Higher Education Ministry sets up committee to educate student voters

Noraini receiving a souvenir from EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh after the signing ceremony

PUTRAJAYA: A Student Voter Education Empowerment Programme Committee will be set up to act as a platform in the implementation of voter education programmes involving higher education students, says Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.

The Higher Education Minister said the committee would consist of Student Affairs and Alumni representatives from 20 public universities, polytechnic education departments and community colleges, Election Academy, as well as the Election Commission.