Past events

2023

Student Employability in 2023 Workshop

13 November 2023

Led by Amy Carpenter, University of Suffolk

Delivery: Microsoft Teams

Register and find out more about the Student Employability in 2023 Workshop.


Applied Robotics Live Webinar

29 November 2023

Led by Dr Frederic Bezombes, LJMU

Delivery: Microsoft Teams

Please email Tracy Branagan if you require any further information.


Global Mobility and Employability for Health Professionals Train the Trainer Workshop

30 November 2023 - 08:30 to 17:30 (MY)

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A full day of plenary and interactive sessions on developing, embedding and teaching employability and global mobility skills, knowledge and attributes.

Please complete this form to express your interest to attend the workshop.

For more information email Professor Kamalan Jeevaratnam, University of Surrey.


Going Global 2023: The conference for leaders of international education

Dates: Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 November 2023

Location: Edinburgh, UK

British Council Going Global 2023 website


The 2nd International Conference on Data Science and Emerging Technologies (DaSET 2023)

Theme: Towards Green Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Computing

Dates: 4 and 5 December 2023

Location: Microsoft Teams

DaSET 2023 website


Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MCSA): Research Matchmaking Workshop

25 October 2023 - 9 to 10.35am GMT

Online: Microsoft Teams

Led by Prof. Jin Wang, LJMU.

The aim of this workshop is to share our experiences of EU funding applications/processes and to facilitate joint applications between members to HORIZON Europe MCSA programmes, in alignment with shared priorities for the UK and Malaysia.

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The Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Systems in Production Engineering and Maintenance ISPEM 2023

Date: Wednesday 13 to Friday 15 September 2023

Location: Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland

Conference Website


Restricted funding call
UK-Malaysia Partnership Grant for Student Mobility

Building on the learnings and success of the UK-Malaysia University Consortium’s inaugural Student Conference themed “Intercultural Perspectives on Sustainable Development and Equality in Higher Education”, the British Council is delighted to publish a restricted grant call for UK and Malaysia higher education institutions who are members of the Consortium to submit joint proposals in response to the UK-Malaysia Going Global Partnerships Grant for Student Mobility 2023.


Online summer school UK-Malaysia Network4training&research

Date: Monday 10 July 2023 at 8am (BST) until Friday 14 July 2023

Location: Online via Microsoft Teams


UK Malaysia University Consortium: Inaugural Student Conference
Intercultural Perspectives on Sustainable Development and Equality in Higher Education

Dates: Monday 17 to Friday 21 July 2023

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Inaugural Student Conference


International Conference on Creative Technology (ICCT 2023)

Date: Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 July 2023

Location: Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep (RMUTK), Thailand

Conference Website


British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce 4th Business Excellence Awards and 60th Anniversary Gala Dinner

Date: Saturday 8 June 2023

Location: St. Regis Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Business Excellence Awards 2023


EUREKA Eisteddfod Roboteg - Robotics EXPO 2023

Date and time: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:45 - 11:30 BST

Location: Online


Universities UK: Research Culture and Practice Forum

Date: Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 June 2023

Location: Online

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Political Affairs in Higher Education 2023

Date: 15 June 2023, 9.30am to 5pm (BST)

Location: Woburn House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 0HW (Plenary livestream available)

Political affairs in higher education 2023


Malaysian Universities UK-MUC Members and EUREKA Robotics Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University Delegation Visit to the Faculty of Engineering and Technology LJMU

Date: Monday 22 May, 10am to 12pm (GMT)

Location: James Parsons Building, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, LJMU


Energy Forum 2023 Transitioning into Net Zero Carbon

Date: Monday 22 May 2023

Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm (MYT) 5.30pm to 8.30pm (GMT)

Location: Park Royal Collection, Kuala Lumpur

Energy Forum 2023 Website


Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USiM) Vice Chancellor Delegation Visit to the Faculty of Engineering and Technology LJMU

Date: Monday 15 May 2023

Time: 9am to 3pm (GMT)

Location: James Parsons Building, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, LJMU


Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Scholarship student visit to UEA

Dates: Monday 15 May to Friday 19 May 2023

Location: University of East Anglia, Norwich UK


UK-MUC and Education Malaysia London Annual Convention and EXCEL Workshop

Date: 27 March 2023

Time: 10am to 5pm

Venue: The High Commission of Malaysia, 45 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QT

UK-MUC and Education Malaysia London (EML) jointly hosted delegates from UK-MUC member institutions at the High Commission of Malaysia in London at a Celebratory Event to mark the one-year anniversary of the Consortium.

The Opening Remarks were given by His Excellency Dato' Zakri Jaafar, High Commissioner of Malaysia, who emphasized the importance of international collaborations and partnerships in the higher education sector and highlighted the long-standing relationship between the UK and Malaysia.

Professor Dhiya Al-Jumeily OBE, LJMU presented on behalf of the Consortium Secretariat, providing an overview of UK-MUC activities in the first twelve months.  He also gave an update on the UK – Malaysia – ASEAN +3 Partnership Initiative: Catalyst Grants for Enhancing Graduate Employability.

