Another milestone was achieved by the Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing on the 4th of August 2022 with the signing ceremony between MAHSA University (MU) and the Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC).
MRC is a non-profit organization established under the Act of Parliament as an auxiliary body to the Government dedicated to humanitarian acts and services as well as providing 24 hours ambulance service in the country. It is the foremost volunteer organization in Malaysia, providing humanitarian and disaster relief under the umbrella of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, which is present in 192 countries in the world. The challenges of managing disasters involves various organizations to work together to bring resilience and empowerment to the vulnerable communities in the country. Both MU and MRC have established a successful working relationship during the current over two years of Covid-19 pandemic and the floods that had devastated the country.
This MoU was graced and witnessed by
YTM Dato’ Seri DiRaja Tan Sri (Dr) Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz Binti Almarhum
Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Tunku Temenggong Kedah and National
Chairperson MRC and Professor Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Hj. Mohamed Haniffa bin Hj.
Abdullah
Pro-Chancellor and Executive Chairman,
MAHSA University. The management of MU believes that volunteerism, assistance
in crisis, and building community resilience is
of paramount importance in developing a safe social framework.
The purpose of this MOU is to ensure mutual understanding of key
responsibilities of each to promote academic, training, and non –academic exchanges in the following areas: -
(a) Exchanges of academic and
administrative staff and mutual visits to pursue courses, lectures, training,
services and research;
(b) Student internship and
training opportunity to enhance student experience with a focus on community
resilience;
(c) Exchanges of academic information and materials for conducting lectures and seminars and organising symposia and conferences;
(d) Promoting collaboration in fields of mutual interest especially in the areas of disaster and humanitarian relief works.
YTM
Dato’ Seri DiRaja Tan Sri (Dr) Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz Binti Almarhum Sultan
Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Tunku Temenggong Kedah and National Chairperson MRC,
signing the Visitor’s book in the presents of
Professor Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Hj. Mohamed Haniffa bin Hj. Abdullah,
Pro-Chancellor and Executive Chairman, MAHSA University
MoU signing between MRC and MAHSA