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ICPE-5 2012Universiti Teknologi Malaysia18 Dec. 2012
By Prof. Dr. Nik Maheran Nik MuhammadUniversiti Malaysia
Kelantan
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In the new economy, financial capital is no longer at the
forefront. The countrys competitiveness relies heavily on a
critical resource the human capital
9MP aspire to increase the number of Malaysian doctorate degree
holders to achieve world-class knowledge workers in Malaysia.
Top-class human capital is critical to drive the nations
economic growth, trigger sustainable and highly competitive
economic development and explore new areas of research that can
sustain its competitive advantage over others;
The strategies aggressive of MYBRAIN15 - aim of 60,000 doctorate
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PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES / AREA OF
STUDYENROLMENTADMISSIONGRADUATE200820092008200920082009ART &
SCIENCE
SOCIAL6,3007,6411,8152,080350328SCIENCE3,6504,2191,1601,192290234TECHNICAL2,2932,809669878145139TOTAL12,24514,6693,6444,150785701
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES / AREA OF
STUDYENROLMENTADMISSIONGRADUATE200820092008200920082009ART &
SCIENCE
SOCIAL59412251695122726SCIENCE516691952021514TECHNICAL2213623978139TOTAL133122783037925549GRAND
TOTAL13,57616,9473,9474,942840750
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Total doctoratesMalaysias total of 5,992 doctorates compared to
Korea, which has the highest number of S&T doctorates of about
52,595 (ISI web knowledge, 2007)ICPE-5 2012
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2.PatentsEach Malaysian doctorate generates only 0.0164 patent
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3. PublicationsEx: Each Singapore doctorate generates 1.437
publications compared to Malaysias 0.0166.
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Secondary School Output and Tertiary Educationonly 32% of
secondary school leavers in Malaysia enter tertiary education.
81% in Korea, 73% in US, 70% in Finland and 48% in Japan,
Malaysia needs to increase the percentage of its school leavers
who enter university.
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the percentage of doctoral to bachelors degree Malaysia ranked
4.1% in getting its undergraduates to pursue doctoral degree
programmes with a percentage of 30.2%. ICPE-5 2012
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R&D ExpenditureThe national R&D input indicators lag
behind comparable competitive nations, and are still below their
target of 1.5% of GDP (GERD/GDP). ICPE-5 2012
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Admission to doctoral programme (e.g. length of time, selection
process and supervisors acceptance criteria); Research support,
Supervision quality,Facilities and equipment availability;
Completion rate;Financial Aid;lack of career attractiveness or
opportunity for career development for people with a
doctorate;relevant programmes; and world-renowned professors
Note: These are issues emerged in the findings of a case study
conducted in one of the top Malaysian public HEIs
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Concern over potential shortages of doctorates to academia,
Malaysias action plan to produce 60,000 doctorates within the next
15 years has led to the coining of the programme name
MyBrain15.
Malaysian government, through MOHE, PSD, MARA and MOSTI, has
supported Malaysians with funds and financial aid for postgraduate
studies
The need for many more doctoral degree holders in Malaysia is
evident that Malaysia is now moving towards knowledge-driven
economy.
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Malaysias targets for the short, intermediate and long terms
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Target Setting for Admission, Enrolment and Output of
Doctorates(aggressive intervention will result in 60,000 doctorates
in about 8 years at a CAGR of 41%,medium intervention will result
in the same number in about 15 years at a CAGR of 16%. )
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The approach to develop MyBrain15 strategies, initiatives and
implementation planAssess the factors attracting candidates and
producing sufficient doctoral graduates;MOHE, to propose to the
Government, initiatives/plans/changes which are outside of its
sphere of control (e.g. MOE, MOSTI, government research institutes
and industry players). Define the need for a doctoral-qualified (or
equivalent) workforce; study successful models adopted by other
nations to enhance their research-based innovation system
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Admitting the right studentsSpecial Reward SchemeBuild alliances
with undergraduate programmes.Industry-faculty linkagesDiversified
of Doctoral SetupInvesting in ScholarshipAdequate mentoring from
faculty to student.Creating partnership with all involving in
doctoral studies
