PUTRAJAYA, April 2- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will soon convene a meeting with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education to find a solution that will be acceptable to all on the recognition of Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) to enter local public higher learning institutions (IPTA).
In a joint statement by Najib and United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong), it said the meeting today, among others had discussed on the issue concerning the recognition of the UEC which relates to applications for entering IPTA.
“There was a discussion on requirement of students from Chinese medium schools to have at least a credit in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Bahasa Malaysia paper along with the UEC, as a condition for applying to IPTA.
“There was also discussion on the issue of accreditation to the UEC Bahasa Malaysia subject,” it said. Today, Najib met six representatives from Dong Zong at the Prime Minister’s office at Kompleks Perdana Putra here.
Najib became the first prime minister to have met Dong Zong since it was established 59 years ago. Dong Zong led by its chairman, Dr Yap Sin Tian, deputy chairman Chow Siew Hon, vice chairmen Kho Hai Meng and Wang Toon Jui, Secretary-general Poh Chin Chuan and Treasurer Lim Kock Chai. In the historic one-hour meeting today, Najib and Dong Zong representatives also discussed and exchanged ideas on the betterment of Chinese education in Malaysia.
Meanwhile, Yap said Dong Zong was hoping to get some good news from the prime minister today, however, there were some ‘technical problems’ on the accreditation of Bahasa Malaysia subject in UEC which need further discussion.
“We hope to get some good news soon… maybe before the general election,” he told reporters here today.
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