JOHOR BAHRU, 27 December 2016 – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) researchers from the Faculty of Education have won the Gold Award at the 2016 International Invention Innovation Competition (iCAN) 2016 held in Toronto, Canada, last August.

A team of researchers comprising Prof. Dr. Zaidatun Tasir, Rozita Abdul Jalil and Dr. Shaharuddin Md Salleh won the award through their invention titled “RMATHs – Mobile Based Numeracy Learning Applications for Learning Disabilities Students”.

RMATHs is an educational tool that consists of five mobile applications that are specifically designed for learning disabilities (LD) students that once again won the jury’s hearts.

Before iCAN 2016, the RMATHs had won several national and international awards and recognitions such as the Creative and Interactive e-Learning Award (Mobile Apps category) and Gold Medal at International University Carnival on e-Learning (IUCEL 2016), Korea International Women’s Invention Exposition (KIWIE 2016) (Gold Medal), International Engineering Invention and Innovation Exhibition (i-ENVEX 2016) (Gold Medal, Best Award and First Prize Winner in Edutainment Competition 2016) and Innovative Practices in Education and Industry Exhibition (I-PEINX 2016) and was also recognized as the ‘Honour of Invention’ by the World Invention Intellectual Property Association (WIIPA) 2016.

Organized by the Toronto International Society of Innovation & Advanced Skills (TISIAS) and with strong support by the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA), iCAN 2016 is arguably the first international event of inventions and innovative projects ever held in Canada and a celebration for all achievements made by talented inventors of today’s generation from multiple countries.