KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) management to propose improvements to the loan repayment system after the Hari Raya celebrations, without burdening borrowers.
In a Facebook post, Anwar said he has reviewed the issue of PTPTN’s low repayment rate and recognises the importance of ensuring the fund’s sustainability so that future generations can continue to benefit from it.
Earlier, Anwar chaired a meeting with top officials from the Higher Education Ministry to assess the progress of the country’s higher education sector.
“One of the key issues discussed was preparing future generations to explore the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), with a focus on the rapidly growing semiconductor industry,” he said as reported by Bernama.
The Prime Minister had attended the “Ihya Ramadan” programme organised by the ministry and held discussions with the ministry’s senior management and staff.
He took the opportunity to listen to a Ramadan lecture, “Maqasid Al-Quran and the Madani Society”, delivered by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Dean of the Islamic Studies Faculty, Assoc Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim, before performing the Zohor prayer in congregation.
