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Higher Education and Employment:
The Experience of Malaysia in
Harmonizing Cultural Literacy and Graduate Employability
Professor Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang
Secretary-General II, Ministry of Education Malaysia,
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PROFESSOR DATO’ SERI IR. DR ZAINI UJANG ,
Secretary-General II, Ministry of Education Malaysia,
• Secretary-General II, Ministry of Education, Malaysia since June 2013.
• First recipient of the prestigious Merdeka Award for Outstanding Scholastics
Achievement.
• Sits on various public agencies such as Chairman of Environmental Quality
Council, Malaysia.
• Wrote more than 250 scientific papers published in leading academic journals
and proceedings.
• Authored 33 books on environmental engineering, water sustainability,
higher education and learning innovation..
• Visiting Professor at
• MIT (the United States),
• Imperial College London (UK),
• Kyoto University Japan
• Tokyo University Japan
4. MALAYSIA
Ministry of
Education Malaysia in perspective
● 29 million pop
● Truly Asians (Malays, Chinese,
Indians, aborigines etc.)
● GDP growth 5.4% in 2012
● Top 15 competitive nation (IMD,
2013)
● Hub for Islamic finance
● 65 universities (20 public universities)
● 92% literacy rate
● 70% green cover
● From resource to industrial-based
economy (2000)
● From undergraduate to graduate
universities (since 2007)
● From tangible to intangible asset
development
zainiujang@moe.gov.my MILE, Madinah, 3-4 Sept 2013
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