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    Tertiary education in Malaysia is organized under the Malaysian Qualifications Framework and includes both public and private universities and colleges. Public universities are heavily subsidized by the government but admission is competitive. In 2004, the Ministry of Higher Education was formed to oversee tertiary education. Private institutions also offer degree programs, some in partnership with foreign universities. Polytechnics provide diploma and certificate-level vocational education. Universities graduate around 150,000 skilled students annually.

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    Tertiary education in Malaysia is organized under the Malaysian Qualifications Framework and includes both public and private universities and colleges. Public universities are heavily subsidized by the government but admission is competitive. In 2004, the Ministry of Higher Education was formed to oversee tertiary education. Private institutions also offer degree programs, some in partnership with foreign universities. Polytechnics provide diploma and certificate-level vocational education. Universities graduate around 150,000 skilled students annually.

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    TERTIARY EDUCATION

    Tertiary education in the public universities is heavily subsidised by the government. Applicants to
    public universities must have completed the Malaysia matriculation programme or have an STPM
    grade. Excellence in these examinations does not guarantee a place in a public university.The
    selection criteria are largely opaque as no strictly enforced defined guidelines exist.

    The classification of tertiary education in Malaysia is organised upon the Malaysian Qualifications
    Framework (MQF) which seeks to set up a unified system of post secondary qualifications offered on
    a national basis both in the vocational as well as higher educational sectors.

    In 2004, the government formed the Ministry of Higher Education to oversee tertiary education in
    Malaysia. The ministry is headed by Mustapa Mohamed.

    Although the government announced a reduction of reliance of racial quotas in 2002, instead leaning
    more towards meritocracy. Prior to 2004, all lecturers in public tertiary institutions were required to
    have some post-graduate award as a requisite qualification. In October 2004, this requirement was
    removed and the Higher Education Ministry announced that industry professionals who added value
    to a course could apply for lecturing positions directly to universities even if they did not have
    postgraduate qualifications. To head off possible allegations that the universities faced a shortage of
    lecturers, Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Fu Ah Kiow said "This is not because we are
    facing a shortage of lecturers, but because this move will add value to our courses and enhance the
    name of our universities...Let's say Bill Gates and Steven Spielberg, both well known and
    outstanding in their fields, want to be teaching professors. Of course, we would be more than happy
    to take them in." He went on to offer architecture as an example whereby well-known architects
    recognized for their talents did not have a masters degree.

    The academic independence of public universities' faculty has been questioned. Critics like Bakri
    Musa cite examples such as a scientist who was reprimanded by Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak
    for "publishing studies on air pollution", and a professor of mathematics at Universiti Kebangsaan
    Malaysia who was reproved for criticising the government policy of teaching mathematics and
    science in English at the primary and secondary levels. Students also have the choice of attending
    private institutions of higher learning. Many of these institutions offer courses in cooperation with a
    foreign institute or university. Some of them are branch campuses of these foreign institutions.
    Many private colleges offer programmes whereby the student does part of his degree course here
    and part of it in the other institution, this method is named "twinning". The nature of these programs
    is somewhat diverse and ranges from the full "twinning" program where all credits and transcripts are
    transferable and admission is automatic to programs where the local institution offers an "associate
    degree" which is accepted at the discretion of the partnering university. In the latter case,
    acceptance of transcripts and credits is at the discretion of the partner. Some foreign universities and
    colleges have also set up branch campuses in Malaysia, including:

    Monash University, Australia.


    The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
    SAE Institute, Australia
    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
    Curtin University of Technology, Australia
    Raffles Design Institute, Singapore

    The net outflow of academics from Malaysia led to a "brain gain" scheme by then (1995) Prime
    Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamed. The scheme set a target of attracting 5,000 talents
    annually. In 2004, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Datuk Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis in a
    parliamentary reply stated that the scheme attracted 94 scientists (24 Malaysians) in pharmacology,
    medicine, semi-conductor technology and engineering from abroad between 1995 and 2000. At the
    time of his reply, only one was remaining in Malaysia. Postgraduate Programmes Postgraduate
    degrees such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and the Doctor of Business
    Administration (DBA) are becoming popular and are offered by both the public universities and the
    private colleges. All public and most private universities in Malaysia offer Master of Science degrees
    either through coursework or research and Doctor of Philosophy degrees through research.
    Vocational Programmes and Polytechnics Schools Besides the university degrees, students also
    have the option of continuing their education in professional courses such as the courses offered by
    the ICSA (Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators) etc. Polytechnics in Malaysia
    provide courses for diploma level (3 years) and certificate level (2 years).
    The following is a list of the public polytechnics in Malaysia.

    Ungku Omar Polytechnic


    Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
    Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
    Politeknik Kota Bharu
    Politeknik Kuching Sarawak
    Politeknik Port Dickson
    Politeknik Kota Kinabalu
    Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
    Politeknik Johor Bahru
    Politeknik Seberang Perai
    Politeknik Kota, Melaka (Version)
    Politeknik Kota, Kuala Terengganu
    Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
    Politeknik Merlimau
    Polytechnic Of Sultan Azlan Shah or Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah
    Politeknik Kulim
    Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah
    Politeknik Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
    Politeknik Muadzam Shah
    Politeknik Mukah
    Universities produce almost 150,000 skilled graduates annually.

    TYPES OF SCHOOL

    National Type/Charter Secondary/High Schools/Residential Schools or Sekolah Berasrama Penuh


    (SBP) Within the national public school system are a few magnet type/charter public high schools.
    Admissions are very selective, reserved for students who demonstrate outstanding academic
    achievement and potential at the elementary level, Grade/Standard 1 through 6. These schools are
    either full time day or boarding schools ('asrama penuh'). Examples of these schools is the Malacca
    High School, Royal Military College (Malaysia) and Penang Free School. Residential schools or
    Sekolah Berasrama Penuh are also known as Science Schools. These schools used to cater mainly
    for Malays elites but has since expanded as schools for nurturing Malays who are outstanding
    academically or those displaying talents in sports & leadership. The schools are modeled after
    British Boarding School.

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