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In accordance with the National Educational Philosophy, education in Malaysia aims to produce balanced individuals in harmony with intellectual, spiritual, emotional and physical development founded on faith in God. The Student Development Programme will include all students in public and private HEIs in Malaysia, international students in Malaysia and Malaysian students overseas. It is our mission to develop students into individuals with a sense of patriotism, calibre, discipline and high values, and are able to contribute to a national human resource of strong character. |
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The Programme will also encourage students to be involved in the following activities: |
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Leadership |
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Social entrepreneurship |
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Integration |
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International networking |
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Welfare and voluntary work |
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National culture |
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Programmes planned by the Student Affairs and Development Division are comprehensive to ensure local university students are at par with international students. |
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For this, the Council of Ministers have agreed to set up a special allocation of RM10 million to implement student welfare and development programmes beginning in 2008. This is based on the following considerations: |
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The fulfilment of the National Mission stated in the 9th Malaysia Plan for the development of human capital viz ‘enhancing knowledge, innovation and superior minds’. Thus, students of HEIs have to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve Vision 2020 |
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It is a special resource for local universities to carry out student activities. |
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It is a strategy to raise emotional, intelligence, and spiritual quotients (EQ, IQ and SQ) and strengthen the quality and credibility of Malaysian students within the country and abroad. |
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Pursuant to that, it was proposed that the allocation be monitored by a special committee created by the Secretary General as the officer overseeing MOHE. The Special Allocation Committee for Student Development is chaired by the Director General of DHE, MOHE and meets once a month. |
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Guidelines have been formed to consider the following activities: |
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Those which focus on soft skills and learning outcomes as underlined by the Soft Skills Module. |
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Those which involve Higher Education Strategic Plans scorecard based on the following:
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Activities (except for sports activities) organised by student associations and approved by Student Affairs and Development Division |
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Activities organised by student associations abroad and approved by the Malaysian Student Department or Malaysian Embassies abroad |
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Activities organised by HEIs and officiated by MOHE Administrative and Senior Management Group |
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Activities organised by various parties involving HEI students and approved by the Minister of Higher Education |
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Programmes planned by the Minister of Higher Education involving HEI students or Malaysian student associations abroad |
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Assistance or contribution to HEI students and Malaysian students abroad who suffer from disasters, accidents or calamities |
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