Category Archives: Newspaper Articles

Clippings and articles from Local & International newpapers

Calar imej cendekiawan – plagiarisma

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Nisrin MAS

myMetro  Variasi  Bestari Calar imej cendekiawan Oleh Ruhaiza Rusmin dan Ihsan Noorzali ruhaizarusmin@hmetro.com.my       BERJAYA…alangkah bagusnya jika kejayaan graduan adalah hasil usaha sendiri dan asli, barulah mereka boleh diiktiraf sebagai golongan intelektual sejati. AMAT memalukan dan mengecewakan apabila ahli akademik serta warga … Continue reading →

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Command performance for Professors

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Nisrin MAS

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=418146&c=2 Command performance by Bruce Macfarlane source from : Prof.Dr. Alias Mohd Yusof AMIC 17 November 2011 Professors should provide intellectual leadership, but some incumbents have other priorities or misunderstand their role. Bruce Macfarlane asserts that universities must find a way to … Continue reading →

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Ranking universiti: Malaysia perlu lebih masa – Malaysiakini

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Nisrin MAS

Contributor: Mr Sabri Ahmad Source: MalaysiaKini Menteri Pengajian Tinggi Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin menjelaskan, universiti negara ini memerlukan masa antara tujuh hingga lapan tahun lagi sebelum layak disenaraikan dalam kedudukan atau ranking 400 universiti terbaik di dunia. Katanya, universiti … Continue reading →

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Producing world-class graduates

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Nisrin MAS

Producing world-class graduates 2011/10/11 By Syed Umar Ariff Share| http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/2ttu/Article/ Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah launching the UTM Convocation Festival. Looking on is Prof Datuk Ir Dr Zaini Ujang (right). THE 47th Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Convocation Festival, which … Continue reading →

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Jangan taksub kejar ranking universiti

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Nisrin MAS

ARKIB Utusan Malaysia : 12/10/2011 Jangan taksub kejar ranking universiti KUALA LUMPUR 11 Okt. – Naib Canselor Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Unimap), Prof. Datuk Dr. Kamarudin Hussin berharap agar tiada sebarang stigma negatif dilemparkan oleh pihak tertentu berhubung kriteria yang diguna pakai oleh … Continue reading →

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Opinion : Lecturers lack teaching skills

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Nisrin MAS

contribution source: Mr Sabri Ahmad, PR UTM Lecturers lack teaching skills THERE are so many colleges and universities in Malaysia today. Sometimes we may not have heard of the institutions that some students are enrolled in. There may be education … Continue reading →

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Varsities shouldn’t compromise education just to boost status

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Nisrin MAS

Varsities shouldn’t compromise education just to boost status, says V-C  http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/10/12/nation/9675476&sec=nation JOHOR BARU: Local universities should not get too caught up in pursuing world rankings and overlook their own aspirations, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Zaini Ujangsaid. … Continue reading →

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Not ready for rankings

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Nisrin MAS

Contributor : Prof Azman Hassan, azmanh@CHEME.UTM.MY Not ready for rankings By KAREN CHAPMAN educate@thestar.com.my THERE were no Malaysian public universities in the top 200 of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2011-12this year but this is probably due to the … Continue reading →

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From the Star: Rated and ranked

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Nisrin MAS

Sunday September 11, 2011 Rated and ranked By KAREN CHAPMAN, educate@thestar.com.my Universities need to be continuously gauged to see how they fare against other varsities, and rankings are a method of doing so. GIVE universities the necessary tools so that they … Continue reading →

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Usah terlalu taksub sistem ranking

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Nisrin MAS

Usah terlalu taksub sistem ranking  Oleh HANIZA HASSAN pengarang@utusan.com.my JOHOR BAHRU 11 Sept. – Universiti tempatan diingatkan tidak terlalu taksub dengan sistem ranking, sebaliknya terus berusaha memenuhi sasaran penubuhannya dengan menumpukan perhatian kepada keperluan penuntut, rakyat dan kerajaan. Ini kerana … Continue reading →

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