Sarawak’s Free Tuition Model Needs a Broader Sustainability Vision

Sarawak's FTES offers targeted tuition and living stipends for strategic degrees, but its STEM-heavy focus overlooks rural needs. True sustainability requires expanding support to include community development, indigenous studies, and agribusiness, building both industrial capacity and enduring social resilience.

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Sarawak’s Free Tuition Model Needs a Broader Sustainability Vision

Sarawak's FTES offers targeted tuition and living stipends for strategic degrees, but its STEM-heavy focus overlooks rural needs. True sustainability requires expanding support to include community development, indigenous studies, and agribusiness, building both industrial capacity and enduring social resilience.

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