The Global Pandemic and Challenges for Tertiary Education in Malaysia

2022 ◽  
pp. 204-218
Author(s):  
Shafi Mohamad ◽  
Syed Farhan Akbari
Keyword(s):  
Private Colleges ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Control Orders ◽  
Physical Access

The global pandemic and subsequent series of movement control orders (MCOs) imposed by the Malaysian government have severely impacted the tertiary education sector comprising both public and private universities in Malaysia. Private colleges and universities in Malaysia now face increased financial pressures as enrolments of students have either been cancelled outright or deferred. Whilst full-time employees in the tertiary education sector face additional pressures to handle these disruptions, contractual staff members face the risk of unemployment resulting from the non-renewal of their existing teaching contracts. Even if some of these classes can be moved online, challenges remain; for example, scientific research and classes that require physical access to laboratories for the conduct of experiments will be impacted.

scholarly journals Application of Fuzzy Topsis in Selecting the Major Factor Influencing Malaysians' Choice of University (IPTA or IPTS)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Nur Syuhada Muhammat Pazil ◽  
Norwaziah Mahmud ◽  
Siti Hafawati Jamaluddin ◽  
Saidatul Shareen Shakiren
Keyword(s):  
Private Colleges ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Cost Of Education ◽  
Decision Making Problem ◽  
Order Preference ◽  
The Right ◽  
Selection Of

Currently there are about 500 institutions throughout Malaysia which offer tertiary education level. They consist of public and private colleges. However, this variety will lead to confusion among the Malaysians in order to choose the right places to further their studies. The aim of this study is to select and rank the significant factor which influences the selection of university between IPTA and IPTS. By approaching the main objective, the sub-objective; to determine the most preferred university based on the associated factor can also be examined. Fuzzy TOPSIS (Fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) is one of the best methods to assess this kind of multi-criteria decision-making problem. The alternative of this research will be the factors influencing Malaysians’ choice of universities which are affiliation, course offered, cost of education and reputation. While the criteria will be IPTA and IPTS. The data was collected by interviewing experts in both fields; public and private sectors. The result referred by the value of closeness coefficient of each alternative is determined in order to rank those alternatives (factors). Based on the result, the major factor is affiliation while the rest is course offered, cost of The most preferred is IPTS that represents a better affiliation.

Issues to develop tertiary education in line with regional development

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Tsedev-Ish Otgonkhuu ◽  
Myagmarsuren Altanbagana
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The Status ◽  
New Entrants

For Mongolia, which has a small population, a large territory, and abundant natural, agricultural, and mineral resources, regional development of the education sector, especially tertiary education, which is significant for population settlement, is an important issue for regional development. The purpose of this study is to optimize spatial planning of the tertiary education sector in line with regional development. This research used statistical and spatial analyzing methods to achieve the sets of research objectives. The key indicators of the tertiary education sector included a number of universities, institutes, and colleges, students, full-time teachers, new entrants, and graduates from general educational schools and the relevant datasets were collected from the National Statistical Office (NSO) and the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) covering the period from 1990 to 2019. As can be seen from research results, 92.5 per cent of tertiary educational institutions, 88.9 per cent of all employees working in the sector, 92.6 per cent of all students, and 92.2 per cent of new entrants are all located in Ulaanbaatar alone, which means that Mongolia’s tertiary education sector is overcrowded in the Capital city only. This study suggests that it is necessary to support the establishment of vocational and tertiary education institutions, research centers, institutes, and their branches outside of the capital city by first reviewing the status and functions of national and aimag-level cities, which are in line with regional and local unique and economic priorities.

Sphere Of Influences In Public Policy Domain During EmergencyTo Combat COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-55
Author(s):  
Nor Ashikin Mohamed Yusof ◽  
Zamri Mohamed ◽  
Intan Sazrina Saimy ◽  
Siti Hasliah Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Administrative System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Policy Domain ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Control Orders

The spreading of Covid19 as a global pandemic has tested countries around the world at many levels. From mental strength to economic resiliency and far stretching to include legality of issues. A year later, the world is still not in a better place. Malaysia, like others are fighting the thirds waves of the pandemic, believed to be more fatal than before. From March 2020 until to date, Malaysians have been placed under complete lockdown before that order was relaxed and tighten again when the numbers of infected patients and deaths skyrocketed. Now Malaysia is placed under emergency order and law. Strangely the emergency order is issued while the complete and conditional Movement Control Orders (MCO) are still in effect. Since an emergency is a situation where the country could not be managed under regular administrative system, it is important to know which parties that are majorly involved in currently running the country to fight Covid19 has the overriding power over the others, what are their rights or limitations. Between the emergency order, complete MCO and conditional MCO, which one should be prioritized and how long would Malaysia remain under emergency? The answer could be found by studying the sphere of influences in the public policy domain. The article is qualitative in nature; data is collected from legal documents, judicial precedents and article writings. The sphere of influences during emergency time is more complex than usual. The legislative and executive powers are concentrated to one or two party(s) with enormous authorities and expansive jurisdictions.

