# UPSI and HONOR Malaysia launch AI Lab partnership

> UPSI and HONOR Malaysia create AI Lab to boost student tech skills.
- Title: UPSI and HONOR Malaysia launch AI Lab partnership · Malay Mail
- Summary: UPSI and HONOR Malaysia create AI Lab to boost student tech skills. UPSI and HONOR Malaysia signed a two-year MoA to establish an AI Lab offering…
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- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/life/2026/10/16/upsi-honor-malaysia-sign-moa-to-establish-honor-ai-lab/239313
- Published: 2026-10-16T12:59:12+00:00
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- Topics: upsi, honor malaysia, ai lab, memorandum of agreement, universiti pendidikan sultan idris, honor technology, ai education, certification programs, student mobility, industrial training, news, world
## UPSI and HONOR sign MoA
UPSI Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Md Amin Md Taff and HONOR Malaysia CEO Ethan Chen signed a memorandum of agreement to establish the HONOR AI Lab @ UPSI.

> UPSI Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Md Amin Md Taff and HONOR Malaysia CEO Ethan Chen display the signed agreement to establish the HONOR AI Lab @ UPSI, witnessed by Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir (centre)
## Lab aims to boost AI skills
The lab will provide industry-based learning, workshops, and certification programs for students and lecturers to gain practical AI experience.

> The collaboration allows the ups community to gain hands-on experience with advances in ai technology, narrowing the gap between classroom theory and its practical application in industry
## Two-year agreement details
The two-year MoA places the lab at Tuanku Bainun Library, owned by UPSI’s Faculty of Computing and Meta-Technology.

> The two-year agreement provides for the honor ai lab to be located at tuanku bainun library, owned and managed by ups i’s faculty of computing and meta-technology (fkmt)
## Students gain practical exposure
Students can participate in project-based learning, innovation competitions, mobility programs, and industrial training to gain hands-on AI experience.

> UPSI students can take part in project-based learning activities, innovation competitions, mobility programmes and industrial training to gain greater practical exposure to ai technology
## Lecturers access industry tools
UPSI lecturers gain access to industry-standard AI computing equipment and development tools to integrate ai into curriculum and research.

> He said that, to strengthen academic and research capabilities, ups lecturers also have access to industry-standard ai computing equipment, development tools and supporting hardware to facilitate the integration of ai applications into the curriculum and the implementation of research and innovation projects
## HONOR’s commitment to AI talent
HONOR Malaysia emphasizes expanding access to the AI ecosystem and developing local talent for the technology industry.

> HONOR is committed to making the ai ecosystem accessible to all users, and this partnership with ups i is an important step towards empowering the next generation of malaysian talent
## Minister supports initiative
Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir attended the launch event at UPSI’s Sultan Azlan Shah Campus.

> Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir views a demonstration related to the honor ai lab @ ups i during the launch event at the university’s sultan azlan shah campus in tanjong malim
## Lab benefits national economy
The lab aims to develop innovations relevant to Malaysia’s digital economy and enhance graduates’ employability in a tech-driven market.

> The facilities and programmes will help students develop their technical competencies and soft skills, while giving lecturers opportunities to improve their teaching and research through the application of ai technology
## Key takeaway

UPSI and HONOR Malaysia signed a two-year MoA to establish an AI Lab offering industry-based learning and certification programs for students and lecturers.