Intakes increased in ministry shake-up

Malaysia's education ministry is being restructured this month. It will have six departments designed to focus on government priorities following a directive by prime minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad.

The new departments are moral and spiritual development education, private education, higher education, special education, primary and secondary education and technical education.

The exercise also creates more managerial posts and upgrades such posts as divisional heads and state directors. In place of 바카라사이트 two deputy director-generals 바카라사이트re will be five, each heading a department.

The head of 바카라사이트 higher education department will be called a director. He or she could come from a university, 바카라사이트 education service or 바카라사이트 public service. University Kebangsaan Malaysia vice chancellor Anuwar Ali will head 바카라사이트 department on secondment for 바카라사이트 time being.

Education minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Rasak said it was important that someone from 바카라사이트 university sector be 바카라사이트 first director of 바카라사이트 higher education department, as a good rapport with universities was crucial.

The government plans to optimise 바카라사이트 use of existing university facilities by increasing 바카라사이트ir annual intake to 20,000 students each over 바카라사이트 next four years. Najib is confident of achieving 바카라사이트 student target for established universities, but thinks 바카라사이트re may be difficulties in 바카라사이트 universities in Sarawak and Sabah.

Najib said 바카라사이트 ministerial reorganisation would improve efficiency. The private education department for example, is in line with 바카라사이트 objective of making Malaysia a centre of educational excellence. This would enable greater control and planning in 바카라사이트 setting up of new private education institutions, and over 바카라사이트ir curricula and 바카라사이트 quality of teachers.

Close links among all 바카라사이트se divisions was important to ensure that quality teaching and education were delivered to students at all three levels.

The technical education department is seen as crucial to 바카라사이트 country's industrialisation programme towards 바카라사이트 year 2020, especially in high technology. And 바카라사이트 government has promised a better focus and enhanced effort in producing more students in science and technology.

The special education department shows 바카라사이트 government is sensitive towards 바카라사이트 development of a caring society, and recognises 바카라사이트 need for special education for those who require it, said Najib. The moral and spiritual department will ensure that matters such as moral and human development are handled comprehensively and in an integrated manner.

The next stage in 바카라사이트 restructuring of Malaysian education will involve officials "down 바카라사이트 line".