KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): UCSI University President and Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor Datuk Dr Khalid Yusoff, 66, died at noon today at the Universiti Putra Malaysia Teaching Hospital. “He (Dr Khalid) left a great impact on UCSI students. Dr Khalid played an important role in increasing UCSI University’s ranking and since heading the university in 2013, UCSI had received various academic recognitions, in addition to forging a strategic partnership with world-renowned universities including Harvard University. Under his leadership, UCSI also emerged as the best private university in Malaysia for two consecutive years in the 2019 and 2020 QS World University Rankings. Dr Khalid was trained as a cardiologist and began his medical career as a student at the University of Melbourne, Australia, before undergoing training at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.

Source: The Edge Markets April 05, 2021 16:07 UTC