Taylor’s University welcomes the Higher Education Ministry’s (MoHE) recent announcement that hybrid programmes at varsities would be introduced alongside the shortening of the study duration of some programmes from four to three years.
These measures will bring about more flexibility which empowers students to manage themselves better, reduce financial burden, and help students graduate and join the workforce earlier, while ensuring that underserved communities have access to tertiary education during economic uncertainties in this post-Covid-19 world.That said, we urge the government and universities to ensure the implementation is effective without compromising the quality of graduates so that their employability will not be adversely impacted. This can be done by:
