Sunway College Launches Applied AI Diploma and Signs MOU with Open-Source Incubator

Sunway College has launched a Diploma in Applied Artificial Intelligence covering machine learning, generative AI, natural-language processing, cloud AI, and intelligent systems. Students can build chatbots, predictive tools, and automated workflows and complete internships, including real projects at Sunway University's Centre for Human-Machine Collaboration Research in areas such as 3D mapping and oil-palm fruit-ripeness detection. The diploma provides a pathway to Sunway University bachelor's and master's degrees in AI. Sunway College also signed an MOU with an open-technology incubator to strengthen industry-academic cooperation.

The program creates a full pathway from diploma through master's study and introduces industry collaboration, potentially affecting AI talent development in Southeast Asia. Students gain progression opportunities and real industry projects. Through the MOU they will encounter the open-source ecosystem and strengthen their ability to commercialize AI technology.