Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia/Reports/Meetup/Putrajaya/2

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

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

Things to bring

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

Participants

• Wikimedians
  • Ultron90 (talk · contribs)
  • Zahirulnukman (talk · contribs)
  • Tofeiku (talk · contribs)
• 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

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

Minutes of meeting

• 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

Public transport

MRT to Putrajaya Sentral.

Self driving

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