Indonesia’s Virtual School Event

Indonesia’s Virtual School Event

Indonesia’s Virtual School Event 2020 is proudly organised by EMGS, in collaboration with Musyawarah Guru Bimbingan dan Konseling (MGBK) Jakarta and Education Malaysia Indonesia (EMI) from 2nd to 6th November 2020. It is a virtual school event involving 183 Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA), both public and private schools in Indonesia, 20,000 school students, and lecturers from the 13 reputable higher education institutions in Malaysia. The virtual event will be held in East Jakarta, Indonesia.

With the aim to increase Malaysia’s visibility virtually, this virtual event provides a platform for all Malaysian’s higher education institutions to garner more impactful reach for potential students. EMGS believes that this is a step forward to promote Malaysia as the preferred international education hub.

MGBK is a teacher association under the purview of the Ministry of Education, Republic of Indonesia. In Indonesia, counselling teachers or counsellors play an important role to educate final year high school students in choosing their path to further their studies.

The participating Malaysian higher education institutions for the virtual event are as below:

Date: 2nd – 6th November 2020 

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Sarah Azreen Abdul Samat

Sarah has over 22 years of experience in corporate finance transactions involving equity issuance, mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, corporate restructuring, and corporate valuation, amongst others. She began her career in investment banking with Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad in 2001 after obtaining her professional qualifications from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Later in her career, she joined other investment banking institutions in Malaysia such as AmInvestment Bank Berhad, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad and RHB Investment Bank Berhad.

Presently, Sarah sits as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Reneuco Berhad and Independent Director of Pharmaniaga Berhad. She is currently the Executive Director of 3p Capital Advisers Sdn. Bhd., a company licensed with the Securities Commission Malaysia to provide advisory services to the capital market players.

Tuan Haji Ismail Bin Mohamed

Tuan Haji Ismail Mohamed sits on the Board of Director for Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS). He obtains his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Prior to sitting on the EMGS Board, he was also appointed to be the Board of Director to KEJORA from 2013 to 2018, and several companies such as Permodalan Darul Takzim Sdn Bhd, Perbadanan Usahawan Johor Sdn Bhd, PIJ Holding and Ranhil SAJ Sdn Bhd. Tuan Haji Ismail Mohamed also co-founded Pertama.

He started his career by setting up a company and being the founder of JYBB Enterprise. His career came to prominence when he became the co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Pertama Polyerethane Technology (M) Sdn Bhd and subsequently became the Special Officer to the Minister of Education in 2013.

Ismail Mohamed is acknowledged for his expertise in Agriculture and Agro-based industry, landing him being appointed as the Chairman of the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Committee of the Johor State, the Chairman of Agro KEJORA and the Chairman of the Johor State Agriculture, Agro-based industry, Entrepreneurial Development and Cooperatives Committee.