A Courtesy Visit from Educity Iskandar

EMGS received a courtesy call from representatives from Educity Iskandar on 7th January 2021. EduCity is an integrated education hub located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor. The visit provides both parties an avenue for exchanges of ideas on collaboration to promote and attract more international students leveraging on Educity’s unique proposition, facilities and infrastructure. Representative from Educity Iskandar also made a presentation on their business model to introduce Educity as a global education hub. There was also a discussion on strategies to attract more world class universities to invest and open up international campuses in Malaysia.

The Educity representatives who attended the meeting was led by Mr. Wan Ahmad Saifuddin (Managing Director) along with the senior officials from the said organisation. EMGS representatives who attended the meeting was Mr. Mohd Radzlan Jalaludin (EMGS CEO) accompanied by representatives from Branding, Digital and Marketing Division.

 

Kunjungan Hormat Pengurusan Educity Iskandar

 

EMGS telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada wakil dari Educity Iskandar pada 7 Januari 2021. EduCity adalah sebuah hab pendidikan bersepadu yang terletak di Iskandar Puteri, Johor. Sesi ini telah membuka peluang untuk pertukaran idea buat kedua-dua pihak dalam kerjasama untuk mempromosikan dan menarik lebih banyak pelajar antarabangsa dan memanfaatkan cadangan, kemudahan dan keunikan infrastruktur Educity. Wakil dari Educity Iskandar juga telah membuat pembentangan model perniagaan mereka untuk memperkenalkan Educity sebagai hab pendidikan global. Terdapat juga perbincangan mengenai strategi untuk menarik lebih banyak universiti bertaraf dunia untuk melabur dan membuka kampus antarabangsa di Malaysia.

Wakil-wakil Educity yang menghadiri mesyuarat itu telah diketuai oleh Encik Wan Ahmad Saifuddin (Pengarah Urusan) bersama pegawai-pegawai kanan. Wakil EMGS yang telah menghadiri mesyuarat tersebut ialah Encik Mohd Radzlan Jalaludin (Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif EMGS) diiringi oleh wakil dari Bahagian Penjenamaan, Digital dan Pemasaran.

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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.