Universities in Malaysia have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, but they have been remarkably successful in providing educational continuity for their students. Since the beginning of the Movement Control Order in mid-March, campuses throughout Malaysia have been empty. Given that universities are crowded environments, this closure was an important public health measure [...]
Star bright: Image of the NGC 660 galaxy in optical light and X-ray (green colour).- NASA/JPL-Caltech, SDSS. AN international team led by a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) astronomer has discovered two active supermassive black holes. The new black holes were hidden in two nearby galaxies called the ESO 121-G6 and NGC 660. [...]
How visions of robots differ around the world AS technology continues to advance and software continues to get smarter, scientists across the world are developing robots in humanoid and other forms to do everything from assisting healthcare workers to stepping in for students so that they can safely participate in their university [...]
The Top 5 Tech Trends That Will Disrupt Education In 2020 One solid indicator that EdTech is big business is the number of billionaires the sector created. According to Deloitte, the Chinese education market should reach $715 billion by 2025 and was responsible for creating seven new billionaires. The richest was Li Yongxin, who leads Offcn [...]
