Government Affair

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MALAYSIA ENGINEERING COUNCIL (MyEC)

Venue: Dewan Tan Sri Mahfoz Khalid, Kementerian Kerja Raya Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Location:
Dewan Tan Sri Mahfoz Khalid, Kementerian Kerja Raya Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Date: 28 Jul 2026

Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm

GAC Report Date: 28.7.2026
Chapter Chair:	GAC
Event:	Stakeholder engagement on the establishment of the Malaysia Engineering Council (MyEC)
Organization:	Board of Engineers (BEM)
Government Agency	Ministry of Works Malaysia.
Date:	Tuesday, 28 July, 2026
Time:	2.00pm to 5.00pm
Place:	Dewan Tan Sri Mahfoz Khalid, Kementerian Kerja Raya Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
Report By:	Mr TS Lim
MASHRAE Rep:	Mr TS Lim (President Elect)
Partifipants	ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES
	e.g The Institution Of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), Malaysia Society for Engineering & Technology (MySET),
	Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM), Society of Engineering Education Malaysia (SEEM)
	Malaysia Fire Protection Association, Malaysian Society of Engineers (MAE), Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM),
	Malaysian Oil, Gas and Energy Services Council (MOGSC), Technological Association of Malaysia (TAM)
	and many more
Report:	1) All participants feedback on the current challenges which engineering societies are currently facing eg. All societies work independently & there are duplication of programmes and lack of common focal point/ share national agenda
	2) MyEC may be a platform that enable joint programme or partnership. It also can share best practices, standard & research for cross disciplinary expertise
	3) ASHRAE Malaysia can connect MyEC to standards, technical communities and collaboration from ASHRAE globally
	4) In general, most institutions are willing to nominate specialists, technical committees & contribute to policy & standard
	5) MyEC also can play a role in knowledge, standards and resources sharing platform. It also can deliver common value without replacing or competing with the participating institutions & societies.
	6) Continued engagement to be carried out with all stakeholders.

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