JOHOR BARU: Johor will make a decision soon on whether to continue sending state civil servants to attend short courses at Harvard University, says exco member Aznan Tamin.
The state education and information committee chairman said the matter would be discussed with the Johor Civil Servants (JCS) Academy.
“The programme is under JCS Academy where every year, the state government will send several of our civil servants to attend short courses at well-known universities abroad, including Harvard University.
“Due to the current situation, we will hold a meeting with relevant bodies by next week to discuss it,” he said when contacted.
Aznan said the decision would be based on mandates given by Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi and State Secretary Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani.
On May 22, the Trump administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol foreign students.
It is forcing existing students to transfer or lose their legal status, while also threatening to expand the crackdown.
In April this year, three JCS officers were sent to attend a short course at Harvard Kennedy School.
They were chief private secretary to Johor Mentri Besar Dr Joharudin Samion, Invest Johor chief executive officer Natazha Hariss and Syarikat Air Johor Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Mohd Riduan Md Ali.
