{"id":26907,"date":"2025-08-18T17:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/?p=26907"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:46:47","slug":"mqa-awards-2025-an-evening-of-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/?p=26907","title":{"rendered":"MQA Awards 2025 \u2013 An Evening of Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MQA Honours HELP University\u2019s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Liew Teik Kooi (Andy)<\/p>\n<p><b>KUALA<br \/>\nLUMPUR<\/b>, 11 August 2025<br \/>\n\u2013 The Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) celebrated excellence in higher<br \/>\neducation at the prestigious <b>MQA Awards 2025<\/b>, held at the Hotel<br \/>\nRenaissance Kuala Lumpur. Among the evening\u2019s most notable honourees was <b>Prof.<br \/>\nDr. Liew Teik Kooi (Dr. Andy)<\/b>, Vice Chancellor of <a href=\"https:\/\/university.help.edu.my\">HELP University<\/a>, who was<br \/>\nrecognised for his <i>dedication and meaningful contribution as an MQA<br \/>\nReference Expert<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\naward, inscribed with the citation <i>\u201cAtas Dedikasi Dan Sumbangan Bermakna<br \/>\nSebagai Pakar Rujuk MQA Dalam Memperkukuh Jaminan Kualiti Pendidikan Tinggi\u201d<\/i><br \/>\n(For Dedication and Meaningful Contribution as an MQA Reference Expert in<br \/>\nStrengthening the Quality Assurance of Higher Education), acknowledges Prof.<br \/>\nDr. Liew\u2019s instrumental role in enhancing Malaysia\u2019s higher education quality<br \/>\nassurance ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nceremony was graced by key figures in the higher education sector, including: YAB<br \/>\n     Dato&#8217; Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, YB<br \/>\n     Dato\u2019 Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir, Minister of Higher Education, YB<br \/>\n     Datuk Mustapha Sakmud, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Dato\u2019<br \/>\n     Seri Zaini Ujang, Chairman of the MQA Council, Dato\u2019<br \/>\n     Professor Dr. Mohammad Shatar Sabran, CEO of MQA.<\/p>\n<p>Prof.<br \/>\nDr. Liew has played a longstanding and multifaceted role in advancing quality<br \/>\nassurance in higher education. Since 2007, he has contributed in various key<br \/>\ncapacities, including Leadership<br \/>\n     in Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Development<br \/>\n     of National Policy Frameworks and Expert<br \/>\n     Advisory Roles.<\/p>\n<p>He<br \/>\nhas been pivotal in the formulation of quality assurance frameworks that now<br \/>\nunderpin Malaysia\u2019s recognition in global higher education rankings.<\/p>\n<p>In<br \/>\nhis remarks, Prof. Dr. Liew said,\u00a0<i>\u201cI<br \/>\nam deeply honoured to receive this award. This recognition would not have been<br \/>\npossible without the trust placed in me by MQA and the opportunity to<br \/>\ncontribute meaningfully to the national quality assurance agenda. At its core,<br \/>\nquality assurance is built upon the principles of shared responsibility,<br \/>\ncontinuous quality improvement (CQI), transparent communication, and the<br \/>\ndisciplined implementation of well-documented processes.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\naward serves as a powerful endorsement of HELP University\u2019s leadership in<br \/>\nquality assurance and academic innovation, as well as Prof. Dr. Liew\u2019s<br \/>\ncommitment to higher education in Malaysia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MQA Honours HELP University\u2019s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Liew Teik Kooi (Andy) KUALA LUMPUR, 11 August 2025 \u2013 The Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) celebrated excellence in higher education at the prestigious MQA Awards 2025, held at the Hotel Renaissance Kuala Lumpur. Among the evening\u2019s most notable honourees was Prof. Dr. Liew Teik Kooi (Dr. Andy), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26909,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-malaysia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26908,"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26907\/revisions\/26908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orientpresswire.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}