NST July 20: Committee in charge of fine-tuning guidelines
Committee in charge of fine-tuning guidelines
20 Jul 2006KUALA LUMPUR: A committee has been established to fine-tune the draft of the "Ethnic Relationship Learning and Teaching Course Guidelines".
Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said in a statement that the committee, chaired by Datuk Prof Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), met yesterday.
Other members of the committee are Prof Dr Abdul Latif Samian (UKM), and Associate Prof Dr Siti Aishah Ali and Baterah Alias, both from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).
Mustapa also said academicians such as Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr K.J. Ratnam and Prof Emeritus Dr Khoo Kay Kim, both from Universiti Malaya; Prof Datuk Dr Ramlah Adam, from the Malacca Museum; Prof Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Embong, from UKM; and Prof Dr Cheah Boon Kheng, from Universiti Sains Malaysia, would be consulted.
"Once the draft has been fine-tuned, it will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval before being used by higher-learning institutions," he said.
Mustapa said the ministry yesterday directed Universiti Putra Malaysia to withdraw the use of the "Ethnic Relationship Learning and Teaching Course Guidelines" on advice of the Cabinet.
