Reflection 2 (10%)

Based on what we have learnt in this lesson, do you think MQA is really necessary to
ensure higher education quality in Malaysia?
Share your thoughts in the space provided below.

MQA plays an important role to ensure higher education quality in Malaysia as per below:

1. The main role of the MQA is to carry out the Malaysian Qualifications Framework

(MQF) to ensure the quality of Malaysia's higher education. The body does this by
enforcing course accreditation to regulate the curriculum and operational standards
of higher learning institutions.

2. By enforcing course accreditation to regulate the curriculum and operational

standards of higher learning institutions. When a course is fully accredited by MQA, it
means that the course meets the quality standards of MQA.

3. Protect the interests of the consumers of private higher education and also at the
same time to protect the reputation of Malaysian higher education and the value of
the qualifications awarded.

4. MQA recognises and believes that quality assurance is about nurturing confidence in
qualifications, in teaching and learning processes, and in outcomes produced by
Malaysia’s higher education institutions. It calls for the Agency’s behaviour and
processes to be carried out in the true spirit of good practices in quality assurance
which is fair, transparent and professional to ensure its evaluation, judgments and
recommendations are credible and authoritative by following, adopting and adapting
international benchmarks.

5. MQA has actively developed mechanisms to recognise all forms and types of
learning to enable adults gain access to new knowledge and skills offered via the
higher education sector.

6. MQA has a huge reservoir of trained assessors who are subject specialists. They
form a valuable source of ideas of teaching, learning and assessment which informs
the policies, standards and guidelines.