Activities for Phase 3 (2009-2012)

1) Courses:

- Courses for Arab students – 12 rounds (impact on Malaysia)
February(2), March(2), July(3), August(3), November(2)

-Courses for Malaysian students- entrepreneurship
July-September every year

2) Seminars and Conferences:

Joint seminar between Malaysia and Egypt (impact on Malaysia)
2009 and 2011

Annual Conference on Malaysian Model
(March/April every year)

3) Research:

Sponsoring research students (impact on UM)
Jan-June (1 Candidate) and July-Dec (1 candidate) for Year 2009
Jan-June (5 candidates) and July-Dec (5 candidates) for Year 2010-2012

Research (impact on Malaysia)
Two research projects to be conducted:
Recent transformation in Malaysia: Reform Issues
Civil society in Malaysia

Publication (impact on Malaysia and UM)
At least one book to be published every year
Articles in various journals in the region

4) MOU Activities with Egypt and Gulf universities:

Students exchanges (impact on UM)
- Qatar University, University of Bahrain, and University of – Sultan Qabus, Oman (2009 and above)
- Kuwait University (2010 and above)

Research collaboration (impact on UM)
- Universities in Egypt (Al-Azhar, Cairo, Ain Sham)
- University of Bahrain, Qatar University (2009 and above)

Academic staff exchanges (impact on UM)
- Universities in Egypt (Al-Azhar, Cairo, Ain Shams)
- University of Bahrain, Qatar University (2009 and above)

5) Head hunting (impact on UM) :

Head hunting for graduate students to study at UM
- Through promotion and advertisement

Head hunting for brilliant students to be awarded scholarships to further study at UM
- To sponsor at least 2 candidates a year

Head hunting for academic staff to work in UM
- Through official contact, advertisement and network

6) MOU with universities in Northern Africa eg Syria, Morocco, Jordan, and universities in Yamen (impact on UM):

Tentative and subject to the needs and availability