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CampusNews 015 Meanwhile, Associate Prof. Dr. Nik Salida Suhaila Nik Saleh, Dean of the Faculty of Syariah and Law, said cooperation opportunities between USIM and various halal industry players for student placement have started since August 2022 involving religious agencies. These companies have obtained halal certification on a medium, large, and global scale. In addition to the placement of students, this collaboration will involve professionals and authorities in halal teaching and learning, knowledge sharing, and community activities. He added that as a university based on naqli and aqli knowledge, it is the university’s responsibility to ensure that graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the Halal Industry. Therefore, the faculty’s mission is to produce Sharia graduates who can integrate naqli and aqli knowledge in their field of work as Halal professionals. The aspirations of graduates who are expected to be able to lead the Sharia mindset along with technical skills in the Halal career and become thought leaders in the industry, which is a prospect for this country. W elcomed by Dato’ Adnan Pawanteh, Executive Director of Group Corporate Affairs, Nestlé (Malaysia), a delegation from the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) led by Vice Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Dr. Sharifudin Md Shaarani paid a return visit to the Nestle Malaysia office in Petaling Jaya recently. Also present together, the Director of the USIM Research & Innovation Management Center, Dr. Norlida Basir, Dr. Nur Zazarina Ramly, Head of the Programme (Food Biotechnology) from the Faculty of Science and Technology and four lecturers. This visit also includes a special knowledge-sharing session by Nestle related to Halal management, healthy nutrition and the introduction of Harvest Gourmet, a plant-based food product launched in 2021. More interestingly, the USIM delegation also had the opportunity to taste plant-based nuggets and a burger patty made from soybeans from Harvest Gourmet products. Professor Dato’ Dr. Sharifudin Md Shaarani said that USIM’s cooperation with the industry coincided with strengthening USIM’s visibility under the vision of “USIM Cemerlang, USIM Disayang.” The university always welcomes collaboration to invigorate knowledge transfer between the two parties. He added previously that USIM and Nestle had collaborated through a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed on 22nd August 2022 to provide Halal education to schools known as the Halal@School with Nestle Program. “USIM is also planning to hold a Mega Fatwa and Halal Carnival, led by the Fatwa and Halal Institute (IFFAH) in July 2023 with various interesting contents, including the offering of Executive Halal courses and Mega Halal School in collaboration with Nestle”. USIMANDNESTLE EXPLORE PLANT- BASED FOOD PRODUCTION