Dell Launches Innovation Lab in Malaysia at MMU

Multimedia University (MMU) recently announced the launch of the Dell Innovation Lab in partnership with Dell Malaysia. The opening was celebrated with a  ribbon cutting ceremony on May 12 at MMU’s Cyberjaya campus.  This new lab which is a joint initiative of MMU’s Faculty of Computing and Informatics and Dell Malaysia will equip young Malaysians with the tools to thrive in the field of big data and analytics.

Speaking at the launch, MMU’s President, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Muhamad Rasat Muhamad  expressed his thanks to Dell for being one of MMU’s strong industry partner and for contributing to the ICT research and development infrastructure of MMU. “I am excited to launch the Dell Innovation Lab which will be part of MMU’s Faculty of Computing and Informatics. Dell’s sponsorship of the Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell Precision workstations will be very useful for our MMU researchers and students who require high performance computing,” he said.

Paul Walsh, CIO, Dell witnessing MMU President, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Muhamad Rasat Muhamad (front) signing a plaque to officiate the launch of Dell Innovation Lab at MMU Cyberjaya

“The amount of data is increasing exponentially and our information behavior is changing faster than the information systems.  Investments in information systems, like this lab, will enable users to find the patterns in the data.  Identifying patterns of customer behavior is critical in achieving personalization for customers and is crucial to the future of commerce,” said Paul Walsh, chief information officer, Dell. “By collaborating with MMU to open this lab, we are fostering the next generation of data scientists who will be able to find the patterns in the data, communicate their findings and ultimately influence how organizations run their business.”

“In 2014, MMU made it to the QS Top 200 World University Ranking by Subject in Computer Science and Information Systems, signifying our excellence in the field of Information Technology and Computing. We hope that we can further strengthen our position by working more closely with Dell,” added Prof. Dato’ Dr. Muhamad Rasat Muhamad. “Previously, we partnered with Dell in activities such as Big Data Hackathons, technology updates by Dell to MMU’s faculty   and postgraduate opportunities for Dell’s staff. Hence, we look forward to creating more successful collaborations with Dell in the near future especially in the areas of talent development,” he concluded.

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About MMU
Multimedia University (MMU) was established in July 1996. It is a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), Malaysia’s broadband champion and leading integrated information and communications group.

Originally known as Universiti Telekom and located in Melaka, the university’s current name took hold in March 1997, when Telekom Malaysia was given the enormous task of establishing a new campus in Cyberjaya that would supply the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) with superior quality knowledge workers. In 2014, MMU completed its third campus MMU Nusajaya in EduCity Iskandar, Nusajaya, Johor. The university now hosts 19,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, more than 1,700 of whom are expatriates from about 70 countries.

MMU developed the pioneer model for the successful establishment of a private university in the nation, paving the way for the growth of the national private tertiary education sector. The university is the premier university for ICT and Creative Multimedia sectors, as well as for their related industries in Malaysia. This is fully in line with the government’s aspiration of developing the knowledge economy of the country.

The key to MMU’s success is that it offers innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes not only to local bright young brains but also to aspiring students from all over the world. The university believes that a multicultural and multinational campus will enrich the learning experience, regardless of where a student comes from. Students studying at the university will have the opportunity to meet people from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds and develop an appreciation for diversity. 

Currently, MMU is one of Malaysia’s leading universities. Topuniversities.com has ranked it as one of the World’s Top 200 Universities in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and also one of the world’s Top 250 Universities in Computer Science and Information Systems. It has also been voted as one of Asia’s Best Private Education Institutes by the World Consulting & Research Corporation (WCRC).

To learn more about MMU, please visit www.mmu.edu.my.


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