MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION MALAYSIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM Education Reform: The Malaysian Experience

Introduction The education and higher education system in Malaysia has come a long way Malaysian education system has had our fair share of critiques and challenges. Malaysians deserve the best education that the country can offer.

Meeting the challenge Transform the Malaysian education landscape to prepare for Malaysia’s future generation by DESIGN and no longer by CHANCE

What kind of future generation do we want? Graduates that can meet the 21st century challenges Critical thinking skills, entrepreneurial, holistic and balanced Balanced between character and knowledge

What kind of future generation do we want? As we go global, Malaysians have the character of good citizenry Wealth creation (entrepreneurial and a job creator) Enhance the social well-being of society (knowledge acquired and transferred) In short bringing back soul to the Malaysian education system developing learned values-driven talent We want to move from the word human capital to human being (talent) End game is to make the Malaysian Education system to be referred, respected and relevant How can we achieve this??

From Primary to Tertiary Education SEAMLESS… From Primary to Tertiary Education

The MEB sets out clear system and student aspirations System aspirations Access Quality Equity Unity Efficiency Student aspirations

Malaysian Education System (Several shifts highlighted) Shift 2: Ensure every child is proficient in Bahasa Malaysia and English language and is encouraged to learn an additional language Malaysia’s multicultural society makes it a natural environment for producing students who are proficient in more than one language. There is widespread operational proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia among students; operational proficiency in English is, however, much lower. Boosting all students’ proficiency in bahasa Malaysia and English language will be the most immediate priority. Shift 6: Empower State Education Departments (JPNs), District Education Offices (PPDs), and schools to customise solutions based on need Historically, many programmes have been designed according to a “one-size-fits-all” model. International evidence suggests that different sets of interventions are required in order to best serve schools at different performance levels. Every District Education Office or Pejabat Pelajaran Daerah (PPD) will be empowered to tailor the support provided to schools on dimensions from student attendance through to principal and teacher deployment. Shift 9: Partner with parents, community, and private sector at scale International experience makes it clear that learning happens well beyond the school walls and can occur at home and in the community. In Malaysia, approximately a quarter of a child’s time from the ages of seven to 17 is spent in school. The priority is thus to shift from “school learning” to “system learning” by engaging parents, the community, as well as the private and social sectors as partners in supporting student learning.

to support the attainment of System and Student Aspiration Malaysian Higher Education System 10 Shifts to support the attainment of System and Student Aspiration 20

EDUCATION 4 2 PHASE 5 3 WAY FORWARD PHASE PHASE PHASE PHASE 1 2014-2020 STEM focussed schools- STEM Co-Curriculum Young STEM researchers STEM teacher s’ training Science Conclave Young Scientist Summer Program 4 PHASE 3 PHASE OUTREACH PROGRAM 2 May/June 2014 ToT & PILOT PHASE Feb 2014 PHASE 1 ToT & PILOT Sept 2013 BENCHMARKING March 2013

STEM EDUCATION FRAMEWORK IN MALAYSIA Challenge and prepare Nurture / inspire interest Make connections/ build foundations Developing and building STEM skills Enhancing STEM Skills IHL: Degree Masters PhD Pre-School Primary Secondary Pre-Tertiary STEM Teacher Training with NYAS TVET: Degree Diploma Certificate Nobelist Mindset program Young scientist Summer Camp Science Conclave Nobelist Mindset Workshop Summer Science Institute at NY Laureate in Residence Program 11

TVET is a premier lane in Malaysia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 SHIFTS SHIFT 4: Quality TVET Graduates 650K Enrolment 2025 Industry-led curriculum New Collaborative Models Increase capacity, quality and levels Increase enrolment 2.5X Enrolment 2012 250K TVET is a premier lane in Malaysia

Universities 10

Target: 2 Universities in the top 100 by 2025 Current Position Universities we Surpassed

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF ALL THESE ACHIEVEMENTS?? RANKING OF NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS in 2015 27 50 countries have been chosen 2014 : #28 No. 6: Knowledge Transfer with Industry WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF ALL THESE ACHIEVEMENTS??

We are on our way to be among the top international hub for education IMPACT TO THE ECONOMY OF THE COUNTRY We are on our way to be among the top international hub for education We have come a long way and we still have a long way to go but what is important is our battle cry. The Malaysian Education system is soaring upwards!! PRIMARY EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION

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