Thursday, January 12, 2017
Aimed at inspiring a new generation of forestry talent, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), our national member in Malaysia, celebrated the end of 2016 with the inaugural MTCC Academic Award. Three undergraduates from two local universities came away with a prize.
“MTCC is delighted to be collaborating and supporting local institutions of higher learning, particularly those institutions offering courses which feed young talent into local forestry and related fields,” said MTCC CEO, Yong Teng Koon.“Through the MTCC Academic Award, MTCC hopes to strengthen our link with the local universities to inspire more young people to embark on a career in the field of forestry and its related industries.” Yong added further.
“The MTCC Academic Award recognizes the achievements of students and encourages them to continue to excel even after their graduation. Besides their overall academic performance, the award winners were also judged based on the quality of their final year thesis, submitted as partial fulfillment of their course structure,” Yong concluded.
23 year old Chaw Vi Vian from the Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, University Malaysia Sabah (UMS), won the Freezailah Forest Sustainability Award – the award named in honor of MTCC’s founding Chairman, Dato’ Dr Freezailah Che Yeom, who retired last after leading the organization for 17 years.
Tags: end of 2016, forestry talent, inaugural MTCC Academic Award, malaysian timber certification council (MTCC), MTCC CEO, new generation, Three undergraduates, two local universities, Yong Teng Koon
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