FUTURE EDTECH 2021 22-26 March 2021 • Virtual Edition Rethinking education in the new normal The Inaugural Future Edtech 2021 will be held alongside Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2021 virtually on the 22-26 March 2021, as part of MTE’s 20 years celebration. In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic; education has been irrevocably changed, as we approach the new normal in the post-COVID-19…
Malaysia is strengthening its position as a destination for international students, having recently inked bilateral deals related to tertiary-level education with partners in Turkey and Senegal. The most recent of these moves took place in May, when Malaysia’s Al Bukhary International Universityand Turkey’sIbn Haldun Universitysigned an agreement to work on a collaborative…
Each starts with a different position, with different circumstances and budgetary pressures, different student bases and subject strengths. Some see their core priorities in the local areas and focus on teaching and learning. There is also a considerable focus on both regional and international opportunities with many institutions of higher learning attempting to enter new markets aimed at attracting…
The release of the National Education Blueprint for Higher Education 2015-25 in April 2015 was a clear indication of the Ministry of Education’s (MoE)’s plans for the future of higher education in Malaysia. It was also an acknowledgment of the shortcomings that have made such a policy review necessary. Goals The blueprint lays out a plan for sector development for the next ten years and sets…
The Malaysia Education Blueprint launched in 2013 was the government’s flagship document intending to improve the education system in five key areas: equity, access, efficiency, unity and quality. Some of the initiatives in the blueprint are commendable but the implementation, monitoring and evaluation requires more work. For example, parent toolkits were meant to be compiled and distributed to all…
Malaysia’s ongoing commitment to education is evident in the amount it invests in the sector each year, usually at least 20% of the annual budget for all levels of learning, according to the World Bank. The result of this has been a sustained improvement in access to education, with close to universal enrolment at the primary and secondary level. However, the 21st-century world poses significantly…
Interview:Helen Bartlett,Wahid bin Omar,Mohd bin Amin Jalaludin andChristine Ennew How would you assess the recently launched Higher Education Blueprint 2015-25? HELEN BARTLETT: Although the Ministry of Higher Education intends the blueprint to address both public and private universities, it is clear that it applies more to the former. The blueprint comprehensively outlines…
Malaysia’s ongoing commitment to education is evident in the amount it invests in the sector each year, usually at least 20% of the annual budget for all levels of learning, according to the World Bank. The result has been a sustained improvement in access to education, with close to universal enrolment at the primary and secondary level. Shifting the curriculum away from rote learning and closing…
Despite criticisms that ASEAN is falling short of its lofty aspirations, its policy drive has had a notable impact on Malaysia’s trade and investment relationships in South-east Asia. As a net capital exporter and investor in its own right, the country has made significant inroads in neighboring Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and, most recently, Myanmar. This growth in cooperation points t
Should education be serving the need for qualification or cognitive skills for problem solving to operate within complex and changing environments? Markets today require more highly skilled workers than before. Malaysia needs to develop, however the external economic environment is tougher with mounting uncertainties. The questions that should be asked is whether we are taking social development into…
