31 July 2019, Pasir Gudang – Johor Port Authority (JPA) has organised a Youth eco-Port Challenge 2019 programme at Dewan Nakhoda, JPA. The programme was organised under the Port Centre of Excellence (PCOE) in collaboration with CILT Johor. The programme, which was conducted from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm was participated by 8 higher learning institution teams from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Politeknik Metro Johor Bahru, Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology, MUSC Intelect (Meritus University), UCSI University, UniKL Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology (MIMET) and 2 teams from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
The programme was held for the first time and opened to all public and private higher learning institutions (IPTA and IPTS) in Malaysia. The main objective is to expose the students with port management skill as well as business planning and communication skills.
The programme received positive response amongst the participating IPTA and IPTS. The certificate of participation was presented by En. Ahmad Salhin Mustapa, Assistant General Manager Corporate Services and Development Division, JPA. The winning team will be announced during the soon to be held JPA Port Week 2019 programme.