MOHE ‘not transparent’ in handling case, says former Usim lecturer-theSun

MOHE ‘not transparent’ in handling case, says former Usim lecturer

PETALING JAYA: The Ministry

of Higher Education (MOHE) was “not transparent” in its reply over investigations on

allegations of marks-fixing at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Usim), said former lecturer

Yasmin Norhazleena Bahari Md Noor.

“The MOHE never answered my queries, which speaks volumes of their lack of

transparency and integrity in handling my case,” she said.

Yasmin, who resigned from Usim’s law faculty at the end of last year, said several matters

remained unanswered in the MOHE investigation.

“The ministry should explain the exact date the Department of Higher Education

concluded that the USIM Senate had acted appropriately and had the right to request that

the marking be re-evaluated. On what basis does the department conclude that the senate

had acted accordingly?” asked Yasmin, who also questioned the powers of the

Senate to order the re-evaluation of the marks.

Yasmin also wondered if the power exercised by the Usim Senate violates the National

Higher Education Strategic Plan.

“If it does not violate such Plan, provide the justifi cations,” she said.

In June 2008, Yasmin complained to the Ministry of Higher Education that she was

victimised and pressured to quit after refusing to pass students who had failed her course

at the university. But she only received a reply in February from the ministry, which

upheld the university’s decision on altering and giving passing grades to her

failed students.

Last week, the ministry’s director-general Radin Umar Radin Sohadi said investigations

into the case found no basis for Yasmin’s claims.