UCSI’s academics cater to an exhilarating learning environment for students to thrive in.
TECHNOLOGY has always played an important role in our lives. From helping us carry out our daily tasks to working more efficiently in the office, it has made our lives easier.
The importance of alleviating technology has never been more of focus lately. Businesses and digital innovators worldwide are working assiduously to hammer out an action plan to gather data and educate the masses to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
This pandemic that claimed tens of thousands of lives has compelled scientific and technology groups to find solutions through digital innovation that would contain and subsequently mitigate the spread of the disease.
Data collection, sequencing and visualisation to supplement healthcare centres in tackling the spread of Covid-19 have become crucial elements in dealing with this crisis.
From the adoption of big data to machine learning, or artificial technology models to research new antibodies, it cannot be done without the use of technology.
Apart from that, technology has also helped to disseminate information and inform the masses through various mobile applications; chatbots to answer queries for various businesses; and the various digital technology-mediated platforms that are keeping businesses afloat without the need for human contact.
However, this pandemic has caused every sector to face adverse consequences. Companies are forced to shutter, conferences are cancelled, employees are asked to work from home and higher learning institutions have shifted to online platforms to conduct classes.
Despite that, market data forecasts the IT industry to grow in the next five years. One reason cited for this is the heavy reliance on digital platforms such as Google Hangouts, Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
UCSI’s IT Research and Development Lab comes with equipment including Windows-based laptops, Macbooks, iPhones, iPads, iPod Touchs, and Android-based smartphones.
“One of the best ways to prepare yourself for a post-coronavirus world is to acquire technology skills. The Covid-19 pandemic is fast-tracking digital transformations in companies as they are trying to become more resilient to future outbreaks and disruptions’” said futurist Bernard Marr.
The reality is that technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, and robotics will make businesses more resilient to future pandemics, and anyone that can help companies exploit these technologies will be in a great position.
With that in mind and to further drive innovation through technology, UCSI University recently established the Institute of Computer Science and Innovation (ICSDI). This is to ensure its graduates are prepared for various kinds of challenges in the future.
Programmes offered by the institute are skewed towards specialisation for niche industries of the modern world. By doing so, ICSDI has established relationships with key industrial partners.
With these partnerships, students get to attend training and other forms of sessions that would shape their minds towards developing cogent ideas for business solutions.
Its information technology and computer science courses such as the Bachelor of Information Systems course are programmes that have helped some, if not many, of ICSDI’s alumni to chart global careers today.
At present, ICSDI offers programmes such as MSc in Technopreneurship, B. Computer Science in Mobile computing and Networking, B.Sc in Business Information Systems, B.Sc in Computing, and diploma in Information Technology.
Built on the principles of audacity, perseverance, integrity and excellence, UCSI University is a leading institution of higher learning with campuses in Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu and Sarawak.
The nation’s best private university for two years in a row according to the QS World University Rankings has had students from over 110 different countries, making the campus a melting pot of culture and diversity.
The university’s academic staff are at the forefront of their disciplines, and their views are highly sought after on major issues – from business to political science.
Many of its academics have extensive overseas working experience and some play advisory roles in public bodies and various committees.
By bringing their experiences into the classroom, UCSI’s academics cater to an exhilarating learning environment, and learners will thrive as they balance academic mastery with industrial application.
Currently, UCSI is working with its co-operative partners totalling more than 4,200 companies in and around Malaysia. This strategic partnership allows UCSI students the opportunity to work at reputable companies during their internships, at least once for every year of study.
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