YTL Foundation announced a refreshed Learn From Home Initiative for university students.
In partnership with 36 local universities nationwide to empower their students, YTL Foundation is offering 7GB data per month for free from YES for 12 months up until 30 September 2022. The offer is also available to 120,000 newly enrolled students in these universities.
The partnering universities include:
- Universiti Malaya (UM)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
- Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
- Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARC)
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
- Kolej Universiti Poly-Tech MARA (KUPTM)
- Tati University College
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
- Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
- Multimedia University (MMU)
- University of Cyberjaya (UOC)
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Razak (UNITAR)
- International Medical University Malaysia & International Medical College Malaysia (IMU & IMC)
- Nilai University
- DRB-HICOM University
- University Malaysia of Computer Science & Engineering (UNIMY)
- Perdana University
- University College Bestari (UCB)
- TAJ International College Ipoh (TIC)
- YTL International College of Hotel Management
- Southern University College
- University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF)
- Malaysian Institute of Art
- New Era University College (NEUC)
- International University of Malaya-Wales (IUMW)
- Politeknik Malaysia Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS)
- Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah (POLIMAS)
- Politeknik Mersing Johor (PMJ)
- Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (PSA)
- Politeknik Ungku Omar (PUO)
- Kolej Komuniti Kuala Langat (KKKL)
The Learn From Home Initiative was first launched by YTL Foundation, in collaboration with YES and FrogAsia, in March 2020 when the Movement Control Order (MCO) was first enforced, causing schools and universities to go online. The initiative equipped students in government schools and partner universities with free YES SIM cards with 40GB of data. In addition, YTL said B40 families with school-going children were each given a smartphone, SIM card, 12 months data plan, and access to the FrogPlay mobile app for free so that their children can stay digitally connected to their schools as well as learn from home. This free data plan has recently been extended till September 2022 so that these students can continue their home-based learning as well as access the FrogPlay mobile app for additional learning.
To date, under the Learn From Home Initiative, YTL Foundation said more than 18 million GB of free data, 450,000 free SIMs and 100,000 free phones have been distributed to those who most need it. The programme was extended to the 230,000 teacher members of the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) in April this year with 40GB free data SIMs to help them keep in touch with their students and online lessons.