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Nation
Parents: Target early schooling aid correctly
PETALING JAYA: Having a targeted approach for Early Schooling Aid (BAP) is more beneficial than giving money to all pupils regardless of their economic status, say parent groups.
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Nation
Parents scramble with school costs despite cash aid
GEORGE TOWN: Even with the one-off schooling cash aid of RM150, most parents still need to fork out extra money to buy supplies for the new school term.
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Nation
Early schooling aid to be channelled based on existing school records, says Fadhlina
PUTRAJAYA: Parents and guardians do not need to fill out application forms to receive the RM150 Early Schooling Aid (BAP) announced on Monday (Oct 16), as it will be channelled based on existing records in their children's schools, says Fadhlina Sidek.
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Nation
STEM intake up at higher secondary level, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR: Enrolment among upper secondary students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects has increased over the past two years.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Sabah SPM top scorers awarded PETRONAS education sponsorship
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 116 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2022 top scorers from Sabah have been rewarded for their hard work after being selected to receive the PETRONAS education sponsorship this year.
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Anwar tells public unis not to refuse students who cannot pay fees
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed public universities in the country not to refuse the admission of students who cannot pay fees because they are poor.
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Nation
Education Ministry withdraws participation from Frankfurt Book Fair 2023
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry has withdrawn from the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023 (Frankfurter Buchmesse) scheduled in Frankfurt, Germany, this month (October).
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Nation
Premium wages for TVET graduates, says Higher Education Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Education Ministry now focuses on premium wages for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), says Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin.
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Nation
RM150 schooling aid to be paid out from January
PETALING JAYA: The one-off Bantuan Awal Persekolahan (BAP) schooling assistance cash aid of RM150 will be disbursed from early January, says the Education Ministry.
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Education
Parents, please stop comparing
Survey: academic pressures main cause of stress, anxiety in students
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Education
From actor to better speaker
THE performing arts are a training ground for effective communication.
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Education
‘Victorian’ boys march into victory
MARCHING bands are often a spectacle to behold, with their musical performance, visual elements and synchronised movements.
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Education
Revamp curriculum for VUCA world
Every year, as part of the graduation ceremony, I have the privilege of addressing my university’s graduating cohort.
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Education
New academic heads for NUMed
Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) heralds an exciting new milestone with the recent appointment of Provost and Group Chief Executive Officer (Asean), Professor Dennis Wong, and Chief Executive Officer and Vice Provost, Professor Vishna Nadarajah.
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Nation
Make the right choice, says MEF president
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s job mismatch situation will persist if students do not make the right pick of courses or are not given their preferred choice, thus ending up with jobs unrelated to their interests, says Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman.
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Nation
Wrong qualifications, but the right job for some
PETALING JAYA: Biomedical science graduate Ehsan Ahmad has been working as a supermarket cashier for more than a year now.
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Nation
Mismatch between industry needs and skills training
PETALING JAYA: Lack of the proper skills set was why some graduates are working in semi-skilled or low-skilled jobs, say business and human resource groups.
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Education
USM@KL to set sustainability benchmark
TO champion sustainability, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will delve into areas that are in high demand by the industry and country.
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Education
Get youths involved in community engagement
Universities have doubled their efforts to actively engage with industry, linking the corporate world through initiatives and I applaud these tremendous pursuits.
