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Micro-credentials: Shortcut or Game Changer?

Professor Lily Chan, Vice Chancellor & CEO, Wawasan Open University

28-May-25 11:00

Micro-credentials: Shortcut or Game Changer?

As degrees lose their grip on employability, micro-credentials are gaining ground as a faster, more flexible path to career growth and skills relevance. But are they truly unlocking new opportunities or just complicating the education-to-employment system further? And how is Malaysia’s approach stacking up globally? We discuss whether micro-credentials are shifting the future of higher education, or simply reinventing the old model under a new name with Professor Lily Chan, Vice Chancellor and CEO of Wawasan Open University.

Produced by: Carol Wong

Presented by: Richard Bradbury


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