Legacy · 1st Edition

Edufest 2025 — The Inaugural Edition

12–16 September 2025 · Sunway Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri. Malaysia's first international education festival exceeded every target — and set the foundation for Edufest 2026.

By the Numbers

Total Participants
11,000+

Exceeded 10,000 target

On-site Participants
2,987

Across 15 activities

Online Participants
1,050

Environment & Peace quizzes

Strategic Partners
52

Public, private & industry

Countries Represented
4

MY · KR · SG · ID

Festival Days
5

12–16 Sept 2025

Ministerial Endorsement
“Edufest is not just an education festival — it is a symbol of our nation's progressive and innovative education, moving in tandem with the digital era.”

YB Fadhlina Sidek · Minister of Education, Malaysia

Speech delivered by Dr Rusmini Ku Ahmad, Deputy DG of Education.

Officiating VIPs
  • YB Tuan Aznan bin Tamin
    Chairman, State Education & Information Committee, Johor
  • Dr Rusmini binti Ku Ahmad
    Deputy DG of Education Malaysia — representing the Minister of Education
  • Encik Mohd Gadaffie Abd Aziz
    Director, Institut Dato' Onn
  • Encik Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman
    Deputy Director (Learning), Johor Education Department
  • Azizah Khalid Merican
    Head of Education, Iskandar Investment Berhad

15 Activities Delivered

01Esports Challenge (MLBB & PUBG)
02Orienteering School Challenge
03Uniform Bodies Challenge
04Mega Quiz — Environment Challenge
05Mega Quiz — World Peace Challenge
06AI, Coding & Robotics Challenge
07Aviation Drawing Contest
08Aviation Flight Simulator
09Aviation Paper Plane Contest
10Digital Education Challenge
11iPad Challenge (Open)
12Malaysia Day Colouring Contest
13Malaysia Day Cultural Contest
14Education Exhibition
15Micro-learning & Micro-competitions

National & Regional Media Coverage

Utusan Malaysia

11,000 pelajar sertai EDUFEST 2025

The Star

Johor will host international events to boost students' education prospects

Media Digital Johor

Edufest — trend setter for national education festivals

What We Learned

Insights from Edition 01

  • · Digital-first navigation & real-time scheduling are critical at 10k+ scale.
  • · Strategic sponsors unlock reach — paid media & partner activations matter.
  • · Volunteer corps with universities & polytechnics scales operations affordably.
  • · Structured re-check-in and buffer slots keep 15 concurrent activities on time.
Applied to 2026

Edufest 2026 — Bigger, Sharper, Global.

Edufest 2026 scales to a 4-day international festival at TMIYC, Iskandar Puteri — with an interactive Edufest App, tiered sponsorship packages, professional event management and a full ASEAN delegate programme.