A School for Forward Tech Thinkers

By Alexander Fernandez

April 2021 FEATURE
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The exterior of Forward School.
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THE ROW OF heritage shop houses along Lebuh Acheh fronts a revolutionary school for new technologies. Forward School is the brainchild of tech aficionado Howie Chang. It is aimed at equipping aspiring tech professionals with industry-ready skills required in the fast-moving tech sector.1 It also offers coworking and coliving facilities for start-ups, scale-ups and freelancers.Prior to Chang’s return to Penang in 2017 as a consultant to the Penang state government in nurturing its start-up ecosystem, he spent almost two decades...

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Alexander Fernandez

is a budding plant enthusiast, feline fanatic, Netflix junkie and gaming buff. He hopes to one day travel to Japan.

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