Becareful (or be responsible) with the stuffs you typed. Maybe you can say whatever you like for Diploma, Adv Diploma, Bachelor's Degree or to some extent, Master's Degree but not PhD, show some respect will'ya? Oh ya, do you know what does PhD(Exe) means at the first place?

I ady knew TARC n UTAR cant get those accreditation by JPA....there are some politics involved why both IPTS (only today i knew TARC is IPTS though im studying there now...)...but when u ask the mgmt why we cant get the accreditation after so long....no satisfactory ans given....

tarc is condesidered as IPTA actually.... so i think they are recognized by jpa... tatz y we can hv stpm here...

What i'm trying to express is their PhD qualification was not associated with money-buying which is claim by by Gamgee . I did respect them as it take 4-6 years of hardworking to obtain it.

Another surprise is that UTAR only has 11 courses accredited (including 1 at their Setapak campus) out of the over 50 degree programmes on offer. That's less than 20% accredited and hence recognised by JPA.

I ady knew TARC n UTAR cant get those accreditation by JPA....there are some politics involved why both IPTS (only today i knew TARC is IPTS though im studying there now...)...but when u ask the mgmt why we cant get the accreditation after so long....no satisfactory ans given....

TARC is an IPTS. To be recognised by JPA, the diplomas (at TARC) and degrees (at UTAR) must be accredited by LAN.

Surprise...surprise!! not many programmes at TARC or UTAR is accredited. They only have approval of minimum standard. This means that they are not recognised by JPA.

Only 199 of 533 IPTS have courses that are accredited by LAN. AND TARC is NOT one of them (however, UTAR is).

Check out this link for list of courses at accredited by LAN: http://www.lan.gov.my/english/index2eng.htm

Another surprise is that UTAR only has 11 courses accredited (including 1 at their Setapak campus) out of the over 50 degree programmes on offer. That's less than 20% accredited and hence recognised by JPA.

Just check out www.utar.edu.my and roam under academic> faculty.
Look for the LAN codes. A = accredited; KA  = not accredited but had been submitted for approval; KN = submitted just for approval. The last few digits are the date when the course approval expires 5/07 means expiry in may 2007.

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Added on January 30, 2007, 7:36 pm

Just check out the LAN website www.lan.gov.my and Ministry website www.mohe.gov.my.

It's 100% confirmed that TARC and UTAR are NOT IPTAs. They need accreditation and approval from LAN and the Ministry. That's why when you check the UTAR website or TAR website, they include the JPS and LAN codes.

I've copied and attached a sample here from utar website:

Courses Offered 
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Graphic Design and Multimedia
KP/JPS(KA7217) 7/11

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Chinese Studies
KP/JPS(KN3339) 5/07

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) English Language
KP/JPS(KA5857) 2/10

Let me teach you how to read these codes:
KP = Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi
JPS = Jabatan Pendidikan Swasta (which means UTAR is IPTS = "swasta")
KA number = submitted for accreditation but NOT YET received accreditation
2/10 = approval expires in february 2010.

Sorry to tell you, my friend. What you heard is wrong.

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Added on January 30, 2007, 7:38 pmAnother indication of whether an institution is an IPTS or IPTA is the mode of application.

For entry into IPTA: you need to fill-in the "UPU form" and get it processed by BPKP.

For IPTS, you just call and the marketing people will enroll you.

  i'm wondering 

per my interview with one of the head of TARC branch,
he did mentioned that TARC is IPTA, while UTAR is IPTS.......
TARC is directly under the MOHE (Ministry of Higher Education)
however, it doesn't APPEARED in the website.

btw, courses offered by UTAR [IPTS] need to be accredited by LAN while the same R&R doesn't apply on TARC courses.

per my understanding with the LAN's rules,
any course that approved by LAN and conducted by ITPS must have the 3 LAN subjects: BM/Moral/Sejarah; all unit code with LAN xxxx

while the above rule doesn't apply on IPTA, b'coz their under goverment education department.... such as Local Uni/TARC, you won't find the subject code "LAN xxxx" in these U/C.

yes,kimhoong,please explain what does phd(Exe) means actually??

come on, just do a rough figures on how many TARCians, considering more than three decades since early 1970s, spends money, paying to the Americans and the British through Campbell degree programs, ACCA and also those top-up summer program in UK for SOT students. 