International and Commercial Higher Education in Ras Al Khaimah: Policies, Problem Areas, and Promise

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Rensimer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Branch Campuses ◽  
Policy Paper ◽  
Education Market

"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is rapidly growing as an international hub for higher education, with a wide array of international branch campuses, as well as national public and private institutions. While a majority of this growth in international students and institutions is concentrated in the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the tertiary education sector of Ras Al Khaimah has also expanded through a combination of public investment and educational zoning policies designed to attract foreign providers who are offering affordable higher education opportunities to the UAE’s expatriate residents. The increase in commercialized international providers, however, introduces a range of regulatory issues, including the need for quality assurance, data reporting, accountability, and sustainability. In the absence of robust monitoring and regulation of institutions operating within economic free zones,1 students must navigate a commercial higher education market without access to impartial information. As a result, students are vulnerable to misinformation and misleading claims by institutions and may unwittingly pursue low-quality degrees that may not meet the needs of potential employers. Drawing on survey data from students studying in the educational free zones of Ras Al Khaimah, this policy paper provides insight into who these students are, why they choose to study there, and what factors influence their decisions. It finds that students attending international institutions in Ras Al Khaimah make choices based on educational cost, convenience, and location over institutional quality and reputation and that a large majority of these students are Ras Al Khaimah residents who have few educational alternatives. It argues that Ras Al Khaimah’s higher education sector is being populated by a number of low-cost commercial institutions, which may not aid the emirate or its students in their development. The paper makes several policy recommendations concerning data collection and dissemination in order to increase institutional transparency and accountability."

scholarly journals Analisis Kepuasan Mahasiswa Terhadap Pelayanan Akademik Prodi Sastra Inggris Universitas Dharma Andalas Padang

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Irsyad Shabri ◽  
Rahma Yanti
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Private Colleges ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Quantitative Verification ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

Competition in the world of tertiary education is currently so rapidly. Both for public and private colleges. The government also began to apply certain standards to improve the university competence. English Literature Department at Dharma Andalas University, one of the private universities in Padang, is aware of this competition. One of the ways to get victory in inter-university competitions is to improve the service facilities that provided the students to gain satisfaction in addition for increasing other things. Research conducted on the relationship between service facilities provided by the English Literature Department and student satisfaction turned out that only a small proportion considered the existence of a relationship. This study uses a quantitative verification approach using descriptive and clear survey methods. Regression analysis is used to analyze data which referring to SPSS version 16. The result of this research is 34.48% of participants assume that reliability is the highest mean value, so it can be concluded that the aspect of reliability is the most influential aspect in the formation of the satisfaction felt by students for academic services provided by the English Literature Department at the Dharma University of Andalas Padang

scholarly journals Students’ Readiness in using E learning Application for English subjects Among Undergraduates in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Nazirah Mahmud ◽  
Najihah Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Private University ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Control Order ◽  
University Undergraduates

Covid-19 is declared as a global pandemic that has been affecting the economy, society, policy as well as education sector. One of the badly affected countries is Malaysia. Covid-19 had struck the country and affected its education sector. Undergraduates in Malaysia are required to learn their subjects throughout the semesters via e-learning involuntarily. The utilization of e-learning for the teaching and learning at tertiary level came after the announcement from the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia as the initiative to curb the spreading of the virus. However, the usage of e-learning had led to few difficulties and dissatisfactions especially in the learning process among the undergraduates. Thus, this paper attempted to investigate students’ readiness in using e-learning application specifically for English language subjects among university undergraduates. This study also explored students’ perceptions towards the components of e-learning and to see whether this new norm can be administered in the future especially in an emergency state like a pandemic outbreak. This study utilized a questionnaire on students’ readiness in using e-learning to elicit data from 236 respondents. The respondents were both diploma and degree students of one private university in Malaysia, who underwent online classes specifically for English language classes during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period in Malaysia.

Islamic Education Institutions in Singapore

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Fariha Zein ◽  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
The Other ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Positive Potential ◽  
Secular Education ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

This qualitative descriptive work briefly examines what it has been and continues to be like for islamic education institutions to be alternative institutions in the Singapore’s education system that has the highest performance in international education and tops in global rankings. In Singapore’s education system, islamic education institutions represented by madrasah that are full-time and offer a pedagogical mix of Islamic religious education and secular education in their curricula. There are currently six madrasahs in Singapore offering primary to tertiary education, namely, Aljunied Al-Islamiah, Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah, Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah, Alsagoff Al-Arabiah, Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah, and Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah. Four of them are co-educational, while the other two offer madrasah education exclusively to girls. It explores the powerful and positive potential of islamic education institutions in developing a truly humane science of the the future.

scholarly journals Welcome to the Regular World! Exploring How Female Doctorate Holders in Education Transition from Irregular to Regular Work in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5347
Author(s):  
Hyosun Kim ◽  
Sooyong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Structural Aspect ◽  
Doctoral Degrees ◽  
Evaluation Procedure ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Adaptation Process ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Regular Work ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this study was to explore the adaptation process of female Ph.D. holders working in universities who shifted from being irregular employees to regular employees. The study adopted a qualitative approach using in-depth interviews to investigate participants’ experiences and discover any inconsistencies, as well as how they are alleviated. The basic findings of the study indicate that the adaptation process is more feasible when the gap between the personal aspect of job adaptation and the organizational environment and satisfaction with it decreases. The participants in the study joined the labour union to convert to regular jobs. However, after transitioning to full-time positions, the participants did not realize the structural aspect of the contracts they had signed. Although they expected to make their unfair situation more fair through the transition of their job positions, they still faced structural discrimination. As the participants were women with doctoral degrees, their professionalism was considered a cardinal value, and their job satisfaction varied according to the degree of matching between their work and their expertise. Moreover, during the evaluation period, they began to establish themselves as legitimate members of their teams through the employee evaluation procedure of full-time employees, which is conducted mutually rather than unilaterally. Through its in-depth interviews with transitioning university staff, this study makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how female faculty adjust to changes in their life and position in the organization following a change in their status. These findings prove that higher education institutions need focus on career development for female students as well as their faculty and staff members. Such a focus also requires more active actions by university and college members.

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