The Higher Education Ministry today launched the Investment and Financing Guidelines for Public Universities 2024 as a reference for universities to enhance their management and income generation.
The race-based admission system into Malaysian public universities has to go, and should be replaced with a needs-based approach, said a government backbencher.
Government funding for public universities will be tied to performance under a new proposed financing mechanism, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
Gabungan Patriotisme dan Perpaduan Kebangsaan, comprising over 60 member non-government organisations, applauds the long overdue announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that now gives hope to all poor students nationwide.