(Corrected at 6:15pm, 4 Sept 2010) THE student movement in Malaysia was once vibrant, independent and autonomous. “Mahasiswa jurubicara rakyat” was the students’ motto in the 1960s. However, the government enacted the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) in 1971 to restrict students’ freedom and their rising influence. Thereafter, the student movement suffered a decline. […]
The University and University Colleges Act (Amendment) Bill 2008
Amendment to varsities act tabled for second reading
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: The University and University Colleges Act (Amendment) Bill 2008, which was tabled for second reading in the Dewan Rakyat today, will give universities more autonomy, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said. He said this would be achieved by transferring some of the powers of the Yang di-Pertuan […]
