Dewan Rakyat

Talks held with 11 states on expanding scheme to help school dropouts

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has held engagement sessions with 11 states on expanding the Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih (SBJK) programme, which was created to provide access to education for children who drop out of school. Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh (pic) said the states involved were Penang, Johor, Pahang, Terengganu, Kedah, Negri Sembilan, … Read more

Retracted research papers not a concern, says deputy minister

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia ranking sixth globally for countries with the highest rate of research papers being retracted is nothing to worry about, says Deputy Higher Education Minister Mustapha Sakmud. He said the figure of 17.2 retracted articles for every 10,000 publications was “small” and the government had already established a special committee to address the … Read more

Student bodies allowed to collect funds now

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UNIVERSITY student bodies will now have more independence to collect funds for their activities and to discipline their members. The Dewan Rakyat passed the Bill that proposed amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA) to empower students in managing their associations’ activities and finances. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul … Read more

Teachers’ input sought on adjusting academic year, Dewan Rakyat told

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is gathering feedback from stakeholders on the plan to revert to the pre-pandemic academic calendar for schools, says Deputy Minister Wong Kah Woh. These stakeholder groups include the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), Sarawak Teachers Union and Sabah Government Teachers Union, he added. “The aim is to get … Read more

Dewan Rakyat passes amendments to varsities Act

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has passed proposed amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA) that empowers university students in managing their associations’ activities and finances. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir tabled the Bill for third reading on Monday (March 18), after which it was unanimously approved through … Read more

Committee set up to ensure quality of research papers by universities, Dewan Rakyat told

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KUALA LUMPUR: A special committee to oversee research papers before being published in journals has been established to uphold quality and credibility, says Datuk Mustapha Sakmud. The Deputy Higher Education Minister said the committee, which consists of experts from public universities, aimed to study publication trends in “predatory journals” that were merely profit-based. He added … Read more

Task force set up to address curriculum issues raised by teachers, Dewan Rakyat hears

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KUALA LUMPUR: A special curriculum intervention task force has been established to address issues raised by teachers about the current curriculum, says Wong Kah Woh (PH-Taiping). The Deputy Education Minister said the task force is responsible for several matters, such as providing the KSSR (Primary School Standard Curriculum) Alignment Document (Revision 2017) Edition 3.0, which … Read more

Govt studying premium salary for TVET graduates, says Zahid

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KUALA LUMPUR: The government is studying the implementation of a premium salary for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates, with rates starting at RM4,000 and above as an effort to recognise this group, said Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said this was being scrutinised through the National TVET … Read more