The young wish for a better future after polls

Kavines: Many of our graduates are still jobless after finishing studies.

ALOR SETAR: Better Internet coverage and job opportunities upon graduation are among issues that matter most to youths in Kedah.

Final-year Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) undergraduate Kavines Nair, 24, said the unemployment rate in the country is still high and many graduates are still jobless after finishing their studies.

“The government should try to solve this problem so that youths can have a better future,” he said.

Another thing he wants is for the government to prioritise is high-speed Internet connectivity not only in universities but other places too.

Arts and social stream student, Khairunnisa Khairul Anwar, 23, wants society to see that graduates from her stream are as valuable as science and technology students.

The third-year UUM student said she felt relieved when the prime minister stated his commitment in improving the arts and social fields and hoped it would materialise.

Third-year student Wong Jian Hao, 23, harbours hope that the unity government could work on a better public university enrolment system.

“The prime minister had said recently that the quota system would not be abolished although more opportunities would be given to non-bumiputras who excelled in school exams.

“I hope he can fulfil this promise.”

Abdul Harraz Abdullah Deen, 21, is upset as he is unable to vote in his home state of Terengganu because the polling date clashes with his exam season.

Abdul Harraz also urged the government to shorten the public tertiary education process in Malaysia.

“We can see nations like Indonesia where secondary school students enrol into degree programmes right after, whereas we have to face pre-university courses like STPM or matriculation before studying for our degrees,” he said.