International Collaboration Involving Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges

MALAYSIAN higher education institutions are poised to deliver world-class tertiary education in the country as they benchmark against reputable international institutions in terms of the design of academic programmes. International collaborations have facilitated benchmarking of other core elements...

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Main Author: Nordin, Mohd Ridzuan
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Published: 2004
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spelling my.utem.eprints.201982017-12-15T00:58:10Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/20198/ International Collaboration Involving Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges Nordin, Mohd Ridzuan LB Theory and practice of education LB2300 Higher Education MALAYSIAN higher education institutions are poised to deliver world-class tertiary education in the country as they benchmark against reputable international institutions in terms of the design of academic programmes. International collaborations have facilitated benchmarking of other core elements of any institutions, such as the quality of students' achievements and research output, and given a boost to the image of the local institutions. Knowing where they stand in global standards for these elements helps Malaysian public and private institutions of higher education refine the strategies and adopt a more effective tactics to deliver World Class Higher Education in Malaysia. The Malaysian Education Ministry's Higher Education Department through its JO-Year Strategic Plan (2001-2010) is targeting a higher, education system that will produce quality graduates able to meet the human resource needs of the nation. towards this end, internationalisation, producing high quality graduates and world-standard R.&D activities are among the three strategies identified. The zeal of many institutions of higher education is evidenced in the number of collaborations established with institutions of higher education and research organisations from abroad. This paper describes the development in international collaborations between Malaysian institutions of higher education with its foreign counterparts. The prospect and challenges of these collaborations are also discussed in this paper. 2004-08 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/20198/1/International%20Collaboration%20Involving%20Malaysian%20Institutions%20Of%20Higher%20Education%20%20Prospects%20And%20Challenges.pdf Nordin, Mohd Ridzuan (2004) International Collaboration Involving Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges. In: International Collaboration on Education : Perspectives and Strategies (ICE 2004), 27-28 August 2004, B.P. Grand Tower Hotel, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand. (Submitted)
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Nordin, Mohd Ridzuan
International Collaboration Involving Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges
description MALAYSIAN higher education institutions are poised to deliver world-class tertiary education in the country as they benchmark against reputable international institutions in terms of the design of academic programmes. International collaborations have facilitated benchmarking of other core elements of any institutions, such as the quality of students' achievements and research output, and given a boost to the image of the local institutions. Knowing where they stand in global standards for these elements helps Malaysian public and private institutions of higher education refine the strategies and adopt a more effective tactics to deliver World Class Higher Education in Malaysia. The Malaysian Education Ministry's Higher Education Department through its JO-Year Strategic Plan (2001-2010) is targeting a higher, education system that will produce quality graduates able to meet the human resource needs of the nation. towards this end, internationalisation, producing high quality graduates and world-standard R.&D activities are among the three strategies identified. The zeal of many institutions of higher education is evidenced in the number of collaborations established with institutions of higher education and research organisations from abroad. This paper describes the development in international collaborations between Malaysian institutions of higher education with its foreign counterparts. The prospect and challenges of these collaborations are also discussed in this paper.
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title International Collaboration Involving Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges
title_short International Collaboration Involving Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges
title_full International Collaboration Involving Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges
title_fullStr International Collaboration Involving Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges
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title_sort international collaboration involving malaysian institutions of higher education: prospects and challenges
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