President Forum of Southeast Asian Universities,1 The Impact of IT on Higher Education for Malaysia Alias Daud, Zainab A. N. and Zaitun A. B, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Introduction Malaysian youth of today  e-geners Increase in demand for places in the HEIs Vision 2020 Effect of the currency crisis 1998.

Figure 1 : Student Enrolment in the 11 Malaysia Universities

Contributing Factors to IT Utilization in HEI Financial Allocations IT Adoption Policy The Level of IT Awareness of the Malaysian Society Essential Infrastructure

Figure 2 : Government Spending on Education

Table 1 : Malaysia’s Expenditure on ICCT (F10500) Institutions Government Research Institutes (GRI) 99,864,780153,619,090 Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)6,696,29824,107,636 Private156,426,885204,513,206 Total262,982,964382, 239,932 % of total Total on R & D expenditure1,127,032,5891,671,445,343

Figure 3 : The Impact of IT on Higher Education in Malaysia Policy Budget Infrastructure Higher Education in Public and Private IHE The Wired University Malaysian n-geners youth e- learning Virtual Universit y Distance Learning Mobile Learning IT Empowerment The Malaysian Objectives  Quality education to produce graduates  Fulfill labor market requirements  Educational Hub

The Impact of IT Utilization on Higher Education The Wired University Management of Students Academic Affairs The Management of Students’ Learning Experiences E-learning Virtual University Collaborations with Foreign Universities

Conclusions Continue to utilize IT in HEI Quality education to produce quality graduates Fulfill labor market requirements Educational Hub Share experience with other countries Open opportunities for collaboration