National STEM Association president Prof Datuk Dr Noraini Idris said more resources need to be channelled towards STEM.
“Students are not taught high value skillsets. Instead, schools are too focused on low value skills,” she said, adding that coupled with the lack of local role models in engineering, students – unable to create their own innovations – will end up becoming users of foreign technology. Academy of Sciences Malaysia chief executive officer Hazami Habib said based on their engagement with major industry players, the biggest challenge faced by local high-tech industries is the serious shortage of the right engineering and software talent in the country.
UM STEM Centre head and senior lecturer at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dr Mas Sahidayana Mohktar said the “E” in STEM was not fully emphasised, with the fundamental concepts of engineering lacking in the education system. “There is also the issue of our universities not producing engineering graduates who meet industry needs,” he said.
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