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For higher education to sustain in the future and fulfil the future employment, innovation is the key where it is essential for higher education preparing students to be innovative. This research examines final year projects completed by undergraduate students in order to identify the forms of innovation based on the Doblin Ten Types of Innovation Model. A systematic sampling method was deployed to gather data from students from seven programs in one of higher institutions in Malaysia. In the survey, 164 samples were selected out of 285 students, and excel functions were used for descriptive data analysis. The top three ranking of innovation are: Service, Product System and Process respectively. The last ranking is Structure. Essentially, the outcome of the paper is relevant to assist the effort of innovations in Malaysia higher education and enhancing the employability skills of the students via industry-university collaboration.
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To Cite this Article: Kamarudin, N. ‘Azwa, Abu, Z., Pazil, N. S. M., Kadir, S. A. A., & Muhamad, Y. (2023). Exploring Trends of Innovation Types in Final Year Projects of Undergraduate Students. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 12(3), 388–394.
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