KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 23 -- The first reading of the Bill to replace the Universities and University Colleges Act (AUKU) is expected to be tabled at the Dewan Rakyat sitting in December, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.

He said the ministry is working to complete a comprehensive series of engagements with stakeholders to ensure the Bill accounts for the entire national higher education ecosystem before it is tabled in Parliament.

"In terms of timeline, we will try to see whether we can carry out the first reading, perhaps at the December parliamentary sitting.

"But you must remember, it (the Bill) will involve very extensive engagement," he said after the closing ceremony of the University Research and Innov...