Mr Lukman Zulkifly, Education Malaysia London (EML) outlined the role of EML as a point of reference for Information on Malaysia Higher Education Data for Market Intelligence, as a matchmaker to connect Malaysia and EU institutions for Higher Education collaborations, and as a facilitator to provide platforms for networking and marketing opportunities between the UK and Malaysia.

He also highlighted the Malaysian vision for the way forward to boost mobility programmes by increasing the number of joint awards/dual programmes, an in-country familiarisation programme for study abroad coordinators and repackaging existing mobility programmes to be more comprehensive and transformational.

Opening Remarks - His Excellency Dato' Zakri Jaafar 

One Year of the UK-Malaysia University Consortium - Prof Dhiya Al-Jumeily OBE

EM London: The lynchpin of the Malaysia Higher Education in Going Global - Mr Lukman Zulkifly

Experiential Learning and Competency-Based Education Landscape (EXCEL) Workshop

The afternoon workshop was led by Prof. Madya Dr. Wan Zuhainis Binti Saad, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Dr Maria Garraffa, University of East Anglia.

Experiential Learning and Competency-Based Education Landscape (EXCEL) is a framework developed by the Academic Excellence Division, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) Malaysia aimed at transforming academic programs to produce lifelong learners, innovative adept entrepreneurs, creative practitioners and change-makers. 

EXCEL aims to address the imminent issues of graduates’ skill mismatch and skill gaps.  It is focused on providing learning experiences that are nested in the community and immersions in the industry.  Through the implementation of this framework, students of higher education institutions will be given the opportunity to indulge in meaningful research and pave their own learning pathways.

This half day workshop is designed for educators, trainers, and anyone interested in exploring and implementing innovative teaching and learning approaches that focus on creating the transferable skills and competencies that are essential to success in higher education.

Embedding Experiential Learning in Module Curriculum - Maria Garraffa

Experiential Learning and Competency-Based Education Landscape (EXCEL) - An Educational Transformation - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Zuhainis Saad


Alumni UK Challenge Fund and Alumni UK Symposium

Date: Saturday 25 February 2023

Time: 9am to 5pm

Venue: M Resort Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

The inaugural Alumni UK Symposium will launch British Council Malaysia's 75th anniversary celebrations. It is an exclusive, invitation-only one-day event designed to create connections between UK alumni (graduates from UK universities) and to recognise their aspirations and collective potential.  Themed “Bridging opportunities”, the symposium aims to provide a platform for UK alumni to interact and make connections, deepen professional relationships and to build a strong network of influencers for public good and long-term engagement with the UK.

Alumni UK Careers Fair will take place alongside our first Alumni UK Symposium on 25 February 2023. Showcasing about 20 employers, the Careers Fair will provide an outstanding opportunity for UK Alumni to explore exciting career options with diverse companies who are keen to engage our exceptionally talented and ambitious UK Alumni who have globally recognised qualifications from UK higher education institutions.  This is a prime opportunity for UK Alumni who are at different stages in their professional lives and careers to consider expanding their opportunities in a wide range of fields, including business and management, engineering, technology, healthcare, economics, law, social work and sustainable development.

2022


UK-MUC Roundtable Event

Opportunities and Challenges in International Higher Education

Date: Thursday 22 September 2022

Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm

Location: The Science Gallery, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9GU

Event summary


UK-MUC Workshop on Employability, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

Date: 23 August 2022

Time: (UK) 9am to 10.30am (Malaysia) 4pm 5.30pm

Delivery: Online, led by the University of Suffolk

Workshop schedule

Women Entrepreneurship Institute (WEI) @ UMK

Embedding Employability, Enterprise, and Entrepreneurship, Amy Carpenter, Head of Careers, Employability and Enterprise, University of Suffolk


UK-MUC workshop on research collaboration

Date: 30 June 2022

UK time: 8.50am for 9am start, finish at 10.40am

Malaysia time: 3.50pm for 4pm start, finish at 5.40pm

Delivery: Online event 

Contact List, Institutional Summaries and Workshop Summary

Collaborative Research with Malaysian Universities, Prof. Jin Wang, Liverpool John Moores University

Research Collaboration Presentation, Prof. Dato Gs. Dr Narimah Samat, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Research Collaboration Presentation, Prof. Phil Stephens, Cardiff University


UK-MUC workshop on Mobility

Date: 27 May 2022

UK time: 8.50am for 9am start, finish at 11am

Malaysia time: 3.30pm for 4pm start, finish at 6pm

Delivery: Online event 

Workshop Schedule

Summary and Recommendations

UKM Presentation

LJMU Presentation

Mobility Institutional Summary


Consortium Launch and Inaugural Meeting

Date: 30 March 2022

Time: 4.30pm to 6pm

Venue: Sunway Resort Hotel

Delivery: Hybrid event

Event programme