PUTRAJAYA, Feb 18 — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education is important in helping Malaysia to become a high-income nation, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.
“We will need a sustainable STEM talent pool that can and will take the lead in synthesising scientific and technological innovation.
“To do so, we would first require the necessary skills-set to be honed and developed,” he said before witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Tunku Abdul Rahman University College and CM Asia Learning here.
TAR UC President Datuk Dr Tan Chik Heok signed the MoU on behalf of the institution and CM Asia by its Chief Executive Officer Yeoh Cheng Poh.
Following the MoU, CM Asia, a Singapore-based distributor of iCarnegie Global Learning’s STEM Robotics and STEM Computer Science K12 curriculum in Asia Pacific will make the renowned Robomatter teaching modules available to schools nationwide.
The TAR UC will complement by evaluating, assessing and jointly awarding certification with Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy to the teachers and students who have completed the programme.
Liow, who is also chairman of the Board of Governors TAR UC, said that through the MoU, teachers would be trained as qualified STEM educators to deliver the STEM programmes provided by this collaboration while school students would be able to pursue STEM-related certifications. — Bernama
