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Higher Education in Malaysia
Malaysia one of the preferred higher education destinations.
The higher education ministry of Malaysia is eyeing earnings worth RM6 billion
through a projection of 200,000 international students in the country by 2020.
The earnings projection was based on an average of RM30,000 per student.
This is possible as Malaysia positioned itself as a stable, safe and relatively
cheap place for overseas students to study.
Malaysia has become a popular destination for the pursuit of higher education
among foreign students, more and more established reputable universities from
around the world will set up their branch campuses here, working jointly with
Malaysian universities and colleges.
The reasons Malaysia is a popular education destination :
1- Good quality and
2- Cost-effective education
With world-class education being offered through a wide range of diverse and
flexible options, Malaysia is rated as the 11th preferred destination in the
world for education.
Malaysian government was making the education sector an economic investment to
attract foreign students. The country is fast becoming a centre of educational
excellence in the region.
In 2012 Malaysia housed more than 93,000 international students from more than
100 countries, with 150,000 targeted by 2015 and 200,000 by 2020.
Ranked as the world's 11th largest exporter of educational services, Malaysian
government is counting on the increased demand for quality education from
students in existing and new markets, like the Middle East, China and Africa.
2014
"From Abu Dhabi to Kazakhstan and then China, I am buoyed by the reception of
others towards our higher education system. Though internally, some remain
cynical towards our education system, I firmly believe that we have many good
things going for us, and we continuously work hard to improve."
DATUK SERI IDRIS JUSOH
Malaysia’s Second Education Minister. He tweets at @idrisjusoh.
www.thestar.com.my/News
The status of appeal applications to higher learning
institutions and premier polytechnics for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
could be checks through :
1) hotline at 03-88706767,
2) helpline at 03-88706777,
3) general line at 03-88706755/6766,
4) the institutions official websites and
5) short message system (SMS) by typing UPU RESULT (MyCard number) and send to
15888.
The results of the appeal are final. If no offer is received from any
IPTA/premier polytechnic until June 30, the appeal is considered unsuccessful.
Students could check and print out the official offer letter through the IPTA's
websites or Polytechnic Education Department, beginning on June 15
The Department of Higher Education is one of the four sectors
under the Ministry of Higher Education which regulates Malaysia's higher
educational institutions affairs. It was formed with the establishment of the
Ministry of Higher Education on 27 March 2004.
The department is made up of several sectors or divisions that manage the vital
processes in higher education that gears Malaysian higher institutions towards
excellence through the coordination of policies, funding and activities.
These divisions play their respective roles in improving the quality of
education services and ensuring that programmers offered by the public and
private higher educational institutions in Malaysia are of high quality and
international standards.
These divisions / sectors are:
> Public Higher Education Management Sector• Public Higher Education
Governance Division• Public Higher Education Student Recruitment Management
Division• Academic Development Management Division
> Private Higher Education Management Sector• Registration & Standard Division•
Enforcement & Inspectorate Division• Private Higher Education Governance
Division
> Industrial Relations Division
> Student Affairs & Development Division
> Education Marketing Division
> Management Services Division
> Data & Information Centre
The key functions of Department of Higher
Education are:
• To draft, implement, monitor and evaluate policies, programmers and
activities of higher educational institutions with an aim towards higher
education excellence.
• To develop an efficient and innovative management system for higher
educational institutions.
• To plan and ensure that the establishment of higher educational institutions
and their facilities are conducive and of high quality which are at par with
international best practices. • To plan and coordinate the establishment of
centers of excellence at higher educational institutions. • To develop
academicians of higher educational institutions who possess high scholastic
qualifications to excel in their respective specialized fields. • To research,
draft, update and enforce the Acts that are related to higher education. • To
plan and coordinate policies that inculcate a research culture by strengthening
research activities, development and commercialization through better
collaboration among higher educational institutions, industries and the
government. • To develop, monitor and supervise academic programmers of higher
educational institutions to fulfill the needs of the employment market and to
gain international recognition. • To draft, coordinate and execute the policies
for local and international student admissions into higher educational
institutions. • To draft and coordinate policies as well as to plan the personal
development and welfare of Malaysian students studying in local and foreign
higher educational institutions, so as to produce holistic graduates in line
with the national aspiration. • To plan, encourage and coordinate activities
forth internationalization of Malaysian higher educational through various
strategic approaches. • To plan, implement and coordinate marketing activities
of higher education locally and internationally, towards positioning Malaysia as
a Centre of Educational Excellence.
Sectors and Divisions under the Department of
Higher Education :
The Department of Higher Education is headed by the Director-General of
Education and it consists of the following sectors, divisions and an
administrative unit, each with its individual roles in achieving the vision and
mission of the Department. They are:
• Industrial Relations Division• Student Affairs and Development Division•
Education Marketing Division• Academic Development Management Division• Public
Higher Education Governance Division• Public Higher Education Student Intake
Management Division• Registration and Standards Division• Enforcement and
Inspectorate Division• Management Services Division• Data and Information Centre
Functions of Various Divisions
In relevance to this directory, only two divisions are featured here.>
Industrial Relations Division
Objectives
• To encourage cooperation between public universities and the industry.• To
coordinate entrepreneurship programmes at public university level.• To carry out
research on the effectiveness of higher educational institutions (HEI)
graduates.• To strengthen activities of Research and Development (R & D) in HEI
to achieve commercialization.• To produce graduates who are independent and can
fulfill the manpower requirements of the country both in the public and private
sectors.• To develop the academic resources of HEI.
