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MY SON completed the Bachelor of Engineering programme with an established university in the Klang Valley and obtained an honours degree.
He recently applied for a job at a reputable engineering firm and was on the verge of being accepted, when he was informed that his degree was not recognised by the Board of Engineers, Malaysia.
We called up the board and it confirmed that it only recognises the four-year degree programme and not the three-year one.
This important fact was obviously not told to us during the time of my son’s registration at the university, when it should have been openly disseminated to all prospective students.
Why has this established university withheld such information from its students? Something is terribly wrong here.
Most universities that offer UK-recognised engineering programmes are for three years with an addditonal year for industrial training.
There will be many engineering students who will be graduating, but they will be unable to get jobs simply because of the board’s requirement.
I want parents of prospectve engineering students to know of this requirement which I think is totally unfair.
Is there any recourse for graduates like my son? Many parents like me have worked hard to save so as to educate our children, and we feel this is an injustice on the part of the university and the board too.
HG CHEOK
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