Govt to abolish UUCA Act within five years as promised

Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching. -Bernama filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is looking to abolish the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA) in the next five years, as promised in the Pakatan Harapan manifesto, says Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching.

She said on Wednesday (August 1) that the Ministry had taken steps to set up a 12-man committee from various backgrounds to review the UUCA.