The Impact of IT on Higher Education for Malaysia

1. The Impact of IT on Higher Education for Malaysia Alias Daud, Zainab A. N. and Zaitun A. B, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. President Forum of Southeast Asian Universities,

2. Introduction • Malaysian youth of today  e-geners • Increase in demand for places in the HEIs • Vision 2020 • Effect of the currency crisis 1998.

3. Figure 1 : Student Enrolment in the 11 Malaysia Universities

4. Contributing Factors to IT Utilization in HEI • Financial Allocations • IT Adoption Policy • The Level of IT Awareness of the Malaysian Society • Essential Infrastructure

5. Figure 2 : Government Spending on Education

6. Institutions 1998 2000 Government Research Institutes (GRI) 99,864,780 153,619,090 Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) 6,696,298 24,107,636 Private 156,426,885 204,513,206 Total 262,982,964 382, 239,932 % of total 23.33 22.87 Total on R & D expenditure 1,127,032,589 1,671,445,343 Table 1 : Malaysia’s Expenditure on ICCT (F10500)

7. Figure 3 : The Impact of IT on Higher Education in Malaysia Malaysian n-geners youth IT Empowerment Higher Education in Public and Private IHE The Wired University Policy Budget Infrastructure e-learning Virtual University Mobile Learning Distance Learning • The Malaysian Objectives • Quality education to produce graduates • Fulfill labor market requirements • Educational Hub

8. The Impact of IT Utilization on Higher Education • The Wired University • Management of Students Academic Affairs • The Management of Students’ Learning Experiences • E-learning • Virtual University • Collaborations with Foreign Universities

9. Conclusions • Continue to utilize IT in HEI • Quality education to produce quality graduates • Fulfill labor market requirements • Educational Hub • Share experience with other countries • Open opportunities for collaboration

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