Going digital: Mohd Khaled and deputy secretary-general (policy) Datuk Dr Megat Sany Megat Ahmad Supian (far right) taking a closer look at a smart vending machine.
THE Higher Education Ministry is collaborating with the private sector to enhance students’ entrepreneurial skills and improve graduate employability through digital initiatives.
As part of a recently inked memorandum of understanding (MoU), student representative councils (MPP) will be able to earn an income through activities like selling mobile phone SIM cards and maintaining vending machines which will be installed in public institutions of higher learning (IPTA), said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.This, he said, is in line with the ministry’s plan to empower students by giving them autonomy and governance to operate their businesses in universities.
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