If professors serve their political masters, their new masters in a democratic society would be none other than the people.
The recent controversy over the Rome Statute shows the pattern of thought by our public university academics. They think only in terms of a single race and their future from those in power.
There are three basic problems: the civil servant syndrome, the lab technician mentality, and the industry mindset. The result is that very few professors are respected as leaders in nation-building. One is afraid, another too busy on-campus and the third is out playing golf with politicians. The Malaysia Research Assessment Instrument evaluation for academic production should be thrown out and replaced with something based on more realistic expectations of the Malaysian society.
Malaysia is on the move towards a more enlightened and critical public who have begun to see beyond racist concerns, and who have considerations of universal ideas of justice. Knowledge development is gauged from research, selective consultancy, multidisciplinary reading and networking.
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Student activists welcome 'confused' prince to attend Rome Statute forumA group of student activists who are organising forum on the Rome Statute have welcomed Johor crown prince to attend.
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Student activist invites TMJ to forum on Rome StatuteAsheeq Ali wants to clear any confusion over the international treat.
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