Is It Time For Race-Based Education Quotas To Go?

Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, senior fellow, Malaysian Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

24-Aug-23 18:00

Is It Time For Race-Based Education Quotas To Go?

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A recent clip of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaking to a young Indian woman about Bumiputera quotas in higher education, went viral and garnered both criticism and support. We speak about this with Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, senior fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, who recently wrote an op-ed outlining how Malaysia should aspire to do both needs-based and group-targeted measures. We also open up the conversation to our listeners on whether we should do away with race-based quotas altogether.

Image Credit: Anwar Ibrahim/ Twitter

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Sharaad Kuttan

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Categories: politics, government, education

Tags: education, matriculation, race, quota,

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