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.
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.