New academic calendar causes confusion among undergrads
PETALING JAYA: Confusion reigned over the announcement that the new term for universities in the country will start in September instead of July this year.
The announcement by Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah has caught many undergraduates unawares.
They are unhappy that they were not informed of the change in the academic calendar.
Many are concerned that the later entry will also affect their convocation dates and asked if the extended holidays will not be a “waste of time”.
Although public universities welcomed the move to synchronise their academic calendars with that of foreign universities, many have yet to iron out conflicting details.
The new academic calendar, which was originally proposed back in 2009, is aimed at attracting more foreign students to local universities as well as keeping Malaysia from losing its brightest to overseas universities.
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