SCIENCE & EDUCATION

Malaysia is morphing into a key destination for foreign universities, with 25 applications received to set up campuses in the country. The latest applicants allowed to set up campuses are the United Kingdom’s University of Reading and Heriot-Watt University, reports New Straits Times.

Interest in the tertiary education sector has shifted into a higher gear, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin.

“We’ve even received applications to set up new private universities from established players, although their internal policies don’t allow them to set up branches abroad”, said Nordin. “There are also foreign investors who have no affiliation with any university, but [are] keen to set up new universities in Malaysia.”

He said he expected to receive more applications, especially from Europe and West Asia, following economic uncertainty and political discord in some of these places.

Source: University World News & The New Straits Times