5473_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>PETALING JAYA, 14 March 2016: IBM Malaysia and First City University College (First City UC) renewed its academic collaboration to embed IBM technologies into First City UC\u2019s ICT curriculum and equip its undergraduates with cognitive computing skills.<\/p>\n<p>According to First City UC\u2019s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Ho Chee Cheong, \u201cThe shortage in IT skills in our local workforce, specifically in development of cognitive applications had prompted companies to import talents from abroad. However in the long run, the practice is not sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe collaboration between IBM and First City UC to enhance students capability in application development is a step in the right direction as newer generation of computers are cognitive ready. Graduates with the combination of critical thinking and programming skills will be in great demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith IBM as a well-established leader in the ICT arena and First City UC\u2019s commitment as a quality education provider, we can train and produce talents for the digital economy and beyond, not only for the nation but also for the anticipated enlarged economy of the ASEAN bloc,\u201d said Prof. Dr. Ho.<\/p>\n<p>Since the establishment of the MoU in 2008, First City UC has produced high caliber graduates equipped with professional IBM certification. Under this collaboration, First City UC provides teaching resources and facilities, whilst IBM provides leading software, courseware, training and testing necessary to gain certification.\u00a0 First City UC had also adopted IBM curriculum in their homegrown degree programmes offered by the Faculty of Engineering and Computing. The programmes include Bachelor of Electronic Engineering with Honours and Bachelor of Software Engineering (Hons).\u00a0 In the near future, First City UC will also award Bachelor of Computer Science (Intelligent Systems) (Hons) and Bachelor of Business Information Systems (Hons).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;IBM&#8217;s collaboration with private and public tertiary institutions in Malaysia has produced over 1,000 IT graduates with expertise in Internet of Things (IoT), mobile and cloud computing. This prepares the graduates\u00a0entering the workforce to take\u00a0advantage of\u00a0the emerging cognitive technology platforms that will be delivered over the cloud,\u201d said Chong Chye Neo, managing director, IBM Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>She added that nurturing a skilled talent pool was in line with the nation&#8217;s agenda to become a knowledge economy by 2020 and IBM would continue to\u00a0do its part by bringing innovative technologies to the fore.<\/p>\n<p>IBM&#8217;s Academic Initiative is a no-charge programme that was introduced 10 years ago. The Academic Initiative includes a larger network of more than 30,000 unique partnerships between IBM and higher education professionals to help advance curriculum in areas including Big Data and Analytics, Cloud Computing, Security and Social Business. IBM also recruits from universities and business schools throughout Malaysia, gets involved in career fairs and info sessions, leads classroom discussions and participates in student organized events. More than 3.8 million students worldwide have added IBM skillsets in their resum\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe initiative would give First City UC students access to \u2018cutting-edge\u2019 thinking and practices from the world of business and technology, giving them a real world knowledge coupled with an enterprising mind-set to prepare them for the future,\u201d concluded Prof. Dr. Ho.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IBM COLLABORATES WITH FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE\u00a0TO GROW COGNITIVE TALENT PETALING JAYA, 14 March 2016: IBM Malaysia and First City University College (First City UC) renewed its academic collaboration to [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"First City UC & IBM MOU: Develop Cognitive Computing Skills","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"First City University College renews its IBM MOU signing, an IT curriculum partnership for cognitive talent development. 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