KUCHING: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) continues to strengthen student entrepreneurship development through the NEXTGENBIZ IPTA and IPTS Programme implemented throughout Malaysia.

For this current edition, the programme was held in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and took place at the Crystal Hall in UNIMAS, Kota Samarahan.

The programme aims to foster interest and empower entrepreneurial potential among students through exposure to business knowledge, current economic trends, and the challenges of the entrepreneurial world.

This session's participation involved students from UNIMAS, UiTM, and Sarawak Skills.

Through NEXTGENBIZ, MARA is committed to providing a development platform for young Bumiputera entrepreneurs that is relevant to current needs, thereby producing a competitive and innovative generation of youth capable of contributing to the nation's economic development.

Present during the programme were Director of the MARA Commercial Infrastructure Division Mimi Mazlin Mohamad Yusof, Director of the UNIMAS Entrepreneurship Centre Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr Siti Kudnie Sahari, and Director of MARA Sarawak Timelow Jauk. - UKASnews

Prepared by: Ryan Lim