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M`SIA ENSURES WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) -- While Malaysia practises an open door
policy on partnerships involving local and foreign education institutions, it
also strives to ensure the quality of education adheres to world-class
standards.
In line with this, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has encouraged local
institutions to forge partnerships with reputable education institutions
overseas.
"We have to make sure that we put in place, the necessary regulatory
functions to ensure the standards, and also to ensure the agency responsible
will facilitate the approval of world-class or outstanding institutions that
want to establish their branch campus here.
"We have an open door policy and there are very active discussions (about
it) now, I know one particular institution (that would like to set up its branch
campus) in the Iskandar Development Region in the near future," he told
reporters after opening the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers
at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre here Tuesday.
He was responding to a question on efforts taken to boost Malaysia's
position as an education hub.
To a question on encouraging other stakeholders to play a role in the
Malaysian education system, Najib said the government had always believed that
education was the responsibility of all its citizens.
"It has always been predicated on the public and private sector, from the
primary schools to the universities.
"We have incorporated the civil society in the running of our public schools
by getting the support of our parent-teacher associations.
"As for the involvement of non-governmental organisations, we have the
teachers and their unions that we engage with," he said.
Besides that, he said, political parties were part of the stakeholders
who partook in the development of education.
-- BERNAMA
policy on partnerships involving local and foreign education institutions, it
also strives to ensure the quality of education adheres to world-class
standards.
In line with this, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has encouraged local
institutions to forge partnerships with reputable education institutions
overseas.
"We have to make sure that we put in place, the necessary regulatory
functions to ensure the standards, and also to ensure the agency responsible
will facilitate the approval of world-class or outstanding institutions that
want to establish their branch campus here.
"We have an open door policy and there are very active discussions (about
it) now, I know one particular institution (that would like to set up its branch
campus) in the Iskandar Development Region in the near future," he told
reporters after opening the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers
at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre here Tuesday.
He was responding to a question on efforts taken to boost Malaysia's
position as an education hub.
To a question on encouraging other stakeholders to play a role in the
Malaysian education system, Najib said the government had always believed that
education was the responsibility of all its citizens.
"It has always been predicated on the public and private sector, from the
primary schools to the universities.
"We have incorporated the civil society in the running of our public schools
by getting the support of our parent-teacher associations.
"As for the involvement of non-governmental organisations, we have the
teachers and their unions that we engage with," he said.
Besides that, he said, political parties were part of the stakeholders
who partook in the development of education.
-- BERNAMA
