The Impact of IT on Higher Education for Malaysia

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The Impact of IT on Higher Education for Malaysia

• Alias Daud, Zainab A. N. and Zaitun A. B,
• University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Introduction

• Malaysian youth of today ? e-geners
• Increase in demand for places in the HEIs
• Vision 2020
• Effect of the currency crisis 1998.

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Figure 1 Student Enrolment in the 11 Malaysia
Universities
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Contributing Factors to IT Utilization in HEI

• Financial Allocations
• IT Adoption Policy
• The Level of IT Awareness of the Malaysian
  Society
• Essential Infrastructure

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Figure 2 Government Spending on Education
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Table 1 Malaysias Expenditure on ICCT (F10500)
 
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Figure 3 The Impact of IT on Higher Education
in Malaysia
Malaysian n-geners youth
IT Empowerment
Higher Education in Public and Private IHE
The Wired University
Policy Budget Infrastructure
e-learning
Virtual University
Distance Learning
Mobile Learning

• The Malaysian Objectives
• Quality education to produce graduates
• Fulfill labor market requirements
• Educational Hub

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The Impact of IT Utilization on Higher Education

• The Wired University
• Management of Students Academic Affairs
• The Management of Students Learning Experiences
• E-learning
• Virtual University
• Collaborations with Foreign Universities

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Conclusions

• Continue to utilize IT in HEI
• Quality education to produce quality graduates
• Fulfill labor market requirements
• Educational Hub
• Share experience with other countries
• Open opportunities for collaboration

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