00:00 Improved internet coverage and job opportunities upon graduation are among the most significant
00:08 concerns for the youth in Kedah.
00:11 Kavines Nair, a final year undergraduate at Universiti Utara Malaysia, aged 24, highlighted
00:18 that the employment rate in the country remains high, leading to a significant number of unemployed
00:23 graduates.
00:24 "The employment rate in Malaysia is not yet reached the impact.
00:31 Or can see not everyone have the employment rate completely after they are finishing their
00:36 undergraduate or finishing their school studies.
00:40 So for me the issue have to be catered, to be solved is maybe 95% more than 95% of youngsters
00:49 should have employment.
00:52 Very recently our national issue and our university issue is Wi-Fi but it's been half solved by
01:00 Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim by bringing in Starlink."
01:04 Kairul Nisa Kairul Anwar, a 23-year-old student in the arts and social stream, wants the society
01:10 to recognise the value of graduates from her field, just as they do for science and technology
01:15 students.
01:16 "In the social stream, we have a problem when we have a stereotype that we are not given
01:23 the pressure to what we want to convey.
01:27 For example, in the field of literature, I myself in the field of literature, it is difficult
01:31 to get a place in the community.
01:34 Most of our government institutions are also involved in the field of social stream.
01:39 I have read a few articles from PMX to bring this literary issue, so I hope it will continue
01:45 to be fought for by the existing government and will come to the MEP."
01:51 Wong Jian Hao, a 23-year-old third-year student, hopes that the unity government could address
01:57 the flaws in the public university and enrollment system.
02:00 "PMS has said that it will not abolish the quota for matriculation, but it promises to
02:07 open more people for potential students who get the same opportunities as all other ethnic
02:17 groups.
02:18 I hope this can speed up."
02:20 Meanwhile, 21-year-old Abdul Haras Abdul Latin urged the government to streamline the public
02:26 tertiary education process in Malaysia.
02:29 "For example, we have a difference between Indonesia and Malaysia, where at the age of
02:33 19, they have already obtained a degree, while we have to face the SAC, STPM, and METRIC,
02:39 so it takes a long time.
02:41 If you look at my Indonesian friends, at the age of 19, they have a second-year degree, while
02:46 I am 21 years old and have a second-year degree.
02:48 So it's a bit insecure because they are already ahead, I am still behind.
02:53 We don't want that because we want to create a quality human model, which is in line
02:58 with the vision of the modern world.
03:00 So if possible, we don't want our graduates to be behind."
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03:05 This video was produced by the European Union.
03:07 My interview with the UN Secretary-General was recorded on June 20, 2021.
03:09 I am pleased to inform you that I will be interviewing the UN Secretary-General in the
03:11 next few days.
03:12 I hope to see you there.
03:13 Thank you.
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