Malaysia is aiming to capitalise on political turbulence in traditional study destinations as it forges ahead with its ambitions to become a global education hub, its higher education minister has said.
A report exploring foreign provider oversight in five key international school markets asserts that policies in Malaysia and the UAE are the most favourable for international school development.
The Education Ministry has reiterated its commitment to assisting foreign investors to establish new international schools in the country.
The pro vice-chancellor and provost of the UK's first ever full overseas branch campus has been celebrated in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Germany and Malaysia have emerged as “top performers” in new research from the British Council which assesses national internationalisation strategies in 26 countries.
Students from Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and India made up over half of all searches to study in Malaysia on the global search platform, Hotcourses, the company reports.
The University of Reading in Malaysia officially inaugurated its new campus in Iskandar, Johor last week, which will have the capacity to cater for 3,000 students. It is the first multidisciplinary campus overseas, and its fifth campus overall.
Malaysia has introduced new measures to streamline international student visa applications by allowing HE students to apply directly through EMGS. The changes should increase transparency, the Higher Education Ministry has said.