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SPM exams to kick off Dec 2, end on Feb 6, 2025
PETALING JAYA: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2024 exminations will begin on Dec 2 and continue until Feb 6, 2025.
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UPSI lecturer wins prestigious GESS Award for VR teaching project
PETALING JAYA: A senior lecturer from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Dr Chee Ken Nee, has been named a winner at the Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) Awards 2024 for his innovative project, the Virtual Reality Teaching Training (VIRTT).
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No discrimination involved in students' course placement at public varsities
IPOH: Merit and spot availability is what determines a student's course of study at public higher learning institutions, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.
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Sabah & Sarawak
UMS partners with Slovenia’s ISSBS to advance open science, research innovation
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International School for Social and Business Studies (ISSBS) in Slovenia.
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Education
‘Students will only take school seriously if there are exams’
The issue of the reinstatement of the UPSR (Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah) and PT3 (Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3) exams is in the news again. After the abolition of these two exams in 2021 and 2022, respectively, the question of whether to bring back exam-based assessments is still being hotly debated.Having been in the school administration division for a number of years, I can vouch for the effectiveness of exams in improving the quality of education.
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Education
UPM students bridging cultures in Japan
ONE must immerse oneself in a culture to truly experience it.
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Education
New Chong Hwa branch in Elmina
THE new Sekolah Menengah Akademik Chong Hwa will emphasise cultural heritage and offer full tuition fee waivers for students from low-income families and children of its staff.
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Education
KL gets ‘high English proficiency’ nod in global index
Kuala Lumpur is ranked among the world’s top 10 city capitals for high English proficiency, according to the world’s largest survey of adult English skills.
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Education
‘Know your past’
I DO not know why, but many people seem to dislike or are not interested in history.
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Education
Unlocking global teaching opportunities
Taylor’s University has entered into an exclusive partnership with the renowned TES Institute to offer an “assessment only” route to the International Qualified Teaching Status (iQTS) programme.
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Education
Weighing tertiary edu costs
RAISING varsity fees is among the measures being considered by the government to ensure financial sustainability in the country’s higher education system, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.
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Education
Equal opportunity in accounting
The importance of diversity and gender balance in professional fields, including accounting, has gained recognition in recent times.
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Education
Tackling inequalities
Up to 80% of future jobs in Asean will require at least basic digital skills by 2030.
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Education
Be a good person, young teachers told
Aspiring educators must not neglect the fundamental mission of human development once they graduate, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
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Education
‘Teachers need a good cry too’
Have there ever been moments in your teaching career when you were simply overwhelmed with emotion and needed to get away to a place where you could be alone with your thoughts and feelings?
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Education
Merdeka Award a boost
WHENEVER she goes out to sea, Dr Kong Xin Ying feels a deep sense of connection with nature.
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Education
‘Big ideas in Putrajaya’
A FIRST of its kind, the three-day Putrajaya Festival of Ideas (Putrajaya FOI), which will kick off on Wednesday at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), will be a platform for youth to share innovative ideas and success stories, fostering collaboration and intellectual exchange, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.
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Nation
Emotional moment as wife receives husband's posthumous degree at USM convocation
GEORGE TOWN: A woman's dream to share the stage with her husband to receive their degree scrolls remained unfulfilled when he tragically died last month.
