Consolidated Law Needed To Govern All Public Universities

Dr Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Indonesian International Islamic University

10-Apr-23 08:30

Consolidated Law Needed To Govern All Public Universities

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Last week the government signalled plans to amend the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, also known by its Malay acronym AUKU, to address complaints by students of administrative restrictions and financial constraints in carrying out activities on campus. Do the AUKU amendments go far enough to empower students or should we be looking to repeal the act entirely? Dr Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Indonesian International Islamic University.

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Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: government, education, Law/Activism

Tags: student autonomy, politics in campus, universities and university colleges act 1971, higher education reforms,

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