Earlier, during the forum, New Zealand’s Biosecurity and Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard said that Malaysia is a significant market for premium halal meat products, with exports of more than NZ$60 million (S$48 million). “Malaysia is facilitating the approval of several New Zealand halal meat premises seeking first-time access to this market, which is crucial to growing exports,” he said. Earlier, Dr Zahid and Mr Hoggard witnessed the exchange of letters of intent between Universiti Kuala Lumpur and the University of Canterbury. The partnership aims to strengthen academic and research collaboration, including student and staff mobility. Key areas of collaboration include chemical engineering, halal food systems and sustainable food production. Meanwhile, at a separate event, Dr Zahid and his New Zealand counterpart David Seymour witnessed the signing of a document of collaboration between Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia and Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). The document was inked by New Zealand’s Universities Minister Shane Raymond Reti at a ceremony at VUW. The collaboration paves the way for planning for joint research implementation, lecturer and student mobility programmes, curriculum exchange and application-oriented learning, and professional development in education. (ICE KUALA LUMPUR)

Fonte notizia: 28 luglio 2025, Kuala Lumpur