Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Noordin (picture) tabled three Bills for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat, proposing to amend three laws — the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA), Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 (PHEIA) and Education Institutions Act (EIA) (Discipline) Act 1976.
Ask some of the most established private higher education institutions in Malaysia about their organisation’s founding principles and you will, more often than not, hear the word “philanthropy” and “giving back to society” .
Nearly 500 private higher education institutions (IPTS) in the country will be affected if the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) is abolished, said Deputy minister in Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Ahmad Maslan.
Malaysia's successful transnational higher education initiative led by private colleges and universities was featured at the International Education Summit held here on the occasion of the G8 summit, Deputy Director-General of Higher Education Datin Dr Siti Hamisah Tapsir said here Sunday.
Malaysia’s successful transnational higher education initiative led by private colleges and universities, received the attention of guests and participants of the recent International Education Summit held in Washington, the United States (US).
These new policies were soon translated into regulatory frameworks to provide quality education in the private sector coupled with support from international institutions of higher education. The Malaysian government realised this would ease the pressure on currency outflow but to put such a policy into effect was by no means an easy task.
All private higher education institutions (PHEI) will be required to post a bond before they are issued licences to operate. The Higher Education Ministry is expected to impose the condition by the end of the year.
The bond imposed to safeguard the interest of students at private higher education institutions should be jointly shared by students and the institution.
Although private non-profit colleges and universities have a long and distinguished history throughout the world, what has come to be known as ‘for-profit higher education’ is a relative newcomer.
As one of the major players in the Malaysian private higher-education institution sector, HELP International Corporation (HELP) which operates the HELP University is targeting to become a full-fledged private education provider in 2014.
Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Hou Kok Chung has urged private higher education institutions (IPTS) to update their IPT Formation Management System (IFMS) data online.
For the first time, a local public university grants autonomy to one of its faculties. THE PUTRA Business school, has become the first private entity within a public university.
First, the law creates a paradox between state and private higher education institutions. Article 74 of the law stipulates that state higher education institutions have to receive at least 20 percent of their total enrollment from the economically disadvantaged, not from those who have high academic potential.
Private universities and colleges are against a proposal by the Higher Education Ministry to collect bonds from them, with a view to providing students with a safety net.