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ducation for Global Competitiveness

Encik Sri Nusa Ahmad Thaharuddin, Deputy
Director-General, Private Education Department,
Ministry of Education, also addressed the
i DUCAT conference.

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^ ;i A D D R E S S i Encik Sri Nusa Ahmad stated that there is an
^SERI MO. abundance of opportunities for the Malaysian
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private education sector to expand. However,
private education institutions must ensure that
they are able to provide quality education as well
as maintain high ethical and professional
standards. Likewise, Tan Sri Datuk Dr Wan
Mohd. Zahid bin Mohd Noordin, former

airman, ASLI Trust Fund and President of the Director-General of Education/Adviser with
ngeiWay Group, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, Special Functions to the Minister, called on the
tsenting a momenta to the Education Minister, YB Dato private education providers to develop a rating
1 Najib Tun Razak. system as well as a charter of guarantee to ensure

Isupport of Malaysia's vision of becoming the that high standards are maintained at their
^ional centre of educational excellence, a institutions.
tional Education Conference with the theme
iucational for Global Competitiveness" was One of the highlights of the conference was the
ganised by the Asian Strategy & Leadership session on "Distant Learning Enhancing
(
stitute ASLI) on 26 - 27 February 1998 at the Delivery Systems", chaired by Prof. Ian Chubb,
iway Lagoon Resort Hotel. Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University. The
speakers shared their experiences with the
ptended by top officials of the Education delegates concerning the pros and cons of
linistry, public universities and private implementing distant learning.
lucation operators, the conference was
iciated by Y B Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak, There was also a special session on "MSC
inister of Education who delivered the keynote Initiatives for Multimedia Knowledge Workers:
ress. The Minister stated that a more flexible Quantitative and Qualitative Issues", conducted
iucation and examination system may be by Dr NorSaidatul Akmar Mazelan, Senior
ptroduced in future as Malaysian education is Manager - Strategy, Operation and Research,
coming more individual-oriented. The new Multimedia Development Corporation (MDC).
Jproach named "Individual Oriented
iucation" (lOE) will provide a much more
centralised system which goes beyond the NATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE
tandard practice of uniformity. Through the "EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL COMPlTITIVeNESS"
KEYNOTE ADDRESS A OFFICIAL OPENING BY
lOE, Malaysia hopes to produce individuals who Y.B. DATO' SERI MOH D NAJIB TUN RAZA K
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MINISTER O F EDUCATION ,
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are more creative, innovative, intellectual, Orgrmlsod By: ' '
critical as well as able to compete on a global
platform. The Minister also explained that the
criterias used to determine whether a government
scholarship holder abroad should be brought
back includes the university the student is
(L-R) Dato' Michael Yeoh, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey
studying at, sufficiency of funds and the capacity
Cheah, Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak, Mr Gunter Renner of
of local public and private universities to absorb the Hans Siedal Foundation and Dato Dr Johari Mat,
returning students. Secretary General of the Education Ministry.
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