Decolonising higher education

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Colonial power was always about a system of domination and intimidation. Colonisers considered themselves the ideal leaders over their subjects. For example, to fulfil their business agenda, the British, Portuguese, Dutch and Spanish colonists administered the Southeast Asian colonies through their system of colonial capitalism. The aspect of domination included their control of and access to capital, and their domination over trade, industry and production around a semi-free labour.Malaysia experienced a long period of European colonisation since the early 16th century where we finally obtained independence in 1957. However, a colonial worldview still exists in our society today. This is obvious in both the gleeful praises and self-deprecating reprimands we publish about our universities, after the release of the annual world rankings.The ranking exercise exposes a neo-coloni…