Innovation support visit: Sentuhan Daya Cipta MADANI (SEDIA) program

Translated from Malay. This story was first published by Pengajian Kejuruteraan Kimia (School of Chemical Engineering), UiTM Cawangan Pulau Pinang, on 8 April 2026.

Senior lecturer Ir Ts Mohamed Syazwan Bin Osman made an innovation support visit to 20 pupils of SMK Pauh Jaya and SMK Mengkuang, Penang. All of them are mentored by Ir Syazwan under the Sentuhan Daya Cipta MADANI (SEDIA) program, funded by the Penang Bumiputera Development Council and BPPBPP, ICU, Prime Minister’s Department. The pupils are expected to compete in the PI-ENVEX 2026 innovation competition at UniMAP in May 2026.

It is hoped that this innovation mentoring will spark the Form 3 pupils’ interest in STEM and help them become the inventors of the future.

Source: original story on the Pengajian Kejuruteraan Kimia, UiTM Cawangan Pulau Pinang website (in Malay).