Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia)
| Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 27 March 2004 |
| Preceding Ministry | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Malaysia |
| Headquarters | No. 2, Menara 2, Jalan P5/6, Precinct 5, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62200 Putrajaya |
| Motto | Soaring Upwards (Peningkatan Berterusan) |
| Employees | 16,713 (2017) |
| Annual budget | MYR 12,132,640,700 (2017) |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Higher Education (Malay: Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi), abbreviated MOHE, is ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for higher education, polytechnic, community college, student loan, accreditation, student volunteer. Its main office is in Putrajaya. The current Federal Minister of Higher Education is Idris Jusoh.
The Ministry of Higher Education is responsible for administration of several key Acts:
The functions of the MOHE was originally within the purview of the Ministry of Education (MOE) until the departments and agencies responsible for higher education were separated from the MOE on 27 March 2004 and established as a full ministry under a Federal Minister. In 2013, the Prime Minister, Najib Razak, merged the Ministry of Education and the ministry into a single Ministry of Education. In 2015, the Ministry is reestablished.
The MOHE is headed by the Minister of Higher Education, a post held by Idris Jusoh (UMNO). He were assisted by Deputy Ministers, Mary Yap Kain Ching.
The following departments and agencies are under the purview of the MOHE:
Also known by its Malay acronym, JPT (for Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi), the department was headed by a Director General, Prof. Datuk Dr. Asma binti Ismail. This department was responsible for the management of both public and private institutes of higher learning and also Malaysian Student Department around the world.
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