First Wikipedia meetup held at a Malaysian university, an engineering institution, and in the state of Melaka, marking a milestone for academic Wikipedia outreach in Malaysia.
Key Facts
- Event number in Malaysia series
- 18th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia
- Date
- 6 October 2018
- Duration
- 1:00–4:00 p.m. (3 hours)
- Venue
- Room MSMR 2013, CLC Building, Multimedia University
- Organising partner
- Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Multimedia University
- Language of communication
- English
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Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Interest in expanding Wikipedia's presence within Malaysian academic and engineering communities led organisers to collaborate with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) at Multimedia University, Melaka, to bring Wikipedia outreach into a university setting for the first time.
On 6 October 2018, the Wikipedia Melaka Meetup 1 was held at Multimedia University's CLC Building under the theme 'Wikipedia in University Engineering Study.' The three-hour English-language session brought together participants from an engineering institution context, making it the first such meetup in Melaka and the 18th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia overall.
The event established a precedent for hosting Wikipedia meetups within Malaysian universities and engineering institutions, potentially encouraging further academic collaborations across other states and disciplines in the country's Wikipedia community.