Curtin Malaysia Open Day on July 6-8
MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) will be hosting the upcoming Curtin Malaysia Open Day, scheduled to take place at its campus from July 6-8. The three-day event is being jointly organised in collaboration with the Sarawak Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) and Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus. It holds special […]
Ministry to fill 1,500 teachers in Sarawak by March
KUCHING: The Ministry of Education (MoE) will try to fill at least 50 per cent or 1,500, of the estimated 3,000 shortage of teachers in Sarawak before the new school session commences in March this year. Its minister Fadhlina Sidek said this is an effort to overcome the problem of teacher shortages in the state. […]
Ministry to enhance free tuition programme
SIBU: The Ministry of Education, Innovation, and Talent Development is looking into improving free tuition provided for by the state government via Yayasan Sarawak. According to its deputy minister, Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee, the state government has allocated RM10 million for the programme in the 2023 state budget. However, he pointed out that the programme […]
BIMP-EAGA TVET conference in Kuching next March 8-9
KUCHING: The 3rd Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference will be held here on March 8-9 next year. Some 300 delegates from Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei and Indonesia are expected to attend. Sarawak Skills Group of Learning Institutions (Sarawak Skills) executive director Hallman Sabri said the […]
94 pct of teachers in Sarawak are locals
SERIAN: Local Sarawakians make up about 94 per cent of the teachers allocated to the state, said Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) Minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. He said the figure has already exceeded the Malaysian Ministry of Education’s (MOE’s) target. “Currently, 94 per cent of the teachers are from Sarawak, and the […]
Sagah: 145,000 job opportunities by 2030
PADAWAN: Sarawak aims to provide 145,000 job opportunities by 2030. The Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) Minister said the job prospects would include those in the economic policy catalyst sector as well as 50,000 in the business area. Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn emphasised that more productive, efficient, skilled as well as technical, and […]
Register now for NASA Space Apps Challenge
KUCHING: The NASA Space Apps Challenge, a 48-hour global hackathon, is back this year to encourage more Sarawakians to try their hand at changing the world. The event, to be held in hybrid mode on Oct 1 and 2, will be coordinated across Sarawak by the Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) in […]
Education and Career Fair 2022 from Sept 9-10
KUCHING: The Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development, Sarawak (MEITD) is organising an “Education and Career Fair 2022” programme at the Tapah Community Hall in Tapah, Serian. The programme, which will be held from Sept 9 to 10 from 9am to 5 pm, is officially launched by its Minister Datuk Roland Sagah today at […]
Language and leadership camp a hit with over 100 pupils
KUCHING: Some 110 students from 11 primary schools participated in the English Language and Leadership (ELL) camp from Aug 23-25 at Yayasan Sarawak. The primary schools were SK Goeblit, SK Bako, SK Sejingkat, SK Muara Tebas, SK Senari, SK Semariang, SK Buntal, SK Semerah Padi, SK (A) Mdhakh, SK Bandar Baru Semariang, and SK Tun […]
Master English and jobs will be waiting for you
LIMBANG: The ability to communicate in English opens doors to employment opportunities, said Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Sarawak (MEITD) Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn. “It broadens our global outlook. It expands our knowledge. It connects us to the world. It is important for the people to uphold the English language that has […]
