Last week, the Malaysian Academic Movement, better known by its Malay acronym, Gerak, held a town hall session with Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik. Among the issues discussed were Gerak’s 10-point proposal to bring academic freedom, excellence and meritocracy back to local universities. We speak to Gerak's chairman Professor Zaharom Nain about the town hall’s outcome.

<p>Last week, the Malaysian Academic Movement, better known by its Malay acronym, Gerak, held a town hall session with Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik. Among the issues discussed were Gerak&rsquo;s 10-point proposal to bring academic freedom, excellence and meritocracy back to local universities. We speak to Gerak's chairman Professor Zaharom Nain about the town hall&rsquo;s outcome.</p>

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