Varsity in Perak to use Jawi script next year

Beginning next year, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) will revive the use of Jawi script at its two campuses in Perak - the Sultan Azlan Shah Campus and the Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Campus - to elevate the writing as a national heritage.

UPSI vice-chancellor Mohammad Shatar Sabran said UPSI would help the Education Ministry in its efforts to empower the script as, according to the history of the university, its establishment was to champion the Malay language and literature.

"I encourage the Jawi script to be included in all banners of student programmes as well as signages at residential colleges and faculties to empower it as a national heritage," he said in a statement yesterday.

Mohammad Shatar said the declining interest in the script, especially among UPSI students, should be addressed.

He said under its Bachelor of Education (Malay Language) programme, the varsity also offered minor courses in Jawi script. 

- Bernama