2 TITLE OF THE REPORT REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY,REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DIRECTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

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TITLE OF THE REPORT

REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE TO STUDY,REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DIRECTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA

( “ LAPORAN HALATUJU”).

THE COMMITTEE

Dr. Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin

Dr. Haji Zainul Ariff Haji Hussain

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Khoo Kay Kim

Dr. T. Marimuthu

Prof. Dr. Hassan Said

Prof. Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

Dr. Sulaiman Mahbob

Dr. Abdul Monir Yaacob

Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Ahmad Bajunid

Prof. Mohd. Shukri Ab. Yajid,

Prof. Dr. Shaik Md. Noor Alam Shaik Mohd Hussain 

Mustafa Mansur 

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THE APPROACH OF THE STUDY

2. Dailogues on Higher Education:

Reps of all IPTA dan IPTS( held at Putrajaya Marriott)

Departments and agencies of the MOHE

Academic staff of IPTA dan IPTS

Staff of student affairs :IPTA dan IPTS

Reps of sponsors of Higher Education

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THE APPROACH OF THE STUDY

2. Dailogues on Higher Education:

Reps of all IPTA dan IPTS( held at Putrajaya Marriott)

Departments and agencies of the MOHE

Academic staff of IPTA dan IPTS

Staff of student affairs :IPTA dan IPTS

Reps of sponsors of Higher Education

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TIME FRAME AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY

1.Six months time frame: January 17,2005 to July 17,2005

2. Short time frame could not cover every aspect of higher education

3. The Strategy adopted was by focusing on University level of education.

4. The study covered the core functions of higher education: teaching and learning, R&D, service to the community, life-long learning, access and equity, benchmarking against best in class

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MOVING FORWARD: WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO? The rhetoric has been to be centre of regional excellence, to be world beaters. What will it take to make us world beaters?

WHERE DO WE BEGIN AND HOW TO GRAPPLE WITH BIG ISSUES WITHIN 6 MONTHS?IDENTIFY CRITICAL AREAS AS TRIGGER POINTS FOR ACHIEVING WORLD CLASS EDUCATION. 4 TRIGGER POINTS

TRIGGER POINT 1: LEADERSHIP AT 2 LEVELS (A). AT BOARD LEVEL (B), AT VICE CHNACELLOR LEVEL.NEED STRONG VISIONARY LEADERSHIP TO HELM WORLD CLASS INSTITUTION

TRIGGER POINT 2:GOVERNANCE OF UNIV. GRANT AUTONOMY. AUTNOMY RELEASES CREATIVE ENERGIES. UNIVERSITY NOW OVER-CONTROLLED

TRIGGGER POINT 3: PEDAGOGY. GREAT TEACHERS BEGET GREAT STUDENTS

TRIGGER POINT 4: CURRICULUM. AN EXCELLENT CURRICULUM TO NOURISH THE INTELLECT OF THE STUDENTS. CURRICULUM INCLUDES EVALUATION, EFFECTIVE EVALUATION FOR ENHANCING LEARNING

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THE STRATEGIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF THE “HALATUJU REPORT”REPORT AS A BASIS FOR THINKING ABOUT MOVING FORWARD

THE PRIME MINISTER’S REVOLUTIONARY SPEECH:

“I believe we will need nothing less than an education revolution to ensure that our aspirations to instill a new performance culture in the public and private sectors are not crippled by our inability to nurture a new kind of human capital that is equal to the tasks and challenges ahead”

REVOLUTION BY DEFINITION IS TURNING EVERYTHING INCLUDING RECEIVED WISDOM UPSIDE DOWN

REVOLUTION FORMS THE BASIS FOR CONCEPTUALIZING THE STUDY AND FORMULATING RECOMMENDATIONS

REPORT SENT TO THE CABINET AND PARLIAMENT DECEMBER 2005

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

“LEVELLING UP”

