tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post4935009186943424349..comments2024-03-21T20:10:28.943+08:00Comments on EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA: Academics against AkujanjiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-71362585292202078322007-07-31T13:19:00.000+08:002007-07-31T13:19:00.000+08:00Is it Wong Kian Keong firm?Is it Wong Kian Keong firm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-73350246636530575182007-07-30T19:44:00.000+08:002007-07-30T19:44:00.000+08:00Akujanji is real and anyone who wants to earn thei...Akujanji is real and anyone who wants to earn their living in any one of our public universities must accept it. That's the condition, openly stated. Otherwise, don't join the university, brain drain or not. That's what our BN government wants.<BR/><BR/>Now, UUM is after Dr. Azly Rahman and has engaged a law firm to go after him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-56508327711235612132007-07-28T09:18:00.000+08:002007-07-28T09:18:00.000+08:00But if it is the research enterprise that is in pe...But if it is the research enterprise that is in peril because of the akujanji, then that should affect negatively all the academicians across the board.<BR/><BR/>Also bear in mind that the akujanji is signed by all government servants where university lecturers only acount for a small percentage. To the extent that the Government is unlikely to have separate General Orders for the academicians, won't it make better sense to galvanize the entire civil service to this end?<BR/><BR/>If that sound unwieldy, then perhaps the first thing to address is to have a separate service for the academicians complete with different (read better) pay schemes.Say Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201826880841157206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1121102300492942002007-07-27T20:49:00.000+08:002007-07-27T20:49:00.000+08:00at nus, the profs thats i had were mostly critical...at nus, the profs thats i had were mostly critical of the government in some of the lectures (when topics like democracy and ethics came up and somehow the government was brought in), the senior profs were usually more strident in their criticisms. The reason why engineering and science profs are less interested in these sort of campaigns could be because their subjects aren't really affected by such things, i mean fluid mechanics remains the same even after the aku janji pledge but macroeconomics would be rather heavily affected by the pledge, i mean if you cant say that the governments policies are junk a lot is lost. ohh off topic here, but i cant seem to acsess malaysia today, anyone of u folks encountering the same problemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-25110981869043078752007-07-27T17:29:00.000+08:002007-07-27T17:29:00.000+08:00I am afraid that this "AkuJanji" programme is anot...I am afraid that this "AkuJanji" programme is another plot by BN (or UMNO) to control the people, and keep resistance at bay. What we can see now, and which is particularly obvious, is that the baby boomers are the one going against the BN government strongly. Most of the baby boomers are professionals, and very critical in their thinking. <BR/><BR/>While we have been losing quite a number of these people due to the discriminating policies of BN government, we cannot deny that those who decided to stay back are still pretty strong and is more than enough in shaping the future of Malaysia. UMNO has been tasting it quite severely for the past few years, facing resistance and objections from many quaters (read PROFESIONALS) which is why they have to do something to prevent the current generation to go against and criticise the government in the future. They are afraid of losing power and source of income. This is how "AkuJanji" came about.<BR/><BR/>On a personal note, the mainstream media are fully controlled by the government, and the news we obtained has been heavily filtered. If we allow now the government to crack down on the cyberspace (like detaining Nat and RPK), we will no longer have the genuine source of information. This country will rot from the core (government) to the skin (citizen). We must unite against it!<BR/><BR/>Finally, I am still waiting for Badawi to stop erecting. There are a lot of things awaiting him to do, and he has to be firmer in his stance, not being dragged like some pet. Isn't he supposed to be back today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-58872692075171716612007-07-27T14:17:00.000+08:002007-07-27T14:17:00.000+08:00I've been a little more agnostic about 'Akujanji' ...<I>I've been a little more agnostic about 'Akujanji' believing that it is possible aka NUS to create a public university where academic freedom is not exactly free flowing...</I><BR/><BR/>I believe you are right. Singapore Universities do not seem be be totally "free" of censorship, but they are not imposed with the immense restrictions of Akujanji. I remember a few professors, wrote very critical publications of the Singapore Government, and were still promoted. I can only (on quick memory) cite Professor Chua Beng Huat, a sociologist, who is famous for his many publications in many international publications, many which are critical of the Singapore Government. He was promoted to full Professor (Singapore has no political Professors, so all of them must have PhD to be Assoc Prof or Prof), and is has always been teaching in NUS, even now.<BR/><BR/>If our country wants to be like Iran, then one day, we will become Iran, or worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-73469212722216935332007-07-27T10:38:00.000+08:002007-07-27T10:38:00.000+08:00I propose to add a clause in the Aku Janji for aca...I propose to add a clause in the Aku Janji for academics that sound like this:<BR/><BR/>" Bahawa nya saya sebagai ahli akademik di Universiti berjanji menghasilkan kertas penyelidikan yang bermutu tinggi yang di terbitkan di jurnal jurnal ternama antara bangsa, dan jika gagal saya bersedia di lucut jawatan atau di buang kerja"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-18766356930616069442007-07-27T00:09:00.000+08:002007-07-27T00:09:00.000+08:00If you were a senior academic in one of our public...If you were a senior academic in one of our public universities, on pension scheme, and due to retire soon, would you risk your hard-earned pension (just in case you are sacked) to voice your objection to Akujanji?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com