Hopes for the future of learning

“This is an exciting time for higher education in Malaysia. Monash Malaysia looks forward to working with Dr Maszlee Malik to support students in new ways. We want to ensure that our graduates can be active participants in the country’s new programme of social and economic reform.”

PROFESSOR ANDREW WALKER Monash Malaysia president and pro vice-chancellor

“Getting our students Industry 4.0 ready as well as equipping them with 21st century skills have been a challenge. I am hopeful that we can tap into educational technologies and innovations including Augmented and Virtual Reality to engage all strata of students in a fun way.”

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ARKENDU SEN Monash Malaysia’s Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences

“As a university that champions ICT and multimedia fields, MMU hopes that the Education Minister will focus on the development of these domains to accelerate the nation’s development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

PROFESSOR DR AHMAD RAFI MOHAMED ESHAQ Multimedia University president and chief executive officer

“We look forward to strategies to stimulate research and development. These will give opportunities for researchers to innovate for our country’s development.”

PROFESSOR DR HAIRUL AZHAR ABDUL RASHID Multimedia University Research and Innovation vice-president

“We need an education system that allows students to think creatively and critically, and not be treated like sponges where they memorise and regurgitate information onto a piece of paper in an examination. Rather, we need an improved system to assess students on their understanding of a subject.”

PROFESSOR GANAKUMARAN SUBRAMANIAM University of Nottingham Malaysia School of Education head

“Teachers’ rights should always be protected and their welfare looked into.”

SENIOR LECTURER DR ISMAIL FITRY MOHAMMAD RASHEDI Universiti Putra Malaysia Food Technology Department