External quality audits and quality assurance in the higher education sector: The Malaysian perspective

This chapter analyses the extent to which Malaysian universities have responded to the pressing call towards enhancing institutional quality audits. It outlines Malaysia's progress towards managing quality assurance in the higher education sector. The Malaysian Qualifications Framework is presented and the role of the public and private universities in academic quality audits is examined. The drivers of and limitations to institutional quality audits are discussed. Can academic quality audits contribute to improving the training of the human capital that Malaysia needs in order to remain globally competitive