Friday, July 31, 2009

UiTM Professor Seeks PhD Students

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A professor from UiTM in the faculty of chemical engineering has informed us of an opportunity for students looking to pursue their PhD in t...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Admissions Workshop for Top US Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges

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If you missed the DECC info session on top US institutions this past Saturday, Yeoh Chen Chow (Cornell '05) is organising a three-day w...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Register for MSLS 09

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The Malaysian Students Leaders Summit 09 is taking place on the 8th and 9th of August in KL. Click here for further details. I'd encour...
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Thursday, July 09, 2009

Science & Maths in BM Again II

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Some on this blog has called for my comments on this issue. Some have even emailed me privately to "declare my stand". Well, I ...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Science and Maths to be taught in BM again

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Thank you to the anonymous commenter who brought this to our attention ; I am sure Tony and Kian Ming will have a lot to say about this. Her...
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Introducing Top US Universities & Colleges

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Descartes Education Counselling Centre (DECC), a non-profit organisation will be organising a talk by former and current students from some ...
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Sunday, July 05, 2009

Richard Feynman on Learning

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Richard Feynman was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize for his work in quantum electrodynamics. He was an eccentric figure, and q...
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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Pakatan's Education and Higher Education Cabinet Committee

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Hot off the press . The following opposition MPs have been put on the cabinet committee for the Education portfolio: Yusmadi Yusoff (PKR), C...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

'New' JPA scholarship next year?

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Read this in the Star last weekend. "A new category will be established starting next year for scholarships under the Public Services ...
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Thoughts on the university admissions process

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A friend of mine, Rajan Rishyakaran, has written a good blog post critiquing the Malaysian university admissions process . While I don't...
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Missionary schools model for 1 Malaysia?

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Malaysia's 6th PM, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, is a product of St. John's Institution in KL. Recently, he went back to his alma mate...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

The future of La Salle Schools?

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Well written letter in the Star by Dr. Goh Cheng Teik on the future of La Salle schools in Malaysia. I think his suggestion of handing back...
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Making sense of the JPA numbers

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Read this article in the Star about a question directed to Nazri in parliament in regard to JPA scholarships. I'll reproduce it in full...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Making an English SPM 'pass' compulsory

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Much has been made of the fact the DPM and Education Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin, did not know that it was not compulsory have a 'pass...
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Monday, June 08, 2009

Compulsory Pass for English in SPM?

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This is an open letter written by Mr Philip Yong on whether a pass in English language must be made compulsory at SPM level. I'm publish...
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