Penang STEM Reignites Student Interest in the Practical Sciences

By Emilia Ismail

January 2020 FEATURE
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State government, industry giants and schools are stepping up to address STEM learning decline through Penang STEM’s Step Up programme. Seen here are representatives from the participating MNCs and SMEs, and from various schools with Penang STEM chairman Prof. Dr P. Ramasamy and chief minister Chow Kon Yeow during the official launch. Photo: Emilia Ismail
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Ask a school kid today what they want to be when they grow up, and the answer might vary vastly from the old answers of “lawyer”, “doctor” or “engineer”. These days, “technopreneur”, “influencer” or “professional gamer” may be the response instead.Around the world, teenagers are creating apps. Case in point: in America, Michael Sayman was only 13 when he built his first smartphone app; he was subsequently offered an internship with Facebook, which led to a full-time job. Sayman, now...

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Emilia Ismail

is a freelance writer who has a love-hate relationship with the weighing scale.

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