PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Education (MOE) is intensifying effort to repeal the  University and University Colleges Act (AUKU) 1971 and replace it with better and more comprehensive law, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said.

Dr Mahathir, who is also acting Education Minister, said the effort was in line with the Pakatan Harapan government’s 50th promise in its manifesto to restore the authority and independence of public universities and institutes of higher learning.