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NEW WEB SITE ON LOCAL EDUCATION
The News Straits Times, 31 December 1998
By Shyla Sangaran
STUDENTS can now use the newly-launched Study Malaysia Online Web site to
identify institutions of higher learning that offer information technology (IT)
courses. The site provides online information on educational institutions.
Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Abdul Razak said the Web site was
created in response to the Government’s drive to export education and for the
country to become an educational hub in the region. It would serve as the online
platform to promote study opportunities in Malaysia, under one electronic
umbrella, to the international community,:” he said at the launch of the Web
site in launch of the Web site in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. At the event, he also
launched The Education Guide Malaysia 5th Edition.
According to Najib, the Web site is expected to become a platform for foreign
students and those who are interested to further their education in Malaysia. As
of October, 11,733 foreign students are studying in 12 institutions of higher
learning here compared to 5,635 students in 1996.“Education is an important
service sector and the needs of the customers (students) must be taken care off.
Private institutions advertising in the Web site must not neglect their
responsibilities to create a favourable image to students.” As a safeguard, the
Public Services Department (PSD) will be monitoring the materials on the home
page to check whether the information is clear and genuine.“ Any private
institutions advertising false information will be taken strict action against.
This is to maintain that the quality of local education is as good as foreign
education,” Najib said.
The Web site and the book are produced by Challenger Concept (M) Sdn Bhd, and
supported by the PSD, the Education Ministry, the Association of Private
Colleges, and the National Association of Private Educational Institutions. More
than 100 institutions of higher learning have given details of their courses to
the book and Web site.Challenger Concept’s managing director Tan Mui Hong said
the company had invested between RM30,000 and RM40,000 to create the Web site.
The content was completed by final-year students of Kolej Bandar Utama who will
also be in charge of the technical aspects of the Web site. Updated weekly, the
site is accessible at
http://www.studymalaysia.com. Among the features available on the site are
Course Directory (latest courses offered). Profiles of Colleges and Universities
(institutions’ up-to-date profiles and their expertise), Edu-Info (write-ups on
higher educational development) and Edu-Financing (scholarship schemes).
There is also a Career Link which allows graduates to list their resumes on the
Internet in order to seek employment opportunities locally and abroad, and Cyber
Study News which allows institutions to post their news regularly. In addition,
the Web site features Students Enrolment Status Check that allows applicants
from around the world to check the status of their applications.
The site also includes a page on PSD which contains information on the
Department of Private Education, the Education Ministry, statistics and data,
circulars and bulletin and contact details. Information on the PSD page is
available in Bahasa Melayu and English. Challenger Concept together with PSD and
the Education Ministry plans to launch a new Study Malaysia Handbook in March
next year, which include information on studying and living in Malaysia.
