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Its vice-chancellor Prof Dr Ahmad Hata Rasit said the programme is offered to address the shortage of Iban language teachers in Sarawak and to empower the teaching of the Iban language.The faculty is also working to establish the Department of Bornean Languages, encompassing languages such as Iban, Bidayuh, Melanau, and the Sarawak Malay dialect.
Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira said only 352 teachers out of 2,662 teachers are trained and qualified to teach the Iban language while 2,310 are not properly trained. He reiterated the importance of having trained teachers to ensure better teaching quality of the subject.
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