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STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION ON BUSINESS AND RESEARCH BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL PEPPER COMMUNITY AND UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK
On 14 January 2025, the International Pepper Community took a historical move towards enlarging collaboration with various renowned organization and institution in the world by the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the International Pepper Community (IPC) and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) which taken place at DeTar Putra, UNIMAS, Kota Samarahan.
The MoU signed by Prof. Dr. Ahmad Hata Rasit, the Vice Chancellor of UNIMAS and Ms. Firna Azura Ekaputri Haji Marzuki, the Executive Director of the IPC would be focusing on strengthening and promoting collaboration between IPC and UNMAS especially with the Faculty of Economics and Business with reciprocal approach in areas such as business knowledge, joint programmes, student development, research initiatives and other strategic approaches. The signing of the MoU was also attended by Mr. Apoi Wan, Acting Senior Director of Entrepreneur and Market Development Division Malaysian Pepper Board as one of the witness.
In her remarks, the Executive Director of the International Pepper Community, believed that the MoU would pave the way for strategic collaboration and cooperation between the two entities. She further elaborated that through the solidified bond UNIMAS could capitalize the pool of international players with various expertise. She also encouraged UNIMAS to invite more eminent international industry players to provide hands-on knowledge on specific subjects in the form of lectures and seminars for the University Students which would expose the students to practical knowledge. Â She further pointed out that with the expertise and resources available in UNIMAS, the university could collaborate with IPC and industry leaders to undertake research projects on certain topic which would benefit the global pepper industry.
She ended her remarks with a reminded that no single University could address future challenges by itself no matter how large or equipped they were as in this era of globalization and interdependence, cooperative partnership with other international organization for academic excellence around the world had become a necessity and not an option.
Previous Publications
- Pepper/Spice Exhibition at Kandy, Sri Lanka, 30th Oct. - 2nd Nov. 2017
- MPB Central Lab, Kuching, to host IPC Quality Training programme in September 2017
- Executive Director of the International Pepper Community to visit Cambodia in June 2017
- Sri Lanka to host the 45th Annual Session of the IPC during 30th Oct - 2nd Nov. 2017
- Sri Lanka's pepper now becomes one of most important spice crops for export after Cinnamon - Bandula Wickramarachchi
- Members to continue organizing the Pepper Day in 2017
- IPC revises Standard Specifications for Pepper and Pepper Products
- Iman Pambagyo, Director General seeks IPC member countries to strengthen collaborative works in responding to the quality related issues
- IPC GMP Book to be printed in different language of IPC member countries
- IPC Inter-lab Proficiency Testing Programme
- IPC Book on Good Manufacturing Practices for Pepper (P. nigrum L.) was launched
- The IPC Special Session held on 09th - 10th January 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sri Lanka has confirmed to host the 45th Annual Session and other Meetings of the International Pepper Community in Kandy.
- Mrs. Mariam Ilias named as the Liaison Officer of Malaysia to IPC
- Lampung now has another modern pepper / spice processing unit
- 1st Forum Vietnam Pepper Outlook 2016 organized successfully in Phu Quoc
- VPA to organize 1st Forum Vietnam Pepper Outlook from 17th-19th November 2016
- IPC Executive Director visited Davao, Philippines and met Governor Claude Bautista
- ED attended the 47th APCC COCOTECH
- Dr. Agus Wahyudi named as Director of Spices and Seasonal Crops of the Agriculture Ministry of Indonesia
- Mr. Eng. BANDULA Wickramaarachchi Secretary of Ministry of Primary Industries of Sri Lanka, is the Chairman of IPC for 2016/2017
- Governor Bautista and other officials of Philippines visited Indonesia and Vietnam
- Dato Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom named as new Chairman and Dr. Harry Entebang as new Director General of Malaysian Pepper Board
- IPC announced the winners of the IPC Award Winners for the year 2015
- Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, urged IPC to strengthen the cooperation among the members on five strategic important issues.