Abstract: . . .  society. University authorities and scholars are expected to celebrate intellectual freedom and excellence, and not intellectual and cultural oppression or imprisonment under whatever guises. The university experience must liberate and invite each person who has the privilege of higher education to discover their noblest selves and not their darkest . . .
. . .  can get on with the responsibility of self-development, community development and national development. Students must be oriented to see universities as arenas for them to reach their highest levels of excellence and not as a mere extension of dependent schooling cultures. This article was published in New Sunday Times-Higher Education 2* - Oct 28, 2001 . . .
. . .  through all the challenges and enjoy it. Good Luck! Events: 1. Quality Control Circle Meeting – 27 May 2003 2. Internal Quality Audit (Admission CGS) – 6 June 2003 What is the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award? Excerpt from www.quality.nist.gov The Baldrige Award is given by the President of the United States to businesses— manufacturing and service, . . .
. . .  award and its criteria. A report, Building on Baldrige: American Quality for the 21st Century, by the private Council on Competitiveness, said, “More than any other program, the Baldrige Quality Award is responsible for making quality a national priority and disseminating best practices across the United States.” ISO 9001 :2000 Team Chairman: YBhg Datuk . . .
. . .  energies and misplaced expectations can be corrected, and university students and their teachers can get on with the responsibility of self-development, community development and national development. Students must be oriented to see universities as arenas for them to reach their highest levels of excellence and not as a mere extension of dependent schooling . . .
. . .  knowledge and acquisition of skills and competencies for particular occupations and employment. It fosters the capacity to learn through one's lifetime, the commitment to improve the quality of life, and the promotion of national integration and unity. As our tertiary institutions develop, and as our society develops, there are and will be greater demands and . . .
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