tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post6722077688982363445..comments2024-03-11T14:23:19.494+08:00Comments on EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA: Tok Pa RespondsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-55303523479834085372007-11-19T14:49:00.000+08:002007-11-19T14:49:00.000+08:00Can anyone here provide the IQ of our ministers an...Can anyone here provide the IQ of our ministers and VCs of our education system?<BR/><BR/>Cant help sensing lots of errors and fuzzy logics in all their decisionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-86092259754079042842007-11-19T14:39:00.000+08:002007-11-19T14:39:00.000+08:00The most important step is electing the RIGHT PART...The most important step is electing the RIGHT PARTY in the coming election. Even if we dont win we must give the OPPOSITION PARTIES sufficient voice in parliament.<BR/>So to those out there and are concerned with the om going situations, please choose the right political party<BR/><BR/>We have enough of BN and UNMO spoiling everything. Its time to award the "broom' ti them and show them the way OUT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-80402846255543494662007-11-19T13:52:00.000+08:002007-11-19T13:52:00.000+08:00I don't think we've seen the nadir of Malaysian un...I don't think we've seen the nadir of Malaysian universities YET, and Malaysians have been too apathetic for too long a time. It is time the voices are heard. Now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-66777846491927361102007-11-19T12:36:00.000+08:002007-11-19T12:36:00.000+08:00That is Shanghai JiaoTung, not Tsinghua.I prefer t...That is Shanghai JiaoTung, not Tsinghua.<BR/>I prefer that one too because it has more complete database. Malaysia is not even in the top 500.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-26456310418615651532007-11-19T11:40:00.000+08:002007-11-19T11:40:00.000+08:00Tony, I suggest you also look at the Tsinghua rank...Tony, I suggest you also look at the Tsinghua ranking table too.<BR/><BR/>http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2007/ranking2007.htm<BR/><BR/>It looks a lot more objective. And yes, our Malaysian Universities still do not appear in top 200. Sadly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-18065784729195623742007-11-19T11:04:00.000+08:002007-11-19T11:04:00.000+08:00There there ladies and gentlemen, don't get your t...There there ladies and gentlemen, don't get your tempers up now.<BR/><BR/>Judge for yourselves if the Minister is sincere in moving the Universities forward. If you think he is, then there is little harm in showing some support and urging him forward. If not, then just say "I don't believe you" and see for yourselves if you are correct, since it doesn't hurt anyone now that we are in a cannot be worse position.<BR/><BR/>For coming out with such statements and pushing for change, he is risking his position in UMNO and offending many many senior and "haolian" people. If you want to see those changes actualise, the last thing you should do, is attack him from a second front, and leave him screwed both ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-52547578781392883272007-11-19T01:33:00.000+08:002007-11-19T01:33:00.000+08:00Ai-yah, how come all the gold medals in internatio...Ai-yah, how come all the gold medals in international invention shows and the presence of a space traveller as a faculty cannot guarantee Malaysian public universities to be ranked in the 200 list?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-40063362676437708982007-11-17T21:07:00.000+08:002007-11-17T21:07:00.000+08:00Malaysians, please be prepared with a coup de'tat ...Malaysians, please be prepared with a coup de'tat in UMNO. Don't be surprised when you woke up and saw another PM giving speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-27197716907885395162007-11-17T12:23:00.000+08:002007-11-17T12:23:00.000+08:00The rot began in the 80's, during the term of Maha...The rot began in the 80's, during the term of Mahathir. I believe most will recall the fight between new UMNO and Semangat 46. <BR/><BR/>That was when Mahathir put his leg into governing universities, because local undergraduates are going against him. All administrative officers were substituted with politically connected individuals, instead of actual academics. That is where our standard goes down the drain.<BR/><BR/>So, it's no wonder why Mahathir never criticises local universities. He remembered what he did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-20311100729386959642007-11-17T09:13:00.000+08:002007-11-17T09:13:00.000+08:00I was wondering with the recent intake of foreign ...I was wondering with the recent intake of foreign lecturers in our universities to improve our position in the THES score, whether they really contribute significantly to the academic quality of our universities?<BR/><BR/>How long are these foreign lecturers contracted out? What are their qualifications? Or are they merely absorbed from the pool of postgraduate students who obtained their Masters from our universities and currently studying in the university?<BR/><BR/>If their contract is short will it not further make a mess of teachings at undergraduate and post graduates of our universities?<BR/><BR/>Will their contracts be extended after the two or three year contract runs out?<BR/><BR/>In a nutshell was this exercise properly carried out and implications considered?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-74166001697692490212007-11-17T02:40:00.000+08:002007-11-17T02:40:00.000+08:00I agree. These people think that they can just wa...I agree. These people think that they can just wake up one day and say I want to publish something today without any research to base on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-78065511280586615112007-11-17T01:43:00.000+08:002007-11-17T01:43:00.000+08:00Want to ask something out of curiosity. Our Minist...Want to ask something out of curiosity. Our Minister of Higher Education keep saying that our universities should publish more in order to raise our ranks. Does he really think that a paper can be accepted and published that easily? I thought that the main target is to implement a system which promotes research among the faculties first. It seems like he still cannot get the point out of it. There is no point to publish for the sake of having high ranking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-27189864973028853862007-11-17T00:11:00.000+08:002007-11-17T00:11:00.000+08:00It is better not to push the universities too hard...It is better not to push the universities too hard to publish. Otherwise, when they have nothing they would start making up data for publication. The damage would even be worst. Because I have heard and even seen with my own eyes some unethical practices in countries such as Korea and Taiwan, I don't trust their publications very much. Even Singapore's may also be questionable. Japan is OK. As for Malaysia..well they don't publish much or anything substantial anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-10524478522245156092007-11-16T23:46:00.000+08:002007-11-16T23:46:00.000+08:00MM wrote: "As we are running, others may be runnin...MM wrote: "As we are running, others may be running faster. ...."