The steep increase in Universiti Malaya’s (UM) medical tuition fees risks shutting out academically qualified B40 students from pursuing degrees in medicine and other critical fields, warns Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
Speaking at a press conference at Wisma MCA on Tuesday (June 24), the MCA president expressed deep concern over recent changes in Malaysia’s higher education policies, particularly those that risk marginalising students from B40 and M40 households.
He questioned whether the sharp fee disparity sends the wrong message to students from less privileged backgrounds and undermines efforts to ensure equitable access to education.
