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The Malaysia Higher Education Blueprint (2026 - 2035) position paper by HEYA Inc is produced under a adrenaline rush to meet the stringent deadline. Throughout the process, we did encounter some surprise - we are perceive wrongly by the Ministry as "palsu" and this is publicly announced in the Ministry social media, despite the fact that we have been working closely with the expert consultant group of the Ministry. Despite the accusation, we have double down to push through the consultation session, and put together a concise position paper for the blueprint. Lesson learned from that: (1) Never give up, even if some culprit trying to label you with some negative image. When the ministry make the palsu label tagging, we have immediately putting together risk mitigation to resolve the public relation issue, it will not stop us! Consultation session will continue as per planned. (2) Always uphold the quality - nothing will beat good quality work. That is the best immunity that one under accusation would have and survive throughout. These are the elements where false accusation can never struck down (3) teamwork - stay align, sync up and brainstorm collective for a solutions. I am glad we pull it off together despite the surprise. Ruby Chow Heng Yee Yi Xue Fang Qi En Wong Satganessh Suria Kumar @ruby seet Afief Hakimy Lew Chooi Ling (Evangeline) Lo Jia Xiang Chit Sing Chen

We are pleased to announce that, following the successful completion of two consultation sessions, HEYA Inc. has compiled all the valuable inputs and produced a comprehensive policy paper on the Malaysia Higher Education Blueprint (MHEB) 2026-2035. We are deeply honoured to have had the opportunity to present this policy paper to Dato’ Seri Dr. Ir. Zaini Ujang, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Higher Education, and Prof. Dr. Norhayati Mohamed, MHEB Secretariat. The presentation led to a fruitful and insightful discussion on reforming Malaysia’s higher education landscape to ensure a robust, inclusive, and globally competitive system. Key recommendations in the policy paper include: 1️⃣ Enhancing institutional governance to promote accountability and transparency 2️⃣ Strengthening academic quality and fostering internationalisation 3️⃣ Developing state-of-the-art infrastructure and infostructure 4️⃣ Introducing incentives to support welfare and workfare 5️⃣ Addressing mental health and well-being as critical areas of focus We look forward to future collaborations with the Ministry of Higher Education and Civil Society Organisations to drive impactful changes in Malaysia’s higher education sector. #HEYAInc #highereducationreform

The Minister, YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir, commended UOW Malaysia's proactive engagement with the Ministry of Higher Education (Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi) and reiterated the government’s dedication to supporting endeavours aimed at enhancing the quality and accessibility of higher education in Malaysia. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g925gpaw #UOWMalaysia #ThinkAustralianEducationThinkUOWMalaysia

We are pleased to announce that, following the successful completion of two consultation sessions, HEYA Inc. has compiled all the valuable inputs and produced a comprehensive policy paper on the Malaysia Higher Education Blueprint (MHEB) 2026-2035. We are deeply honoured to have had the opportunity to present this policy paper to Dato’ Seri Dr. Ir. Zaini Ujang, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Higher Education, and Prof. Dr. Norhayati Mohamed, MHEB Secretariat. The presentation led to a fruitful and insightful discussion on reforming Malaysia’s higher education landscape to ensure a robust, inclusive, and globally competitive system. Key recommendations in the policy paper include: 1️⃣ Enhancing institutional governance to promote accountability and transparency 2️⃣ Strengthening academic quality and fostering internationalisation 3️⃣ Developing state-of-the-art infrastructure and infostructure 4️⃣ Introducing incentives to support welfare and workfare 5️⃣ Addressing mental health and well-being as critical areas of focus We look forward to future collaborations with the Ministry of Higher Education and Civil Society Organisations to drive impactful changes in Malaysia’s higher education sector. #HEYAInc #highereducationreform

💫 On this #SundayScholar, we spotlight Amporn Tamronglak’s work on the Thailand Qualification Framework (TQF) in Public Administration. 📑 Tamronglak examines TQF’s development and impact on education in Thailand, highlighting improvements in program quality and academic standards. 🔗 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gewPcX4P