<BR/><BR/>Is he for real? Our public universities running? Not crawling?<BR/><BR/>The rot started many years ago. Regarding UM, the rot started during Ungku Aziz's time.<BR/><BR/>To improve UM, there is only one drastic way - fire any non-performing deadwood, regardless of race, seniority, and rank, and then hire good English-speaking academics, regardless of race and nationality, based on good performance track record, in teaching, research, and publication. Is MM prepared to do this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-2035441811069081052007-11-16T10:03:00.000+08:002007-11-16T10:03:00.000+08:00many...lots of local graduates from the early year...many...<BR/>lots of local graduates from the early years to present<BR/>lots of local academics here too ...young and old<BR/>thats why we know the local universities in and out. We know the local universities "unplugged" and share our experiences here with you allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-4960390486130145182007-11-16T02:20:00.000+08:002007-11-16T02:20:00.000+08:00Just a thought. Lots of comment has been made rega...Just a thought. Lots of comment has been made regarding the poor quality of our universities. How many of you guys are local graduates? i'm just curious.iamreallycoolonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082866845728584253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-13511057709893600772007-11-15T17:00:00.000+08:002007-11-15T17:00:00.000+08:00AAB's hands?? You got to be joking! The decline or...AAB's hands?? You got to be joking! The decline or the rot of our local universities started in mid eighties or so... not now<BR/>It equated with some 'policy changes' adopted by certain or groups of individuals or political groupsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-34136318449650951712007-11-15T14:21:00.000+08:002007-11-15T14:21:00.000+08:00What are the hidden hands, pray tell ??What are the hidden hands, pray tell ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-18340669772459400952007-11-15T13:27:00.000+08:002007-11-15T13:27:00.000+08:00If Tok Pa is given a free hand to do whatever that...If Tok Pa is given a free hand to do whatever that needs to be done.....he would have done so......it is quite obvious that there are hidden hands that prevent our leaders from doing the right things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-72678013679063558832007-11-15T12:16:00.000+08:002007-11-15T12:16:00.000+08:00Universiti Malaya rank at 1,444 !according to webo...Universiti Malaya rank at 1,444 !according to webometrics, even Multimedia University, a 4 faculties new university rank higher than UM.<BR/><BR/>http://www.webometrics.info/rank_by_country.asp?country=myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-46723230208900419072007-11-15T08:54:00.000+08:002007-11-15T08:54:00.000+08:00As I was saying a number of times before if the pr...As I was saying a number of times before if the promotion system in the university is not transparent to the general public, we will continue to talk till the cows come home. We will still do not know if enough quality and cited publications merit the appointment<BR/>Funny there are still lecturers citing as their publications papers which are just sent to journals which are not confirmed acceptance.<BR/>What we see now is the furore at the tip of the academic iceberg. Imagine if UM is becoming the issues now, what about the less established new public universities or once university colleges?<BR/><BR/>Just visit the new universities and university colleges, they want a change to full universities just to be equal to the established public universities and immediately clamouring and demanding to be uo graded to full universities! Yet, standard wise they are lagging far from the established local public universities.<BR/><BR/>Wake up MOHE! Wake up Mustafa!<BR/>You got a lot to work on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-58622012929254802962007-11-15T07:52:00.000+08:002007-11-15T07:52:00.000+08:00thanks. Here is a write up on the post tenure sys...thanks. Here is a write up on the post tenure system. http://chronicle.com/jobs/2002/10/2002101701c.htm . <BR/><BR/>Yes - Malaysia has some sort of tenure system. But it is certainly not the American tenure system. As I understand it, the tenure system in Malaysia is not rigorous enough i.e. not enough emphasis on international publications & citations, external reviewers etc. Slacking off after tenure is certainly a problem. But my sense is that many people dont even publish that much in Malaysia before tenure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-17622721995823374882007-11-14T22:37:00.000+08:002007-11-14T22:37:00.000+08:00Hi Tempinis: You said at your website that "Tenure...Hi Tempinis: You said at your website that "Tenure is an indefinite award of appointment given to an academic until he or she reaches the age of retirement".<BR/>For your info, that is no longer true in many universities in the US. In order to provide greater accountability, many US universities now have post-tenure review and many more will be adopting that. The system of tenure actually allows people to slack off once they got tenured. It also makes it difficult to fire a delinquent faculty member. That is why some universities are considering abolishing tenure or to institute a simpler process to fire somebody for non-performance.<BR/>Actually, Malaysian and Singapore universities already have something similar to tenure. That is why there are so many people just relaxing. Getting rid of tenure is the way to go not the setting up of a tenure system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-81630780878297659022007-11-14T21:24:00.000+08:002007-11-14T21:24:00.000+08:00Hi Tony & Kian MingI have written an analysis on t...Hi Tony & Kian Ming<BR/><BR/>I have written an analysis on the need to reform the tenure system in Malaysian universities here<BR/><BR/>http://tempinis.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/reform-of-the-tenure-system-in-malaysian-universities/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-10272207003281294032007-11-14T19:51:00.000+08:002007-11-14T19:51:00.000+08:00Addendum - if Tok Pa were to be believed, that is,...Addendum - if Tok Pa were to be believed, that is, that our local graduates can do so brilliantly anywhere in the world, how in heaven's name are they so unemployable within our own country?<BR/><BR/>If they can all do so well anywhere in the world, why are all those unemployable graduates sitting in Malaysia doing nothing. After all, most places in the world pays better and has a stronger currency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com