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Are our youths resilient?

WHILE textbooks may offer insights into complex equations and the wonders of science, resilience – a trait increasingly demanded by bosses – is not a lesson one can learn in class.

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Find your purpose, students told

THE key to learning a tough life lesson like resilience is to know your purpose, says Vice Chancellors’ Council for Private Universities chairman Prof Mushtak Al-Atabi.

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‘Focus on research impact, not quantity’

WHILE research is essential to drive innovation and effect change, researchers who solely aim to publish their papers are defeating its very purpose and spirit.

Further compounding the problem are reports of academic misconduct in Malaysian universities.

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Pisa scores dip an opp for reform

Malaysia’s recent performance dip in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) 2022 paints a sobering picture of the state of our primary and secondary education.