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Group photo of Meetup Putrajaya 2 with Ministry of Education Malaysia

Wikipedia Putrajaya Meetup 2 (the 81st Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 2nd meetup in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The meetup was held on:

  • Date: Friday, 24 November 2023
  • Time: 9:00–11:00 a.m.
  • Venue: Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia
  • Medium of communication: Malay
  • Wikimedia project related: Wikikamus, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons

Things to bring

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  • Laptop, Smartphone and/or Camera
  • Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia printed portfolio

Participants

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  • Wikimedians
  • Curriculum Development Department of Education Ministry officials
    • Mrs. Sarina binti Salim, Deputy Director (Language and Literature Sector)
    • Mrs. Sandra Logijin, Chief Assistant Director (Ethnic Language Unit)
    • Mrs. Mutiara binti Megat, Assistant Director (Ethnic Language Unit)

Topics of discussion

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  • Potential collaboration with the Ministry of Education related to Wikimedia Projects.

Minutes of meeting

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  • The meeting began with salutations between the Wikimedians and the Ethnic Languages Unit, Ministry of Education.
  • Information about Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia as well as Wikimedia projects were presented to the Ministry.
  • Emphasis on indigenous ethnic languages were touched upon as a potential avenue for collaboration.
  • Potential integration of Wikimedia projects in the school curriculum and co-curriculum throughout the country was discussed. The implementation would take place starting 2027.
  • Careful planning of teaching modules would need to be done before the implementation could take place.
  • Overall, the meeting was very fruitful and it is expected that Wikimedia projects will be a great addition to schools in Malaysia.

Transportation

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Public transport

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MRT to Putrajaya Sentral.

Self driving

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- Key-in Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia in Waze or Google Map

Disability access

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TBA

See also

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