How is SEA-PLM shaping education policies in Malaysia? Watch this insightful video featuring Dr. Shamsudin Mohamad, Deputy Director of the Education Planning Research Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia, as he shares how the programme supports informed decision-making and strengthens educational outcomes in their country. #ByandForSEA #SEAPLM2024

MEWAKA ((Mafunzo Endelevu kwa Walimu Kazini), Tanzania's landmark teacher continuous professional development (TCPD) programme, is driving meaningful change in education. Our research project, 'The Impact of a Tech-Supported, School-Based TPD Model on Learning Outcomes in Tanzania', aligns with the National TCPD plan and evaluates MEWAKA’s school-level implementation. Explore our latest policy brief, which presents key findings and recommendations from the second DBIR cycle (Sep-Nov 2023). 🔗 Explore findings: https://ow.ly/IZJ950ToRBg #EdTech #TeacherDevelopment #EducationReform #Tanzania #PolicyBrief #Research

Why Malaysia Needs a Statute to Protect Education Malaysia’s education system is vulnerable to political interference, inconsistent policies, and inequities, hindering progress. A dedicated statute can address these challenges by: 1 Ensuring Stability: Prevent abrupt policy changes by requiring evidence-based reforms reviewed by an independent body. 2 Promoting Equity: Mandate minimum standards for schools, ensuring equal opportunities nationwide. 3.Empowering Teachers: Standardize training, enforce professional development, and protect teacher autonomy. 4.Safeguarding Rights: Define rights for students and teachers, with mechanisms for accountability. 5 Encouraging Evidence-Based Policies: Require pilot testing and impact assessments for new initiatives. This statute would create a stable, inclusive, and high-quality education system, equipping Malaysian students for a better future. #2sensbyIlham

It is exceptional for assessments to publish their costs. kudos to Hilaire Hounkpodoté & CONFEMEN for the transparency in this article: https://lnkd.in/ep42wnWt Here are a few things I have learned from working closely with PASEC and being on their steering committee over the past couple of years: 1. In the last 2019 round (published in Dec. 2020), PASEC covered 3 juncture: lower primary and upper primary students as well as a teacher content and pedagogical knowledge survey in 14 francophone countries. https://lnkd.in/e5YGBmN7 2. In next cycle in 2025, PASEC is expanding to 21 countries. These include the participation of the anglophone Nigeria and of the Lusophone Mozambique. Some countries like Senegal are administering for the first time in national languages in the early grades. They are also adding a lower secondary module.   3. More countries, more languages, more modules, this all has implications on sampling and costs. In the blog above, pasec explains the shift in international costs and national costs that resulted from these choices. 4. A key insight is that cost increases can be broken down between national and international costs. The international costs are the fees that PASEC receives. This is the only costs that international assessments usually publicize. PASEC’s shifted from 520k to 775k , a 49% increase, that can be understood by the fact secondary schools is a fully new sample. For comparison, international assessments announce fees of ~600k only for one module. So 775k is not a crazy cost for four modules in two different samples of schools. 5. National costs have increased significantly too. From 625k to 1.1M. These are costs that countries incur to do the administration sometimes with their own staff. Countries have actually the ability to control those depending on whether they pay per diems or not and at what level they set them. 6. In the context of the 2025 rounds, some countries like Nigeria have showed leadership in adapting their national costs to levels that made sense to them in terms of total costs of the evaluation. 7. The practice of announcing national costs from the start is specific to pasec and comes from the concern that if costs are not set aside early on, budgets could be re-allocated. It s a unique practice. It would be interesting to better understand the pros and cons of this model vs. the standard model of letting countries dealing with their national costs. 8. Beyond this cycle, there are strategic decisions awaiting PASEC, including a potential expansion to more non-francophone African countries, pioneered by Nigeria and Mozambique, *if* ther is demand. A similar model to ERCE/LLECE in Latin America.   Looking forward to seeing the results of the 2025 cycle and warmly recommend the read!

🎓 Education in Cambodia Unveiled! 📚 Learn about the education system, its challenges, and opportunities for growth. 🌟 Discover how technology is shaping higher education and the future of learning in Cambodia! https://lnkd.in/gXmbyVQy 💡 #EducationInCambodia #CambodiaEducationSystem #HigherLearning