Universiti Malaysia Sabah has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) through a collaboration involving three faculties, namely the Faculty of Computing and Informatics (FKI), the Faculty of Science and Natural Resources (FSSA), and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSK), with GAC Shipping (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd recently.

According to a statement by FKI UMS, among the areas of collaboration planned and to be implemented are involving industrial training for students from the faculties at GAC worldwide

“This collaboration also aimed at providing students with opportunities to gain international-level experience in the fields of IT, Science, Marine and International Relations.

“GAC Malaysia also agreed to explore research opportunities and agreed to carry out Corporate Social Responsibility activities with UMS this year in conjunction with celebrating 30 years of GAC's establishment in Malaysia and the 30th anniversary of UMS.

“Through this collaboration, UMS sees it as a positive step for the three faculties in raising UMS's name on the global industrial stage,” according to the statement.

Among the UMS attendees during the ceremony FKI Dean, Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd. Hanafi Ahmad Hijazi; Dean of FSSA, Prof. Dr. Jualang @ Azlan Abdullah Gansau; Dean of FSSK, Prof. Dr. Asmady Idris; Deputy Deans, Head of Programmes and Senior Officers of UMS.

While GAC Malaysia was represented by Managing Director of GAC Cargo System (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and GAC Shipping (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Herman Jorgensen.