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Producing grads with life skills

The Malaysian Higher Education Blueprint (MHEB) 2026 - 2035 will comprise 10 thrusts (see infographics) aimed at promoting a more inclusive and equitable higher education system.

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Chinese language society camp

The National Secondary School Chinese Language Society Camp, or Quan Zhong Hua (QZH), is organised by the Universiti Malaya Chinese Language Society.

Education

‘More students in schools’

THE country has been successful in increasing student access to quality education, according to the recently published Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 annual report.

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Scholarships for Anak Malaysia

STUDENTS struggling with learning can apply for scholarships to study at the country’s first digital school based on the Malaysian curriculum.

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‘Do more to help children cope’

WHILE educators do not see learning loss as a problem post Covid-19, their charges feel otherwise.

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Winning formula for ‘success on the fast lane’

WITH F1 being a sport of precision, human excellence and engineering go hand in hand in contributing to a team’s overall success, says Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One (MAMGP F1) trackside fluid engineer Wan Mohd Saifullah Wan Saudi.

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New UM-Tsinghua institute on the cards

ESTABLISHED in 1911, China’s Tsinghua University, and Universiti Malaya (UM), the country’s oldest and highest ranked institution, will collaborate to set up the UM-Tsinghua Institute in KL, and to create a comprehensive educational ecosystem encompassing various research areas.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah plans to establish special board to enhance TVET implementation

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's Chief Minister announced plans to establish a special board to improve the implementation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes in the state by next year.

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Higher Education Ministry will let police investigate case of four students arrested with ganja

KANGAR: The Higher Education Ministry has handed over to the police to investigate a case involving four students of an institute of higher learning who were arrested with the possession of ganja during a raid in Seri Iskandar, Perak last Thursday.

Sabah & Sarawak

School at Mt Kinabalu foothills does Malaysia proud at Bali science fair

KOTA KINABALU: A primary school near the foothills of Mount Kinabalu bagged four prestigious awards at the recent International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) 2024 held in Bali, Indonesia.

Sabah & Sarawak

Putrajaya hands authority in 10 education admin matters back to Sarawak

KUCHING: The Federal Government has agreed to devolve 10 administrative matters in education to Sarawak, says a deputy minister in the Sarawak Premier's Department.

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883 schools nationwide at risk of flooding

KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 883 schools, the bulk of which are in Sabah and Sarawak, were identified as being at risk of flooding across the country.

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M'sians in HK gather to celebrate Dr Thein's Shaw Prize success

HONG KONG: Professor Dr Thein Swee Lay became the first Malaysian to win the Shaw Prize (Life Science and Medicine) in Hong Kong.

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Former UTM VC Zulkifli to be named university's pro-chancellor

JOHOR BARU: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)'s former vice-chancellor Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Mohd Zulkifli Mohd Ghazali will be declared as the university's pro-chancellor during its 68th convocation this weekend.

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21.6% of graduating UTM students have already secured high-paying jobs, says VC

JOHOR BARU: Some 21.6% of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) students graduating this year have secured employment earning premium salaries of RM4,000 and above, says UTM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Ahmad Fauzi Ismail.

Sabah & Sarawak

Merit-based entry to Sarawak-owned international school

KUCHING: The admission of Sarawakian students to the state-owned Yayasan Sarawak Inter­natio­nal Secondary School (YSISS) is based on merit, says Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee.

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No elite Mara colleges yet but there are programmes for top performers, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: There are no elite Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) colleges at this time, says Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Rubiah Wang.

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Zambry: Focus on other unrecognised qualifications

INSTEAD of focusing on the status of the United Examination Certificate (UEC), the Higher Education Minister says it is important to take note of other education certificates not recognised by the government.

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One exam to rule varsity entries?

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is looking into the proposal for a single university entry exam for Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) and matriculation leavers, says Wong Kah Woh.

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82 fines to private higher institutions for non-compliance since 2019

OVER 100 investigation papers have been opened against private higher education institutions for various offences in the last five years, the Dewan Rakyat was told.