Professional legal for non-legal for higher education sector (ProLeNoL)
Good governance and proper administration play significant roles to ensure the efficient and effective management of any institutions, including universities. In this regard, university authorities must be endowed with the legal knowledge pertinent to their scope of work. It will enable them to c...
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Akademi Kepimpinan Pendidikan Tinggi
2023
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/108468/1/108468_Professional%20legal%20for%20non-legal.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/108468/ |
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| Summary: | Good governance and proper administration play significant roles to ensure the efficient and
effective management of any institutions, including universities. In this regard, university
authorities must be endowed with the legal knowledge pertinent to their scope of work. It
will enable them to comprehend the policies, rules, laws, and regulations practised or
implemented within their respective institution.
In keeping with the spirit, the ProLeNol aims to improve the effectiveness of good governance
and proper university administration by ensuring university administrators understand the
applicable laws and enhancing participants' understanding of accountability and liability
under relevant law and legislation.
To accomplish the objective, as well as considering the non-legal backgrounds of the
participants, the modules have been designed to include both the fundamental and practical
aspects of the law that are relevant to universities. It begins with the first module, which
discusses the pertinent laws and statutes that govern public universities and the legal and
governance structure of public universities.
The second module discusses the responsibilities and liabilities of university authorities and
their role in accordance with applicable laws, which can be further divided into two parts. The
first component of the discussion focuses on the duties and liabilities of university authorities
and how they carry out as well as discharge their legal obligations and responsibilities, with
reference to the company law. The second part of the discussion explains the duties and
liabilities of university authorities through the lens of administrative law, amongst others, the
legal principles governing the administrative apparatus, discretionary power, the doctrine of
exceeding power, administrative adjudication, natural justice, and available legal remedies,
such as habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari, quo warranto, declaration, injunction, and
damages.
To minimise the legal exposures and detrimental liability to be borne by the university, the
third module discusses the application of university-related cases through court decisions and
precedents concerning the operation and administration of university. The final module
discusses the legal context of sustainable governance, including university's sustainable
governance, university's sustainable ecosystem, and enhancing board effectiveness.
With the above exposures, it is hoped that university administrators will better understand
the accountability and liability of each department, office, or institution under their
management. In addition, the programme will equip the administrators with the necessary
legal knowledge to enhance their application and consideration of applicable laws during dayto-day operations and decision-making at the university. |
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