KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) aims to produce 30,000 graduates skilled in artificial intelligence (AI) between 2025 and 2030 to address the challenges of automation and meet future workforce needs.

Its Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir said the target would be achieved through 30 specialised programmes at bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral (PhD) levels currently offered at 11 public universities.

He said to ensure that academic programmes remained relevant to technological advancements, 455 programmes across various levels had undergone a review as of Sept 30.

“For specialised AI programmes, development and accreditation have also been strengthened through the Programme Standards: Artificial Intelligence (PS:AI) developed by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), to ensure that they are developed systematically and meet the stipulated quality standards,” he said during the question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.