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Three students achieving perfect 4.00 CGPA in the 2025 STPM examination demonstrate the qualification's continued relevance as an affordable, rigorous and inclusive route to university, with particular strengths for low-income families and students with disabilities.
A student advocacy group at the University of Malaya is pressing the institution to disclose results of a sexual harassment investigation into a faculty member, saying authorities have not updated the public despite earlier claims the inquiry was nearing completion.
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Malaysia's Religious Affairs Ministry is launching the Maal Hijrah Lecture Series to bring Islamic scholarship beyond academic circles to the general public, with support from major universities.
Eighteen high-achieving students from the 2025 STPM cohort will receive tuition fee sponsorships from public universities, marking a new government initiative to strengthen Malaysia's pre-university education ecosystem and attract more students to Form Six.
Universiti Teknologi MARA's Kelantan campus is urging economically disadvantaged students to accept higher education offers, emphasizing the availability of comprehensive financial aid including zakat assistance, welfare funds, and the Dapur MADANI initiative.
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris has disowned a poster about registering mualaf that spread across social media, stating it was never approved by university management and circulated without official channels.
Malaysia's Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir has cautioned that unproven accusations regarding irregular university admissions threaten public confidence in the integrity of the country's higher education sector.
Malaysia's Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir has committed to deepening cooperation with Palestine in academic matters, emphasising education as a catalyst for national development and peace.