BANGI: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) has become the first university to offer the credit-eligible course on integrity and corruption for undergraduates pursuing their first degree.
Its vice-chancellor, Prof Dr Mohd Hamdi Abd Shukor said the UKM Integrity and Corruption course (LMCR3152), with 120 students for this year, involved 14 weeks of lectures and one week of examination.
He said the two-hour course, offered as a pilot programme starting February last year with the current semester involving the third cohort of students, was being coordinated by the university’s Citra Centre.
“This course is also open to UKM staff where they can use the points gained for promotion and as Key Performance Indicators. It is taught by officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) by using case study judgments.
“Many are interested to take up this course because they enjoy listening about the cases but the places are limited. UKM is in discussion to have the course each semester,” he told reporters after signing the Corruption-Free Pledge (IBR) and launching the Integrity and Corruption course, here, on Wednesday.
Also present at the ceremony was MACC chief commissioner, Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull.
Meanwhile, Mohd Shukri said the collaboration between UKM and MACC in the teaching of corruption prevention started in 2007 when the social science degree programme (Corruption Studies) was introduced and this programme had produced 111 graduates from the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities.
On another matter, Mohd Shukri said among the tasks of the MACC was to investigate and provide evidence to the Attorney-General’s Chambers on the embezzlement of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds amounting to RM42 million involving former prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
“The MACC’s task is to investigate. The Attorney-General’s Chambers has decided to prosecute (Najib). Wait for the trial which will be soon,” he said when asked by reporters on the delayed hearing of the SRC case and whether the MAAC has insufficient evidence to proceed with the prosecution.
On Wednesday, the Federal Court set aside the stay order granted by the Court of Appeal last week to temporarily halt Najib’s trial involving seven charges pertaining to the SRC funds. Najib filed the application last Feb 8.
With the decision, the case was remitted to the Kuala Lumpur High Court. – Bernama
