Our universities need more autonomy

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan

For higher education in Malaysia to soar, there has to be freedom to pursue knowledge. And that is tied to how the institutions are funded.

THE quality of our universities has always been a subject of much debate. Everyone wants to see our universities improve, but we keep hearing complaints year after year.

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