‘Kembara Sains Borneo’ Set To Benefit 15,000 Participants In Sabah, Sarawak


LAHAD DATU, This year’s Kembara Sains Borneo programme, organised by the National Science Centre, will tour districts in Sabah and Sarawak, engaging over 20 schools and benefiting 15,000 participants.

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) deputy secretary-general (Planning and Cultivation of Science) Ruziah Shafei said the programme offered an enjoyable non-formal science learning experience to rural communities in Sabah and Sarawak.

‘This programme aims to cultivate community interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through interactive and creative learning methods featuring activities based on the ‘hands-on, minds-on, hearts-on’ approach,’ she said.

She said this to reporters after the launch of the Kembara Sains Borneo 2024 programme, which was officiated by Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal here today.

The programme features activities such as a session with renowned scientists, Kinect sports, a drone challeng
e, science demonstrations, STEM challenge, a mini planetarium, and a virtual reality planet experience.

In the meantime, Ruziah said that MOSTI is collaborating with institutions such as Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) to make the Kembara Sains Borneo programme a success.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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