QIU has reaffirmed its warm and growing relationship with the Government of Seychelles following an official visit by a high-level delegation led by His Excellency David Claude Pierre, the Seychelles Minister of Education and Human Resource Development.
We were honoured by the Minister’s presence in Ipoh and the opportunity to welcome him and the delegation, especially as the visit also created a meaningful occasion to meet Seychellois students and exchange ideas on future cooperation.
The delegation comprised several distinguished representatives from the Republic of Seychelles, including Mr John Thomas Lesperance, Special Advisor to the Minister for Education and Human Resource Development; Mr Bernard Arnephy, Principal Secretary for Education Support and Projects; and Ms Francoise Lisette Mein, Director General of Careers and Further Education Development. Also accompanying the delegation were Mr Kabilan Muniandy, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Seychelles in Malaysia, and Mr Gobinath Nadarajan, Assistant to the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Seychelles in Malaysia.
They were hosted by Global Integrated Training Associates Chief Executive Officer Mr Nicholas Goh, QIU Vice-Chancellor Prof Zita Mohd Fahmi, QIU Registrar Mr Muhammad MG Omar, as well leaders from all six of our faculties.
During the engagement, both sides discussed ways to expand their collaboration across education, research, artificial intelligence, healthcare, agriculture and innovation, building on a partnership that has continued to gain momentum over the past year.
Of utmost importance to the Minister and the delegation was the well-being of their young talents in QIU. The presence of QIU’s purpose-built student tracking system and comprehensive mentoring programme illustrated our commitment to student welfare, in line with our tenet of leaving no student behind.
QIU expresses its sincere appreciation to the Minister and the Seychelles delegation for travelling all the way to Ipoh and for taking the time to engage with the university community.
The visit was both meaningful and inspiring, paving the way for even more impactful collaborations and enduring ties between QIU and the Republic of Seychelles.
