UKM to get major bump in funding, up almost 40pct

BUDGET 2019 | The Universiti Kebangsaan of Malaysia (UKM) would see a major funding boost under the 2019 budget proposal, which amounts to a RM206 million (38.9 percent) increase compared to the previous year.

According to the federal expenditure estimate tabled by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in Parliament yesterday, the government proposes to spend RM736 million on the university next year, compared to RM530 million this year.

Most of the increase comes from a 317 percent boost in development expenditure from RM57.2 million to RM238.6 million, though UKM’s operating expenditure would see a modest 5.2 percent increase from RM472.9 million to RM497.7 million.

This would make it the largest increase for any of Malaysia’s major public universities, though most - but not all - of these major public universities will also see an increase in allocation.

An exception is Universiti Malaya (UM), which will see its overall funding cut from RM453.4 million to RM415.6 million (8.3 percent). This would come from a decrease in allocation for operating expenditure, though there would be an increased capital spending on the university.

Other universities that would see a drop in funding include Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), while universities such as Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) would get increased funding.

 

UIA, where Education Minister Maszlee Malik has been appointed president, would see its overall allocation increased by only RM2.2 million under the proposed budget, which is a 0.3 percent increase over this year’s allocation from RM729.3 million.

Going by operating expenditure alone however, UIA would see its allocation increase from RM400 million this year to RM425.6 million next year. The 6.4 percent increase is among the largest of operating expenditures of major public universities.

Most university teaching hospitals would see small increases in allocations as well, though Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) would fare better than its peers with a 7.5 percent increase in allocation compared to 0.3 percent for the University of Malaysia Medical Centre (UMMC) and the 1.3 percent for the UKM Medical Centre (UKMMC).

Special programmes

Figuring out the overall amount spent on higher education is trickier, as once again, the functions of the Ministry of Higher Education is absorbed into the Ministry of Education.

Going by operating and development expenditure for institutions of higher education and the Department of Higher Education proposed for 2019 however, the figure appears to be RM12.63 billion.

In comparison, the expenditure for these budget items for this year is RM11.98 billion.

The analyses above do not include “special programmes” spending in the budget, some of which appear to intended to support higher education, while others - such as assistance for food at hostels - can be more difficult to discern whether it is for higher education alone or educational institutions more generally.

Special programmes that appear to support higher education alone include overseas trips for higher education (reduced from RM3.2 million to RM1.3 million), emoluments from contract workers at institutions of higher learning (increased from RM11.5 million to RM400 million), and medicines for teaching hospitals (reduced from RM64.5 million to RM61 million).

There are also two new “special programmes” intended for higher learning: RM170 million for higher education scholarships, and RM40 million for calibrating emoluments and promotions in (institutions of) higher learning. - Mkini

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