Is using English in uni also ‘outside’ constitution, MPN chief asked
Urimai chairman P Ramasamy has taken a swipe at a prominent academic for saying that the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) lies “outside” the framework of the constitution because of its Chinese-medium instruction.
Ramasamy said National Professors Council (MPN) president Raduan Che Rose would know that some Malaysian public universities use English as the medium of instruction, perhaps to prepare them for international exposure.
He asked Raduan whether this also contradicted the Federal Constitution or national education framework, since the academic had emphasised the importance of Bahasa Melayu with regards to the UEC.
“In his zeal to reject recognition of the UEC, Raduan fails to explain why English is used as the medium of instruction at some public universities in the country.
“(Based on his…
