30pct of university students to return to campus on March 1

The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has estimated that 30 percent of the 1.1 million students of higher learning institutions (IPT) belong to the six categories of students who are allowed to return to their respective campuses beginning March 1.

Deputy director-general of the Higher Education Department, Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin, said the students would return in phases to undergo teaching and learning sessions (PdP) on a hybrid basis, namely face-to-face and online, adding that the IPTs have the right to reduce the number of students allowed on campus according to the current situation and risk assessment...