GECPC2021 – Opening Address

YBhg. Berbahagia Professor Dato’ Dr Husaini Omar

Director General Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia

Reconstructing Higher Education in the New Normal: Malaysia’s Way Forward

On behalf of the Ministry of Education, YBhg. DATO’ PROF. DR. HUSAINI B. OMAR, has delivered his speech entitled Reconstructing Higher Education in the New Normal: Malaysia’s Way Forward. In his speech, he shared that Malaysia’s higher education system has matured considerably over the years and is undergoing a comprehensive transformation especially during the pandemic. In the education environment, technological solutions and online learning have allowed educators to be more creative, interactive, and empathic in teaching the next generation and prepare them for Industry 4.0.