I READ with much empathy the letter “Appoint non-Malays as university vice-chancellors” by Datuk Seri Azman Ujang (The Star, June 12, 2021). However, I want to add that any non-Malay academicians appointed as vice-chancellors must be through their own merits and not because of ethnicity. But I am sure there are many qualified for the posts, as some of them have been appointed as vice-chancellors of renowned universities overseas. My friend also forwarded to me Mr Lau’s touching message: “I am nostalgic of the time when schools had many non-Malay teachers teaching Malay students. Datuk Seri Azman’s proposal to have non-Malay vice-chancellors in our public universities will not only reflect us as a multiracial nation but will also open the minds of staff and students in education institutions.

Source: The Star June 15, 2021 02:30 UTC