Muda moots B40 quota for varsities

Muda moots B40 quota for varsities

Its president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman says Malaysia must migrate from a race-based education system to one that is needs-based.

PETALING JAYA:
Muda has suggested implementing a quota system for students from B40 families regardless of race.

“It doesn’t matter what race you are, the only priority is that you come from a poor household,” Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said during a press conference today.

“The reality is the system is unfair to families who are struggling financially. A lot of people think that a needs-based approach will neglect those from B40 families. In reality, that’s not true,” he said, adding that it would benefit poor Malay families in particular.

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