Kuala Lumpur, 10 May 2022 - The Malaysia Teacher Prize, the Malaysian edition of the Varkey
Foundation's renowned Global Teacher Prize was launched today by PEMIMPIN GSL in partnership with YTL Foundation, with the support of the Ministry of Education Malaysia. This inaugural award celebrates teachers whose exceptional efforts in educating young minds are often unseen and unrecognised.
The award seeks to raise the status of teachers and celebrates the achievement of outstanding teachers
in Malaysia. The award is the very first of its kind in Malaysia to showcase teachers on a national level with a long-term professional development plan and generous prize money for the shortlisted teachers.
Aiming to reach 10,000 teachers across Malaysia, the grand prize winner will receive RM50,000 while the 4 other finalists will receive RM5,000 each. Besides this, the Top 10 finalists will also receive professional development to help teachers better understand their impact and potentially scale their work beyond their schools