Dr Elizabeth Lee: Navigating from uncertainty to clarity during the pandemic
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Petri Dish team spoke to Dr Elizabeth Lee, CEO of Sunway Education Group on how Sunway University is navigating the pandemic and turning the tide against the pandemic. The CEO shares her visionary thoughts with MAHALETCHUMY ARUJANAN. As the impact of the pandemic is felt extensively by higher learning institutions, one leader remains upbeat […]
Women & Girls in Science Conference
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The scientist who enabled the precise measurement of weather
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnna Mani (23 August 1918 – 16 August 2001) was an Indian meteorologist who contributed significantly to the understanding of solar radiation, ozone and wind energy by developing a wide range of measurement tools. One of India’s pioneering female scientists, Mani excelled in the male-dominated area of meteorology and became the Deputy Director-General of the […]
Agribiotechnology in a nutshell module
Reading Time: 4 minutesBY JAYASYALINY JAYARAJ LOS BANOS: Twenty-five delegates from eight Asian countries attended the second Asian Short Course on Agribiotechnolgy (ASCA) from Dec 2-6. The event was put together by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), the International Service for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Applications (ISAAA) Southeast Asia, the […]
“On-Site Learning” Takes UMS Engineering Student to a Closer Look into 3D
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAN ON-SITE learning program for the construction of Kingfisher Sandakan Condominium by a total of 61 students of Civil Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently could take the student a closer look into the 3D (Difficult, Dangerous, and Dirty) elements which can be seen and understood better in a real […]
USM strenghtens academic and research ties with Pakistan
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY TAN EWE HOE PENANG: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) continues to strengthen the relationship with Pakistan as part of the university’s internationalisation agenda. USM Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan said that Pakistan was one of the countries that contributed a large number of international students enrolling in the university. “The latest enrollment of […]
Highly skilled talent for Malaysia’s railway sector
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE creation of a future-ready highly skilled talent for Malaysian rail sector is the focus of a strategic cooperation agreement between HARTASUMA Sdn Bhd (HARTASUMA) and Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL). Deputy Minister of Transport, Dato’ Kamarudin Jaafar said in his officiating speech at HARTASUMA UniKL Graduates Employability Training Scheme (GETS) closing ceremony said highly skilled […]
The need for good toilet science
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY MAHALETCHUMY ARUJANAN AS we live in the era of Industry 4.0 (IR4.0), IoT, cloud computing, 5G, gene drive and synthetic biology – in some parts of the world and quite pointedly in Asia and Africa, domestic and public sanitary systems remain derelict, dirty and disgusting. Today, November 19, is World Toilet Day. This specified […]
Easy programming with ProjectMika
Reading Time: < 1 minutePROGRAMMING has been made fun and easy by ProjectMika, a Malaysian company who started implementing the importance of programming among the young generation. ProjectMika kick started their journey by educating primary students through private classes. With the support and demand received, ProjectMika then started penetrating into primary schools. The modules used to educate school students […]
Pos Gob adventure for 200 participants
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY ASMAHANIM AMIR GUA MUSANG: More than 200 people, including Government agencies and NonGovernmental Organisation (NGO) such as Royal Malaysia Police (RMP), Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (FRDM), Ministry of Health (MoH), Department of Indigenous Development (JAKOA), National Registration Department (NRD) and Rescue Adventure Team (RAT 4×4) with the ASEAN youth volunteer was camped […]