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Education

In Education, TM's objective is to assist the nation in the development of human capital and capacity-building, and thereby meet its socio-economic developmental goals. Towards this end, TM has contributed and continues to contribute through the provision of scholarships from its foundation, Yayasan Telekom Malaysia (YTM), through its own training and staff development programmes and also through the establishment of the Multimedia University.

Education made up the major chunk of external social contributions, taking up 44.0% of total contributions. The TM foundation, YTM, was the major contributor in this area. Established in 1994 and having provided financial support valued at over RM350 million to more than 10,070 students to date, YTM provided over RM32 million in the form of scholarships and loans to 823 students in various academic level programmes in the year under review.

These scholarships and loans were awarded to students to follow academic programmes at Preparatory, Diploma, First Degree and Post-Graduate levels in recognised local and overseas institutes of higher learning. The financial support provided also included that for 700 needy secondary school students in government schools under YTM's Minor Secondary School Scheme which identifies deserving students for financial assistance to continue their studies up to SPM level.

Multimedia University (MMU), a tertiary education institution, was set up in 1997 by TM at a cost of more than RM800 million. Today, the university has 2 campuses -Melaka and Cyberjaya - with a current student enrolment of over 21,000. MMU offers programmes and degrees in creative multimedia, information technology, management and engineering from foundation to doctorate level.

To date, MMU has produced over 13,000 graduates with 96.0% of them gaining employment within 6 months of graduation. MMU has an outstanding pool of international students, totalling 3,771 from 79 countries and has established 26 centres of excellence. It is now a major player in research and development. The establishment of MMU as a research university also serves to benefit the nation's ICT aspirations which are for the industry to be a creator and not just a consumer of technology. Through the establishment of a local private university, the nation can have a pool of talented human resources within its borders, ensuring sustainability from the perspective of economic management and human capital development within the country.