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Increasingly Graduates Must Create Their Own Jobs: Relevant Universities

The number of young people entering tertiary education is growing worldwide. In Malaysia, the participation rate in tertiary education is steadily increasing and, according to the national 鈥淏lueprint for Higher Education鈥, will rise from 36% in 2012 to 53% by 2025. This is very welcome news as鈥

Digital Readiness

The digital economy offers unprecedented opportunities. Governments, businesses and industries all across the globe are aware of the scale and impact of the digital economy on the gross domestic product (GDP). As more of the world goes online, more new ways are offered to enterprises and consumers鈥

Inclusive Business: How Do We Build It?

Research has increasingly highlighted the importance of business and society working together in reducing the growing income disparities across the world. Despite considerable efforts by non-governmental organisations, private and public companies, and individual giving, approximately 20% of the鈥

Cryptocurrencies - Boon or Bane

Cryptocurrencies or digital coins are increasingly used as a primary means of buying goods and services. According to CoinMarketCap.com, there were 1,375 different digital coins as of December 2017. The leading cryptocurrencies are bitcoin, ripple and ethereum. A digital coin does not take any鈥

Coming Soon - The Robot CEO?

There is much talk nowadays about increasing automation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robots in industry and business. Many fear that jobs will disappear at an ever-increasing rate and technology-driven mass unemployment is just around the corner; all part of the Fourth Industrial鈥

The Post-Digital

In 1995, Nicolas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Lab, wrote a book called 鈥淏eing Digital鈥. It was an overwhelming success translated into more than 40 languages. Negroponte coined key phrases that would find their way into our lives such as 鈥渁toms to bits鈥, 鈥渄igital life鈥 and 鈥渂itcasting鈥,鈥

Using UACI In Dealing With Your Personality Preferences

A team may comprise of more than one personality. Dealing with various personalities to obtain job optimisation can be challenging. As a leader in your position, how can you best capitalise on your team members鈥 strengths, deliver the results you envisage and, at the same time, take into鈥

Let鈥檚 Take Recycling to the Next Level

The demand for non-renewable resources continues to increase at a significant rate. The developed world has adopted a linear, consumption-oriented way of life. The amount of wastes generated from the mining of raw materials, manufacturing, selling, and ultimately disposing of products puts an鈥

New Technology Means New Opportunities, But Only for Those with Prepared Minds

Is the Fourth Industrial Revolution real? How will it affect us? Can we prepare for it? These are big questions that most of us know are out there, but surprisingly few people are discussing. The Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0 is certainly real and we are all aware of the exciting鈥攐r鈥

Combating Fake News 鈥 A Need For Media Literacy

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), news means information that has been verified in the public interest. Any information that does not meet this standard is not news. The term 鈥渇ake news鈥 came into vogue during the 2016 United States (US)鈥

International Finance Experts Gather in 红杏视频 University to Discuss Financial Innovation

The two-day Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2019 entitled "Charting a New Course in Financial Innovation and Education", was held at 红杏视频 University, Kuala Lumpur.聽