00:00The Higher Education Department has clarified why STPM top scorer Edward Wong from Penang
00:06was not offered a place in University Malaya's accountancy course under the UPU Centralised Admissions System.
00:13JPT said Wong, who scored a perfect 4.0 CGPA and achieved 99.9% in co-curricular activities,
00:21was ranked 1,129th among 2,291 eligible applicants for UM, which only offered 85 places for the course this year.
00:32Instead, Wong was offered his fifth choice, a Bachelor of Management with Honours at a leading research university,
00:39based on his ranking and available seats.
00:41JPT also revealed Wong's rankings at other public universities, including 1,724 out of 4,154 for University Putra Malaysia
00:53and 1,288 out of 2,595 for University Utara Malaysia.
00:59In a statement, JPT said all UPU online placements are determined by a system-generated merit score
01:06and denied any flaws or bias in the process, but added it is open to feedback for improvements.
01:13The case drew public attention after MCA President Wee Ka-seung called the UPU system flawed and unfair
01:19during a press conference, pointing out that Wong eventually secured a place in UM's accountancy program
01:25via open intake, but at a cost of RM83,800 compared to RM8,300 under the UPU route.
01:33JPT said it had honoured its promise to place all 4.0 CGPA STPM students in public universities,
01:40with 1,249 of 1,255 applicants already accepted and six awaiting final documentation,
01:48and added that its appeal counter at the Ministry's atrium in Puchat Jaya will remain open until September 12.
01:55Panyu Zhou, FMT
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