Universities Must Make An Impact, Sunday Star, 5 February 2012
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Amendments to the Act
Reflecting on the impending amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) 1971, Mohamed Khaled said that the changes to the Act were not a “ticket for absolute freedom”.
“I have never prevented university students from being critical, but these criticisms must be channelled in a prudent and civilised manner,” he said.
At the end of last year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that Section 15 of the Act would be amended to allow university students aged 18 years and above (age of majority) to join political parties.
A special committee to oversee the amendments was set up almost immediately after the Nov 24 announcement by the Prime Minister.
The committee currently includes Universiti Teknologi Mara law expert Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi, Universiti Malaya deputy vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Rohana Yusof, UKM director of ethic studies Prof Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin and USM lecturer Assoc Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian-Sunday Star, 5 February 2012
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