Shah Alam: College of Computing, Informatics and Media (KPPIM), Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam (UiTM) has successfully begun the Malaysia-Uzbekistan STEM Webinar Series. Organized by the School of Mathematical Sciences, this webinar series was made possible in collaboration with the Agency of Presidential School Uzbekistan and the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society (PERSAMA). The webinar serves as a platform to provide global exposure to participants, especially secondary students of the Presidential School of Uzbekistan to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in Malaysia.
Conforming to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 4 which promotes inclusive and quality education for all, this series is one of the many international community activities in the pipeline for KPPIM in the year 2023. It is hoped that such initiative will kickstart more global cooperation networks in the future, in line with UiTM 2025 strategic plan of transforming the university into a Globally Renowned University.
The series commenced with a talk entitled ” STEM in Malaysian Education” by Assoc. Prof Dr. Sharipah Ruzaina Syed Aris, the Dean for the Faculty of Education, UiTM. Her talk on the need to integrate STEM in education was attended by over 150 participants from Malaysia and Uzbekistan. Dr Sharipah also emphasized on early exposure and empowering STEM among Malaysian school children as well as universities’ undergraduates to ensure that the national STEM education agenda in Malaysia is achievable.
The webinar series has 6 sessions planned throughout January and February 2023, and are broadcasted live through the official School of Mathematical Sciences KPPIM YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@mathsc_uitm). The series will be featuring experts from Physics, Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Education as in the following detail.
| Session | Date | Expertise | Speaker |
| 1 | 13 Jan 2023 | “STEM In Malaysian Education” | Prof. Madya Ts. Dr. Sharipah Ruzaina Syed Aris
(Faculty Education UiTM) |
| 2 | 26 Jan 2023 | Physics | En. Mohamad Syafiq Mohamad Sulaiman
(MRSM Kuala Klawang) |
| 3 | 2 Feb 2023 | Biology | Pn. Noorzakiah Buang
(MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba) |
| 4 | 9 Feb 2023 | Computer Science | En. Mohd Razif Shamsuddin
(KPPIM, UiTM) |
| 5 | 16 Feb 2023 | Mathematics | Dr. Roselah Osman
(KPPIM, UiTM) En. Nurul Akmal Md Nasir (Faculty Education, UiTM) Dr Norazla Mustafa (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia) |
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6 |
23 Feb 2023 | STEM in Education | Prof. Madya Dr. Azmin Sham Rambely
(PERSAMA) |
Everyone is welcome to join the next session of the webinar series and spread the information with your colleagues, staff, students, and friends.