1. MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
MALAYSIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
Education Reform: The Malaysian Experience

2. Introduction
The education and higher education system in Malaysia has come a long way
Malaysian education system has had our fair share of critiques and challenges.
Malaysians deserve the best education that the country can offer.

3. Meeting the challenge Transform
the Malaysian education landscape to prepare for Malaysia’s future generation by DESIGN and no longer by CHANCE

4. What kind of future generation do we want?
Graduates that can meet the 21st century challenges
Critical thinking skills, entrepreneurial, holistic and balanced
Balanced between character and knowledge

5. What kind of future generation do we want?
As we go global, Malaysians have the character of good citizenry
Wealth creation (entrepreneurial and a job creator)
Enhance the social well-being of society (knowledge acquired and transferred)
In short bringing back soul to the Malaysian education system developing learned values-driven talent
We want to move from the word human capital to human being (talent)
End game is to make the Malaysian Education system to be referred, respected and relevant
How can we achieve this??

6. From Primary to Tertiary Education
SEAMLESS…
From Primary to Tertiary Education

7. The MEB sets out clear system and student aspirations
System aspirations
Access
Quality
Equity
Unity
Efficiency
Student
aspirations

8. Malaysian Education System
(Several shifts highlighted)
Shift 2: Ensure every child is proficient in Bahasa Malaysia and English language and is encouraged to learn an additional language
Malaysia’s multicultural society makes it a natural environment for producing students who are proficient in more than one language. There is widespread operational proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia among students; operational proficiency in English is, however, much lower. Boosting all students’ proficiency in bahasa Malaysia and English language will be the most immediate priority.
Shift 6: Empower State Education Departments (JPNs), District Education Offices (PPDs), and schools to customise solutions based on need
Historically, many programmes have been designed according to a “one-size-fits-all” model. International evidence suggests
that different sets of interventions are required in order to best serve schools at different performance levels. Every District Education Office or Pejabat Pelajaran Daerah (PPD) will be empowered to tailor the support provided to schools on dimensions from student attendance through to principal
and teacher deployment.
Shift 9: Partner with parents, community, and private sector at scale
International experience makes it clear that learning happens well beyond the school walls and can occur at home and in the community. In Malaysia,
approximately a quarter of a child’s time from the ages of seven to 17 is spent in school. The priority is thus to shift from
“school learning” to “system learning” by engaging parents, the community, as well as the private and social sectors as partners in supporting student learning.

9. to support the attainment of System and Student Aspiration
Malaysian Higher Education System
10 Shifts
to support the attainment of System and Student Aspiration 20

10. EDUCATION 4 2 PHASE 5 3 WAY FORWARD PHASE PHASE PHASE PHASE 1
STEM focussed schools- STEM
Co-Curriculum
Young STEM researchers
STEM teacher s’ training
Science Conclave
Young Scientist Summer Program 4
PHASE 3
PHASE
OUTREACH PROGRAM 2
May/June 2014
ToT & PILOT
PHASE
Feb 2014
PHASE 1
ToT & PILOT
Sept 2013
BENCHMARKING
March 2013

11. STEM EDUCATION FRAMEWORK IN MALAYSIA
Challenge and prepare
Nurture / inspire interest
Make connections/ build foundations
Developing and building STEM skills
Enhancing STEM Skills
IHL: Degree Masters PhD
Pre-School Primary Secondary Pre-Tertiary
STEM Teacher Training with NYAS
TVET: Degree Diploma Certificate
Nobelist Mindset program
Young scientist
Summer Camp
Science Conclave
Nobelist Mindset Workshop
Summer Science Institute at NY
Laureate in Residence Program 11

12. TVET is a premier lane in Malaysia1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 SHIFTS
SHIFT 4: Quality TVET Graduates
650K
Enrolment 2025
Industry-led curriculum
New Collaborative Models
Increase capacity, quality and levels
Increase enrolment 2.5X
Enrolment 2012
250K
TVET is a premier lane in Malaysia

13. Universities 10

14. Target: 2 Universities in the top 100 by 2025
Current Position
Universities we Surpassed

15. WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF ALL THESE ACHIEVEMENTS??
RANKING OF NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS in 2015 27
50 countries have been chosen
2014 : #28
No. 6:
Knowledge Transfer with Industry
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF ALL THESE ACHIEVEMENTS??

16. We are on our way to be among the top international hub for education
IMPACT TO THE ECONOMY OF THE COUNTRY
We are on our way to be among the top international hub for education
We have come a long way and we still have a long way to go but what is important is our battle cry.
The Malaysian Education system is
soaring upwards!!
PRIMARY EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION

17. asma@mohe.gov.my Saudara dan saudari yang saya hormati sekalian,
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