Kuala lumpur: The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) launched the Higher Education Institution Entrepreneurship Action Plan (PTK-IPT) 2026-2030 today. The plan aims to build a sustainable, inclusive, and high-impact entrepreneurship ecosystem across universities to produce globally competitive, holistic entrepreneurs.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir stated that the plan aligns with the Malaysia Higher Education Plan 2026-2035, which prioritizes educational flexibility, tech mastery, lifelong learning, innovation, and future talent development. The focus is on graduates gaining not only knowledge and qualifications but also leadership, creativity, critical thinking, risk-taking, and a drive to contribute to society.
"We want graduates with not just knowledge and qualifications, but also leadership, creativity, critical thinking, risk-taking and a drive to give back to society. Over the next five years, we want student startups to go global. We want university research commercialised. We want stronger strategic collaborations between universities, industry and investors," Zambry said at the MOHE 2025 Entrepreneurship Awards and the PTK-IPT 2026-2030 launch ceremony. Also present was MOHE secretary-general Datuk Dr. Aminuddin Hassim.
Zambry emphasized that the action plan ensures the entrepreneurship agenda includes students from all backgrounds, covering Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), polytechnics, community colleges, public universities, and private universities. The ministry and higher education institutions aim to strengthen campus innovation and entrepreneurship culture, transforming universities into living laboratories where ideas are developed, tested, marketed, and turned into solutions for society and industry.
"A great university is measured not just by rankings and academic publications, but by the impact of its graduates on society, the economy and the nation. This is the spirit of Brain of the Nation or Akal Budi Nusa, that universities must become strategic thought centres, and entrepreneurship is key to translating knowledge into value and prosperity for the people," he added.
Regarding the MOHE 2025 Entrepreneurship Awards, Zambry noted that they reflect the success of government policies and ongoing ministry efforts to empower university entrepreneurship. The awards recognize excellence among institutions, academics, administrators, students, and graduates in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Thirteen categories were contested, including the Best Entrepreneurship Institution Award, with awards going to Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, and Kolej Komuniti Sungai Petani, respectively.