General Education in the Undergraduate Programme: Malaysian Policy Perspective

Abstract

As the pace of industrialisation gathers momentum, the importance of education has been invariably pushed to the forefront, particularly during the last two decades, in Malaysia's development thrust. It has become more apparent with the Vision 2020 long-term objectives in which education is perceived as a critical instrument in achieving the nation's vision of attaining the status of a fully developed nation. Education is therefore seen as an enabling mechanism so that every Malaysian citizen will have an excellent command of knowledge, skills and values necessary in a world that has become increasingly competitive and globalised, arising from the impact of rapid and multifaceted development in science, technology and information flows.