KUALA LUMPUR, 7th June 2013 – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Taiba Care Co. Ltd., the provider of healthcare and education business in Saudi Arabia will work together to implement UTM’s halal certification and halal accreditation related technologies in Madinah for the benefit of the locals and Muslims consumption worldwide.
UTM’s prominent expertise in the area of Islamic Sciences including various R&D development on Halal Food Products and halal accreditation related technologies has attracted Taiba Care to launch a project on Halal Products.
Taiba Care has been honoured to credit and utilize UTM’s technologies in the form of beneficial partnership with UTM to further develop and implement the halal related technologies locally in Madina.
Taibah Care believes that UTM via CFirst (UTM Centre of Science Fiqh and Technology) as one of the centre of excellence in the premier Research University will effectively assist Taiba Care and Muslims worldwide in achieving the goals and initiate solid base for the Halal Meat Products to the Islamic world and particularly the Islamic Communities in non-Islamic countries worldwide.
Amongst the areas of collaboration include :Build strategic partnership between UTM and Taiba Care to establish a collaborative body for certification and accreditation of Halal products
- Establish collaboration pathways with Islamic organisation in Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries that aims to initiate the following committees
- Scientific Committees- Fatwa Committee
- Research and prepare the accreditation standards necessary for all types of products
- Launching an office for the purpose of managing Halal Project in Madina, Saudi Arabia- Worldwide Marketing activities (Annual activities)
The MoA had been signed by YBhg. Prof. Dr. Wahid Omar, UTM Deputy Vice Chancellor (Development) and Mr. Yaseen Alali, CEO of Taiba Care Co. Ltd. Also present, Prof. Dr. Hamdani Saidi, UTM KL Campus Director and UTM Senior Officers.