All these $$money$$ that pumped into the foreigners (Americans, British and maybe even the Australians) could easily be used to "pass" those ex-TARCians (management staff in TARC) or open an  education route for them to enroll in some unknown British university and then have their UK supervisors stationed there to put on a show that they are truly hardworking and ,oh!!! after 4-6 years of toiling!!,presto!!!, award them their PhDs. 

Why??The reason is real obvious , TARC is just  a money pipelines for foreigners to suck and suck ringgit out of Malaysia's economy into their pockets. 

In order to protect these pipelines, the TARC management staff need to consolidate their position among the Malaysian Chinese communities and they need some academics credibilities for parade, hence all those education sponsorship/scholarship routes within TARC management staff (whose loyalty goes all the way to some big shot MCA politicians).

A typical case of Americans-British and certain Malaysian Chinese conniving, colluding and conspiring to cheat and deceive Malaysians' parents.

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!!!

yes,kimhoong,please explain what does phd(Exe) means actually??

come on, just do a rough figures on how many TARCians, considering more than three decades since early 1970s, spends money, paying to the Americans and the British through Campbell degree programs, ACCA and also those top-up summer program in UK for SOT students. 

All these $$money$$ that pumped into the foreigners (Americans, British and maybe even the Australians) could easily be used to "pass" those ex-TARCians (management staff in TARC) or open an  education route for them to enroll in some unknown British university and then have their UK supervisors stationed there to put on a show that they are truly hardworking and ,oh!!! after 4-6 years of toiling!!,presto!!!, award them their PhDs. 

Why??The reason is real obvious , TARC is just  a money pipelines for foreigners to suck and suck ringgit out of Malaysia's economy into their pockets. 

In order to protect these pipelines, the TARC management staff need to consolidate their position among the Malaysian Chinese communities and they need some academics credibilities for parade, hence all those education sponsorship/scholarship routes within TARC management staff (whose loyalty goes all the way to some big shot MCA politicians).

A typical case of Americans-British and certain Malaysian Chinese conniving, colluding and conspiring to cheat and deceive Malaysians' parents.

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!!!

any source or evidence to support ur statement?

yes,kimhoong,please explain what does phd(Exe) means actually??

come on, just do a rough figures on how many TARCians, considering more than three decades since early 1970s, spends money, paying to the Americans and the British through Campbell degree programs, ACCA and also those top-up summer program in UK for SOT students. 

All these $$money$$ that pumped into the foreigners (Americans, British and maybe even the Australians) could easily be used to "pass" those ex-TARCians (management staff in TARC) or open an  education route for them to enroll in some unknown British university and then have their UK supervisors stationed there to put on a show that they are truly hardworking and ,oh!!! after 4-6 years of toiling!!,presto!!!, award them their PhDs. 

Why??The reason is real obvious , TARC is just  a money pipelines for foreigners to suck and suck ringgit out of Malaysia's economy into their pockets. 

In order to protect these pipelines, the TARC management staff need to consolidate their position among the Malaysian Chinese communities and they need some academics credibilities for parade, hence all those education sponsorship/scholarship routes within TARC management staff (whose loyalty goes all the way to some big shot MCA politicians).



Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!!!

TARC got alot gangster is what i know because
when 1st time i walk in the sch look like gangster sch..
all the A2A9 wearing like dont know what...
izzit the sch diciplin cannot control?

Ok guys, I went to ask TAR College's Students Affairs Officer and she confirmed that TARC is an IPTA. I am surprised though. Thanks for all your comments.

TARC got alot gangster is what i know because
when 1st time i walk in the sch look like gangster sch..
all the A2A9 wearing like dont know what...
izzit the sch diciplin cannot control?

I already mention TARC is IPTA at first page.It is combination between MCA and government.
Which branch you mean?
It doesn't happen to the main branches at KL just people more to fashion and trend in their study but they did get the good result.

main branches ?? = Main Campus ?

Ok guys, I went to ask TAR College's Students Affairs Officer and she confirmed that TARC is an IPTA. I am surprised though. Thanks for all your comments.