Quality foreign education in pandemic times
THE Covid-19 pandemic has to be the first widespread pandemic in the modern era to have disrupted progress at all levels across the entire globe. It has impacted economies around …
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Nexus leads the way with first-class IBDP results
WHEN Covid-19 first hit Malaysia, schools were ordered to close and students had to attend classes online to continue their education. As a result, many students graduating this year couldn’t …
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Study grant a Cambridge dream come true
THANKS to the Alice Smith School Foundation Tertiary Study Grant, Malaysian student Zhi Yan Lee, 19, will now be able to pursue chemical engineering at Pembroke College, Cambridge University. Zhi …
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Student creates free app for SPM revision
SEEKING to make revising and learning easier for Forms Four and Five students, a 20-year-old student created an app called JomStudy. Understanding the struggles of lugging heavy revision books and …
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Seri Bintang stars shine bright in STEM
SEVEN Form Four students from SMK Seri Bintang Utara, Kuala Lumpur, were acknowledged for their ideas to make the world a greener place. They bagged multiple awards at the recent …
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Upskilling teachers with digital know-how
COVID-19 and the movement control order (MCO) have made remote and distance learning the buzzwords in education. Suddenly, the entire teaching and learning process had to move online and many …
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UKM-led team discovers ‘monsters’ in space
AN international team led by a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) astronomer has discovered two active supermassive black holes. The new black holes were hidden in two nearby galaxies called the …
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DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
I am deeply honoured to be a Jeffrey Cheah Distinguished Professor at Sunway University. You may well ask why? I have been privileged to receive many honours yet this one …
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Johorian bags gold in international fashion awards
WHEN others discouraged her from pursuing a career in fashion design, Tan Wan Yee held on to her father’s advice: “If one is passionate about what one does, one will …
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World-class medical education available locally
WHAT do you want to be when you grow up? Perhaps, this is a question you often encounter during childhood. Fast forward to today, you are ready to fly the …
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