Four more appointed to advisory council

FOUR more prominent figures have been appointed to the Education Ministry’s National Education Advisory Council (MPPK) for the 2018 to 2020 session.

They are technical and vocational education and training (TVET) specialist Datuk Boonler Somchit; Malaysian Education Association secretary-general P. Ramanathan; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia member of university senate Prof Dr Omar Yaakob and Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry (Science, Technology and Innovation Sector) deputy secretary-general Assoc Prof Dr Ramzah Dambul.

Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said the council chaired by former Education director-general Tan Sri Dr Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin and Royal Selangor International Sdn Bhd chairman Tan Sri Yong Poh Kon who is the council’s deputy chairman, will advise him in all matters related to education, from preschool to higher education.

“The appointed council mem- bers are among those with experience, knowledge and expertise in matters relating to education.

“This is the best group to help improve the country's education system taking it to a higher level,” he told reporters after presenting letters of appointment to the council recently.

The other members of the National Education Advisory Council appointed on Aug 16 are Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim; Khazanah Nasional education adviser Datuk Satinah Syed Saleh; former Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia deputy vice-chancellor Datuk Dr Sukiman Sarmani who is also a Chemistry and Nuclear Science specialist; Air Defence Artillery Group Malaysia Commander Brig-Jen Datuk Yusri Anwar and Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia Faculty of Economics and Management Science Department of Economics Prof Dr Ruzita Mohd Amin.

Dr Maszlee said the council will meet in the next four weeks to convey its KPI to him. — Bernama