Increasing participation and equity

Enhancing

Excellence

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Pedagogicalpillar

R&D pillar

Sociologicalpillar

Institutionalpillar

Excellence &

Best in Class

LEVELLING UP MODEL : PILLARS OF EXCELLENCE

LEVELLING UP

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THE FIRST PILLAR:INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE: MOVING FORWARD

Among the recommendations:Among the recommendations:

Autonomy to the university:Minister to delegate his Autonomy to the university:Minister to delegate his power to the board so that the latter can play its role power to the board so that the latter can play its role as the guardian of autonomy,academic excellence as the guardian of autonomy,academic excellence and accountability.Ministry to cease micro managing and accountability.Ministry to cease micro managing universities universities

All laws relating to HiEd to be reviewed and amended All laws relating to HiEd to be reviewed and amended accordingly accordingly

a Quality Control ,Audit, and Accreditation a Quality Control ,Audit, and Accreditation Agency(QCAAA) to be established by Act of Agency(QCAAA) to be established by Act of Parliament to audit without fear or favor the quality of Parliament to audit without fear or favor the quality of IHE and to submit report directly to Parliament.IHE and to submit report directly to Parliament.

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MOVING FORWARD:INSTITUTIONAL MOVING FORWARD:INSTITUTIONAL PILLAR (APPOINTMENT OF V.C.)PILLAR (APPOINTMENT OF V.C.)

The appointment of VCs, (commencing first with post-The appointment of VCs, (commencing first with post-graduate/research universities), be carried out through graduate/research universities), be carried out through advertising openly in order to obtain best candidates advertising openly in order to obtain best candidates irrespective of race, color or creed. VC to be appointed on irrespective of race, color or creed. VC to be appointed on a 2-yr contract with stringent KPIs built into the contract. a 2-yr contract with stringent KPIs built into the contract. VC to be paid very competitiveVC to be paid very competitive.The VC must be a –.The VC must be a –political, and a thoroughbred professionalpolitical, and a thoroughbred professional. . ( KAIST ( KAIST advertised internationally and offered Prof Laughlin, a nobel advertised internationally and offered Prof Laughlin, a nobel laureate from Standford University, to head the university. laureate from Standford University, to head the university. KAIST’s goal: to dethrone MIT and be the undisputed KAIST’s goal: to dethrone MIT and be the undisputed institutional leader in S&T. KAIST had already displaced institutional leader in S&T. KAIST had already displaced Japanese institutions as the leading technical IHE in Asia Japanese institutions as the leading technical IHE in Asia (Newsweek 2005). (Newsweek 2005).

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MOVING FORWARD:INSTITUTIONAL MOVING FORWARD:INSTITUTIONAL PILLARPILLAR

A special scheme of service separate from the A special scheme of service separate from the general scheme of service be devised for general scheme of service be devised for academic staff of the university, and appropriate academic staff of the university, and appropriate incentives be put in place in order to attract the incentives be put in place in order to attract the best and the brightest to take up teaching best and the brightest to take up teaching appointments in the university. appointments in the university.

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MOVING FORWARD:INSTITUTIONAL MOVING FORWARD:INSTITUTIONAL PILLARPILLAR

●● High calibre Professors be given special High calibre Professors be given special gratuities based on academic excellence and they gratuities based on academic excellence and they should not hold any administrative postshould not hold any administrative post

The appointment of Professor must be based on The appointment of Professor must be based on the publication of at least15 articles published in the publication of at least15 articles published in international refereed journals. This mandatory international refereed journals. This mandatory requirement should be applicable to all IHE, requirement should be applicable to all IHE, public and private.public and private.

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MOVING FORWARD:PEDAGOGICAL PILLAR MOVING FORWARD:PEDAGOGICAL PILLAR

All new lecturers take mandatory training programs in All new lecturers take mandatory training programs in pedagogy and familiarize themselves with the pedagogy and familiarize themselves with the constructivistconstructivist or related approach which is a student or related approach which is a student centered approach. Even professors should be encouraged centered approach. Even professors should be encouraged to be involved in postdoctoral studies.to be involved in postdoctoral studies.

