The Johor government will create 300 highly skilled job opportunities with a salary of RM4,000 for new graduates through a collaboration with Japanese technology company, NEOJAPAN Inc.
Johor Chief Minister, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi stated that the collaboration is believed to strengthen Johor's position as a state that is prepared to face future economic challenges.
Onn Hafiz said that this meeting opened up collaboration between Johor and NEOJAPAN Inc through the establishment of a Center of Excellence (COE) in Johor to strengthen the digital economy and the latest technology transformation.
He also discussed that NEOJAPAN Inc is a technology company in Yokohama, Japan which is listed on the main market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has over 32 years of experience in software development.
Furthermore, he was also confident that this strategic collaboration will have a positive impact on the development of the state of Johor.
A total of 1,000 local graduates will undergo training over a five-year period through collaboration with the Faculty of Computers, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), as the main talent providers.
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