Education @ My LNA
Of stinky tofu and bubble tea
By: Siti Nur Aina Mohd. Hashim After returning to Malaysia last month, memories of my time in Taiwan kept flooding my mind–the vibrant...
‘Success’ of Malaysian researchers is again under the spotlight
By: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tariqur Rahman A Nature article published on 10 January 2024 referring to a study reported in Plos One in...
Dentistry students lend their hands to underprivileged children
Dentistry students from the Malaysian Division of the Asia-Pacific Dental Students Association (APDSA) collaborated with the Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya to successfully...
The transformative power of TVET in alleviating poverty
By: Dr. Rulia Akhtar Education stands as a crucial element in addressing worldwide poverty. It is universally acknowledged as the cornerstone for the...
Reading between the lines of retractions
By: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tariqur Rahman Every year the announcement of global university rankings comes with joy and pride for Malaysian universities. Finding...
Shouldn’t we be worried about the retractions?
By: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tariqur Rahman On 12 Dec 2023, a news headline in Nature might have shocked the academic world. A new...
Scientific fraud is more open than secret
By: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tariqur Rahman A colleague from Europe during his recent visit here to Malaysia shared his nervousness about a student...
Consider risk management framework for HEIs
By: Dr. Azleen Ilias Recent issues among Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Malaysia include losses related to possible corruption and becoming a risk...
Transitioning to university life shouldn’t be scary
By: Wan Afiqah Anis Wan Ahmad Social media is currently brimming with exciting photos of university graduates celebrating their convocations. If you’re a...
Multilingualism is your superpower
By: Dr. Hanaa Naji Saleh Samaha “All of you are fortunate,” I said to them in my Language Acquisition class recently, at the...