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| Our varsities: The good, the bad and the ugly |
| Shawn Tan | Sep 4, 08 2:55pm |
 The TehTarik sessions are the brainchild of a group of young Malaysians at Cambridge University who desired a non-partisan platform to foster open discussion on burning issues. Sessions are open to all as long as they have a shared passion for Malaysia. The following is based on the discussion that took place over a hot cup of self-made teh tarik.
A Malaysian university in the top 100 World University Ranking. That’ll be the day.
In recent years, we have seen the embarrassing deterioration in the world ranking of Malaysian universities. Although ranks and good reputation are not at all conclusive parameters of the quality of universities, they are still insightful indicators.
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A dual pre-university system |
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Lecturers chosen not on merit |
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