The Malaysian Education Blueprint for Higher Education or PPPM (PT) plays a major role in improving the quality of graduates from public tertiary institutions, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh.
He said it was important to improve the quality of graduates to ensure they met market needs and able to propel the country to a higher level of development.
"With the 10 shifts in the plan, problems and issues (on quality of graduates) can be managed, for instance, with the integrated CGPA (cumulative grade point average) drafted into the plan to make the programme more holistic.
"The plan also encourages the involvement of industries in providing work experience to students and having industry leaders visit universities to give lectures and so on," he said in Malacca today.
Earlier, he launched the Higher Education Ministry’s roadshow, which saw a briefing on its Higher Education Blueprint for about 200 students from the state's public universities and institutions of higher learning.
On April 7, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak launched the PPPM (PT), which outlines the direction of the nation's higher education from 2015 to 2025.
The PPPM (PT) focuses on: producing holistic, enterprising and balanced graduates; talent excellence; embracing lifelong learning; graduates of technical and vocational education training (TVET); financial sustainability; governance empowerment; providing ecosystem for innovation; global excellence; globalised online learning; and the transformation of higher education delivery.
Idris said people should not have the view that overseas universities were of much better quality than local universities because Malaysia had some of the best universities in the world.
He cited Universiti Malaya, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia as among the 100 best universities in the world. – Bernama
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