Malaysian primary school teacher is first Sarawakian to win New Delhi-based Global Teacher Award


Rijem is the first Sarawakian teacher to clinch the Global Teacher Award. Photos: Tessie Rijem

Primary school teacher Tessie Rijem's innovative ways of teaching English to rural students in Sarawak have earned her the Global Teacher Award (GTA) 2021.

Rijem, 30, who teaches at SK Sungai Buloh in Selangau, is the first Sarawakian to win the award, organised by New Delhi-based AKS Education Awards.

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