Former USM VC wants to see unity in diversity again


Class of 75 reunion: A total of 68 former USM students out of 119 who graduated in 1975 holding a get-together at Hotel Armada in Petaling Jaya. They include Dzulkifli (centre, in purple shirt) and Tan Sri Kamal Salih (Dzulkifli

PETALING JAYA: Students in multiracial educational institutions should interact with one another to bring back Malaysia’s unity in diversity, says a former vice-chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Prof Tan Sri Dzulkifli Abdul Razak said better communication between students of different races would help them understand the sensitivities and prevent issues that could evoke racial sentiments.

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