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REKA began teaching in 2014, with hands-on training in the tools it was learning itself. In 2017 it ran IoT workshops and a hackathon with Telekom Malaysia’s TM:RE, and in 2020 it gave intubation boxes to Malaysian hospitals with MERCY Malaysia. Today interns and apprentices learn by building alongside the team.
Education and workshops
- 2014 to 2015
Hands-on training
When the studio turned to technology in 2014, the team ran a lot of hands-on training in web development, Raspberry Pi and Arduino, the Internet of Things and mobile apps. Teaching others meant mastering each tool first.
- September to November 2017 · TM Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
#StartIoT workshops with TM:RE
REKA launched #StartIoT with TM:RE, Telekom Malaysia’s accelerator programme: three months of Internet of Things workshops for engineering students, local entrepreneurs and SMEs who wanted to learn about IoT and get started with it. The aim was to inspire local businesses and to raise students’ interest in STEM education in Malaysia.
“Through these workshops, we can see potential future designers from all over Malaysia creating new innovations and technology.”Haziq Faris, Co-founder of REKA, 2017 (translated from Malay)
Read the 2017 release (in Malay)Amanz, October 2017Soscili, October 2017
- November 2017
#StartIoT Hackathon
In the last week of the workshops, students took part in the #StartIoT Hackathon to complete their course on the basics of IoT.
Read the 2017 release (in Malay)
Response to COVID-19
- April 2020
Intubation boxes for local hospitals
While the Movement Control Order was at its tightest, REKA partnered with MERCY Malaysia to give several local hospitals intubation boxes, to lower the risk of infection for frontline healthcare workers. The boxes were adapted from an open-source design by Taiwan-based Dr Hsien Yung Lai, to shield staff from droplets during intubation.
“The pandemic urges us to come up with an immediate solution to play our role in helping Malaysian frontliners. Our collaboration with MERCY eases the process to deliver the intubation boxes to the hospitals that are in need.”Haziq Faris, Co-founder of REKA, 2020
Learning with us
- New batches every January and July
Internships
For university students in their final or second-last year, in any field, or anyone looking for a challenge: five to six months, full time, on real projects with a senior team beside you.
- Kuala Lumpur
Apprenticeships
For people without prior experience: the chance to try technical roles, learn by building, and find their footing alongside a senior team.