KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― …..
“A few years ago, we decided to take in fewer undergrad science students to concentrate on postgraduate programs. However, this 2015/16 session we decided to take in a higher number of undergraduate students to ensure that we would have sufficient numbers for our postgraduate programs,” UM deputy vice-chancellor (Academic & International) Prof Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud told Malay Mail Online in an email interview.
“We are also now opening our programmes to students with qualifications other than the usual matriculation/ Form 6 qualifications like A-levels, Diploma and International Baccalaureate. Ideally, we would like to see sufficient students to form the feeder for our postgraduate programs,” he added.
This was last year’s news but it echoed my sentiment.
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