PhD not a title to gratify one’s ego

IT was reported that the number of PhD holders among academic staff in public universities had increased by 133% since 2005 and Higher Education Department director-general Datuk Dr Radin Umar Radin Sohadi said there were now 14,000 PhD holders compared to 6,000 in 2005.

Of the 14,000, 60% were PhD holders in pure science, applied science, engineering, biology, physics, medical and technology and the rest in social and human sciences.