Mohd Sirhajwan Idek, an English teacher from Keningau Vocational College, has fended off eight other finalists’ bid to win the International Innovation and Entrepreneur­ship Excellence in Teaching Award 2017. “I was thrilled to win because this is an international competition. This is Mohd Sirhajwan’s third win in international competitions. He will also be attending next year’s International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) conference in Brighton, England, as an Express Publishing Scholarship 2017 recipient. The teacher, who can be credited for Keningau Vocational College’s dominance in English competitions, has also received other awards for his achievements, including the National Teacher Icon Award this year.

Source: The Star September 23, 2017 23:03 UTC