KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 25 -- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) has denied that it will terminate any part-time lecturers at its institution, following a news report that up to 600 personnel would be sacked.

Its vice-chancellor Prof Emeritus Datuk Mohd Azraai Kassim said the report was misinterpreted and has caused confusion among the public.

"We would like to let everyone know that the intake of part-time lecturers at UiTM for each semester is based on the programme and subject needs in every faculty," he said in a statement.

Due to this, Azraai said the number of part-time lecturers differ with each semester, and added the report stating UiTM would sack part-time lecturers is inaccurate and regrettable.

"Similarly, in UiTM's written state...