Public universities told not to refuse students who cannot pay fees
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed public universities in the country not to refuse the admission of students who cannot pay fees because they are poor. He said this was to ensure that students from poor families also get to pursue higher education. “I want no (public) universities to refuse the admission of […]
Applicants who failed to get a place in public universities may send in appeal
KUALA LUMPUR: Applicants who failed to get a place in Public Universities (UA) may submit an appeal, 11 days after the announcement to check the results of admissions to UAs for the 2021/2022 session on Wednesday (Sept 15). The Higher Education Department’s Public Higher Education Institutions (IPTA) Student Admission Division director Wahi Nordin said appeals […]
Check if you have been accepted into university
PUTRAJAYA: The results of applications for admission to public universities (IPTA) for Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) holders and its equivalent are available online from 12 noon today until Sept 25, according to the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). MOHE, in a statement, said that that the application status can be checked via the following […]
Call to fill vice chancellor posts soon
KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has called on the Higher Education Ministry to quickly make new appointments to fill the vacancies of vice chancellor in five public universities which have been left vacant since early this year. The five public universities are Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris […]
Call to monitor all academic works
KUCHING: The absence of efforts to ensure that all published works are of reputable standards has stained Malaysian academic standards, said Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Kadim Suaidi. While acknowledging that the issue of rapid publishing in predatory journals was nothing new, however, it was not as rampant in public universities in […]
Court rejects remand bid against ‘Sugarbook’ founder
SHAH ALAM: An application for remand against the founder of ‘Sugarbook’, a sugar daddy dating platform, was rejected by the High Court here today. Lawyer Foong Cheng Leong, representing the 34-year-old suspect, said High Court deputy registrar Noorasyikin Sahat dismissed the application after his client pledged to give his full cooperation to facilitate police investigation in the case. […]
Uni hostel fees down
KUALA LUMPUR: Hostel and service fees at all public universities for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic session has been reduced by up to 15 percent, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister of Higher Education Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad said the move involved a total allocation of RM72 million, of which RM20 million […]
Bank Rakyat Foundation PPBU opens today until July 15
KUALA LUMPUR: The Bank Rakyat Foundation (YBR) is launching a Changeable Education Fund (Pembiayaan Pendidikan Boleh Ubah) (PPBU) application for the first tier of 2020 from today until July 15. YBR, in a statement today, said the PPBU which involved an allocation of RM1.16 million was being offered to students pursuing skills certificates, skills diplomas […]
