Malaysian universities court Indian students

Malaysia is touting its education credentials in 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most populous country, as it strives to double its international student intake in just two years.

Malaysia¡¯s high commissioner to India, Muzafar Shah Mustafa, said his country was working to attract more Indian students as part of its global efforts to promote its universities.

Mr Muzafar reportedly made 바카라사이트 remarks during an online event to launch a $50 million (?39 million) scholarship programme for overseas students attending one of Malaysia¡¯s oldest business schools.

¡°Malaysia is committed to becoming a hub of talent and knowledge,¡± he?, in a verbatim rendition of comments by former higher education minister Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin in a?. ¡°We aim to attract and nurture talented individuals and minds from around 바카라사이트 globe and serve as a centre of excellence for generating, disseminating and applying knowledge.¡±

Malaysia¡¯s goal of hosting 250,000 foreign tertiary students by 2025 was outlined in a 2015 higher education blueprint. While 바카라사이트 government does not report overall international enrolments, 바카라사이트 current tally is thought to be around half 바카라사이트 2025 target ¨C with a surprisingly small proportion from India, given its size and proximity.

According to data platform?, barely 4,000 Indians were enrolled in Malaysian higher education institutions in 2022.

?from Education Malaysia Global Services, 바카라사이트 government¡¯s promotional arm for international education, suggest that India is a small if growing market for local educators. Just 3 per cent of international student applications are from India, with most coming from China and Malaysia¡¯s Muslim majority neighbours of Bangladesh and Indonesia.

However, two-way educational ties could be bolstered by a Malaysian branch campus of 바카라사이트 prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) system, following similar developments in?Tanzania and Abu Dhabi. In late 2022 바카라사이트 system¡¯s first member, IIT Kharagpur, announced its??a campus in Kuala Lumpur.?

While that is yet to happen, Mr Muzafar reportedly said he was ¡°eager to welcome¡± 바카라사이트 new IIT outpost. He also highlighted 바카라사이트 opportunities for Indian students through 바카라사이트 ¡°¡±, a $50 million scheme?that covers half 바카라사이트 tuition fees of foreign recruits to 바카라사이트 40-year-old Binary University of Management and Entrepreneurship.

Malaysia and India reportedly agreed to boost academic collaborations during a meeting of 바카라사이트 countries¡¯ respective foreign ministers in New Delhi in November.

¡°Intra-Asian mobility¡± is a growing threat to 바카라사이트 dominant international education hosts of 바카라사이트 anglosphere, according to consultants Acumen. In a recent?, it says financial constraints and Covid-induced ¡°travel hesitancy¡± were shepherding 바카라사이트 region¡¯s globetrotting students towards destinations ¡°closer to home¡±.

Malaysia¡¯s established status as a transnational education hub makes it a popular choice and it is not far behind Australia as 바카라사이트 top destination for Indonesian students, 바카라사이트 report says.

¡°Twenty years ago, Malaysia focused on affordability, cultural proximity and flexibility as its unique value propositions for inbound students,¡± noted Kenny Choo, Acumen Malaysia¡¯s manager of customer experience. ¡°Now 바카라사이트 message to incoming international students is, ¡®Study your entire undergraduate degree in Malaysia and take your master¡¯s abroad¡¯ ¨C and we¡¯re seeing 바카라사이트 market respond positively.¡±

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