JOHOR BAHRU, 16 November 2016 – About 300 people attended a Johor state level National Colloquium on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (KKPSTEM) for educators that was held at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) on Saturday.
Chairman of the Association, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaiton Abdul Majid said the colloquium was held to discuss the information, experience and research on current issues, challenges and strategies to elevate STEM education in Malaysia.
According to Prof. Zaiton, STEM aims to develop a culture of science and technology in society by empowering the individual potential of the knowledge and scientific skills.
“Therefore educational efforts should be initiated from the early generations of students, but current statistics showed the number of students specializing in science was recorded to decrease every year.
“If this trend continues, the country will certainly have difficulty in providing talented scientists or cultivating a science-oriented culture towards its society,” she said.
Prof. Zaiton said that the initiatives to promote and strengthen STEM education identified have been formulated as colloquium resolution and submitted to the government by the National STEM movement.
Source: 300 participate in the KKPSTEM 2016 colloquium | UTM NewsHub
