Professors’ council can’t be disbanded, rebrands itself

Mohd Farhan Darwis Mohd Farhan Darwis Updated 7 years ago · Published on 27 Oct 2018 11:00AM · 8 Comments

National Council of Professors deputy chairman Shamsul Amri Baharuddin says it will not and cannot be disbanded as it is registered as a company with the guarantee under the Companies Act 2016. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 27, 2018.

THE National Council of Professors (MPN) will not be dissolved as earlier announced by the Pakatan Harapan government, but will now operate as a civil society body with the freedom to engage with any party or stakeholder.

Shortly after taking over Putrajaya, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the new government would disband MPN, which had been criticised as serving as a mouthpiece for the Barisan Nasional administration, rather than promoting knowledge and nation-building.

However, MPN deputy chairman Shamsul Amri Baharuddin said the council, which groups 1,426 members from different public universities, could not be dissolved as it was registered as a company.

“MPN will not and cannot be disbanded as it is registered as a company with the guarantee under the Companies Act 2016,” Shamsul told The Malaysian Insight.

“(Instead) MPN will continue to operate as a free body like an NGO and not under any ministry.”

The role of the revamped MPN would be to support government and private academic groups, Shamsul said.

“MPN does not only operate for the government, but also for other public bodies, civil society groups, academic and non-academic groups in Asean, as well as internationally.

“The old structure remains for now, and if any amendment is needed, it will be done upon the consensus of members.”

A month after Dr Mahathir’s announcement, MPN members met the prime minister to present a “restructuring plan” for the academic group.

Apart from MPN, other bodies slated to be dissolved after BN was overthrown included the Special Affairs Department (Jasa), Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) and the Federal Village Development and Security Committee (JKKKP), as they were deemed to be political in nature. – October 27, 2018.

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  • Kangkong professor.
    Good for nothing.
    No economic use,really.

    Posted 7 years ago by Manfredd Ng · Reply

  • Simple to reslove. Start another one under the guidance of MOE but given free rein and independance to administrate and you shall see all the professors of MPN will start flocking to the new establishment. A low class Professor Chariman and Deputy can head an almost empty shell in MPN.

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Apart from a handful of Professors who spoke up on national issues, none others impressed. What a shame. These so-called professors better start to show what they can do to root out plagiarism in academia.

    Posted 7 years ago by Ang Peng Wong · Reply

  • Professors Kepala Bapak Kau Muka macam nak pergi Dangdut If were to hv Good Learned Professors our Education System wont be in Shit today. All the Morons sitting in High Position taking MALAYSIA TO HELL

    Posted 7 years ago by Tharan Singh · Reply

  • These idiot professors can function as a company if they want to but with zero funding from the government, statutory bodies, public universities and GLCs.

    Posted 7 years ago by Gerard Lourdesamy · Reply

  • Do you mean we have professors who dont know that companies can be wound up and luquidated and struck off from the face of earth?

    Posted 7 years ago by ASK LAZIE · Reply

  • Everybody in Putrajaya knows this council received quite a handsome buck in their pockets and some of them dis not performed. So Shamsul my advice get yourself a haircut and get your act together.

    Posted 7 years ago by Dayang Fazrina Abang Yasir · Reply

    • I luv your humour!!!! Ha ha Ha !. He is trying to look suave with his long hair and thinking that it lend credence to his academical looks BUT actually he looks like those jaga kereta boys with long unkempy hair and sniffing away the glue.

      Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply