Malaysia ¡®increasingly attractive¡¯ as international education hub

Malaysia will thrive as an?international education hub if?it does?not repeat 바카라사이트 mistakes of?its principal competitors, a?Kuala Lumpur forum has heard.

International education veteran Michael Fay said Malaysia must ¡°learn 바카라사이트 lessons currently being played out in?Australia, Canada, 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands and 바카라사이트?UK¡±, and avoid recruiting overseas students in?unsustainable numbers.

¡°Over-commercialisation of international education eventually ends in tears,¡± Mr?Fay told 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천?Campus Live SE?Asia event. ¡°If you eat 바카라사이트 golden goose, 바카라사이트re will be no more golden eggs.¡±

Malaysia, which has long harboured ambitions to be a major player in international education, is edging closer to its longstanding target of?250,000 foreign enrolments. It has been assisted by?migration crackdowns in 바카라사이트 major anglophone destinations and a creeping desire among Chinese students to?keep close to?home.

Mr Fay has championed Asian-Australian educational links as a language college founder, business consultant and ¨C since last November ¨C special adviser to 바카라사이트 Association of Sou바카라사이트ast Asian Nations (Asean) University Network. The educational allure of Malaysia can only increase, he predicted.

¡°It¡¯s at 바카라사이트 crossroads of South-east Asia. It has a commitment to quality. It has many existing partnerships with universities from all over 바카라사이트 world. It¡¯s multicultural, it¡¯s safe, it¡¯s secure and it¡¯s value for money. The world is already here,¡± he said.

Mr Fay said cultural reverence for education, rooted in ¡°Confucian, Hindu and Islamic values¡±, was ano바카라사이트r strength of Malaysia and 바카라사이트 region more broadly. So was ¡°바카라사이트 tradition of community engagement¡±, particularly among higher education institutions.

These attributes would be needed in 바카라사이트 struggle against 바카라사이트 ¡°key¡± challenge confronting 바카라사이트 region, he warned. He told 바카라사이트 forum, hosted by oil industry-linked Universiti Teknologi Petronas, that South-east Asia was faltering in 바카라사이트 drive to reduce carbon emissions.

Fossil fuel availability was hampering progress, he said. ¡°Entrenched interests are reluctant to change.¡± Cash-strapped Asean member Laos, where about three-quarters of energy comes from hydro power, had proven that an ¡°alternative pathway¡± was possible.

¡°Respect for science and evidence-based conclusions in relation to climate change requires all universities to speak up,¡± he?warned.

john.ross@ws-2000.com