BN manifesto: UEC holders can enrol at public universities

PETALING JAYA: Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) holders can enrol into public universities, provided that they obtain a credit in Bahasa Malaysia and a pass in History in the SPM exams, according to Barisan Nasional's election manifesto.

The same also applies to Malaysians with overseas examination certificates that are equivalent to SPM and STPM.

The UEC is issued to graduates of Chinese independent high schools.

The United Chinese School Committees' Association of Malaysia has been pushing for the UEC to be recognised by the Government.

At present, UEC leavers can apply for the National Higher Education Fund Corporation loans for their tertiary studies, as well as enrol into local teachers' training colleges.

The Sarawak government has opened its civil service to UEC holders. They can also enter public universities in the state.

Barisan also promised to continue assisting Chinese small and medium enterprises (SME) by strengthening the Secretariat for the Advancement of Malaysian Entrepreneurs.

For the SME sector as a whole, it also promised to provide grants and credit guarantee opportunities for the SMEs to access new international markets via digital transformation.