Higher learning institution — Industry collaboration: A necessity to improve teaching and learning process

The purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of Higher Learning Institution and industry collaboration to improve the teaching and learning process. The paper is based upon a quantitative and qualitative study. It is produced after gathering feedback through questionnaires from eighty-three employers throughout Malaysia for the ICT graduates. A group of employers were also interviewed to gather their in-depth view on the importance and benefits of Higher Learning Institution — industry collaboration, the initiatives, techniques and approaches that could be designed to improve the teaching and learning process. Results of the questionnaires and interviewing session with employers illustrate that, with an active engagement with Industry, Higher Learning Institution could increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of graduates whom can satisfy the employers' need in the entry level of employability in their future.