MOHE allocates additional RM8.6mil to upgrade higher education facilities in Sarawak

KUCHING: The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has allocated an additional fund of RM8.6 million for upgrading works on facilities at Higher Education Institutions (IPT) in Sarawak in conjunction with the Semarak Kampus MADANI programme held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

In a statement today, MOHE informed that Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) received the highest allocation of RM4.8 million followed by Universiti Teknologi MARA Sarawak Branch, Samarahan Campus at RM2 million.

"For the first time, the Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education (JPPKK) has received an allocation for the maintenance of obsolete facilities involving three Polytechnics and six Community Colleges with a total additional allocation of RM1.88 million.