The Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir, agreed that the moratorium on the invitation of Self-accredited Higher Education Providers (HEP) will be implemented for a period of three to five years to enable the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) to re-evaluate the relevant evaluation criteria. Zambry said, he takes seriously the MQA audit findings report that shows the performance of the Self-accredited HEP has been less than satisfactory in recent times. Thus, he said, the implementation of the moratorium aims to ensure the sustainability of quality, in addition to contributing to more structured auditing and continuous improvement of all existing Self-Accreditation HEPs.  He said that the implementation should take into account the evaluation factors that have been presented and the needs of the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) in maintaining the prestigious status of HEP in this country. Zambry said he also suggested that each self-accredited HEP strengthen the Quality Assurance Center with skilled staff and equipped with training recognized by MQA. "For example, participation in the 'Certified Quality Assurance Officer' (CQA) programme needs to be the main criteria for staff to be placed in the university's Quality Assurance Center," he said in a speech at the MQA Engagement Session with the Self-Accredited HEP at Multimedia University (MMU) today.  The text of Zambry's speech was read by the Director General of Higher Education, Prof Dr Azlinda Azman. The inaugural programme organised by MQA in collaboration with MMU was attended by 19 HEPs involving eight public universities, seven private universities and four universities/branch campuses. The MQA audit findings report has recorded one HEP scoring a score of 90; 80 (seven HEP); 70 (six HEP); 60 (two HEP); and 50 (two HEPs). Commenting further, Zambry said, every self-accredited HEP must get a good score of around 80 and to continue to progress, a proactive approach must be taken in an effort to ensure that the country's higher education is always relevant, innovative and holistic. He said, efforts to empower universities with digitisation are also important to face the digital economy and expand access to higher education for all levels of society. "In addition, collaboration with the industry also needs to be held to improve and ensure the relevance of education programmes with critical market needs," he said.

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Date of Input: 03/05/2024 | Updated: 18/06/2024 | aidawati