PARLIAMENT The government is considering a proposal to make Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) a royal university, Deputy Education MInister P Kamalanathan told Parliament this morning.
“On the royal status, this is something that we are looking at and will expedite,” he said in response to a question from Irmohizan Ibrahim (BN-Kuala Selangor) during Question Time.
Earlier this month, Irmohizan when debating the budget speech in Parliament had suggested that UiTM be made a royal university so detractors will stop “challenging” the institution.
“On the royal status, this is something that we are looking at and will expedite,” he said in response to a question from Irmohizan Ibrahim (BN-Kuala Selangor) during Question Time.
Earlier this month, Irmohizan when debating the budget speech in Parliament had suggested that UiTM be made a royal university so detractors will stop “challenging” the institution.
“I suggest that UiTM is declared a royal university so its status as an institution only for the bumiputera will not be challenged (diganggu-gugat),” he had said.
Kamalanathan said UiTM is expected to increase its students by some 50,000 by 2016.
On another matter, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Shahidan Kassim told Parliament that there are currently 1,132,450 civil servants excluding the police and military.
“Of this, 77.4 percent are our Malay friends, 6.2 percent are our Chinese friends, 4.1 percent are our Indian friends, 6.6 percent are Sabah bumiputera, 4.3 percent are Sarawak bumiputera and the rest make up 1.4 percent,” he said.
He added that 29.2 percent of civil servants have at least a degree while 70.8 percent are without a degree or lower education level.
Shahidan said the bulk of the 70.8 percent group carry out government works and mostly comprise of bumiputeras.
On another matter, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Shahidan Kassim told Parliament that there are currently 1,132,450 civil servants excluding the police and military.
“Of this, 77.4 percent are our Malay friends, 6.2 percent are our Chinese friends, 4.1 percent are our Indian friends, 6.6 percent are Sabah bumiputera, 4.3 percent are Sarawak bumiputera and the rest make up 1.4 percent,” he said.He added that 29.2 percent of civil servants have at least a degree while 70.8 percent are without a degree or lower education level.
Shahidan said the bulk of the 70.8 percent group carry out government works and mostly comprise of bumiputeras.
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