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The Malaysia Education Blueprint: Part 2 - Improving Teaching Quality

Alina Amir, CEO & Co-founder of Arus Academy | Professor Low Ee Ling, Dean of the Academic and Faculty Affairs, Professor of Education at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

12-Nov-21 18:00

The Malaysia Education Blueprint: Part 2 - Improving Teaching Quality

On the second instalment of our series on the Malaysia Education Blueprint, we look at what it takes to improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching in our schools. First, we hear from Alina Amir about what needs to happen to transform teaching into the profession of choice. After that, we speak with an educationist in Singapore, Professor Low Ee Ling, for some lessons from across the Causeway.

Image Source: Ivan Aleksic, Unsplash

Produced by: Adeline Choong, Loo Juosie, Alia Zefri

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan


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