Functions
• To provide management to Majlis Kerjasama Industri, Universiti dan Kerajaan (MKIUK)
as a platform to establish a firm collaboration among these three parties.• To
coordinate the participation of the industries in the form of HEI curriculum
that is relevant to current needs through input from the industries and
government agencies.• To outline the programmes and the training mechanism in
the industry for the academia manpower / IPT graduates.
• To outline the programmes and mechanism of the industry placement to enable
the placement of academia manpower in the Industry to enhance the respective
expertise.
• To cooperate with the industries, universities and related Government Agencies
to prepare entrepreneur / career programmes for HEI graduates.
• To plan and monitor the allocation and the activities of fundamental research
of HEIs.
• To manage the participation of the Industry in the dealings of
commercialisation of the R&D products of HEIs.
• To materialise the cooperation for maximising the utilisation of the resources
and manpower at HEIs, Research Institution and Industry through Smart
Partnership.
• To gather, coordinate and disseminate information on the collaboration between
industries, universities and the Government using one complete system of
information management.
• To study the needs of the industries for human capital with Bachelor's Degrees
/ Diploma qualifications.
Education Marketing Division
This division To ensure that the marketing and promotion of
qualityMalaysian higher education is disseminated widely and effectively to
local and international targets besides obtaining international recognition. It
promote Malaysian higher education in and outside the country.
Functions
• To plan, manage and evaluate the effectiveness of the marketing activities for
higher education in and outside of Malaysia.
• To manage the resource centre and the information system of the marketing of
higher education of Malaysia.
• To plan and manage foreign countries' recognition activities towards the
academic programmes conducted at the institutions of higher education and the
fact-finding mission activity for new markets.
• To manage private higher educational institutions (PHEI)'s applications that
have obtained approval from the Inland Revenue of Malaysia for Double Deduction
Incentive (DDI) for the purpose of exporting higher education.
• To manage and coordinate the operations of the Malaysia Education Promotion
Offices outside the country.
• To manage visits to the Department and institutions of higher learning by
foreign delegates in the field of higher education.
• To manage the coordination among various parties of the ministry, public and
private agencies, representatives of Malaysia in foreign countries, foreign
embassies in Malaysia as well as certain bodies related to the promotion of
Malaysia's higher education.
• To manage and coordinate the collaboration between institutions of higher
education in Malaysia and international institutions or bodies in the academic
field.
• To coordinate HEIs' participation in the country's higher education marketing
programmes in and outside the country.
• To organize meetings related to the globalization of higher education with
government agencies, private agencies and foreign embassies in Malaysia.
• To cooperate with the MOHE's Scholarship Division in the management and
selection of PHEIs and candidates for awarding 'Kuala Lumpur Plan Awards'
scholarships and other scholarships offered by international bodies to HEI
students.
• To coordinate and monitor the students' and lecturers' exchange programmes
between local and international HEIs.
• To assess and manage the establishment of academic seats in overseas
universities, the appointment of officer for the academic seats, financial needs
and meetings of the Board of Trustees for the said seats.
• To coordinate and manage the Department's and HEIs' involvement with the
international bodies such as: SEAMEO-RIHED, UNESCO, ISESCO and AUN.
• To assess and coordinate the establishment of international institutions of
learning in Malaysia such as the establishment of Institute of Global Health,
United Nations University in UKM and Malaysia- Japan University of Technology.
• To prepare the input and feedback for the purpose of negotiation in the field
of higher education at international level such as Joint Working Group, WTO and
GATS.
• To manage and coordinate public universities' application for international
collaboration agreements as well as applications to conduct conferences / forums
/ international seminars.
Objectives
• To ensure that the marketing programmes for higher education is
executed according to the planned strategies.
• To ensure that the latest and accurate information regarding education
opportunities at institutions of higher education is disseminated in and outside
of the country.
• To ensure that every institution of higher learning has an effective basic and
internationalization planning.
Conclusion
The different divisions under the Department of Higher Education will
concentrate on their respective areas in improving the quality of education
services and ensuring that programmes offered by the public and private higher
educational institutions in Malaysia are of high quality and international
standards.
Department of Higher Education has established promotional offices in Dubai,
Jakarta, Ho-Chi Minh City and Beijing. A Technical Committee has also been
formed to make Malaysia a Centre of Excellence. A Technical Committee on 'Edu-Tourism'
was also formed. Other marketing strategies include incentives offered to
institutions promoting education overseas; recognition of Malaysian degrees by
foreign countries and the establishment of the new national quality agency for
both private and public higher educational institutions, i.e. Malaysian
Qualifications Agency (MQA). The ultimate aim of all these strategies is to make
Malaysia a 'favored' destination for international and local students to pursue
their tertiary education besides making education an important export commodity
that will generate foreign exchange for the country.
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