Zambry: Public varsities cannot cut local quotas


Future of technology: Zambry (right) opening the symposium at Setia Spice Convention Centre. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: There will be no compromise on the quotas for local students in public universities, even as these institutions welcome foreign students, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.

Dismissing claims of an influx of foreign students in public universities, particularly from China, he said Malaysians are prioritised as determined by Unit Pusat Universiti (UPU), the centralised admission system.

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