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Education
Find your purpose, students told
THE key to learning a tough life lesson like resilience is to know your purpose, says Vice Chancellors’ Council for Private Universities chairman Prof Mushtak Al-Atabi.
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Education
Out of rural town into the world
GROWING up in a small rural town in Kedah, Arif Iskandar Dzulhazri Jamal had limited opportunities of seeing the world.
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Education
From biology student to ‘influencer’
EVEN though its dense content and lengthy chapters could be daunting for others, biology has always been my favourite science subject since primary school.
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Education
‘Overqualified and underpaid’
Recent findings from the Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) report indicate that a significant number of Malaysian graduates are facing challenges of being overqualified and underpaid in their current jobs.
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Education
Cambridge college elects M’sian Fellow
Prof Datuk Dr Elizabeth Lee is the first Malaysian woman to be elected Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge.
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Education
Don't miss it: RISE Educator Award 2024
The RISE (Remarkable Impact in Student Education) Educator Award returns for its fourth year, continuing its mission of celebrating and honouring the nation’s educators who support students in attaining quality and equitable education.
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Education
Timely boost for Orang Asli school
THANKS to a group of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia postgraduate students, children of the Orang Asli community in Bera, Pahang, are enjoying a more conducive learning environment.
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Education
Bringing edu to inmates, underprivileged
THE Education Ministry is working to reduce student dropout rates.
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Education
‘Parent-friendly assessment’ a good move
The Education Ministry’s move to change the Academic Session Final Test (UASA) mastery level system to a percentage and grade structure is a good one as it will help parents understand their children’s overall achievements better, say teachers and parents.
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Nation
Schools’ outdoor activities to be halted during heatwave
PUTRAJAYA: Schools at locations with level one hot weather status or temperatures above 35ºC should temporarily suspend outdoor activities.
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Education
Clickbait game wins top prize
TO promote media and information literacy within their community, three students at Keningau Vocational College (KVC) in Sabah came together to create a board game.
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Nation
Education Ministry to cooperate in probe into death of college student in Lahat Datu
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry will fully cooperate in the investigation into the death of a vocational college student who was found dead in a dormitory with injuries and bruises on his body on Friday (March 22).
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Nation
Students in limbo due to high price of airfares during Raya
PETALING JAYA: Pricey air tickets for flights between the peninsula and Sabah/Sarawak made students think hard about flying over to spend the Hari Raya break with their families.
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Nation
Lack of funds causing delays in school repairs
KUALA LUMPUR: Some dilapidated school buildings have remained unrepaired for as long as 12 years as the Education Ministry lacked the funds, says the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
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Nation
Education Ministry aims to revert school session to January from 2026, says Fadhlina
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry aims to revert the start of the school academic calendar to January beginning from 2026, the Senate was told on Thursday (March 21)
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Nation
Fahmi prioritises faster Internet speeds for Lembah Pantai schools
KUALA LUMPUR: Ensuring faster Internet speeds remains a top priority for Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil as part of initiatives to assist 12 schools within the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency this year.
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Nation
Heatwave: Schools told to stay vigilant as hot weather persists
PETALING JAYA: The hot weather in the peninsula continues, especially in the northern states such as Perlis and Kedah.
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Sabah & Sarawak
UMS' water woes should be ending soon, says vice-chancellor
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)'s water woes will soon be a thing of the past, says its vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Kasim Mansor.
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Nation
Education Ministry issues heatwave guidelines for schools
PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry has issued guidelines for schools to protect students against the ongoing heatwave.
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Nation
Amendments to universities Act to be tabled in Dewan Negara next month
PUTRAJAYA: The Universities and University Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2023, which was approved by the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, is expected to be tabled in the Dewan Negara next month.