All IHE must devise plans and programs to raise the All IHE must devise plans and programs to raise the professionalism of their academic staff in teaching-professionalism of their academic staff in teaching-learning activities. learning activities.

All IHE must give serious attention to academic All IHE must give serious attention to academic assessment and ensure that all academic staff be given on-assessment and ensure that all academic staff be given on-going training to master assessment skills (summative going training to master assessment skills (summative versus formative assessment).versus formative assessment).

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MOVING FORWARD:PEDAGOGICAL PILLARMOVING FORWARD:PEDAGOGICAL PILLAR

The corporate and industrial sectors should be involved in The corporate and industrial sectors should be involved in curriculum development especially in the professional and curriculum development especially in the professional and science based disciplines. The industry players, like their science based disciplines. The industry players, like their Korean counterparts, should familiarise themselves with Korean counterparts, should familiarise themselves with DACUM. They should no longer be on the side lines and DACUM. They should no longer be on the side lines and engage in yearly ritual of ministry –bashing.engage in yearly ritual of ministry –bashing.

Industrial intership program be made mandatory for a Industrial intership program be made mandatory for a minimum of 6 months for undergraduates in science and minimum of 6 months for undergraduates in science and technology, students in pre diploma, vocational and technology, students in pre diploma, vocational and technical courses, and other disciplines that require technical courses, and other disciplines that require practicum. practicum.

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MOVING FORWARD: R & D PILLARMOVING FORWARD: R & D PILLAR

●● Reseach universities must be set up post haste. Students are to be Reseach universities must be set up post haste. Students are to be selected on pure merit. This is the levelling up model. selected on pure merit. This is the levelling up model.

●●Universities should be encouraged to set up Academy of S&T, Universities should be encouraged to set up Academy of S&T, Academy of Engineering Science, and Academy of Social Science. Academy of Engineering Science, and Academy of Social Science. These academies should be grouped under the National Scholars These academies should be grouped under the National Scholars Academy Council which would focus on producing and advancing Academy Council which would focus on producing and advancing knowledge in all fields and bringing together these disciples through knowledge in all fields and bringing together these disciples through research and the application of knowledge.research and the application of knowledge.

All first degree students should be “home grown”. Government All first degree students should be “home grown”. Government should only sponsor post graduate students to study overseas in top should only sponsor post graduate students to study overseas in top rate universities with strong R&Drate universities with strong R&D

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MOVING FORWARD:R&D

●Duplication of R&D among IHE should be avoided to avoid wastage.

●IHE should formalise efforts to involve the industry to participate in their reseach activities through collaborative research programs.

●IHE to initiate joint projects with internationally renowned research and industrial centers so as to enhance their R&D capability,and make possible technology transfer.

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MOVING FORWARD:R&D

●IHE should frame an intellectual property policy for themselves to encourage registration of patents of discoveries and inventions resulting from R&D and subsequent developments of innovative products.

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MOVING FORWARD:SOCIOLOGICAL PILLAR

●Efforts to instill national unity be continued and extended to higher education

●A course of study which focusses on intercultural and intra cultural studies be introduced and undertaken by all students, the teaching and learning of which should be through discussion and participation.

●IHE students to participate in compulsory community work

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The committee recommends with immediate effect a moratorium on the awarding of new licenses for the establishment of Private Higher Education (PIHE) until a thorough evaluation of all existing PIHE has been carried out. (17)

MORATORIUM

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The committee recommends that Malay, as the National Language, be used for all official purposes. English should be used as the medium of instruction for science, mathematics and professional subjects. Other subjects should be taught in the language that is most effective in the delivery of content. At the same time students should be encouraged to master other international languages. (72)

MULTILINGUALISM

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MyBRAIN15

Project MyBrain15 :The committee recommends that MyBrain15 be designed and implemented for the development of national human capital. It should be planned and implemented towards producing 100,000 Ph.D graduates within the next 15 years.( 130)

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