PETALING JAYA: Those from disadvantaged backgrounds who did not have opportunities to pursue tertiary education are set to benefit from the newly launched tertiary pathways announced by the Higher Education Ministry.
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Supporting learners with poor or no internet Pix for representational purpose only.
THE findings in a report by UNICEF and UNFPA, recently launched by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Sri Mustapa Mohamed on online learning among the urban poor, is most disturbing.
As many as 80% of urban poor children struggle to focus on their school work and 60% of parents say children have lost interest in studying.
Unfortunately, even with EduTV, which was thought to help learners without internet access or digital devices, 43% of parents said their children do not understand the programmes offered.
There are three types of interaction in online learning, namely learners talking (or interacting) with their teachers, learners talking (or interacting) with their classmates and learners talking (or interacting) with the content they are learning.
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SELANGOR, Malaysia, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The European Wellness Aesthetic Academy (EWAA) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the School of Professional, Executive Education and Development and Asia e University, which has presence and accredited certification recognized across 34 Asian countries, to launch the Wellness Beautypreneurship program that is aimed at enhancing the scientific knowledge and entrepreneurial skills of beauticians, estheticians and therapists around the globe.
This project is the brainchild of both Prof Dato Sri Dr Mike Chan and Prof Dato Sri Dr Michelle Wong who are the Founders of the European Wellness Biomedical Group. The academic team that drives this initiative is headed by the EWAA Head of School, Dr. Volodmyr Chernykh assisted by a team of European medical doctors and Chief Trainers Dr. Bawani Nesamany and Mr. Joel See. The course syllabus is developed by medical doctors and the programs are deployed via a flexible e-learning