IT has been almost six months since the Court of Appeal in a landmark ruling declared it unconstitutional to prohibit university students from supporting or opposing political parties under the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA). On 9 April 2012, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin finally tabled amendments to the UUCA, Private Higher […]
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UniKL stays as private varsity, says Khaled
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: The government will set up a company under the Finance Ministry to manage Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) which was previously placed under Majlis Amanah Rakyat. It would remain as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Ministry’s supervision, said Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin. UniKL’s study fees […]
KPI to be extended to private varsities too
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: The Key Performance Index (KPI) will also be extended to the private institutions of higher learning to monitor their performance so that the Higher Education Ministry can identify the weaknesses of the private universities. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said efforts to identify the weaknesses existing in […]
Act allows varsity students at anti-Israel protests
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Jan 2009: University students and their institutions can organise and participate in protests against the Israeli invasion of Palestine, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said today. He said the ministry had no objection to the students and universities staging such a protest as the amended Universities and University Colleges […]
