What happens when students are given access, mentorship, technology, and the opportunity to build? FSTEL is the answer.
FSTEL started with a simple belief: innovation cannot happen without access.
The journey began by sponsoring and upgrading the school computer lab at SK Jenderam Hilir to improve access to technology and digital learning opportunities for students who otherwise had limited exposure.
Fund Student Access to Technology"Technology should never be a privilege. It is a gateway to possibility."
"Can you teach us IT and business?"
— A student at SMK Tebakang, 2025
In 2025, during the first year as a Teach For Malaysia Fellow, a student Googled the mentor's background and asked one question that changed everything.
10
students per class (target)
80
students recruited
40 students
first active cohort
FSTEL 002 was never designed as a formal programme. It grew because students themselves wanted to learn, experiment, build, and create opportunities together.
Support Student-Led Innovation
RM1,760
raised through grassroots fundraising
This funded 4 laptops capable of supporting Generative AI tools. From those 4 laptops, students began learning:
"Students from Sarawak started building websites within minutes."
Fund AI Learning & Digital ToolsFSTEL evolved into an ecosystem. Today, it includes:
Learn → Build → Present → Innovate
Empowering educators as mentors
Building together with local partners
UNIMAS students building the platform
7 student authors & counting
CodeWave & beyond
International awards & recognition
Preparing for tomorrow's world
3 UNIMAS Students
building the FSTEL Platform
The FSTEL Platform itself is currently being developed by university students through FSTEL UniTrack. They are helping build:
