Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education) Presented by: Dr Guan Eng Chan Ministry of Higher Education 3rd October 2016

Challenges Accelerating PACE of CHANGE due to DIGITAL age world is changing and we need to keep pace with the challenges of the 21st Century. GLOBAL Economic crisis GLOBAL Competition due to GLOBALIZATION

2015-2025 14 chapter writing teams 20 lead authors   The Malaysia Education Blueprint (Higher Education) will be centered on 10 Shifts Table of contents Intro-ductory chapters Introduction Current Performance Vision and Aspirations Shift chapters Shift 1: Holistic Entrepreneurial and Balanced Graduates Shift 2: Talent Excellence Shift 3: Nation of Lifelong Learners Shift 4: Quality TVET Graduates Shift 5: Financial Sustainability Shift 6: Empowered Governance Shift 7: Innovation Ecosystem Shift 8: Global Prominence Shift 9: Globalized Online Learning Shift 10: Transformed HE Delivery Stakeholder Outcomes 2015-2025 (HIGHER EDUCATION) Enablers to improve outcomes 14 chapter writing teams 20 lead authors 42 writing team members Final Sections Conclusion Appendices and glossary

HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRIEF 67,746 Academic Staff (PhD 15,461 - 23%) Enrollment (1,253,501) Public HLIs = 618,180 Private HLIs = 524,350 Polytechnics = 89 503 Community Colleges = 21 468 Total = 1.2 mil International students Undergraduate level = 80,206 Post-graduate level = 27,812 Total = 107,838 5 Research Universities 4 MTUN (TVET) 11 Comprehensive Universities 14 HICoE Education Act (Amendment 1996) National Council On Higher Education Act (1996) Universities and University Colleges Act (Amendment 2012) Private Higher Educational Institutions Act (1996) (Act 555) MQA Act (2007) Source: MEB(HE) 2015-2025 NOT to be published without permission of MoHE

NOT to be published without permission of MoHE

Nation of Lifelong Learners 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 SHIFTS PSH 18 16 13 7 5 Beberapa strategi juga telah dikenalpasti untuk memperkasakan Pembelajaran Sepanjang Hayat (PSH). Antaranya ialah menyediakan peluang pembelajaran yang lebih fleksibel, meningkatkan kualiti piawaian bagi program sedia ada dan membangunkan kesedaran dan minat dalam kalangan masyarakat awam. Rangka kerja Pengiktirafan Pendidikan Terdahulu (APEL) yang diperkenalkan akan diperkemaskan dengan mewujudkan sistem kredit kebangsaan bagi pengumpulan kredit bermodul untuk membolehkan warga Malaysia yang mengikuti kursus-kursus mendapat pengiktirafan yang sewajarnya. Wider adoption of APEL National credit bank/ system Increased support/ assistance for LLL

3 Lifelong learning (LLL) enables Malaysians to meet the changing skill needs of a high-income economy and maximises the potential of individuals who are currently outside the workforce through reskilling and upskilling opportunities. It also enables the development of personal interests and talents for a more fulfilled life where Malaysians of all ages constantly seek out learning opportunities to enrich themselves. Lifelong learning will become a way of life for all Malaysians. There will be high quality formal, non-formal, and informal programmes in a wide range of disciplines and topics to support both professional and personal development. Everyone will have access to these opportunities, regardless of income level or background. To achieve these outcomes, the Ministry will increase public awareness of the benefits of LLL, raise the quality of existing programmes and introduce more innovative programmes to broaden the appeal of LLL. Key initiatives within this Shift include: Creating a framework for recognising prior learning, including the establishment of clear pathways for re-entry into the education system, establishing a national credit system to enable accumulation of modular credits over time, and stipulating clear criteria for recognising prior experience; Launching stakeholder engagement programmes that incentivise participation, and improving the existing marketing infrastructure (for example, smartphone applications, portal) to make it easier for the public to search for information on available programmes; and Continuing to provide financial support to disadvantaged groups and tax reduction incentive schemes to companies, and to work with financial institutions to create financial

Quality TVET Graduates 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 SHIFTS Quality TVET Graduates 650K Enrolment 2025 Industry-led curriculum New Collaborative Models Increase capacity, quality and levels Increase enrolment 2.5X Enrolment 2012 250K Selain itu, PPPM (PT) akan meningkatkan kapasiti, kualiti dan tahap program Pendidikan dan Latihan Teknikal dan Vokasional (TVET). Ini termasuk mengembangkan kurikulum berkualiti TVET yang diterajui industri, beserta model kerjasama baharu yang mewujudkan penyelarasan di antara Kementerian dengan agensi penyedia TVET dan agensi-agensi lain. Melalui peningkatan kapasiti TVET, Kementerian mensasarkan 2.5 kali ganda peningkatan keseluruhan enrolmen TVET kepada 650,000 pelajar menjelang tahun 2025, di mana 300,000 daripadanya didaftarkan dalam program di bawah KPM.

Increased student enrolment Increase cost in Higher Education Financial Sustainability 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 SHIFTS Increased student enrolment 6% Per year Increase cost in Higher Education 7% Per year 90% Government support OE in public HLIs Pada masa ini, kerajaan membiayai 90% daripada kos operasi di IPT awam. Memandangkan jumlah pelajar yang semakin bertambah, kementerian akan memperkenalkan lonjakan Kemapanan Kewangan (Financial Sustainability) bagi memastikan sistem pendidikan tinggi Malaysia boleh dibiayai dengan lebih mapan.

M O C 70% 20 Globalised Online Learning 9 10 SHIFTS 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 SHIFTS M O C Massive Open Online Courses Globalised Online Learning SEP 2014 The first involvement of public universities in MOOCs 20 Selain itu, pembelajaran secara online akan dilaksanakan dengan pesat menerusi beberapa inisiatif. Antaranya, menetapkan 70% daripada kursus menggunakan “blended learning” dan perluasan kaedah pembelajaran Massive Open Online Courses atau MOOCs menjelang tahun 2025. Courses using Blended Learning 70%

Challenges facing higher education CURRENT STATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Nonetheless, challenges and concerns remain Insufficient R&D outputs Low Commercialization of RND Solution provider to community (lack visibility) Minimal focus on unity and values Poor performance on rankings Graduates lack communication skills Lack of industry-academia collaboration Challenges facing higher education Graduates lack 21st Century Skills Lack of financial sustainability HLIs micromanaged and lack autonomy Low return on investment Lack of access to Higher Education, insufficient support for Education for All (EFA ) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Challenges facing higher education The Blueprint will address all the challenges and concerns identified upfront Innovation Ecosystem: PPRN, AIN, CREST Challenges and concerns Shifts that address challenges and concerns Higher Learning Talent Excellence, Innovation Ecosystem. Global Prominence Insufficient R&D outputs Minimal focus on unity and values Poor performance on rankings Holistic, Entrepreneurial & Balanced Graduates: Mata Pelajaran Umum, YSS, Entrepreneurial and experiential education Graduates lack communication skills Lack of industry-academia collaboration Quality TVET Graduates, Innovation Ecosystem Challenges facing higher education Lack of financial sustainability Graduates lack 21st Century Skills Financial Sustainability Empowered Governance HLIs lack autonomy Low return on investment Lack of access to Higher Education, insufficient support for Education for All (EFA ) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Financial Sustainability, Holistic, Entrepreneurial & Balanced Graduates, Nation of Lifelong Learners, Globalised Online Learning