MINDSET CHANGE CRUCIAL IN ACHIEVING SUCCESS - FORMER PM

NIBONG TEBAL (Malaysia), Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said mindset change is crucial in achieving a world-class success particularly in the field of education.

He said that during his tenure at the helm of the country's administration,
he had given top priority to education.

"A revolution in education is needed to take the country's human capital to
greater heights," he said at the University of Science, Malaysia's (USM)
commemorative convocation here Wednesday.

At the ceremony, USM Chancellor Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Syed Putra
Jamalullail conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Education to Abdullah.

Abdullah also spelled out challenges facing institutions of higher learning
in carrying out a revolution in education, namely the need to inculcate noble
values, and to function as a centre for human capital development.

"The younger generations should also continue to nurture tolerance so that
they can live in harmony with other communities," he said.

-- BERNAMA