Geopolitics important no matter your field of study, students told

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FMT managing director Azeem Abu Bakar stresses the importance of understanding how current global affairs can influence public policies in Malaysia and its neighbours.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/10/geopolitics-important-no-matter-your-field-of-study-students-told/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/10/mahir-geopolitik-penting-tak-kira-bidang-pengajian-pelajar-diberitahu/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Students #Geopolitics

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00:00We have to start to really pay attention to geopolitics here, right, because geopolitics is

00:06going to affect everybody here and gone with the days where you can be, you know, specialising in

00:13one thing. We must be able to do more things, right. So they say, you know, jack of all trades,

00:19master of none, right, back in those days. But now I think we're going to be jack of all trades,

00:24master of all. FMT Managing Director Azim Abu Bakar says students should understand politics

00:31and international relations regardless of their area of study. He said young professionals should

00:37also be well-versed in geopolitics and understand how global developments influence public policy

00:42in Malaysia and the surrounding region. To really understand where the market is heading,

00:49you need to understand public policy, you need to understand geopolitics because your business

00:55is really affected by geopolitics and trade. Meanwhile, founder of the Research Institute

01:01for Sustainable Excellence and Leadership, Hong Wai On, said driving innovation requires both

01:06technical expertise and creative problem-solving skills. He described an ideal future leader as

01:13someone who is inclusive, collaborative, ethically grounded and daring enough to challenge the status

01:18quo. Danny Charger Reza, FMT.

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