British Aerospace to help Malaysia

British Aerospace to help Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): British Aerospace plc (BAe) boosted its presence in Malaysia yesterday when it teamed up with a British university and a Malaysian company to set up a science and engineering university here.

BAe, Britain's biggest defense conglomerate, sold 28 Hawk combat aircraft to Malaysia for 2.4 billion ringgit (US$960 million) in 1988 and has also shown an interest in making components locally.

The proposed university, costing 400 million ringgit ($160 million), will offer courses in car-manufacturing technology, civil, mechanical and chemical engineering, human resource development and management.

The memorandum of understanding was signed by BAe chief executive officer Dick Evans, Talam Corp. Bhd. chairman Chan Ah Chye and a representative of Loughborough University of Technology, Bernama news agency said.