EP 51 | Bridging the Gap Between Between Academia and Industry

In Favoriot Sembang Santai Episode 51, Zura Huzali and Dr. Mazlan Abbas discuss how universities and industry can work better together.The conversation explains why the academia-industry gap is not just about technical knowledge. It is also about context, execution, problem-solving, communication, commercial awareness, and value creation. Dr. Mazlan also explains Technology Readiness Levels in simple terms and why many university prototypes remain stuck between lab demos and real-world deployment.This episode covers Capstone Projects, Final Year Projects, postgraduate R&D, the Valley of Death, lecturers’ roles, industry expectations, and how IoT projects can move from one-time demos to long-term learning systems. Dr. Mazlan also shares how Favoriot can support universities by giving students and researchers a shared platform for devices, data, dashboards, alerts, and future analytics.A practical episode for students, lecturers, researchers, universities, and industry players who want academic projects to create real impact beyond presentation day.