UiTM vital in drive to attain 51pct bumi professionals goal - Zahid

Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) plays a crucial role in assisting the government towards achieving the target of producing 51 percent of bumiputera professionals and technocrats.

Referring to a report from the Statistics Department of Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi emphasised the necessity of these efforts, noting the absence of any professional or technical field where bumiputera folk have attained the targeted percentage.

“Back in the day when UiTM known as ITM (Institut Teknologi Mara), the late Arshad Ayub was a trailblazer in the field of professional and technical education,” he said.

“The government and I aspire to see another Arshad Ayub emerge from UiTM, allowing us to accelerate progress towards our objectives,” he told a press conference at the UiTM Leadership Madani Thinkers Programme in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

He also expressed gratitude to the UiTM leadership, underscoring the importance of continuing such engagements to foster skilled professionals and technocrats in the country.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said was also present.

The UiTM Leadership Madani Thinkers Programme, organised by the Malaysian Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with UiTM, aims to empower the institution in line with the Malaysia Madani agenda and the principles of the Rukun Negara.

The programme, held for the first time, brought together 74 participants comprising top leaders from UiTM nationwide.

- Bernama

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