Malaysia’s Education Challenges #2: Reflections on the Malaysia Education Blueprint

Dato’ Sri Idris Jala, President & Chairman, PEMANDU Associates | Chen Li-Kai, Trustee, Teach for Malaysia & Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co

22-Nov-21 14:00

Malaysia’s Education Challenges #2: Reflections on the Malaysia Education Blueprint

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What was the process and thinking underlying the Malaysia Education Blueprint? How does it compare with educational reforms of other countries? What are the key intended outcomes? Dato’ Sri Idris Jala, President & Chairman of PEMANDU Associates and Chen Li-Kai, Trustee of Teach for Malaysia & Senior Partner from McKinsey & Co joins us to reflect on the Malaysia Education Blueprint.

This is an edited recording of the second webinar on Malaysia's education challenges, with a focus on Malaysia's Education Blueprint (MEB), and is a collaboration between BFM Media, Edunity Foundation and G25 Malaysia.

Produced by: Meera Sivasothy, BFM Media, Edunity Foundation, G25 Malaysia

Presented by: Meera Sivasothy

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Categories: Politics, Social Issues, Education

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Live and Learn, Edunity Foundation, G25 Malaysia, Malaysia Education Blueprint, reforms, public schools,

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