Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email UPDATE – Today’s Star reports that the “The construction will be fully-funded by private companies, with the project cost for each campus not exceeding RM300mil” according to Higher Education Minister. Wow, I wonder which private companies are so benevolent to spend a collective amount of RM3.6 billion, and what’s the catch. And if these are companies with the public as shareholders, then maybe the shareholder should start asking questions on how RM300 million can be better utilised. Maybe should boycott such companies. – END UPDATE.
What would you do if you are a believer in justice, fairness, equality, and pray to God? Build campuses at cost of RM300 million each that would only benefit certain groups, or benefit everyone?
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) will build 12 new campuses by 2015, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
He said this was in line with UiTM’s target of having 200,000 students in five years’ time.
The construction of six of the campuses have been approved while the rest are still are at the discussion stage prior to the Cabinet’s approval, he told reporters after the earth-breaking ceremony of UiTM Johor campus in Pasir Gudang here Saturday.
Mohamed Khaled said besides Pasir Gudang, other campuses would be built in Pekan, Dengkil, Tapah, Jasin and Seremban Tiga.
He said each campus, which would be built at the cost of RM300 million, would enrol between 4,000 and 5,000 students while each hostel could accommodate 2,000 students. On the Pasir Gudang campus, he said it would be completed in three years’ time and would offer diploma in engineering (civil, electrical, chemical and mechanical), and diploma in business studies.
12 x RM300 million = Rm3.6 billion for just one group of people. And the rest scrape the bottom of the barrel is it?
Why not build new campuses for UM, UKM, UTM, UTEM, UNIMAP, UPM, USM, UNIMAS, UMS, etc?
Yeah, we support 1Malaysia.
On an hindsight, I think 1Malaysia is the most misused and abused word in Malaysia, at the moment. Everything also, shout 1Malaysia. Get something, its due 1Malaysia. Don’t get something, say not following 1Malaysia. Rakyat is smart already 🙂
i’m totally puzzled to read this! i wonder how we can stop this?cutting t important subsidies n feed one group of people only! But to my fellow indians, arise..awake n enlighten!!!!!!!!!!!!!
not 1 or 2 but 12 campuses for one single uni? why in da world did they choose uiam is just beyond me..(or maybe not) 1malaysia? wat IS it anyways?
The announcement is just to pasify the group. Trust me. In the end habuk tarak. Don’t make noise over this issue lah. There are lots of other things to talk about. The government actually spend more in building temples than giving education for this “one group of people”.
govt spent more for building temple that giving education for this “one group of people”? are you for real? i don’t remember reading anywhere 300 million has been spent in last 50 years, let alone for 5 years, for building temples.