Credible speakers still welcome in Malaysia

[ PUTRAJAYA: While the Higher Education Ministry awaits a full report from Universiti Malaya (UM) on the controversial talk by Bruce Gilley held there, it will not pursue any action against him.Its minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir (pic) noted that the US academic had already fled the country. “So we (the ministry) are … Read more

No action being sought against Gilley, says Zambry

[ PUTRAJAYA: The Higher Education Ministry will not pursue further action against US academician Bruce Gilley, who reportedly made controversial and provocative statements during a lecture at Universiti Malaya (UM) on Tuesday (April 23). Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir (pic) said this was because Gilley had already left the country. ALSO READ: Vigilance … Read more

Copter tragedy: Ministry to provide education aid to victims’ children

[ PETALING JAYA: The Higher Education Ministry has mobilised efforts to provide assistance to the families of the 10 victims in the naval helicopter collision in Lumut, Perak on Tuesday (April 23). “The ministry expresses deep sorrow and extends its condolences to the families of the 10 navy officers involved following the tragic crash of … Read more

Time to work together and solve parallel pathway issue, says MMA

[ PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association has praised the Health Ministry and Higher Education Ministry for deciding to work together to resolve the parallel pathway issue. “Both ministries have shown exemplary leadership in addressing the matter with constructive dialogue. “Indeed this spirit of collaboration among all parties concerned with regards to the issue is … Read more

Middle East conflict: Higher Education Ministry considering repatriating Malaysian students

[ KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Education Ministry will be discussing with the relevant parties for any further actions following the conflict in the Middle East, including considering the repatriation of Malaysian students from the countries involved. In a statement on Monday (April 15), the Higher Education Ministry said based on current records there are 1,872 … Read more

Is AI a passing fad?

[Artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT are all the rage right now. Read full story Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Genx Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. … Read more

Retracted research papers not a concern, says deputy minister

[ KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia ranking sixth globally for countries with the highest rate of research papers being retracted is nothing to worry about, says Deputy Higher Education Minister Mustapha Sakmud. He said the figure of 17.2 retracted articles for every 10,000 publications was “small” and the government had already established a special committee to address … Read more

Committee set up to ensure quality of research papers by universities, Dewan Rakyat told

[ KUALA LUMPUR: A special committee to oversee research papers before being published in journals has been established to uphold quality and credibility, says Datuk Mustapha Sakmud. The Deputy Higher Education Minister said the committee, which consists of experts from public universities, aimed to study publication trends in “predatory journals” that were merely profit-based. He … Read more

‘Review research KPIs in varsities’

[ PETALING JAYA: With academic misconduct on the rise and millions of ringgit spent on payments for publication in journals, there is an urgent need to review key performance indicators (KPIs) set for researchers in Malaysian higher education institutions (HEIs), say academics. Cases of academic misconduct include plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, ghost authorship and publication in … Read more

UPUonline applications for public varsities open from today

[ KUALA LUMPUR: Applications to enrol in public institutions of higher learning for the 2024/2025 academic session, via UPUonline, for foundation, certificate, diploma and degree programmes, will open from Thursday (Feb 29) until March 29 for the first phase application and from April 29 to June 9 for Phase Two. The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE), … Read more