EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION! This powerful video highlights the critical importance of allowing students to have a voice in creating policies that directly affect their lives and future. Discover how youth empowerment and student involvement can lead to better, more inclusive education policies and a brighter future for all. Watch now and be inspired!
00:00Thank you so much, Mr. Chakol Choi to share his opening remarks.
00:13Academic pressure, emotional stress, digital exposure, cyber risk, and mental health challenges
00:24are no longer isolated incidents.
00:28There are systemic issues that require us to rethink how we define school safety.
00:40Today, safety can no longer be limited to physical protection alone.
00:48It must also include psychological safety, emotional resilience, and supportive ecosystems
00:59that allow young people to learn, to grow, and to thrive with confidence and dignity.
01:08It is in response to these evolving realities that the Safe School 2.0 initiative was developed.
01:20This initiative represents research-driven and policy-oriented effort to strengthen Malaysia's
01:31school safety framework to a more holistic, compassionate, and evidence-based approach.
01:40It reflects our belief that universities have a responsibility not only to generate knowledge,
01:50but also to ensure that knowledge is translated into meaningful impact for society and governance.
02:00Through Safe School 2.0, the research team has shown how scholarship can be translated into practical insights
02:10that support evidence-based decision-making and long-term educational reform.
02:19This initiative exemplifies TA-UMT's role as a university that bridges disciplines and institutions,
02:31theory and practice, scholarship, and society in service of national development.
02:38Today's dialogue is particularly significant because it places students at the center of the conversation.
02:49Policies that affect young people should not be shaped solely by adopt assumptions,
02:58which was the conventional way of policy-making.
03:04They must be informed by the life experiences, voices, and realities of students themselves.
03:15By listening directly to students, we strengthen the relevance, credibility, and sustainability of any framework
03:27we hope to implement at the national level.
03:32As we begin this dialogue, I encourage all participants, particularly the students, educators, and academics,
03:44and practitioners to listen openly, engage respectfully, and reflect sincerely.
03:52Let us approach this session with empathy and humility, recognizing that every voice shared today contributes to a deeper understanding of how we can build safer, more supportive schools for all.
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