UMS, Neurogine launches UMS Technology Talent Hub 2024 Initiative

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - June 12, 2024 - PRLog -- Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and Neurogine Sdn Bhd, a leading technology company, has announced the launch of UMS Technology Talent Hub 2024 or UMS T2H 2024 initiative which seeks to identify talent in technology, marketing and finance within Labuan.

According Neurogine Chief Executive Officer Owen Chen Chee Onn, "Neurogine is committed to fostering future leaders in the intersecting fields of technology, finance and marketing. We are thrilled to be part of UMS T2H 2024 and take on the role as its main sponsor. This inititive is aligned with our values, encapsulated in its theme, "Ideas, Innovate and Inspire". We have been at the forefront of innovation, pioneering payment tokenisation and financial blockchain solutions since 2020," he said.

This initiative will benefit young people, aimed at young people and supported by the industry. We eagerly anticipate its success and emergence of future stars," he said during a presentation ceremony at UMS Labuan International Campus (UMS LIC). UMS T2H 2024 also addresses a broader social responsibility of reversing the brain drain from Labuan. "It will help create employment and respond to demand for talent for digital-banking, robo-advisors, virtual asset exchanges, Islamic financial blockchain tokens. It's also aligned with plans to establish a Blockchain Hub in Labuan and transform the island into a digital financial hub and launchpad for blockchain technology, as well as establishing it as a sustainable technology innovation hub to serve the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area or BIMP-EAGA," he said.

UMS T2H 2024 is organised by UMS Faculty of Labuan International Finance (UMS LFIF) in collaboration with UMS Faculty of Computing and Informatics (UMS FCI) and supported by Neurogine who has also seconded seasoned personnel to ensure the success of this initiative, which is chaired by UMS LFIF Dean Associate Professor Dr. Geoffrey Harvey Tanakinjal.

Teams will compete in prototyping-and-pitching exercises, leading to this December where a RM10,000 cash prize are for the winner, RM8,000 for the runner-up and RM5,000 for third place. Teams who qualify as semi-finalist this August will receive RM1,000 as seed capital to refine their prototypes. Team registrations starts June 10, 2024 and ends August 10, 2024. "We hope UMS T2H 2024 will bring talented students and recent graduates to compete in a series of challenges that will test their technical skills, problem-solving abilities and innovative thinking for real-world solutions with technological readiness." Detailed information and registration forms are available at https://www.ums.edu.my/fkal or email from noorhassanah@ums.edu.my.