PUTRAJAYA, Jan 16 – The Education Ministry has established a National Research Excellence Centre and it would focus on disaster management in the country. Its minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, said a special research fund for disaster management and flood mitigation projects worth RM20 million has been allocated.
He said in his 2015 New Year’s special message here today, that institutes of higher learning could apply for the grant under the Long Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS) or Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS).
Muhyiddin also called on universities in the country to focus on environmental sustainability and conservation research that could help preserve and manage the natural resources in the country aside from creating new renewable energy and green technology.
Also present at the event were Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, Deputy Education Minister I Datuk Seri Mary Yap Kain Ching and Deputy Education Minister II P. Kamalanathan.
