By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Oct 2: Johor is tapping Yayasan Sarawak’s education strategies on widening access, strengthening financing, developing talent and building sustainable human capital, as both sides explore ways to strengthen their respective education ecosystems.
The Johor delegation, led by Johor Education and Information Committee chairman Dr Muhammad Naqib Md Ghazali, paid an official benchmarking visit to the Yayasan Sarawak headquarters at Wisma Adenan last Wednesday (Sept 29).
In a statement, Yayasan Sarawak said the one-hour visit provided an avenue for both sides to exchange knowledge and explore strategies that could strengthen Johor’s education ecosystem in line with its “Maju Johor 2030” agenda.
The delegation was received by Yayasan Sarawak director Datu Mohamad Junaidi Mohidin and the foundation’s senior management.
During the corporate briefing, Yayasan Sarawak presented its evolution and achievements under the leadership of Yayasan Sarawak chairman and Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
Among the key initiatives shared were the Free Tertiary Education Scheme (FTES), which provides higher education financing at Sarawak government-owned institutions including Curtin University Malaysia, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) and i-CATS University College.
The delegation was also briefed on the Yayasan Sarawak Education Group (YSEG), comprising educational institutions such as Curtin University Malaysia, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, UTS, i-CATS University College, Kolej Laila Taib (KLT), Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) and Yayasan Sarawak International Secondary School (YSISS).
Yayasan Sarawak also shared its scholarships, bursaries and education financing schemes, including the Tun Taib Scholarship, Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship, UNIMAS Special Medical Programme Scholarship, BP40 Bursary and education loans for studies locally and overseas.
Its student support and community welfare initiatives, including free laptops, book vouchers, school uniform assistance, free school transportation and the Sarawak Graduates Return Initiative (iGPS), were also highlighted.
The digitalisation of student services through platforms such as the my-Yayasan application and APPLY@YS portal was another area of knowledge-sharing, alongside cashless payment collaboration with S-Pay Global.
The delegation was further briefed on Yayasan Sarawak’s strategic collaborations with high-tech industry partners, including SMD Semiconductor and the Sarawak Artificial Intelligence Centre (SAIC), as well as federal ministries and agencies.
The visit is expected to strengthen knowledge-sharing between Sarawak and Johor while providing both sides with opportunities to learn from each other in developing the next generation. — DayakDaily
