Ready-to-roll plans for world-class higher education
Nurul NazirinPublished: Jun 1, 2005 6:45 PM | Updated: Jan 29, 2008 6:21 PM
The Committee to Study, Review and Make Recommendations Concerning the Development and Directions of Higher Education in Malaysia is ready to get down to work - to recommend plans for the creation of a world-class tertiary education in the country.
The committee, set up by the Higher Education Ministry, is confident of coming up with the necessary recommendations to help the government achieve this goal.
The Committee to Study, Review and Make Recommendations Concerning the Development and Directions of Higher Education in Malaysia is ready to get down to work - to recommend plans for the creation of a world-class tertiary education in the country.
Former education director-general Dr Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin, appointed by Higher Education Minister Dr Shafie Salleh, is helming the 12-member committee comprising of representatives from public and private institutions.
"We will come up with ready-to-roll recommendations. We want to point out to the government the things we should and must do," Zahid told malaysiakini when met in Putrajaya today.
The formation of the committee on Jan 17 aims to prepare a comprehensive report of its findings and recommendations to improve the quality of higher education.
The committee is scheduled to complete the report by July 17 which will be presented to Shafie.
The terms of reference of the committee include to survey the current growth and development and identify issues and problems related to the higher education sector, polytechnics and community colleges.
The committee will also study and review higher education policies that could become instruments of integration of national unity.
On recommendations, Zahid said they have been formulated by conducting dialogues with leaders from public and private institutions, academicians, student and women non-governmental organisations and the Bar Council.
Match dreams with deeds
An official website has been set up to gather feedback and suggestions from the public on tertiary education to enable the committee to study their observations in depth.
"Our task is to match dreams with deeds. Dreams can also come true if we put our hearts in it," he urged.
"What is new (from compiling the report) is the feedback from the bench marking visits that the committee has made," he explained.
He explained that the committee has been making visits to other countries and comparing - in terms of facilities, types of investment made by the industry, among others. Citing out China, Japan, Korea, Europe, United States of America and Australia, he said that, "we deliberately choose to go to the best in class because we want to be world-class."
Zahid emphasised that higher education should be sensitive to what other countries have put into, as "what they do will affect us."
He was confident with the approach the team has applied and this will be justified with the recommendations in the report. "We (the committee) believe to make a stab on it with the information available to us."
"Let the public judge...we (the committee) hope that we don't disappoint them (the public)," he said, adding that he is looking forward to the completion of the report and hoping to fulfil the public's expectations.
He highlighted that the committee he is leading, is not a commission - unlike the royal police commission that was formed to improve the police force.
Besides the committee members, there are four representatives from the Higher Education ministry who are working closely with Zahid. Currently, they have compiled about 200 pages of the report.
Former education director-general Dr Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin, appointed by Higher Education Minister Dr Shafie Salleh, is helming the 12-member committee comprising of representatives from public and private institutions. "We will come up with ready-to-roll recommendations. We want to point out to the government the things we should and must do," Zahid told malaysiakini when met in Putrajaya today.
The formation of the committee on Jan 17 aims to prepare a comprehensive report of its findings and recommendations to improve the quality of higher education.
The committee is scheduled to complete the report by July 17 which will be presented to Shafie.
The terms of reference of the committee include to survey the current growth and development and identify issues and problems related to the higher education sector, polytechnics and community colleges.
The committee will also study and review higher education policies that could become instruments of integration of national unity.
On recommendations, Zahid said they have been formulated by conducting dialogues with leaders from public and private institutions, academicians, student and women non-governmental organisations and the Bar Council.
Match dreams with deeds
An official website has been set up to gather feedback and suggestions from the public on tertiary education to enable the committee to study their observations in depth.
"Our task is to match dreams with deeds. Dreams can also come true if we put our hearts in it," he urged.
"What is new (from compiling the report) is the feedback from the bench marking visits that the committee has made," he explained.
He explained that the committee has been making visits to other countries and comparing - in terms of facilities, types of investment made by the industry, among others. Citing out China, Japan, Korea, Europe, United States of America and Australia, he said that, "we deliberately choose to go to the best in class because we want to be world-class."
Zahid emphasised that higher education should be sensitive to what other countries have put into, as "what they do will affect us."
He was confident with the approach the team has applied and this will be justified with the recommendations in the report. "We (the committee) believe to make a stab on it with the information available to us." "Let the public judge...we (the committee) hope that we don't disappoint them (the public)," he said, adding that he is looking forward to the completion of the report and hoping to fulfil the public's expectations.
He highlighted that the committee he is leading, is not a commission - unlike the royal police commission that was formed to improve the police force.
Besides the committee members, there are four representatives from the Higher Education ministry who are working closely with Zahid. Currently, they have compiled about 200 pages of the report.
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