PRESS STATEMENT
“Follow Sarawak's UCTS Initiative – Dr. Jeffrey”
Kota Kinabalu: “The Sabah Government need to
sit up and take pro-active action to set up its own
Sabah State University following Sarawak
Government’s initiative in setting up the
University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS)”
said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief,
commenting on Sarawak’s additional RM64 million
infrastructure allocation to set up an IT library,
indoor stadium and science and technology park
in UCTS campus in Sibu.
The Sarawak government needs to be
commended for taking the bull by its horns and
stepping up by establishing its own tertiary
institution and not waiting for the federal
government to return the education portfolio to
State control.
The UCTS comes after Sarawak’s own technical
institutes to better prepare young Sarawakians
with better vocational and technical skills. It’s the
implementation of the philosophy of teaching one
how to fish rather than giving a fish.
There is no higher price and no greater sacrifice
that ensuring that young Malaysians receive the
best education possible.
Education equips them
with a lifelong knowledge.
But, what is more important is that the Sarawak
government is taking charge of educational
institutions free from interference by the federal
government and Malay and Malayan-centric
policies.
At the same time, the Sarawak government can
ensure that Sarawakians especially their natives
are not deprived of educational scholarships and
opportunities that are denied them by the federal
“1-melayu” policies that should have no place in
the Borneo States where local natives should be
given priority.
Despite wanton lies by Ministers and the federal
government that the Malaysian education system
is one of the best in the world, the failures of the
system are evident everywhere.
Malaysian
students are faring worse than many third world
countries judging from recent PISA results where
Malaysia was ranked No. 52 out of the 65
countries polled.
As highlighted by the recently released World
Bank Report on education in Malaysia, the over-
emphasis and centralized control of education
had resulted in a decline in education standards
caused by bottlenecks and bureaucracy.
To arrest the falling standards and the decadence
of education in Sabah and Sarawak, the Sabah
and Sarawak governments need to take back
education under their wings before it is too late.
There is also a need to localize due to differences
and unsuitability of curriculum due to local
circumstances. For instance, bajau, kadazandusun
and many local mother tongues are spoken in
Sabah but not in the Peninsula.
Judging from the Sarawak government’s initiatives,
the Sabah government and their leaders have
much to learn from their counterparts in Sarawak.
Perhaps, the Sabah government leaders should
attend refresher courses in Sarawak to better
administer Sabah.
The education of the young Sabahans are too
important and the Sabah government should not
allow education should not be used as a political
tool by the federal government nor manipulated
or used to deprive deserving Sabahans from
proper educational opportunities.
The Sabah government need to adopt a holistic
approach to safeguard the young in Sabah do not
fall victims to a declining education system in
Malaysia. For a start, the Sabah government can
takeover some of the existing polytechnics and
universities as well as to upgrade the Timbang
Menggaris Agriculture Institute to be the Sabah
Agro-forestry University and produce skilled agro-
entrepreneurs and skilled graduates.
Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan
Chairman
STAR Sabah
03 June 2014
Sumber: Feed Bahasa Malaysia
“Follow Sarawak's UCTS Initiative – Dr. Jeffrey”
Kota Kinabalu: “The Sabah Government need to
sit up and take pro-active action to set up its own
Sabah State University following Sarawak
Government’s initiative in setting up the
University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS)”
said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief,
commenting on Sarawak’s additional RM64 million
infrastructure allocation to set up an IT library,
indoor stadium and science and technology park
in UCTS campus in Sibu.
The Sarawak government needs to be
commended for taking the bull by its horns and
stepping up by establishing its own tertiary
institution and not waiting for the federal
government to return the education portfolio to
State control.
The UCTS comes after Sarawak’s own technical
institutes to better prepare young Sarawakians
with better vocational and technical skills. It’s the
implementation of the philosophy of teaching one
how to fish rather than giving a fish.
There is no higher price and no greater sacrifice
that ensuring that young Malaysians receive the
best education possible.
Education equips them
with a lifelong knowledge.
But, what is more important is that the Sarawak
government is taking charge of educational
institutions free from interference by the federal
government and Malay and Malayan-centric
policies.
At the same time, the Sarawak government can
ensure that Sarawakians especially their natives
are not deprived of educational scholarships and
opportunities that are denied them by the federal
“1-melayu” policies that should have no place in
the Borneo States where local natives should be
given priority.
Despite wanton lies by Ministers and the federal
government that the Malaysian education system
is one of the best in the world, the failures of the
system are evident everywhere.
Malaysian
students are faring worse than many third world
countries judging from recent PISA results where
Malaysia was ranked No. 52 out of the 65
countries polled.
As highlighted by the recently released World
Bank Report on education in Malaysia, the over-
emphasis and centralized control of education
had resulted in a decline in education standards
caused by bottlenecks and bureaucracy.
To arrest the falling standards and the decadence
of education in Sabah and Sarawak, the Sabah
and Sarawak governments need to take back
education under their wings before it is too late.
There is also a need to localize due to differences
and unsuitability of curriculum due to local
circumstances. For instance, bajau, kadazandusun
and many local mother tongues are spoken in
Sabah but not in the Peninsula.
Judging from the Sarawak government’s initiatives,
the Sabah government and their leaders have
much to learn from their counterparts in Sarawak.
Perhaps, the Sabah government leaders should
attend refresher courses in Sarawak to better
administer Sabah.
The education of the young Sabahans are too
important and the Sabah government should not
allow education should not be used as a political
tool by the federal government nor manipulated
or used to deprive deserving Sabahans from
proper educational opportunities.
The Sabah government need to adopt a holistic
approach to safeguard the young in Sabah do not
fall victims to a declining education system in
Malaysia. For a start, the Sabah government can
takeover some of the existing polytechnics and
universities as well as to upgrade the Timbang
Menggaris Agriculture Institute to be the Sabah
Agro-forestry University and produce skilled agro-
entrepreneurs and skilled graduates.
Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan
Chairman
STAR Sabah
03 June 2014
Sumber: Feed Bahasa Malaysia
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