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International Conference on Education and Teacher Development

Welcome Note from

Rector
Malaysia Institute of Teacher Education

In the name of Allah, the most Gracious and Most Merciful.

I would like to take this great opportunity to express my utmost gratitude and happiness to Allah, the
Almighty, for giving us the opportunity to hold the International Conference on Education and Teacher
Development at Casuarina Meru , Ipoh on 23 -25 July 2019.

Heartiest congratulations to all parties involved in making this conference a success. IPGM is proud to
acknowledge the collaboration and unwavering commitment put forth in organizing this conference.
The strong ties have initiated the best pedestal for everyone to discuss and share their expertise of the
academic world.

It is with greatest hope that this conference be used as a platform where international and Malaysian
education professionals can be self-directed and autonomous in the pursuit of professional
development while supporting the programmes of the Ministry of Education and government of
Malaysia to improve the education standards in Malaysia.

I would like to call upon educationists and scholars to perform a mind shift and take on the role of
drivers of change in achieving the goals as manifested by the National Education Philosophy. In order
to contribute towards the development of a progressive and knowledgeable society, we need to be
attentive and proactive towards the current educational issues.

It is our greatest hope that this conference will witness presenters from various countries covering
areas of interest from pedagogy, linguistics to discourse analysis. With such wide ranging subjects,
areas of interests, issues and problems to be presented, discussed and addressed, I strongly believe
this conference will establish itself as a platform that would not be missed in the future.

Greatest congratulations to the organizing committee and presenters whom have made this
conference a reality. It is through a conference like this that educators like us will be able to acquire
knowledge, update and hone a fruitful experience.

Thank you.

Dr. Rusmini binti Ku Ahmad
Rector
Malaysia Institute ofTeacher Education

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