News & Reviews:   Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced that more than 23000 book vouchers have been redeemed by students and pupils via the Digital Educational Learning Initiative Malaysia (DELIMa) app as of today. The Ministry added that the valid period for redemption and use of book vouchers for pupils and students in educational institutions under MOE is from 31 May to 31 December.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today revealed that the government is planning to provide each student in the country with a device to facilitate digital learning. He added that despite financial constraints, the government will try to implement the initiative in phases beginning as early as this year.

Today, SNS Network Technology Berhad (SNS) is pleased to announce the launch of a special device deal for students. This is especially for those who are increasingly learning in online classrooms and need the tools to facilitate access to online learning.

Previously, we reported that the Ministry of Education (MOE) was preparing to launch a bully complaints portal in order to tackle the issue in schools. Well, the portal is now up and running and has even received 19 complaints of bullying incidents in just 4 days.

Bullying is an issue that has been going on in schools for many years already. To tackle it, Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said that the Ministry of Education (MOE) is preparing to design and launch a bully complaints portal next week. But how does that work?

The Minister of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM), Tan Sri Annuar Musa has reassured Malaysians that the government is committed to provide free tablets for B40 students under the PerantiSiswa Keluarga Malaysia initiative. During a press conference in Parliament earlier today, Annuar clarified that the distribution of the tablets will be delayed to August 2022 due to tender issues.

One thing that we can learn from the pandemic is technology does play a vital role in our lives, especially when it comes to education. Due to the crisis, the e-learning platform has become one of the essentials for educators and students to interact. By acknowledging that, the Ministry of Education has worked with three big tech companies including Google, Microsoft, and Apple on developing a digital learning platform.

The first batch of public and private institutions of higher educations, polytechnics, and community college students is set to return to their hometowns starting today. However, students located within yellow and red zones are still restricted to travel out of their campuses. 

On top of the acceleration of moving to tech, the recent Malaysia Budget 2020 revealed an increased RM64.1 billion for education and with the Ministry of Education adopting Google Classroom for free, we were wondering, where might this extra money get spent? Well, a recent submission by a Mr Anonymous might have revealed that our students may not only be trading their heavy bags of textbooks for ebooks soon but also an Android tablet for school. 

Last month we reported that Computer Coding will be introduced as part of the greater Malaysian school curriculum from next year. MDeC has stepped into the fray by announcing a new initiative called My Digital Maker.