AKEPT LEADERSHIP TALK SERIES

ALTS II 2019: “Building Agility of the Malaysian Higher Education System”

Keynote Address
Managing Higher Education in a New
Malaysia: Expectations and Priorities

YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Mohd Gazali Abas

Secretary General, Ministry of Education Malaysia

10 October 2019
Auditorium, AKEPT, Bandar Enstek
SHARED PROSPERITY VISION 2030
Definition

▷ A commitment to make Malaysia a nation that

achieves sustainable growth, and equitable wealth
distribution across income groups, ethnicities,
regions and supply chains
Aim
▷ To provide a decent standard of living for all
Malaysians by 2030

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 SHARED PROSPERITY VISION 2030
MAIN PRINCIPLES
DEVELOPMENT FOR ADDRESSING WEALTH A UNITED,
ALL & INCOME PROSPEROUS &
DISPARITIES DIGNIFIED NATION

Addressing economic
Restructuring the disparities across Building a Malaysia that
economy to be more income groups, is united, prosperous
progressive, knowledge- ethnicities, regions and and dignified, and in
based and high-value, supply chains to protect time, an economic
with full community and empower the rakyat centre of Asia
participation at all levels in ensuring that no one
is left behind.

RESTRUCTURING THE ADDRESSING NATION-BUILDING

ECONOMY INEQUALITIES
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o Academia Day
o a move to merge Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
(UMT) and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA)
o The abolishment of Section 15(c) of the Universities
and University Colleges Act 1971
o Empowering students to organise campus
elections, as well as to establish students’ union
o Opening higher education institutions for intellectual

Initiatives
discourses, forums and debates for scholars and
politicians
o Introducing a guideline on the implementation of
inclusive policy for students with disabilities at
higher education institutions
o Inducting student representatives into the University
Senate committee
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1. Acknowledge public expectations
2. Maintain the same decorum in the digital world, as that of
the ‘real’ world

Recommendations
3. Messages sent in any communication channel should be
clearly articulated, evidence-based, and crafted based on
due diligence and consultation from stakeholders
4. Be adaptive in our policy implementation
5. Empower the public through data
6. Constantly tell people what we do, and what we are good
at
7. Keep our messages simple and sticky
8. Anticipate the needs, skills, and levers of different
generations within the public service
9. Frame our roles and responsibilities from the perspective
of the different communities represented within the
system
10. Build a nurturing, trusting, and inclusive narration for
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Thank you