Inisiatif Pengislahan Pendidikan Nasional

Ensure Lifelong Learning Opportunities For All

LATEST EVENT

The Second International Conference on Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education

19-20 February, 2025, INTI International College, Subang, Malaysia

If you don’t understand, how can you learn? Schooling is not the same as learning. Mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) is about effective learning. That children learn better in their mother tongue first has been empirically proven in many international studies. Even in OECD countries, PISA tests found that students speaking a different language at home than at school are 15% more likely to perform poorly in mathematics learning.

In collaboration with INTI Foundation, the Inisiatif Pengislahan Pendidikan Nasional (IPPN) or National Education Reform Initiative, a network of 16 educational non-governmental organisations in Malaysia, is organising the second Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) International Conference in Malaysia. The first one was held on 23-25 November, 2021.

Who We Are

Malaysian Non-governmental Organization (NGO)

As a Malaysian non-governmental organization (NGO), we are all dedicated to making society more peaceful, fair, and open to everyone. Our members come from a lot of different religions, ethnicities, and political views, showing how diverse Malaysia is. Our power lies in our diversity, which drives our work together to solve the tough problems our communities face.

We think that we can make a society where everyone has the chance to do well if we accept our differences and work together. We want to make a difference in the lives of the people we help, whether it’s through advocacy, community outreach, or educational programs.

True progress is made when everyone’s rights are respected and their opinion is heard. This is what drives us in our work. We want to be a force for change that gives people and groups the tools they need to act and make a difference.

Who We Are

A coalition of organisations from diverse backgrounds and cultural heritage working on educational issues.

In collaboration with INTI Foundation, the Inisiatif Pengislahan Pendidikan Nasional (IPPN) or National Education Reform Initiative, a network of 16 educational non-governmental organisations in Malaysia, are planning to organise a second Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) International Conference in Malaysia. The first one was held online on 23-25 November, 2021 due to covid, but the coming one will be held in person

The principles and practices of mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) have gained traction in the worldwide Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) campaign, in particular as an important factor to achieve SDG goal number four: to provide inclusive and equitable quality education, and to ensure lifelong learning opportunities for all.