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.
Adamson University topped the list of the 354 private schools which posted the highest increase in tuition at P131.19 per unit followed by Ateneo de Manila University at P118.25, Miriam College Foundation, P117.15, Dela Salle University, P106.20 and University of Sto. Tomas, P71.16, among others, that were allowed by the Commission on Higher Education.
Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities president Dr Parmjit Singh calls for regular dialogues between the Higher Education Ministry and private education providers with a view to blurring the boundary that separates public and private tertiary institutions.
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.
With a limited local market and so many new private colleges opening up here, INTI College Sarawak might just be the first major casualty of the city’s extremely competitive private education sector.
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.
An Islamic studies and Asian civilisation course, compulsory for students in Malaysia’s public universities, will also be mandatory for all private university students – including those at foreign branch campuses – from 1 September.
The Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities and 54 others last week obtained the green light from the High Court to quash a circular in relation to the new registration system for international students in local private institutions, writes Irdiani Mohd Salleh for New Straits Times.
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.
Kuching plays host to a myriad of private colleges – whether they are subsidiaries of universities or university colleges established in West Malaysia or private institutions that conduct franchised programmes from fully-fledged universities. BizHive Weekly talks to three major college players, namely Sunway College Kuching, Segi College Kuching and FTMS International Kuching, on their thoughts about the industry and future growth plans.
MCA Vice President, Gan Ping Sieu, urges the Ministry of Education to withdraw its decision to make Tamadun Islam a compulsory subject for all local students studying in private institutes of higher learning (IPTS) effective 1 September 2013.
With a target of 75,000 foreign students registering at private institutions of higher learning by next year, the Higher Education Ministry has been talking with providers on ways to make Malaysia a regional hub of excellence, writes KOH SOO LING.
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).
While the 17 public universities and university colleges are rather autonomous and self-sufficient, never short of student enrolment and comfortably funded by the Government, the private sector feels somewhat like a stepchild in need of more attention.