COURSE CREDITS FOR VOLUNTEERS MOVE UP THE AGENDA

BY HANA KAMARUDDIN, IN SELANGOR, MALAYSIA Students in some Asian countries, such as Japan, Indonesia and South Korea now earn credit hours for voluntary work, an incentive that builds volunteering into the university assessment system and promotes community work as an integral part of higher education, a conference has been told. Delegates in Selangor, Malaysia, for the AsiaEngage Regional Conference on Higher Education - Community - Industry Engagement, spoke of the importance of university students gaining such experience. The conference at Universiti ...


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