2019
British Council Malaysia
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Research Consulting were appointed to undertake a scoping report and support the facilitation of a series of workshops to develop practice and UK-Malaysia partnerships. The project extended to support a jointly funded call which supported 12 UK-Malaysia projects focused on technology transfer.
The East Asian higher education landscape is undergoing rapid change. In 2015, the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education) set out a vision for the development of higher education in Malaysia and highlighted key opportunities and challenges. In response, the British Council Malaysia formulated the UK-EA Higher Education Partnership Programme (HEP), which aims to create university level collaboration between UK and EA countries.
As part of this programme, the British Council Malaysia undertook a scoping study with the aim of strengthening technology transfer activities and enhancing the capacity of technology transfer offices in Malaysia higher education institutions (HEIs) using best practice models from UK HEIs. Focusing on the sustainability of technology transfer and research management, the project facilitated 9 strategic partnerships between UK and Malaysian HEIs.
Research Consulting was appointed to facilitate in this work and assisted the British Council Malaysia in the development of a scoping report, support for the design and management of a co-funding scheme and delivery of workshops for the funded projects.
On the 30th of November 2020, the Education team in Malaysia hosted a webinar on “Creating value through collaborations: Lessons learnt from the UK-Malaysia Higher Education Partnerships (HEP) 2020”. A total of 150 participants from higher education, industry and government sectors in UK and Malaysia attended the session, facilitated by Research Consulting.
Research Consulting have brought high level of professionalism and expertise as the consultant for or programme. They have time and again extended their advice and support even beyond the project lifecycle, in consideration of the delays caused by the pandemic. Their knowledge of the UK, Malaysia and East Asia research landscape and HE sectors has added considerable value to the project outcomes. Their excellent understanding of the local culture and ways of working with public sector stakeholders has greatly facilitated our engagements and interactions. Highly recommended expert practitioners and thought leaders in this field.Prabha Sundram, Head of Education, British Council Malaysia
