NAPEI has regular meetings with private education division

EXTENSIVE reform initiatives in the private education sector have been carried out by the Education Ministry over the past year.

These include recognising the private education sector as a key contributor to Malaysia’s economy.

“Currently the (contributing) figure is close to RM40bil of GDP,” said National Association of Private Educational Institutions (Napei) president Assoc Prof Elajsolan Mohan.

Other initiatives of the ministry, said Elajsolan, include the liberalisation of the over-regulated sector starting with the harmonisation of public and private education sectors where there would only be one classification - higher education.

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