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                                <title><![CDATA[ Political parties might be allowed to open branches at universities, says minister ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says a number of amendments have been made to the Universities and University Colleges Act, giving students greater freedom to carry out political activities. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ How autonomy for universities could move academics from their comfort zones ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ With applications for funding and grants becoming more competitive, self-governance for universities could nudge researchers to actively look for the resources they need. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Afghan universities deserted as Taliban impose new rules ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:39:11 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Taliban have said women will be allowed to go to private universities under the new regime, but they face tough restrictions on their clothing and movement. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Taliban order university women to wear face-covering niqab ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:04:01 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The decree applies to private colleges and universities, which have mushroomed since the Taliban's first rule ended in 2001. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sarawak to allow uni students on campus to go home for Aidilfitri ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:02:35 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ These students will be able to return home without taking Covid-19 RT-PCR tests. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ The problem of ideas in higher education ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharifah Munirah Alatas ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 06:25:45 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Has higher education transformed into a global business? ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ ‘Clock-in’ academics cited among reasons for decline of public universities ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 03:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Singapore-based academic Syed Farid Al-Attas says there is a corporate disease seeping into the work culture of the local academia. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Varsities’ ranking race akin to Macau scams, says academic ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fadila Awaludin ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 03:00:42 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Professor Ahmad Murad Merican also hits out at KPIs set for lecturers which pressure them to publish multiple articles per year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ ‘Caught’ in ranking game, local unis miss what matters in research ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/02/17/caught-in-ranking-game-local-unis-miss-what-matters-in-research</link>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:27:56 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Academic Faisal Tehrani warns against the 'yes man' culture, saying the strength of a university's research culture depends on the society around it. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Decline of varsities, rush for rankings traced back to ‘academic imperialism’ ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Chandra Muzaffar says an obsession with global rankings has a role in the overall decline of local universities, but it also reflects Malaysia's status-conscious society. ]]></description>
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