THE ANT DAILY: Public universities keeping their distance from industry players

http://www.theantdaily.com/news/2013/11/23/public-universities-keeping-their-distance-industry-players

"They [universities] are therefore insulating themselves from industry needs. How would they be able to carry out commercialisation successfully when collaboration between public universities and private sector companies is rare?"

ACADEME, a publication of American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

Two interesting articles from September-October 2013 issue of Academe:

Faculty Governance in the New University

By Leslie Bary

Change Requires Disipline
By Adrianna Kezar and Daniel Maxey

The Star: Higher Education in flux

http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/Reflecting-On-The-Law/Profile/Articles/2013/11/14/Higher-education-in-flux.aspx

"The primary aim of universities today is to build careers and not characters. Education today is for earning, not learning. We have become mistresses to the Qualifying Boards of our professions." 

MOVE welcomes corporate membership

MOVE membership is now opened to corporate membership of academic and professional organisations. Each corporate member can appoint a representative to the executive council of MOVE and be involved in the running and activity of MOVE.

Membership fee ranged from RM100 to RM500, depending on membership. Please refer to Fasal 20 Perlembagaan GERAK. Application form can be obtained here.

Please make the collegiality and the voice of the academics stronger at national and international levels by being a member of MOVE, either as corporate or individual member.

Keahlian GERAK dibuka kepada pertubuhan akademik dan professional

GERAK mengalu-alukan permohonan keahlian dari pertubuhan-pertubuhan akademik dan professional sebagai Ahli Koperat. Setiap ahli koperat boleh melantik seorang wakil ke Majlis Kerja GERAK dan boleh terlibat dalam pengurusan dan aktiviti GERAK.

Yuran ahli koperat adalah antara RM100 hingga RM500, bergantung kepada bilangan ahli pertubuhan. Sila lihat Fasal 20 Perlembagaan GERAK. Borang permohonan ahli koperat boleh didapati di sini.

Tolong tingkatkan kesepakatan dan suara para akademik (awam dan swasta) Malaysia diperingkat nasional dan antarabangsa dengan menjadi ahli GERAK samada sebagai ahli koperat atau ahli individu.