The five public universities are Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris , Universiti Malaysia Perlis , Universiti Teknologi Mara , Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Universiti Putra Malaysia .
“Even though deputy vice-chancellors are acting as vice-chancellors, there are constraints preventing them from carrying out their duties fully. Abdul Rahman said the delay in filling the posts could also affect the administration as well as the direction of the universities in meeting their respective visions and missions.