1. ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MALAYSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION : POLICY, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD
SYAHIRA HAMIDON
Ministry of Education, Malaysia

2. Where Malaysia Wants To Be?
High Income
Targets US$15k-20k per Capita by 2020
Sustainability
Meets present needs without compromising future generations
Inclusiveness
Enables all communities to fully benefit from the wealth of the country
Quality
Life
Market Led
Well-Governed
Regionally Integrated
Innovative
Characterics of Malaysia’s Economy in 2020
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Entrepreneurial

3. Initiatives To Promote Entrepreneurship
Dedicated funding for SME
Business in transformation programmes
Provision of support facilities including incubators, advisory services and training
Special support for young entrepreneurs
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4. Emphasis on Education and Training
A large sum of Malaysian budget has consistently been for education and training (about 21%)
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MALAYSIA (MOE)
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Accountable to provide the country with quality and competitive human capital

5. Entrepreneurship in Education
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
Launch : 13 April 2010
To promote and strengthen entrepreneurship development in a more organized and holistic manner among local institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)
3 MAIN
OBJECTIVES
Produce graduates with entrepreneurial mindset and capabilities
Increase the number of Graduate Entrepreneurs
Nurture entrepreneurial Academics and Researchers
STRATEGIC PLAN ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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Launch : 21 April 2013
OBJECTIVES
To strengthen the implementation of EE in Malaysian Higher Education
To ensure the success of Entrepreneurship Development Policy for IHLs

6. Positive Outcomes of The Policy
MAIN
INITIATIVES
Entrepreneurship Inculturation Programme
Structured Entrepreneurial Empowerment Programme
Strategic Collaboration with industry and entrepreneurs
Training of Trainers Programme
Development of ‘Fully Integrated Student Entrepreneurial Mapping and Entrepreneurial Knowledge Management System’
Social Entrepreneurship Programme
Small Medium Enterprise Development Academy (SMEDA)
Ministry of Education Entrepreneurial Awards (MEA)
Credited Co-Curriculum Activities
Increase awareness on the importance of EE
Increase involvement and participation of students in entrepreneurship program and activities
Enhance student’s readiness to venture into entrepreneurship as a career option
Positive Outcomes of The Policy
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7. Issues & Challenges Slow adoption and diffusion of EE in some IHLs
Competency of academics
Inhibitive policies & regulations
Lack of
concise guides for teaching and embedding of entrepreneurship across curriculum
Lack of strategic collaboration between academia-industry
Entrepreneurship has yet to be considered as career of choice
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8. Way Forward HARNESSING ENTREPRENEURIAL GRADUATES KEY STRATEGY
KEY OBJECTIVES
Enhancing entrepreneurial personal capacity of graduates
Making entrepreneurship central to the way education operates
HARNESSING ENTREPRENEURIAL GRADUATES
Happy citizens
Self
employed
Employed
Business Entrepreneurs
KEY STRATEGY
KEY PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
Increase graduate employability
Increase number of graduate entrepreneurs
Social Entrepreneurs
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9. Conclusion
Malaysia believes that entrepreneurship and innovation are the catalysts of growth
Provision of supportive ecosystem is a crucial factor
Not everyone needs to become an entrepreneur, but all members of society need to be more entrepreneurial!
EE has become a policy and critical agenda in Malaysian higher education
An opportunity for questions and discussions.

10. THANK YOU
TERIMA KASIH
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