BANK PEMBANGUNAN MALAYSIA BERHAD CHAMPIONS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION; CONTRIBUTES COMPUTERS TO SMK SERI TITIWANGSA
~FIRST SCHOOL TO BENEFIT FROM THE SCHOOL ADOPTION PROGRAMME – SEEDS (SUPPORTING ENGLISH EMPOWERMENT TO DRIVE SUSTAINABILITY) ~
Friday, 27 November 2020, Kuala Lumpur – Reinforcing its commitment to champion equal opportunity for students to have access to quality education, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (Bank Pembangunan) recently contributed computers – equipped with new hard disks and software licences to SMK Seri Titiwangsa.
This contribution is part of BPMB’s School Adoption initiative under BPMB’s SEEDS (Supporting English Empowerment to Drive Sustainability), whereby SMK Seri Titiwangsa is the first school to benefit from the programme, following the kick-off event on 15 September 2020. The programme is a long-term investment in the name of education for students to learn and master the English language, whilst gaining knowledge about sustainability.
The handover presentation ceremony, which was held in Kuala Lumpur recently was attended by Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad Group Head, Operations, Muhammad Azraini Abdul Hamid. Also present at the ceremony were Zamzuri Abdullah, Principal, SMK Seri Titiwangsa; Mohd Arif Mohd Ali, Senior Administrative and Curriculum Assistant, SMK Seri Titiwangsa; and Kamarul Nizar Ismail, Senior Assistant, Student Affairs, SMK Seri Titiwangsa.
BPMB President/Group Chief Executive Officer Arshad Mohamed Ismail said “The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the significance of technology in helping students to continue with their learning. Thus, our efforts to provide students with the necessary tools and equipment for online learning are a testament to our on-going efforts to ensure that all students are given equal opportunity for continued access to quality education.”
“We laud BPMB’s commitment to champion the English language amongst school children and we are grateful to have been given the opportunity by BPMB to be amongst the first schools to benefit from the SEEDS programme. The contribution of the computers to our school is timely and much needed, especially when the need for online learning is ever more apparent given the current climate. We hope more organisations can echo BPMB and follow suit to continue to play an active role to help the future leaders of tomorrow to prosper today,” SMK Seri Titiwangsa Principal, Zamzuri Abdullah elaborated.
The kick-off event at SMK Seri Titiwangsa held on 15 September 2020 involved Form 4 students and featured talks by speakers from the United Nations, Direct English and Zer0Hunger Malaysia. The respective speakers provided the students with information on the SDGs, the importance of the English Language and the advantages of Urban Farming. The students also witnessed an urban farming and waste composting demonstration at the school’s herb garden prior to the talk.
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(From left) – Mohd Arif Mohd Ali, Senior Administrative and Curriculum Assistant, SMK Seri Titiwangsa; Zamzuri Abdullah, Principal, SMK Seri Titiwangsa; Group Head, Operations, Muhammad Azraini Abdul Hamid; Kamarul Nizar Ismail, Senior Assistant, Student Affairs, SMK Seri Titiwangsa.
About Bank Pembangunan
Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (Bank Pembangunan) was incorporated on 28 November 1973 with a role in the development of the Malaysian economy by assisting entrepreneurs involved in small and medium-sized industries through the provision of various financing facilities, training and advisory services, particularly to Bumiputera entrepreneurs. Today, BPMB is providing medium to long-term financing to the strategic sectors of the economy.
Owned by Minister of Finance Incorporated, BPMB has been accorded the highest rating ‘AAA’ by both RAM Rating Services Berhad (RAM) and Malaysia Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC). It is regulated and supervised by Bank Negara Malaysia under the Development Financial Institution Act 2002.
With a Group Total Assets value of RM25 billion (as at 31 December 2019), the Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad Group is well-positioned to meet the financing and business development needs of Malaysian businesses.
For more information, please contact:
Anita Ramly
Head, Corporate Communications
Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad
Tel: (03) 2611 3346
Email: ym.moc.bmpb@ylmar.atina
Izzat Ratna
Senior Executive, Corporate Communications
Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad
HP: (012) 642 1889
Email: ym.moc.bmpb@tazzi