Abstract:
The high unemployment rates among graduates and the existence of new clients of the 21st century higher education institutions known as the Millennials, or the Gen Y, are raising red flags with the Malaysian government. As the Millennial learners were born during the expansive boom of technology, their characteristics are glaringly different from the other generations preceding them. Their demands of higher education are also starkly opposed to that of the previous generations. Thus, to cater to the changing needs of the Millennials and to prepare them sufficiently for the workforce, this paper aims at underscoring the new strategies instituted by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia to ensure that Malaysian higher education institutions remain alive and relevant
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