22 juin 2013
Terengganu defends move to send students to Jordan
By Satiman Jamin. The issue of sponsorship of students to overseas universities dominated the state assembly session today as the opposition questioned the choice of universities that Terengganu students were sent to.
The state government had chosen to send students under its sponsorship to Jordan instead of Egypt due to the latter's unstable political situation, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said.
He said the decision was made after evaluating that the education system in Jordan was better than in Egytian universities.
"Based on our experience and evaluation, we found that the education system in Jordan is better, apart from the security factor," he said.
"We accept that the Al-Azhar University (in Egypt) is a great institution and the oldest but it will all depends on the students," he said in his answer to a supplementary question from Satiful Bahri Mamat (Pas-Paka). Read more...
The state government had chosen to send students under its sponsorship to Jordan instead of Egypt due to the latter's unstable political situation, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said.
He said the decision was made after evaluating that the education system in Jordan was better than in Egytian universities.
"Based on our experience and evaluation, we found that the education system in Jordan is better, apart from the security factor," he said.
"We accept that the Al-Azhar University (in Egypt) is a great institution and the oldest but it will all depends on the students," he said in his answer to a supplementary question from Satiful Bahri Mamat (Pas-Paka). Read more...
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