Smart University:

Shaping Triple Bottom Line of

Sustainability
Dr. Mohd Nor Azman bin Hassan
Deputy Director General of Higher Education EDUCATION WORLD FORUM
Department of Higher Education Intercontinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur | 8 August 2018
Ministry of Education Malaysia
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 Industry Student
TEACHING
Acceptance Excellence

Triple
Bottom
Economic HEI
R&D
Social Line Policy
EXPERTISE
Think Tank
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 QUALITY OF TALENTS
GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY (2012-2016)
77.5
77.3
77

76.5
76.1
76

75.5
GE Rates (%)

75 75.1
75

74.4
74.5

74

73.5

73

72.5
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year 3
Source: MOHE Tracer Study
 GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY - TVET (2016)
98

96
97.2
94

92
GE Rates (%)

90
88.6
88
87.1
86

84

82
MTUN Polytechnics Community Colleges
Year 2016 4
Source: MOHE Tracer Study
TVET INSTITUTIONS IN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

85 VOCATIONAL COLLEGES
- DIPLOMA & SKM 4

36 Polytechnic 102 Community

Colleges
PVMA – 269 SMK
2 YEARS SKILLS TRAINING
Premier Polytechnic - 3 METrO Polytechnic - 6
(SKM 2) + SPM
*Enrolment
Conventional Polytechnic - 27 Community Colleges PIMA – 126 SMK
*Enrolment 20,912 2 YEARS APRENTICESHIP
Polytechnic : 98,724 PROGRAM + SPM
Graduate Employability
Graduate Employability 2017 2017 TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
94.5% 96.7% - 9 SMT

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*as at December 2016
11th Malaysia Plan : Chapter 5
Accelerating human capital development for an advanced nation.
Key Strategies and Results
Game Changer

Transforming TVET to Strengthen lifelong Improve the quality of

Improving labor market meet industry demand learning for skill education to improve
efficiency to increase upgrades student outcomes and
economic growth institutional excellence

 60% of the 1.5 million

jobs in the 11MP
required TVET skills

 225,000 SPM leavers

intake in the TVET
program
* TVET as a catalyst for
producing skilled
workers

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MOE’s PRIORITY RESEARCH AREAS

National Priority Areas

MOE’s Research Clusters
(NPAs)

Food Security

Information & Communication

Natural and Cultural Heritage

Energy Security

Technology & Engineering

Pure and Applied Science

Clinical & Health Science

Plantation Crops

Arts & Applied Arts

Social Science
Cyber Security
Water Security
Bio Diversity
Healthcare and Medicine
Environment & Climate Change
Transportation & Mobility

MOE’s 2018 Research Priorities:

• Healthcare & Wellness

• Disruptive/Advanced Technology
• Societal Impact of 4.0 IR
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RESEARCH PERFORMANCE IN SCOPUS
(SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS)
MALAYSIA
 RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
2012-2016 AT A GLANCE
MALAYSIA’S GROWING SCHOLARLY OUTPUT
Top 20 Institutions In Malaysia Ranked Scholarly FWCI

133,134
By Number of Publications Output
Top 7 Subject Areas Scholarly Citations
University of Malaya 21,032 1.25 Ranked by Number of Output
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 16,838 0.94 Publications
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 16,332 0.80 Engineering 29,438 77,287
Universiti Putra Malaysia 16,039 0.84 NUMBER OF SCHOLARLY OUTPUT BY Computer Science 13,669 29,668
Universiti Sains Malaysia 15,338 0.85 MALAYSIAN INSTITUTIONS Medicine 10,823 54,004
Universiti Teknologi MARA 9,977 0.80 Materials Science 10,372 45,253
Universiti Teknologi Petronas 5,349 0.91 Physics and Astronomy 9,981 40,429
Social Sciences 8,366 12,243
International Islamic University Malaysia 5,328 0.72 28,248 29,845 Chemistry 7,218 42,755
Universiti Malaysia Perlis 4,959 0.87
27,168
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 3,757 1.20 25,209
Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2,918 1.03 2016- highest
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka 2,904 0.93 22,664 number ever
Top 7 Subject Areas Ranked by
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
Scholarly
Output
FWCI
Universiti Utara Malaysia 2,894 0.48 recorded (FWCI)
Multimedia University 2,166 0.72 Energy 5,114 1.30
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 1,904 0.67 Chemical Engineering 4,955 1.21
Universiti Malaysia Sabah 1,895 0.83 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Medicine 10,823 1.18
Universiti Tenaga Nasional 1,851 0.91 Nursing 622 1.07
Physics and Astronomy 9,981 1.02
University of Nottingham Malaysia
Campus
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
1,833

