Islamic Studies graduates less marketable, the reason for withdrawing MoU
The Sun (21/5/08): The Higher Education Ministry clarified that the Memorandum of Understanding with Al-Azhar University was withdrawn because Islamic Studies graduates were less marketable.
Nasharuddin Mat Isa (PAS-Bachok) in a supplementary question in Parliament today asked why it was withdrawn, while pointing out that many colleges, including the Selangor Islamic University College, had suffered from this decision.
Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin explained that Islamic studies were amongst the less-marketable courses.
"To control the volatility of the market, we have limited the courses applied for, including Islamic studies and courses like ICT," he said.
To another question, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim agreed with Dr Tan Seng Giaw (DAP-Kepong) that the Judicial Appointments Commission will not solve all the judiciary issues and weaknesses, including the backlog.
"However, I give you my guarantee on the backlog cases. We have set up an Implementation Committee that I chair to draw up actions to solve this problem.
"On the performance of judges, we have a Code of Ethics that judges are bound to and the senior judges and the Chief Judges ensure adherence to the Code.
"We will monitor the effectiveness of this. It's too early to say the code is ineffective, so let us allow the Chief Judges to watch this closely," Zaid added.
Tan also asked if the government was considering setting up a Commission to study the weaknesses in the judiciary.
Zaid said he didn’t see the need for another Commission for this.
To the original question by Datuk Eric Enchin Majimbun (BN-Sepanggar) on the duties of the Chief Judge Malaya and Chief Judge Borneo, and if the government plans to merge the two judicial bodies, Zaid said: "The judiciary is a single body."
Zaid said the Chief Judge Malaya was tasked to the High Courts and lower courts in the peninsula while the Chief Judge for Sabah and Sarawak was in charge of the courts of the same levels in East Malaysia.
"Their positions are on par and the question of the merging does not arise because there is only one judiciary," he said, affirming a supplementary question by Eric Enchin (BN-Sepanggar) that judges from both the peninsula and East Malaysia had equal opportunity to assume the position of Chief Justice.
Nasharuddin Mat Isa (PAS-Bachok) in a supplementary question in Parliament today asked why it was withdrawn, while pointing out that many colleges, including the Selangor Islamic University College, had suffered from this decision.
Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin explained that Islamic studies were amongst the less-marketable courses.
"To control the volatility of the market, we have limited the courses applied for, including Islamic studies and courses like ICT," he said.
To another question, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim agreed with Dr Tan Seng Giaw (DAP-Kepong) that the Judicial Appointments Commission will not solve all the judiciary issues and weaknesses, including the backlog.
"However, I give you my guarantee on the backlog cases. We have set up an Implementation Committee that I chair to draw up actions to solve this problem.
"On the performance of judges, we have a Code of Ethics that judges are bound to and the senior judges and the Chief Judges ensure adherence to the Code.
"We will monitor the effectiveness of this. It's too early to say the code is ineffective, so let us allow the Chief Judges to watch this closely," Zaid added.
Tan also asked if the government was considering setting up a Commission to study the weaknesses in the judiciary.
Zaid said he didn’t see the need for another Commission for this.
To the original question by Datuk Eric Enchin Majimbun (BN-Sepanggar) on the duties of the Chief Judge Malaya and Chief Judge Borneo, and if the government plans to merge the two judicial bodies, Zaid said: "The judiciary is a single body."
Zaid said the Chief Judge Malaya was tasked to the High Courts and lower courts in the peninsula while the Chief Judge for Sabah and Sarawak was in charge of the courts of the same levels in East Malaysia.
"Their positions are on par and the question of the merging does not arise because there is only one judiciary," he said, affirming a supplementary question by Eric Enchin (BN-Sepanggar) that judges from both the peninsula and East Malaysia had equal opportunity to assume the position of Chief Justice.
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