Minister Idris Jusoh said the ministry had always given priority to the quality of education offered at each university in the country and would not compromise with any institution in this matter.

“We are currently investigating the issue to ensure that there is no misunderstanding. If there are weaknesses, we will improve it,” he told reporters after delivering a keynote address at the Malaysian Higher Education Exhibition here yesterday.

Idris said this in response to the recent report published in The Times of Oman, which stated that the country’s higher education ministry had disallowed students to pursue studies at four universities in Malaysia.

According to the report, the Committee for the Recognition of Non-Omani Higher Education Institutions and the Equivalence of Educational Qualifications had issued a decision to stop dealing with University Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Binary University of Management & Entrepreneurship and SEGI University.

The report said the decision was due to the various alleged abuses by the universities. Currently, there are 378 Omani students in the four universities.