‘Ecosystem in need of continuous stimuli’
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has to constantly check on the enablers for the higher education ecosystem, said Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik.
He said these enablers covered critical components, such as funding, governance, innovation, internationalisation, online learning and delivery.
“Only then can we achieve the outcomes for our key stakeholders in the higher education system of holistic, entrepreneurial and balanced graduates... and Malaysia will be known as a nation of lifelong learners,” he said at the 6th Global Higher Education Forum 2018 (GHEF 6.0) here yesterday.
Maszlee’s speech was read by Higher Education deputy director-general Professor Dr Noor Azizi Ismail.
GHEF is a biennial event that brings together scholars, policymakers, researchers, academics, administrators, students, industries and the like to reflect, discuss and debate current issues confronting global higher education.
GHEF 6.0 examines the trends and perspectives of global higher education with the theme “Thriving for Knowledge, Industry and Humanity in a Dynamic Higher Education Ecosystem”.
These enablers and outcomes, Maszlee said, addressed key policy and performance issues in the system, particularly with regard to quality and efficiency, as well as global trends that were disrupting the higher education landscape.
“We can modernise our public university’s hosting and hospitality of international students and their independence by providing quality and choice of oncampus accomodation solutions,” he said.