CURRENT PRACTICES OF MALAYSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

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CURRENT PRACTICES OF MALAYSIAN HIGHER
EDUCATION ANUAR HASSAN Ph.D, Assosiate
Professor
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MALAYSIA
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GLIMPSE OF MALAYSIA

• Malaysia comprises East and West Malaysia
• East Malaysia- 2 states, west Malaysia- 11
  states.
• Population - 26 millions which consists of Malay,
  Chinese and Indian as well as other races.
• Area - 128,430 sq mi (332,633 sq km)
• The climate is warm and humid throughout the
  year.
• Currency Malaysian Ringgit (RM)
• - RM 3.8 USD 1

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EDUCATION SYSTEM OF MALAYSIA

• Education is the responsibility of the federal
• government
• The national education system
• encompasses education beginning from pre-
• school to university.
• Pre-tertiary education (i.e. from pre-school
• to secondary education) is under the
• jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education
  (MOE) while the tertiary education is the
  responsibility of the Ministry of Higher
  Education (MOHE)
• The vision of the Government is to make Malaysia
  a centre of education excellence.

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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

• Primary education (a period of 6 years) and
  secondary education (5 years which encompasses 3
  years of lower secondary and 2 years of upper
  secondary) are free.
• The admission age to the first years of primary
  education is seven.
• Primary schooling is mandatory for all children
  between the ages of 7 and 12.
• Students sit for common public examinations at
  the end of primary, lower secondary and upper
  secondary levels.

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POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

• Upon completion of secondary education, students
  can opt to pursue 1 to 2 years of post-secondary
  education, which is the university entrance
  preparatory course.

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TERTIARY EDUCATION

• At this tertiary education level, institutions of
  higher learning offer courses leading to the
  award of Certificate, Diploma, Degree and
  postgraduate qualifications.
• Certificate, Diploma, first Degree, higher Degree
  programmes (at academic and professional fields)
  are adequately provided for by both the public
  and private education sectors.

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• TERTIARY EDUCATION
• Public (government-funded) institutions of higher
  learning, for example, public university,
  polytechnics.
• Private (private-funded) higher educational
  institutions, for example, private universities,
  private university colleges, branch campuses of
  foreign universities and private colleges.

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TYPES OF QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED BY PRIVATE HIGHER
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

• By Private Colleges
• - Awarding internal or self-made
• certificate and diploma qualifications
• - Conducting foreign university
• collaboration degree programmes
• - Preparing students for external
• professional examinations
• By Private Universities and University Colleges
• - Awarding their own degree qualifications
• By Branch Campuses of Foreign Universities
• - Awarding identical degree qualifications
  as the host university overseas

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• The tertiary education is the responsibility of
  the MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION (MOHE).
• KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI, BLOK E3, PARCEL E,
  PUSAT PENTADBIRAN KERAJAAN PERSEKUTUAN, 62505
  PUTRAJAYAMALAYSIA

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• OBJECTIVE OF MALAYSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
• Aims to produce professionals as demanded by the
  nation for human resources and also provide
  facilities for research and consultant services.
  Nowadays all universities in Malaysia are urged
  by the government to focus more on the fields
  such as science and technology.

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TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION

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ENROLMENT IN TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION BASED
ON LEVEL OF EDUCATION, 2000-2010

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PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION

• Public Universities (18)
• Universiti Malaya (UM)
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
• Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
• Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
• Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
• Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
• Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
  (UPSI)
• Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
• Universiti Darul Iman (UDM)

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• Universiti Islam Malaysia (UIM)
• Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
• Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (UTKM)
• Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (UITTHO)
• Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia (UKUM)
• Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
• Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia

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RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

• Universiti Malaya (UM)
• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
• Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

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SOME INSTITUTIONS THAT PROVIDE DISTANCE EDUCATION
IN HIGHER EDUCATION

• UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM)
• UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UiTM)
• UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (UKM)
• UNIVERSITI TUN ABDUL RAZAK (UNITAR)

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Private Universities University Colleges (22)

• Multimedia University (MMU)(2 Campuses)
• Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)(2 Campuses)
• Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
• International Medical University (IMU)
• Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR)
• Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL)
• Universiti Terbuka Malaysia (UNITEM)
• Malaysia University of Science Technology
  (MUST)
• Asian Institute of Medicine, Science
  Technology (AIMST)
• Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) (2
  campuses)
• Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) (7 Campuses)
• Kolej Universiti Teknologi Pengurusan Malaysia
  (KUTPM)
• Limkokwing Universiti College of Creative
  Technology (LUCT)
• University College Sedaya International (UCSI)
• Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College
  (KLIUC)
• International University College of Technology
  Twintech (IUCTT)
• Asia Pacific University College of Technology
  Innovation (ICTI)
• Binary University College of Management and
  Enterpreneurship

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FOREIGN BRANCH CAMPUS UNIVERSITIES (4)

• Monash University Malaysia (MUM)
• Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus
  (CUSM)
• The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
  (UNMC)
• Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak
  Campus)

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PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

• The governmentis regulatory control powers over
  all private education institutions in the
  country.
• Approval must be obtained from the Ministry of
  higher Education to establish a private
  institution or introduce new programs.
• In 1997, the National Accreditation Board was
  created to formulate policies on standards and
  quality control as well as accreditation the
  certificates, diplomas and degrees awarded by
  private institution.

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POLYTECHNICS (20)

• Politeknik Ungku Omar, Perak
• Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Pahang
• Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah,
  Kedah
• Politeknik Kota Bharu, Kelantan
• Politeknik Kuching, Sarawak
• Politeknik Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan
• Poloteknik Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
• Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah,
  Selangor
• Politeknik Johor Bahru, Johor

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• Politeknik Kota Melaka, Melaka
• Politeknik Seberang Prai, Pulau Pinang
• Politeknik Kota, Terengganu
• Politeknik Dungun, Terengganu
• Politeknik Merlimau, Melaka
• Politeknik Tanjung Malim, Perak
• Politeknik Kulim, Kedah
• Politeknik Sabak Bernam, Selangor
• Popiteknik Perlis, Kedah
• Politeknik Muadzam Shah, Pahang
• Politeknik Mukah, Sarawak

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THE TIMES HIGHER WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING 2005
(TOP 200 WORLD UNIVERSITIES)

• University Malaya-89
• University Science Malaysia-111

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WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY

• Action is being taken to upgrade the quality of
  Malaysian University to achieve a world class
  university.
• Malaysian Higher Education Institution (MHEI)
  will be bench marked according to the
  international standard.
• MHEI should follow the Quality Assurance Standard
  Procedure as in the Malaysian Qualification
  Framework
• In the year 2010 60 of the total academician
  should have Ph.D degree.
• MoU and Joint research with well known
  International Higher Institutions should be
  established.
• Action is being taken to upgrade the quality of
  research and development as well as innovation in
  all universities.

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