PM ABDULLAH LAUNCHES AIMST: SYMBOL OF UNITY
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi suggested
that the ASIAN Institute of Medicine,
Science and Technology
(AIMST) collaborate with leading
ICT companies in the Kulim High
Tech Park and tailoritscurricula to meet industry needs.
In addition the institute should
also help provide manpower for
the park as well as the nation’s
Multimedia Super Corridor
(MSC).
Speaking at the official launch of
the AIMST University’s new campus
at Semeling, Bedong, near
Sungai Petani the prime minister
believed the close proximity of
the Kulim High Tech Park, to the
AIMST campus has the potential
to be exploited for benefit.
AIMST, a private university established
by the Maju Institute
of Educational Development
(MIED) the education arm of
MIC was founded on March 15,
2001 and was conferred university
status in April 2007.