Wednesday August 13, 2008
UiTM slams MB’s proposal
SHAH ALAM: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah has hit out at Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s suggestion that the university open its doors to non-bumiputra students.
Prof Ibrahim said the call to have non-bumiputras allowed into the university was against the purpose of setting up the university.
“UiTM was set up to provide the bumiputras a chance to improve themselves by attaining tertiary education,” he told a press conference at the university here yesterday.
He was commenting on Khalid's statement asking for UiTM to open 10% of its intake to the other races to raise the level of integration, competitiveness and the quality of graduates.
Unhappy: Luqmannulhakim (left) handing the memorandum to Selangor state press officer Hasril Abu Hassan in Shah Alam yesterday. He said the power to decide on any changes to the intakes in UiTM was up to the government. Earlier about 5,000 UITM students held a peaceful demonstration in front of the state secretariat building where they also handed over a memorandum to a state government official objecting to the call by Khalid.
UiTM student body president Luqmannulhakim Mohamad Idris said the students wanted Khalid to retract the statement and apologise.
“We (the students) are very disturbed by the statement and we have planned our strategy on what to do if the Mentri Besar does not apologise and retract the statement,” he said.
Khalid, meanwhile said the proposal was done in the interests of both bumiputras and others.
Khalid said he was fully aware that he had no right to decide on the quota for non-Malays in UiTM.
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