After working in science for a decade, I made the spontaneous decision to return to academia to pursue a master’s degree. It all started on a warm afternoon while I was grading environmental toxicology assignments at the office when I began to question my life’s purpose. Was I doing enough? Had I achieved what I … Read more
A NOVEL idea to transform science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education has won Team VirtuLearn the top prize in the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Sustainathon Malaysia 2024. Students Claudine Ivancka Netto, Chow Xin Ying and Fatima Safiya Fauzy from Brickfields Asia College took home the grand prize for their proposal aimed at making STEM … Read more
MELAKA: The state government has launched measures to boost technological advancement among locals, said Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. He said his administration was focusing on thriving Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes for local students as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for the locals to be … Read more
In years to come, Malaysia and many other nations around the world will be grappling with two interconnected challenges: food security and falling birth rates. These issues, while distinct, share a common thread of impacting the well-being and future sustainability of human lives as we know it. However, amid these challenges lies the potential for … Read more
SCIENCE, computing and mathematics are lucrative but competitive fields. The good news is that graduates in these science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sectors, according to a recent Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) report, can expect good starting salaries but securing a job may prove to be a challenge as vacancies are scarce. Produced in collaboration … Read more
PETALING JAYA: More high-skilled jobs are needed if Malaysian students are to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses, say academics. Parents and students must be assured that there are well-paying jobs for such talents when they graduate, but this is currently not the case, said National STEM Association president and founder Emerita … Read more
The Directorate of Education, Delhi has released the Class 9 admission test results for Dr BR Ambedkar Schools of Specialised Excellence (SoSE) STEM Courses. Candidates can check their results by going to the official website at edudel.nic.in, and entering their login credentials in the SoSE 2024 portal.To view the SOSE exam results 2024, candidates must … Read more
Updated at 1:17 p.m.: As the first public commenters began to testify for and against the “assault” weapons bill late Tuesday morning, common themes quickly emerged. For supporters of the bill, which would ban the sale and purchase of certain semi-automatic weapons, the measure is a response to the mass shootings that have become routine … Read more
AN innovative project that addresses critical road safety issues led Team Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) to victory in the “Shell Selamat Sampai Varsity Challenge”. The Guardian Defense Unit (G.D.U) project, said the team, focuses on preventing accidents and reducing injury severity in motorcycle transportation. The G.D.U, a motorcycle rear blind spot … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese and Tamil schools are not stumbling blocks to national unity, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). “Multi-stream education has manifested the beauty of Malaysia’s multiculturalism and has nurtured and groomed countless multilingual talents in different fields and sectors. No one can deny this truth. “Moreover, currently, more than 20% of … Read more
