Malaysia is emerging as a favorite Education destination for international students. Some of its educational institutes are figured within the top 200 universities in the world. Presently, there are more than 100,000 international students from over 150 countries including India in Malaysia. According to UNESCO figures, Malaysia is reported to be the 11th most popular study destination worldwide.
In recent years, the Malaysian government has heavily invested in the country’s higher education sector with a vision of establishing it as a leading hub for education in Southeast Asia and around the world. The education standards are closely monitored by the Ministry of Higher Education, which has the vision to turn Malaysia into a Centre of Excellence for Higher Education. A major part of Malaysia’s state investment in higher education is its growing partnerships with universities in other countries. Many foreign universities, especially Australian and British, have branch campuses in Malaysia. For example, Monash University (Australia) and the University of Nottingham (UK), both among the top 100 universities in the world, have branch campuses in Malaysia. Malaysia’s KBU International College has tied up with UK’s Anglia Ruskin, Nottingham Trent and Sheffield Hallam universities. Therefore aspiring students can get international degrees from the UK, the US, Australia and other countries at lesser costs by studying in Malaysia with no compromise on any standards and methodologies. International students studying in Malaysia are allowed to work part-time for 20 hours per week
EMGS (Education Malaysia Global Services) reports receiving 51,270 applications against a target of 50,000 international student applications for 2022, “to study in Malaysian public and private education institutions" through end of December. The country's goal is to increase the number of international students to 250,000 by 2025.
Besides Engineering, Management and various other streams of education, Malaysia also offers quality Medical Education. Students globally seeking admission for medical education find Malaysia is a good destination. International students have option to study part of their course in Malaysia and can transfer credit to leading universities in countries like US , Canada, Australia and NZ .