KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya should postpone its intake under Saluran Terbuka Universiti Awam (Satu) and suspend the planned tuition fee hike for its Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and other medical courses, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
Raising serious concerns over accessibility and equity in public medical education, the MCA president urged the Higher Education Ministry to intervene immediately and protect the interests of students from low- and middle-income families, particularly those who failed to secure places through the Unit Pusat Universiti (UPU) centralised admission system.
