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Education
UM team comes out tops
A PIONEERING solution to muscle weakness among seniors bore fruit for a trio from Universiti Malaya when the team was crowned champion and “Best Team” at the recent Health iPhAMA-thon 2024 innovation competition.
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Education
An eye on AI
The Higher Education Ministry is looking into setting up a polytechnic for artificial intelligence (AI) in Malaysia.
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Education
‘Focus on research impact, not quantity’
Review KPI-driven policies and practices to tackle misconduct, say experts.
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Nation
'You touch, you go,' Fadhlina warns teachers who sexually harass students
SHAH ALAM: "You touch, you go," warns Fadhlina Sidek, saying that teachers who sexually exploit their students will be sacked.
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Student overcrowding issue at SK Cyberjaya being addressed, says ministry
PUTRAJAYA: The issue of student overcrowding at SK Cyberjaya is being addressed through several measures, including student dispersal and the construction of a new SK Cyberjaya (2), expected to be completed by 2028.
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Kudos on keeping canteens open
PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry’s directive to keep school canteens open during Ramadan has been lauded by social media users.
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Tens of thousands of schoolkids are smokers
KUALA LUMPUR: Over 38,000 pupils were found to be smokers after the Health Ministry screened over 1.54 million secondary school children across the country, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni.
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‘Review research KPIs in varsities’
PETALING JAYA: With academic misconduct on the rise and millions of ringgit spent on payments for publication in journals, there is an urgent need to review key performance indicators (KPIs) set for researchers in Malaysian higher education institutions (HEIs), say academics.
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‘Let schools decide on newspapers’
PETALING JAYA: An Education Ministry directive urging national schools to subscribe to only Bahasa Malaysia newspapers has raised the ire of education groups which questioned the rationale.
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Zuki appointed UMT pro-chancellor
KUALA NERUS: Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali has been appointed as the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) for a three-year term, effective March 1.
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PTPTN records RM17.39bil in deposit receipts as at December 2023, says chairman
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), through the National Education Savings Scheme (Simpan SSPN), has successfully recorded RM17.39bil in deposit receipts as of December 2023, with 6.25 million accounts recorded since the scheme was introduced in 2004.
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Subscribe to Malay newspapers to strengthen students' language mastery, MOE tells schools
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry hopes to strengthen the mastery of the Malay language among students by inculcating the practice of reading newspapers in schools.
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Nation
DLP now in 2,501 schools
THE number of schools involved in the Dual Language Programme (DLP) has swelled to 2,501 from just 377 in 2016, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
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Fadhlina: Non-Muslims can eat at canteens during Ramadan
THE Education Ministry’s directive for school canteens to remain open during Ramadan should not be made into an issue, says its Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
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‘Encourage early literacy, learning disability screening’
PETALING JAYA: Examine how schoolchildren achieve literacy and take the necessary measures to ensure they are not left behind, say educationists and parent groups.
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Nation
Over 400,000 struggle with learning
KUALA LUMPUR: Over 400,000 schoolchildren nationwide have learning difficulties, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
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Canteens are where students eat, not storerooms, says Fadhlina
KUALA LUMPUR: Students should be able to eat in the comfort of school canteens and not in inappropriate areas like storerooms, says Fadhlina Sidek.
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Over 2,500 schools in Malaysia involved in Dual Language Programme
KUALA LUMPUR: Over 2,500 schools nationwide are involved in the Dual Language Programme (DLP) in 2024 compared to only 377 in 2016, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
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Over 400,000 school students facing learning problems, says Education Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Over 400,000 students in primary and secondary schools nationwide are experiencing learning problems, says Fadhlina Sidek.