ACCORDING to the website of the National Higher Education Fund Corp (better known by its Bahasa Malaysia abbreviation, PTPTN) this is its objective: “To ensure efficient loan financing for students who are eligible to pursue studies at institutions of higher learning in line with government aspirations that no student should be denied access to higher education because of financial reasons.”
This is laudable, but it is also a tall order. PTPTN chief executive officer Yunos Abd Ghani says it is difficult to satisfy everyone. “The stakeholders are the students, the institutions and the Government,” he adds.