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SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government will begin incorporating a Quran-based science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curriculum in religious schools managed by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) this year.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (pic) said the initiative would kick off with training for teachers and an evaluation of suitable modules to ensure the success of this Quran-centric knowledge empowerment agenda.
We aim to start with 23 religious secondary schools under JAIS this year. We will begin by training the teachers and assessing the impact and effectiveness of the approach.
“If we observe positive outcomes, we will enhance the programme and recommend that religious teachers integrate STEM elements into their teachings to further improve STEM education for students.”
He told reporters this after officiating the Restu International Quran Art Festival 2025 closing ceremony and launching the Quran-based STEM programme here on Saturday (Feb 1).
Amirudin said further discussions would be held with the Education Ministry to integrate the Quran-based STEM syllabus into the teaching curriculum of the schools, ultimately improving existing programmes under the state government’s management.
“In Selangor, we also have five Maahad Integrasi Tahfiz Sains dan Teknologi Selangor (MITS). This initiative is in line with our previous announcement to cultivate Hafiz al-Quran who are also skilled in STEM fields,” he said.
JOHOR BARU: A total of 212 primary and secondary school teachers from Johor have been sent to the National Institute of Education (NIE) in Singapore for training and workshops in preparation for the opening of the pilot Bangsa Johor school this February.
Johor education and information committee chairman Aznan Tamin stated that the teachers were dispatched in phases, beginning in November and December last year.
The next group will be sent on Feb 10. We want all 212 teachers to obtain certification for the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
“They play a vital role in the pilot Bangsa Johor school, where we will place extra focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects,” he said.
He made these remarks at a press conference after officiating the Bantuan Kasih Murid Johor event at a shopping mall on Saturday (Feb 1).
He added that two primary and two secondary schools had been selected for the pilot programme. SMK Kota Puteri 2, with 2,352 students, and SK Kota Puteri 4, with 532 students, are located in Pasir Gudang, while SMK Tasek Utara, with 611 students, and SK Tasek Utara, with 802 students, are in Johor Baru.
Meanwhile, speaking about the programme, Aznan mentioned that the state government allocated RM2.8mil for Bantuan Kasih Murid Johor, which has been distributed across all 56 constituencies in Johor.
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