33 private colleges ordered to close down this year: Idris Jusoh
Last updated on 18 December 2017 - 04:22pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Thirty-three private colleges in Malaysia have been closed down by the Higher Education Ministry this year for various reasons including failure to comply with Act 555, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh (pix).
Among the reasons for the closure includes failure to comply with requirements under Act 555 (Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996), insufficient lecturers, too few students, expired registration and colleges that are no longer operational.
"We have already closed 33 private colleges this year. The quality of education needs to be adhered to. Any colleges that do not comply with our requirement will be shut. We cannot jeopardise the quality of education," he told the media after the rating ceremony of Malaysian Quality Education System for private colleges in Intercontinental Hotel today.
Act 555 is an act that regulates private education institutions in Malaysia, the recent amendment which was passed in November this year allows the ministry to monitor and regulate the institutions.
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