Oil and Gas University in Labuan

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The Higher Education Ministry is mulling over setting up a public university in Labuan specialising in the field of oil and gas and marine engineering, its deputy minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said.

However, he said various factors need to be taken into consideration before the proposal can be implemented.

“There are five public universities offering programmes in oil and gas which are Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara and Kuching Polytechnic in Sarawak.

“The ministry feels that the number of public universities in the country will be able to sufficiently cover the needs for skilled labour,” he said in reply to Datuk Yusoff Mahal (BN-Labuan) at the Dewan Rakyat here yesterday.

He added that the setting up of such universities would also depend on the nation’s strategic needs.

Yusoff wanted to know whether the ministry would turn Universiti Malaysia Sabah Labuan campus into a full-fledged university or create a new one specialising in oil and gas and marine engineering. — Bernama

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[Eyong]

UMSKAL should be a fully fledged university ! It unfair that Labuan campus has so little welfare to manage the student while the KK has the most !