Kuala Lampur, May 21 -- A growing adolescent dreams of finishing his/her university education to have a decent job/profession and a decent living. Some cherish their dreams to become doctors, and others an engineer, an educator, or an administrator. Not everyone will find their dreams come true. Yet, completing a university degree is seen as a regular path to a decent job and a decent living.

Will university education in the future be seen in the same way as it is today? The history of higher education's evolution from Lyceum to modern-day university compels us to believe that changes in academia are inevitable.

Thirty years ago, when I joined as a lecturer at a university, language quality was a part of evaluating assignments, reports,...