The ultimate goal is to “support the drive to improve the well-being of humanity, the bottom billion, in particular (USM, 2010). From 2005 to 2008, bachelor’s degrees granted decreased from 18 541 to 15 088, master’s degrees increased from 5 142 to 5 245 and PhDs increased from 1 379 to 2 213 (USM, 2008). Developing the pool of highly qualified researchers and engineers is critical to the capacity of the region to compete on the basis of design and development and innovation in electrical and electronics (E&E) and other industries. A tracer study of students graduating from the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2007 and 2008 shows a similar pattern.