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USM IS MALAYSIA'S APEX UNIVERSITY
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 4 (Bernama) - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) was Wednesday chosen for the Accelerated Programme for Excellence (Apex), beating three other univerisities, including the country's oldest, the University of Malaya (UM).
Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said USM was
selected based on the university's transformation plan and its preparedness to
make changes to its proposal paper.
"The selection for the Apex programme is not only based on past
achievements
and excellence, but more on the planning for the future and whether the
university is able to achieve a world-class status within the stipulated period
of five years," he said when announcing USM's selection for the
programme.
During the five-year period, USM must be able to put itself among the
world's Top 100 universities and among the Top 50 by 2020, he said.
He was confident that USM would be able to achieve a world-class
standard.
"Let's see how USM fares and then we will decide whether to choose another
for the programme," he added.
Mohamed Khaled said USM's selection for the programme did not mean that
other universities were sidelined.
On the other hand, this should spur them to further improve their position,
he said when asked why UM was not selected.
Nine public universities nationwide had submitted their application for the
programme but only four -- USM, UM, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia -- were shortlisted.
USM's winning proposal paper is titled "Transforming Higher Education for a
Sustainable Tomorrow".
The Apex university programme is proposed in the National Higher Education
Strategic Plan where universities will be divided into three groups namely Apex
University, Elite University and Competitive University.
An Apex university is a university of excellence used as a yardstick in
higher education worldwide.
Under the programme, the Apex university was promised autonomy in finance,
service scheme, management, student intake, study fees and determining the top
leadership.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (English: University of Science, Malaysia,
acronym: USM) is a public university with a main campus in Penang, Malaysia.
There are two other campuses, one in Penang as well, and the other on the East
Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, in Kelantan.
Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said USM was
selected based on the university's transformation plan and its preparedness to
make changes to its proposal paper.
"The selection for the Apex programme is not only based on past
achievements
and excellence, but more on the planning for the future and whether the
university is able to achieve a world-class status within the stipulated period
of five years," he said when announcing USM's selection for the
programme.
During the five-year period, USM must be able to put itself among the
world's Top 100 universities and among the Top 50 by 2020, he said.
He was confident that USM would be able to achieve a world-class
standard.
"Let's see how USM fares and then we will decide whether to choose another
for the programme," he added.
Mohamed Khaled said USM's selection for the programme did not mean that
other universities were sidelined.
On the other hand, this should spur them to further improve their position,
he said when asked why UM was not selected.
Nine public universities nationwide had submitted their application for the
programme but only four -- USM, UM, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia -- were shortlisted.
USM's winning proposal paper is titled "Transforming Higher Education for a
Sustainable Tomorrow".
The Apex university programme is proposed in the National Higher Education
Strategic Plan where universities will be divided into three groups namely Apex
University, Elite University and Competitive University.
An Apex university is a university of excellence used as a yardstick in
higher education worldwide.
Under the programme, the Apex university was promised autonomy in finance,
service scheme, management, student intake, study fees and determining the top
leadership.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (English: University of Science, Malaysia,
acronym: USM) is a public university with a main campus in Penang, Malaysia.
There are two other campuses, one in Penang as well, and the other on the East
Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, in Kelantan.
