Ministry denies loan conditions discourage school leavers from furthering education
Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says the ministry has introduced various initiatives such as the Malaysia Family Eldest Student Development programme which assists students from B40 families with full tuition fee waivers at all public universities. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 22, 2023.
Its minister, Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the ministry has introduced various initiatives such as the Malaysia Family Eldest Student Development programme which assists students from B40 families with full tuition fee waivers at all public universities. “The reason why school leavers did not go to higher education institutions is probably because they did not pass and not due to strict scholarship or loan conditions.
He said this when asked to comment on a student association’s claim that the strict conditions imposed on scholarship or loan applications were a factor that caused many school leavers to choose not to continue their studies at higher education institutions.
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