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Carl Duisberg Centren and Malaysia —
25 Years of Trustful Cooperation
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Guest article by Dr. Hanns-Georg Löber
Carl Duisberg Centren
Senior Executive Advisor to the Management
EDUCATION & CAREERS
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Carl Duisberg Centren looks back on 55 years of international
human resources training Dresden programs and a period
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of 25 years of fruitful cooperation with Malaysian ministries,
government organisations and the private industry,
based on mutual trust and
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friendship.
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The wide range of services of Carl Duisberg Centren comprises
management, vocational and advanced training programs,
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as well as German courses for foreigners, university
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• Kuala Lumpur programs, (Malaysia) consulting services for international professional
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• Jakarta (Indonesia)
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development through experience gained abroad, and for
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Carl Duisberg Centren has eight management and language
training centres in Germany and an extensive network
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Germany are happy to mention that our Malaysian representative office
is celebrating
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its 25th anniversary very soon. It is also
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Our more than 55 years of experience in adult education
and many success stories are owed to our highly dedicated
personnel - professionals in the field of global communication.
My personal journey with CDC began in 1992 with the offer to be CDC’s official representative to
Malaysia. Twenty years have passed by and through the implementation of various activities and projects
this partnership based on mutual trust, respect and friendship has grown from strength to strength.
To produce the kind of human resources needed by Malaysia to achieve Vision 2020, we need high
quality talent with exposure and experience from as many countries other than those from the traditional
English-speaking systems.
Our permanent employees are trained internationally and
enjoy discussions that demand patience and sensitivity.
Open-mindedness to us is a quality without which our job
would be unthinkable.
German education, particularly programs in engineering, technology and technical-vocational education
and training, is second to none and well known worldwide. The decision by the Malaysian government
to sponsor students for engineering studies in Germany posed many challenges. This resulted in the
development of the innovative CDC-KBU model which involved periods of study in Malaysia and in
Germany. As testimony to the success of this model, the ninth intake of students registered for this
program in July this year.
Sensitivity to the vagaries of multicultural societies, and
experienced in discerning shades of meaning and building
spiritual bridges – this is what we expect from our
colleagues and from ourselves. This is how we have contributed
in paving the way between both of our countries, in
Special thanks goes to my colleagues at KBU International College especially to the Chief Executive,
Prof.Dato’ Dr. Teo Chiang Liang, Principal Dr. See Hoon Peow, Deputy Principal Mr Liew Wai Fan
and members of the KBU team all of whom have contributed significantly towards the successful
implementation and continued success of the CDC-KBU model. I am very fortunate to have a highly
experienced technical vocational education expert to team up with me. He is Dr. Mohamed Rashid Navi
Bax, the former Director of the Polytechnic Management Division and Deputy Director-General Private
Higher Education Sector, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.
building bridges between Malaysian and German universities
and other organisations and in establishing networks
between German and Malaysian industries.
It goes without saying that developing our activities in Malaysia
the way we did, would not have been possible without
a reliable partner with deep roots in the Malaysian society.
We met Tan Sri Dató Seri Dr Yahaya
for SPM Holders Ibrahim first in the early nineties, and
he became a friend from the very
beginning. Tan Sri Yahaya started
representing Carl Duisberg Centren
in 1992 and his contributions to our
work have given a tremendous boost
to bilateral relations and our networking
capacity. There is no doubt that
Tan Sri Dató Seri Dr.
Yahaya Ibrahim in Tan Sri Yahaya, we have found an
ideal partner and representative. It
is due to his tireless efforts that Malaysia
became and will remain one of
the most interesting partners for Carl
Duisberg Centren. Over the last years,
we have further strengthened our
team through Dr. Mohamed Rashid
Bin Navi Bax whom we got to know
many years before while he was still
Dr. Mohamed Rashid in the Ministry of Education. We feel
Bin Navi Bax very lucky to have him “on board” as
an internationally recognised expert
in higher and vocational education.
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I would also like to thank our Malaysian partners and individuals who placed their trust in us to deliver
Engineering Degrees in Germany