If you’re a student at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) with a passion for electric vehicles (EVs), your career just got a major "boost."
Perodua and UTM have officially signed a new Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to launch the Perodua-UTM xEV Engineering Programme. This isn’t just a regular partnership; it’s a direct pipeline designed to turn top engineering students into the experts who will build Malaysia’s green mobility future.
Every year, 10 to 15 high-achieving students from the Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Honours) programme will be handpicked for this elite track.
Instead of just learning from textbooks, these students will spend one and a half years (starting from their Year 3, Semester 2) working directly within the Perodua ecosystem. It’s essentially a "fast-track" to becoming a professional EV engineer before you even graduate!
International certification (The "Golden Ticket")The highlight of this program? Students will undergo a 10-week industrial internship at Perodua, where they have the chance to earn the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Level 3 certification.
In the automotive world, an IMI certification is a huge deal. It’s an internationally recognized standard that proves you are qualified to work on high-voltage EV systems safely and professionally.
Perodua isn't just sending mentors; they are sending hardware. The university has received:
Two units of Perodua QV-E that students will use for hands-on learning.State-of-the-art Lab Equipment: This includes Hardware in the Loop (HIL) simulation systems, allowing students to test EV software and battery management in a virtual environment before applying it to the actual car.Read: Launched: Perodua QV-E – Malaysia’s First Homegrown EV, 445 km NEDC
Forget about struggling with your Final Year Project (FYP) alone. Under this program, students' research projects will be co-supervised by expert Perodua engineers. This ensures that the research being done at UTM isn't just academic, it’s solving real-world problems that the automotive industry is facing today.
As Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad (President and CEO of Perodua) mentioned, this is about more than just a car, it’s about building a sustainable ecosystem. By training "Future-Ready" engineers locally, Malaysia can lead the way in EV technology rather than just being a consumer.
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