UM not undermining student autonomy, says deputy minister
Deputy higher education minister Mustapha Sakmud has rejected claims that Universiti Malaya (UM) is undermining student autonomy by appointing advisers to student bodies and requiring the approval of its student affairs department for activities.
He said all public universities, including UM, appoint advisers only as mentors and facilitators to support student initiatives, not to interfere with autonomy.
“The higher education ministry assures that approval for student programmes rests with the student representatives council (SRC), and in the case of UM, the students’ union,” Bernama reported him as telling the Dewan Rakyat today.
Mustapha was responding to Chow Yu Hui (PH-Raub), who had raised concerns over alleged interference by the student affairs department in student activities.
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