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not knowing where to find and contact good sponsors/funders

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not knowing where to find and contact good sponsors/funders

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Not understanding what the boss/client actually wants

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Unable to find Research roles in Malaysian Landscapes.

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Not being able to pitch well or say the right keyword when in front of industry representatives. Need to work on pitching

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Academic work and skills being undervalued and seen as impractical for industrial purposes.

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Academic work and skills being undervalued and seen as impractical for industrial purposes.

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finding sources of industry funding apart from well known big techs

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Finding the correct first person of contact

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Finding the correct first person of contact

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Are there any overseas and Malaysia collaborations funding you had applied before?

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Industry typically demands rapid, results-driven outputs, whereas university research environments often operate on longer development cycles. How can we effectively justify or communicate this difference in output pace to industry stakeholders?

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Writing an impactful and communicative grant

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Writing an impactful and communicative grant

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Impactful because need to ensure that it is aligned with both the company's needs (pain points) and the researcher (interests)

Communicativ because it needs to be understood and be coherent

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Not knowing if my research is valuable/applicable in the industry or only for my own interest

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shy/afraid of contacting companies for funding, poor interpersonal skills

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shy/afraid of contacting companies for funding, poor interpersonal skills

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1. Skeleton of the format- what to include optimally.

2. Securing Connection

3. Overall guidance

4. What companies really want rather than prototypes ?

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Problems faced in securing jobs:

1. Project based jobs (within the company) has duration. Upon completion of project you might stay jobless until new project come up

2. Your skills, expertise are out dated. You are not aligned with current/new technology

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Late response and delayed confirmation about inquiry.

Last minute withdrawal of once verbally confirmed project funding.

Late funding distribution after approval creating crisis for the originally planned budget allocation schedule of the project.

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As a student, or as graduate the only problem we face is are we good enough or are we going in the wrong direction.

Some industries would not hire international students.

Some industries would want us to have insane amount of projects.

There are companies which don't see all the cons but those companies only hire really really good students.

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How to find interested topics and potential fundings

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How to find interested topics and potential fundings

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Is there any gold or standard structure for the proposal that we can use as a baseline before adjusting to fit the project's circumstance and requirements

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Is the project pitching done via email, in-person meetings, or virtual? If meetings, how many minutes do you get to pitch?

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The increasing and overwhelming competition in the industry, along with the growing employment of AI that is replacing many roles, raising the threshold, and limiting positions/grants opportunities.

The fast development and changing nature of the industry, making it hard to stay updated and gain the required skills.

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Is it recommended to get funding from multiple sources, or would it be too difficult to strike a balance if different companies have different goals?