Protest doesn’t affect merger plan


Siti Hamisah (middle), Prof Hassan Basri (left), UMT board of directors chairman Tan Sri Halim Mohammad (second right), UniSZA board of directors chairman Datuk Dr Muhammad Nur Manuty (second left) and Prof Nor Aieni speak on the merger. — Bernama

THE merger of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) will continue as planned despite protests from several quarters, unless further decisions are required.

Higher Education Department director-general Datuk Dr Siti Hamisah Tapsir said so far, the decision on the merger in principle was made at the highest level of the ministry.

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