Zambry Abdul Kadir said the higher education ministry had found too many private institutions when he took office, and had since been reviewing their operations. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Private colleges and universities that are no longer operating have been ordered to close as part of a government review of the higher education sector, says its minister, Zambry Abdul Kadir.
Zambry said the ministry had found too many private higher education institutions when he took office, and had since been reviewing their operations.
“We instructed them to close the institutions,” he said when winding up the debate on the ministry’s 2027 budget at the committee stage in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Zambry said that as of Sept 30, there were 359 registered private higher education institutions, comprising 65 universities, 11 foreign university branch campuses, 39 university colleges and 244 colleges.
