Exchange and share information about Malaysian education

On the morning of October 19, 2009, a delegation from the Malaysian Education Promotion Center under the Malaysian Consulate in Vietnam, led by Mr. Helmy Sulaiman - Education Attaché - visited and had an information exchange with students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. The exchange aimed to introduce information about the Malaysian education system and study opportunities for foreign students.

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The main contents presented by the representative of the Malaysian delegation included: general characteristics of the Malaysian education system; opportunities to study at high-level educational centers in Malaysia; costs of studying and living in Malaysia; entry and admission procedures for foreign students; diversity of study fields in Malaysia... Also in this exchange session, students had the opportunity to directly learn information and interview on-site representatives of a number of Malaysian universities such as: University of Malaya, University of Teknologi, Tunku Abdul Rahman University, Saito College...

In recent years, Malaysia’s international education sector has grown by leaps and bounds. The country currently welcomes more than 50,000 international students from over 100 countries. Higher education opportunities in Malaysia are provided by 20 public tertiary institutions, 24 polytechnics, 37 community colleges, 36 private universities, 4 branch campuses of prestigious foreign universities, over 500 private colleges as well as other tertiary institutions from the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany and New Zealand that are affiliated with local universities.

The goal of Malaysia's international education is to provide students with an ideal learning environment with high-quality education, internationally recognized degrees, diverse training majors and very competitive costs compared to other countries. In particular, joint study programs with famous universities in the UK, Australia, the US, France... implemented in Malaysia in recent years have been chosen by many foreign students to study in order to obtain an international bachelor's degree at an acceptable cost.