Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia)

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The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) or Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia (German: Ministry for Higher Education ) was a ministry of the State of Malaysia . Its tasks lay in educational policy and in particular the supervision of university operations.

After the elections to the Malaysian parliament, the ministry was merged with the former Ministry of Education to form the new Ministry of Education & Higher Learning Ministry; Malay Kementerian Pelajaran dan Pengajian Tinggi . At the suggestion of the minister, however, the name for the joint ministry was renamed "Ministry of Education" (Ministry of Education or Kementerian Pendidikan) a short time later.

The Ministry of Higher Education has been fully integrated into the new Ministry of Education in terms of its tasks and staffing .

The ministry was based in the Putrajaya administrative center south of the capital Kuala Lumpur .

history

The Ministry of Higher Education was established on March 27, 2004. Even before the Malaya Federation became independent, a Ministry of Education was set up in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman on July 27, 1955 , to which Tun Razak was appointed. This Ministry ( Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia , German: Ministry of Education) was comprehensively responsible for everything that had to do with education. It was not until 2004 that the interests of tertiary education were separated and outsourced to the newly created Ministry for Higher Education .

When the new cabinet was formed after the parliamentary elections for the 13th Malaysian Parliament on May 5, 2013, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education were merged to form the new Ministry of Education and Higher Learning.

tasks

The range of tasks included all aspects of tertiary education with regard to universities, polytechnic colleges and colleges that are publicly or privately sponsored. The ministry was divided into three main departments, each dedicated to a specific aspect of tertiary education:

  • Department of Higher Education (DHE) - responsible for the universities and the Malaysian Student Department
  • Department of Polytechnic Education (DPE) - responsible for the polytechnic universities
  • Department of Community College Education (DCCE) - responsible for the colleges

A number of institutions and bodies were subordinate to the Ministry to carry out its tasks, for example:

Malaysian Qualifications Agency

The Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) goes back to a merger of the former National Accreditation Board (LAN) with the Quality Assurance Department (QAD) of the MOHE on November 1st, 2007. Your task is to ensure the quality of the educational offers in the tertiary sector. The legal basis is the Qualifications Agency Act 2007 .

National Higher Education Fund Corporation

The National Higher Education Fund Corporation , better known as Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN) , was founded in 1997 on the basis of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation Act 1997 . Their job is to help low-income students finance their studies by granting loans. The institution thus performs a similar function as the provision of study aids within the framework of BAföG .

Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation

The foundation (mal. Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman ) grants scholarships to students with outstanding achievements and student leadership qualities.

minister

The minister responsible was Mohamed Khaled Nordin from March 18, 2008 until Parliament was dissolved on April 3, 2013 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia: Education Ministry And Higher Education Ministry To Streamline Structure Within One Month , May 21, 2013; Accessed September 5, 2013
  2. ↑ MOHE-Info - Background ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Accessed January 29, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mohe.gov.my
  3. ↑ freemalaysiatoday.com: New cabinet list - who's in and who's out ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated May 15, 2013; Accessed May 16, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.freemalaysiatoday.com
  4. ↑ MQA At A Glance ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Accessed January 29, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mqa.gov.my
  5. ↑ PTPTN: Corporate Info ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ptptn.gov.my
  6. ^ Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman: Introduction
  7. ↑ MOHE-Info - Top-Management ( Memento of the original dated December 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Accessed January 29, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mohe.gov.my

Remarks

  1. ↑ Also known in Malaysia as "JPT" for Jabatan Pengajian Tinggi .
  2. ↑ Also known in Malaysia as "JPP" for Jabatan Pengajian Politeknik .
  3. ↑ Also known in Malaysia under the abbreviation "JPKK" for Jabatan Pengajian Kolej Komuniti .