KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- The setting up of a Malaysia-Japan International University of Technology is among the aspirations of Japanese ambassador designate to Malaysia, Masahiko Horie.
Horie, who arrived here 10 days ago, said if realised, the university will focus mainly on engineering, management, machinery, industrial management and electronics."I would like to see the establishment of the Malaysia-Japan International University of Technology during my tenure in the country," he told reporters at his official residence here today.
Horie said what makes the university different from its counterparts within the nation will be its method of teaching and training which will be based on the Japanese methods of excellence and quality.
"During my three-year tenure in Qatar, I was asked by the Emir to help establish a Japanese school based on elements of the Japanese methods of education. Even then the school isn't fully established. These things take time," he said.However, he added that he was confident of laying the groundwork for the university in the near future because unlike Qatar, Malaysia already has many people who are able to speak Japanese.
On Japan-Malaysia relationship, Horie said it is no longer a donor-recipient kind of relationship like what it was once 20 years ago."This relationship has evolved, transformed and changed completely today. Today Malaysia has very succesful economic development, is a mature and developed country which has led to equal partnership between our two nations," he said.
The partnership lies not only on economic terms but also on regional and maritime security, political as well as environmental issues, according to Horie.Japan also supports Malaysia's peacekeeping operations which are good for Asean's regional stability, especially those against terrorism and piracy, he said.
On environmental issues, Horie stated that he would like to propose a trilateral cooperation between Japan, Malaysia and Madagascar on forest conservation as he respects Malaysia's success on the subject.He said his hopes include strengthening and expanding the economic relations between the two countries by promoting direct investment and industrial cooperation, especially with the economic partnership agreement that was signed between two countries last year.
Horie, who is replacing Tadashi Imai, will hand his appointment credentials to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations.Prior to his appointment here, Horie, 61, was the ambassador to Qatar from 2004 to 2007, director-general of international affairs for the Japan Defence Agency and chairman for the Tokyo Defence Forum.
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