AUKU a sensitive Act?
I never know that the University and College Universities Act 1971 is a sensitive Act of Parliment. That is the reason given for requiring years to study the proposed amendments of the said Act.
Below is the reply (13.5.2008)
Puan Fong Po Kuan (Batu Gajah) minta Menteri Pengajian Tinggi menyatakan mengapakah pindaan kepada Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti masih enggan dibentangkan di Parlimen untuk memberi kelonggaran keapda para pelajar Universiti melibatkan diri di dalam politik.
Jawapan
Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat, deraf kajian cadangan pindaan Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti 1971 (AUKU) telah memasuki fasa akhir. Kementerian menjangkakan akan membentangkan deraf tersebut di Mesyuarat Parlimen yang akan datang.
Memandangkan AUKU 1971 adalah suatu Akta yang amat sensitif sifatnya dan mendapat perhatian semua pihak sama ada parti politik, pelajar pensyarah, ibubapa atau masyarakat amnya, maka proses pindaan AUKU sudah pasti akan mengambil masa yang agak lama. Maka adalah tidak tepat jika dikatakan Kementerian enggan membentangkan pindaan AUKU di Parlimen.
Pindaan AUKU mesti diperhalusi dengan mengambil kira setiap sudut penilaian dan kepentingan”stakeholder”. Kementerian tidak mahu nanti apabila AUKU dipinda akan timbul ketidakpuasan hati ibu bapa yang pada hemat Kementerian lebih mengharapkan anak mereka menimba ilmu dan tidak terlibat dengan parti politik atau sebagainya yang boleh mengakibatkan kegagalan dalam pengajian di universiti.
Po Kuan, why don’t the question be rephrased this way:
Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, satu sebab utama UMNO tidak mendapat sokongan golongan muda adalah kerana kesedaran politik yang rendah akibat pengekangan AUKU. Apa kata kita hapuskannya secepat mungkin?
(Peisheah, I wanted to know what was the status of the proposed amendment to the Act which was announced few years back. Certainly, I support the abolishment. )
Comment by peisheah — May 13, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
I still remember the time when i was in my university. They force us to sign this AUKU thing. The government should liberalise the law for us join political party freedomly.
Comment by Jonny — May 13, 2008 @ 10:24 pm
Po Kuan, I know you guys are still in Parlimen (from Tian Chua’s blog). Just to let you know that we appreciate the hard work & sacrifice by you MPs. Some more today is 13th May. Yeah, I’m learning more about the truth day by day.
I do not know much about law, but I do know that certain laws are not suitable today. AUKU was applied to the extreme in our local U that many of the students are really blind on many issues. Without much freedom & being treated like kids, how are they able to develop critical & mature thinking?
By the way, what’s this news about our Jelapang lady?
Comment by peisheah — May 13, 2008 @ 11:48 pm
Further, what’s the point of having political science studies in our universities? They can’t experience the real thing!
Comment by peisheah — May 14, 2008 @ 12:45 am