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The Intel® Education Initiative is a global initiative to help students develop higher-level thinking skills that will give them the foundation to participate—and succeed—in today's information economy. Intel Malaysia's education program started more than 15 years ago primarily focused on higher education and community schools. The program encompasses:
Intel® Teach program
Intel science competitions
Intel® Higher Education Program
Volunteer Matching Grant Program
Under the Volunteer Matching Grant Program, the Intel Foundation donates USD $75 in unrestricted funds for every 20 hours of Intel employee volunteer time at a school or qualified education activity. Intel Computer Clubhouses and public and private schools are eligible to receive matching grants.
Over 640 employees volunteered their valuable time during the 2006–2007 school year accumulating 5,860 hours at 15 schools. This resulted in USD 22,213 being donated. Many hours have been spent in local classrooms mentoring students and helping teachers.
Intel® Teach program
Intel piloted the Intel Teach program in Malaysia in 2000 and has since trained more than 38,000 teachers. It serves as a component of the national teacher-training programs on how to effectively integrate the use of technology in the classroom to facilitate and enhance teaching and student learning.
Intel is also working with the Ministry of Education, teacher training colleges and universities to integrate the Intel Teach program curriculum into national pre-service and in-service teacher training. Most recently, the Ministry of Education's Teacher Education Division incorporated Intel Teach program into their pre-service teacher training program. Since their inception in 2002, approximately 6,000 trainee teachers have undergone such training at the "Maktab-Maktab Perguruan" (Teacher Training Colleges) in Malaysia.
Intel science competitions
Intel science competitions, including the Intel® International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel® ISEF), recognize and reward the achievements of today's young scientists. The competitions raise general awareness and interest of mathematics, science, and engineering, and inspire students to pursue careers in these fields and also to promote project-based learning and research. More information
In Malaysia, the Intel ISEF affiliated fair has been incorporated into the Malaysian Ministry of Education's (MARA) "Karnival Pendidikan Sains and Teknologi Peringkat Kebangsaan" (National Science and Technology Education Carnival) and MARA's "Pertandingan Tunas Saintis MRSM Peringkat Kebangsaan."
Our Intel ISEF award winning students:
Hafiz Musa of SMK Taman Dato Harun, Selangor was awarded the Third Prize in Computer Science at the 2000 Intel ISEF in Detroit, Michigan
Chin Wooi Meng of SMJK Chung Ling, Penang came away with three awards amounting to more than USD 2,000 including a Fourth Place-Grand Award, Individual Category at the 2004 Intel ISEF in Portland, Oregon
Esther Chiong of SMK Batu Lintang, Sarawak won Third Place-Grand Award, Individual Category for Chemistry at the Intel ISEF 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona
Faiyadh, Fakhrurrazi & Irfan from SMK Mohd Jiwa won the 4th Team Grand Award on Methanol Extracts Inhibit the Calcium Oxalate Crystal for 2006
Amirul, Ijaz & Suhaimi from MRSM won the 4th Team Grand Award on Lignin From Oil Palm Fruit Bunches as an Absorbent for Heavy Metal Ion for 2007
Effective 2004, the Multimedia University began giving "preferential entry" to Malaysian Intel ISEF finalists to enroll in their courses.
Higher education
The objectives of the Intel Higher Education Program are to work closely with local universities to accelerate the advancement of university curricula and research in strategic technology areas, to develop curriculum that is relevant to industry requirements, and to ensure that students benefit from technological expertise available at the Intel Malaysia site and future workforce development.
Among the higher education initiatives are:
Intel-taught elective courses in semiconductor technology, solid state physics, material science, test programs, networking, and VLSI
