Education

The Star Education Fund
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek admiring the fruits on a hat worn by Zandile Mantho Koveya, a delegate from Botswana, at the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers. - KAMARUL ARIFFIN/THE STAR

The 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers provided a good opportunity to assess what Commonwealth countries had achieved so far in terms of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Unesco’s Education for All (EFA) targets.View more

Campus

Car art

Nine student designers from various local colleges had their artwork for the exterior of a Perodua MyVi chosen for the ‘Want It, Rank It, Win It Contest 2009’ organised by gum and candy brands Halls, Dentyne and Clorets.

Headlines

Study trip for UK teachers

A DELEGATION of nine teachers from England were recently in the country on a study visit.

Living up to labels

We are so busy in our endeavour to produce top-notch teachers and students that we fail to notice the slow crumbling of the standards of quality itself.

Irish connection

WHEN Penang Medical College (PMC) began 13 years ago, it was the norm for students on twinning programmes to start off their studies in Malaysia, before proceeding abroad to complete their degree.