UTM VC: ‘Malicious’ to brand public universities as corruption hotbeds


JOHOR BARU: Labelling public higher education institutions as “corruption breeding grounds” (lubuk rasuah) is a malicious and baseless claim that threatens the credibility of Malaysia’s education system, says Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim.

He said that while isolated cases may exist, it is unjust to allow one or two incidents to define the entire system.

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