HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

Institutions of higher learning in Malaysia provide opportunities to equip individuals with knowledge, skills and professionalism to meet the need of national human resources for the national development. The public and private institutions play important roles to fulfill the national needs. Besides the public educational system, there also exists a widespread and expanding system of private institutions ranging from kindergarten to university. These institutions mostly cater exclusively for local examinations, especially the Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia--STPM (equivalent to A-Level) and professional courses. The most recent development has been the introduction of twinning programmes where a local college enters into an arrangement with a foreign university and provides the first stage of the degree course in this country, while the final part is taken at the university concerned overseas.

Types of higher education institutions

The Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education will coordinate and monitors the activities of institutions of higher learning in Malaysia, while the administration of polytechnics falls under the jurisdiction of the Technical and Vocational Education Division of the Ministry. Institutions of higher learning can be classified into three categories: polytechnic, college and university.

Polytechnics:

Polytechnics were established in 1969 to provide training in engineering and commerce to students specialising in technical and vocational areas. The students graduate with diplomas and certificates. The entry requirements for polytechnics are the SPM/SPMV qualifications or equivalent. The full time programme for the diploma award is three years and two years for the certificate. Presently, there are six polytechnics: Politeknik Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan; Politeknik Ungku Omar, Perak; Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Kedah; Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Pahang; Politeknik Kota Bahru, Kelantan; Politeknik Kuching, Sarawak. Institut Tun Hussain Onn, Batu Pahat is the training centre for the polytechnics’ academic staff.

Colleges:

Malaysia has thirty teacher training colleges, besides that, there are two public colleges, i.e. Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM), and Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman (KTAR). ITM was set up in 1956 and KTAR in 1969. These Colleges provide certificate, diploma and pre-university programmes especially in the fields of commerce, applied science and technology.

Universities:

Malaysia has nine public universities, one international, and two institutes which will be upgraded to university status. These institutions play the major role in the development of Malaysia. Presently, Malaysia still depends a great deal on foreign universities, especially in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia and New Zealand to provide higher education for its students. Malaysian universities provide diploma, undergraduate and post-graduate study programmes. The locations and the academic core areas of these universities are shown in Figure 2. Besides the public institutions, there are more than 300 private institutions/ centres/ colleges, which are involved in the provision of some form of tertiary educaion, and of this number, 23 of them are engaged in “twinning programmes” mainly with universities in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The passing of new legislation on education recently is part of a major comprehensive reform of the country’s higher learning; private universities have been established, led by Universiti Telekom (UNITEL), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) and Universiti Teknologi Petrcnas.

UNIVERSITIES IN MALAYSIA AND AREAS OF SPECIALISATION


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Why Attend College?

A college degree can provide your child with many opportunities in life. A college education can mean:



Greater Knowledge

A college education will increase your child's ability to understand developments in science and in society, to think abstractly and critically, to express thoughts clearly in speech and in writing, and to make wise decisions. These skills are useful both on and off the job.


More Money

A person who attends college generally earns more than a person who does not. For example, in 1997, a person with a college degree from a four-year college earned approximately $18,000 more in that year than a person who did not go to college. Someone with a two-year associate's degree also tends to earn more than a high school graduate.


Greater Potential

A college education can help increase your child's understanding of the community, the Nation, and the world -- as he or she explores interests, discovers new areas of knowledge, considers lifelong goals, and becomes a responsible citizen.


More Job Opportunities

The world is changing rapidly. Many jobs rely on new technology and already require more brain power than muscle power. In your child's working life, more and more jobs will require education beyond high school. With a college education, your child will have more jobs from which to choose.

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What is education, knowledge in basic skills, academics, technical, discipline, citizenship or is it something else? Our society says only academic basics are important and that is based on collecting knowledge without understanding its value. How about the processing of knowledge, using inspiration, visionary ambitions, creativity, risk, ability to bounce back from failure, motivation? Most education institutions don’t consider these skills. These skills are associated with understanding the value of knowledge. There is a huge disconnected gap and this is a problem for high school students in particular.

What is education? The answer is, all elements in the opening paragraph and more, relate to education and all should be considered. This would be ideal and sounds good, but "all" is not possible where performance must be measured. Only what can be measured will be selected and the measuring tool is the written test. Anyone who does not have the ability to put clear thoughts on paper is labeled a failure. All natural skills, including knowledge processing, does not count. The fact is, what is exercised grows stronger, what is ignored stays dormant. The classroom exercises the collection of academics, leaving all other natural skills in the closet.

Primary education

Main article: Primary education

Primary school in open air. Teacher (priest) with class from the outskirts of Bucharest, around 1842.

Primary (or elemen tary) education consists of the first years of formal, structured education. In general, primary education consists of six or seven years of schooling starting at the age of 5 or 6, although this varies between, and sometimes within, countries. Globally, around 70% of primary-age children are enrolled in primary education, and this proportion is rising.[1] Under the Education for All programs driven by UNESCO, most countries have committed to achieving universal enrollment in primary education by 2015, and in many countries, it is compulsory for children to receive primary education. The division between primary and secondary education is somewhat arbitrary, but it generally occurs at about elev en or twelve years of age. Some education systems have separate middle schools, with the transition to the final stage of secondary education taking place at around the age of fourteen. Schools that provide primary education, are mostly referred to as primary schools. Primary schools in these countries are often subdivided in to infant schools and junior schools.

Secondary education

Main article: Secondary education

In most contemporary educational systems of the world, secondary education consists of the second years of formal education that occur during adolescence.[citation needed] It is characterised by transition from the typically compulsory, comprehensive primary education for minors, to the optional, selective tertiary, "post-se condary", or "higher" education (e.g., university, vocational school) for adults.[citation needed] Depending on the system, schools for this period, or a part of it, may be called secondary or high schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, middle schools, colleges, or vocational schools. The exact meaning of any of these terms varies from one system to another. The exact boundary between primary and secondary education also varies from country to country and even within them, but is generally around the seventh to the tenth year of schooling. Secondary education occurs mainly during the teenage years. In the United States and Canada primary and secondary education together are sometimes referred to as K-12 education, and in New Zealand Year 1-13 is used. The purpose of secondary education can be to give common knowledge, to prepare for higher educatio n or to train directly in a profession.

Higher education

Main article: Higher education

The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning.

Higher education, also called tertiary, third stage, or post secondary education, is the non-compulsory educ

ational level that follows the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school. Tertiary education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training. Colleges and universities are the main institutions that provide tertiary education. Collectively, these are sometimes known as tertiary institutions. Tertiary education generally results in the receipt of certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees.

Higher education includes teaching, research and social services activities of universities, and within the realm of teaching, it includes both the undergraduate level (sometimes referred to as tertiary education) and the graduate (or postgra

duate) level (sometimes referred to as graduate school). Higher education in that country generally involves work towards a degree-level or foundation degree qualification. In most developed countries a high proportion of the population (up to 50%) now enter higher education at some time in their lives. Higher education is therefore very important to national economies, both as a significant industry in its own right, and as a sour

ce of trained and educated personnel for the rest of the economy.

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Introduction

Quality of Life

What Improves Quality of Life?

Quality of life is not an easy term to define. Each person will likely have a different definition. A basic definition of quality of life is the degree to which you enjoy life and the possibilities it holds for you.

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