Seminar consisted of presentations by all partners (UPTC, CETEM/KIT, MTIB, USM, UKM and UPM). Session dealt with analysis of timber industry in Malaysia, and analysis of extent of automation and readiness for Oncoming Industry 4.0 revolution in this sector. From the project’s perspective, Goals and challenges in joing European and Malaysian efforts in HE capacity building were presented. Most essential part of the seminar was presentation of proposed Joint Curriculum for a Master Degree in industry4.0 for the Malaysian industry, and analysis of Intellectual property rights in Academic and Furniture sector