TANJUNG MALIM, Sept 20 — The government is prepared to consider the proposal to merge the 27 Malaysian Teacher Training Institutions (IPGM) into an education university, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The Deputy Prime Minister said, however, it must take into consideration various aspects such as the duration of study, the subjects and skills to be taught and the form of education to be adopted.
“The status of the IPGM is also similar to that of a university, it’s just that those trained there will become primary school teachers. However, it is a good suggestion.
“Whether the IPGM will be moved, renamed or placed as a large university, this is a suggestion that we can study,” he said at a dialogue session during a special meeting with the staff of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) at the Sultan Azlan Shah Campus, Proton City, here today.
Muhyiddin, who is also the Education Minister, said this when replying to a suggestion by UPSI alumni that the existing 27 IPGM in the country be placed under the management of the proposed university. — Bernama
