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Students’ Perspectives on Quality Assurance and Sustainable Higher Education: Evidence from the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines the influence of quality assurance practices on students’ knowledge, skills, competencies, and employability within higher education. Survey data were collected from students at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), and analysed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique. The results indicate that institutional infrastructure, technological facilities, the quality of teaching and learning processes, practical training, and student research activities significantly enhance students’ knowledge, skills, and competencies. Furthermore, student research activities exert a positive and direct effect on employability outcomes. The findings underscore the importance of strengthening quality assurance mechanisms to ensure that higher education institutions effectively contribute to both academic and professional development. Policy implications suggest that improving quality assurance across teaching, learning, and research dimensions is essential to enhance graduate employability, develop key competencies, and foster the sustainability of higher education.

Source: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

DOI: 10.6007/ijarbss/v15-i11/26870

Authors: Phang Yi Fun, Farhana Ismail, Nur Zaimah Ubaidillah

Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Language: English

Topic: Higher Education and Employability

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak