Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) Engagement Session With Self-Accredited HEP

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Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) Engagement Session with Self-Accredited HEP

20th April 2024, Cyberjaya - The MQA Management Engagement Session with Self-accredited HEP at Multimedia University (MMU) which was inaugurated by the Director General of Higher Education, Prof. Dr. Azlinda Azman on 20th April 2024 was the first programme organised by MQA in collaboration with MMU which was attended by 19 HEPs involving eight public universities, seven private universities and four universities/branch campuses. YBhg. Dato' Professor Dr. Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Vice Chancellor with Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Abd. Rahim Abu Talib, Director of Centre for Quality Assurance, Mrs. Rahmawati Umar, Head of Programme Audit Section, Mr. Salahudin Ahmad bin Ayob, Head of Institutional Audit Section, Prof. Associate Dr. Suriana Sabri, Deputy Director of the Centre for Academic Development and Leadership Excellence (CADe-Lead), Mr. Mohd Nazri bin Md Yasin, , Head of Administration,Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International), Mrs. Besek Intan Zafina binti Basok, Head of Division Academic Governance were among those present representing Universiti Putra Malaysia in the session.

The main purpose of this session is to inform the general performance of self-accredited HEPs throughout the awarding period as well as the latest developments regarding quality assurance, thereby giving space to self-accredited HEPs to directly obtain information related to MQA services.

The MQA audit report has recorded one HEP scoring 90%, seven HEPs scoring 80%, six HEPs scoring 70%, two HEPs scoring 60% and two HEPs scoring 50%. In general, MQA has emphasised the importance and follow-up actions that need to be taken by HEPs to deal with the deteriorating performance issue for most HEPs with Self-Accreditation status based on the current assessment findings to maintain a score of 80% and above.

MQA's hope for self-accredited HEPs to continue to comply with all policies and standards in force so that self-certified HEPs have an excellent reputation, are respected and serve as an example to other HEPs/agencies in and outside the country from all aspects, especially in relation to the quality of higher education.

The take-home message from this session is HEPs required to understand the meaning of self-accreditation status which is a prestige that needs to be protected and maintained and not as a privilege to boast and act as you please without complying with policies, standards and other regulations by authority.

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

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20th April 2024, Cyberjaya - The MQA Management Engagement Session with Self-accredited HEP at Multimedia University (MMU) which was inaugurated by the Director General of Higher Education, Prof. Dr. Azlinda Azman on 20th April 2024 was the first programme organised by MQA in collaboration with MMU which was attended by 19 HEPs involving eight public universities, seven private universities and four universities/branch campuses. YBhg. Dato' Professor Dr. Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Vice Chancellor with Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Abd. Rahim Abu Talib, Director of Centre for Quality Assurance, Mrs. Rahmawati Umar, Head of Programme Audit Section, Mr. Salahudin Ahmad bin Ayob, Head of Institutional Audit Section, Prof. Associate Dr. Suriana Sabri, Deputy Director of the Centre for Academic Development and Leadership Excellence (CADe-Lead), Mr. Mohd Nazri bin Md Yasin, , Head of Administration,Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International), Mrs. Besek Intan Zafina binti Basok, Head of Division Academic Governance were among those present representing Universiti Putra Malaysia in the session.



The main purpose of this session is to inform the general performance of self-accredited HEPs throughout the awarding period as well as the latest developments regarding quality assurance, thereby giving space to self-accredited HEPs to directly obtain information related to MQA services. The MQA audit report has recorded one HEP scoring 90%, seven HEPs scoring 80%, six HEPs scoring 70%, two HEPs scoring 60% and two HEPs scoring 50%. In general, MQA has emphasised the importance and follow-up actions that need to be taken by HEPs to deal with the deteriorating performance issue for most HEPs with Self-Accreditation status based on the current assessment findings to maintain a score of 80% and above. MQA's hope for self-accredited HEPs to continue to comply with all policies and standards in force so that self-certified HEPs have an excellent reputation, are respected and serve as an example to other HEPs/agencies in and outside the country from all aspects, especially in relation to the quality of higher education.


The take-home message from this session is HEPs required to understand the meaning of self-accreditation status which is a prestige that needs to be protected and maintained and not as a privilege to boast and act as you please without complying with policies, standards and other regulations by authority.