1,450
1.26

0.77
82.2% of Malaysia’s scholarly Chemistry
Environmental Science
7,218
7,089
1.00
1.00

Universiti Kuala Lumpur 1,011 0.70 output were contributed by 20 Public

Source : Scival and Malaysia Citation Centre
Universities researchers
estimates, January 2018 9
 Summary
MALAYSIA’S GROWING SCHOLARLY OUTPUT 2013-2017
Top 20 Institutions In Malaysia Scholarly Field Top 7 Subject Areas Ranked by Scholarly Field
Ranked By Number Of Publications

University of Malaya
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Output Weighted

22,237
19,808
Citation
Impact
1.34
0.92
142,874 Number of Publications

Engineering
Computer Science
Output Weighted

48,895
24,617
Citation
Impact
0.96
0.77

Universiti Putra Malaysia 16,400 0.84

NUMBER OF SCHOLARLY OUTPUT BY Physics and Astronomy 18,148 1.00
Materials Science 17,790 0.98
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 16,218 0.86 MALAYSIAN INSTITUTIONS Medicine 16,511 1.20
Universiti Sains Malaysia 15,380 0.91
Social Sciences 14,196 0.71
Universiti Teknologi MARA 10,428 0.74 34,000
32,025 Environmental Science 12,281 0.96
Universiti Teknologi Petronas 5,844 0.95 32,000 Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11,591 0.87
International Islamic University Malaysia 5,779 0.73
29,921 Chemistry 11,547 1.00
30,000 28,313 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular
Universiti Malaysia Perlis 5,544 0.86 27,390 10,428 0.90
28,000 Biology
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 5,177 1.08
University Malaysia Pahang 3,785 1.06 26,000
25,225 Mathematics 9,974 0.70
Energy 9,532 1.12
University Utara Malaysia 3,535 0.47 24,000 Chemical Engineering 8,256 1.13
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka 3,510 0.81 Business, Management and Accounting 8,046 0.76
22,000
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2,287 0.65 Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5,674 0.64
Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2,203 0.81
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Arts and Humanities 4,605 0.81
Multimedia University 2,198 0.71 Pharmacology, Toxicology and
4,406 0.88
University of Nottingham Malaysia
Campus
2,022 1.31 More than 80% of Malaysia’s scholarly
Pharmaceutics
Earth and Planetary Sciences 4,070 0.95

Universiti Tenaga Nasional 2,008 0.90 output were contributed by 20 Public Multidisciplinary 3,778 0.25
Immunology and Microbiology 2,771 0.89
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) 1,962 1.58 Universities researchers Decision Sciences 1,824 0.88
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 1,781 0.69 Source : Scopus & Malaysia Citation Centre , July 2018
Translational Research with outcomes that
Research impact the government,
BLOCKBUSTER community, industry and academia

PadiU PUTRA CORM TECH Blast Resistant

Material

LESTARI UKM
PISOPTERA® Kit Amali Fizik
@ Langkawi

MIG Muamalat
UTM
UMS Garoupa Interactive
Membrane
Game

Orthotic Sea Horse Vehicle Smart

Prosthesis @ Conservation Security
UM Project (VESS)

UniMAP Penang Port: A

ANANOCOAT Mangga Port
Harum Manis Management
Game
Muslim Water
Friendly Rating Desalination
Mobile
Hotel System System
Incinerator for
The Disposal
Precision UniSZA Goats of Islamic
Medicine Milk Publication
through Compliance
Genome with Sharia
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 Subject Areas
MALAYSIA’S SUBJECT AREAS BREAKDOWN (2013-2017)

180.0
Dentistry
160.0
Energy
140.0

120.0 Physics and Astronomy

Mathematics
Publications (Growth %)

100.0 Decision Sciences Materials Science

Computer Science Environmental Science
80.0 Neuroscience
Social Sciences
60.0 Business, Management and… Engineering Chemical Engineering
Psychology
40.0 Chemistry
Health Professions Nursing
20.0 Economics, Econometrics and Finance Agricultural and Biological Sciences Medicine
Immunology and Microbiology Earth and Planetary Sciences
0.0 Arts and Humanities Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40
-20.0 Veterinary

-40.0 Pharmacology, Toxicology and

Pharmaceutics
Multidisciplinary
-60.0

-80.0
FWCI
Source : Scopus & Malaysia Citation Centre , July 2018
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TEACHING
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Economic HEI
R&D
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EXPERTISE
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Mohd Nor Azman Hassan
@mnazman_hassan
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