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HIGHER EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA


Malaysian Qualification Framework (MQF)


MQF Levels 1 • Skills 2 • Vocational and Technical 3 • Higher Education
8     Doctoral Degree
7     Master's Degree
    Postgraduate Certificate & Diploma
6     Bachelor's Degree (Honors)
    Graduate Certificate & Diploma
5 Advanced Diploma Advanced Diploma  Advanced Diploma
4 Diploma Diploma Diploma
3 Skills Certificate 3 Vocational And Technical Certificate

 

Certificate
2 Skills Certificate 2  
1 Skills Certificate 1

Higher Education in Malaysia
(further education after Secondary School)

Following is a generation grouping of field of study. For a more detail grouping please see next table.

Field of Study in Higher Education in Malaysia

1) General Programme (e.g. O-Level, Pre-U, A-Level, etc)
2) Agriculture
3) Art, Design & Music
4) Business Administration & Management
5) Computer & Technology
6) Education
7) Engineering & Technical Skill
8) Health & Welfare
9) Humanities
10) Language Studies
11) Law
12A) Manufacturing & Construction (Construction)
12B) Manufacturing & Construction (Manufacturing)
13) Medicine
14) Science & Mathematics
15B) Service (Transport, Security, Translation, Children, Secretarial)
15A) Service (Hospitality & Tourism/Food & Beverages/Culinary)
16) Social Science
17) Social Science (Communication)
19) Aviation and  Maritime

Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) recognized Local Accountancy Degrees (Part I of the First Schedule of the Accountants Act, 1967)*


Higher Education in Malaysia
(further education after Secondary School)

Detail grouping of available Field of Study in higher education after secondary school

010   Basic / Broad, General Programmes  
080   Literacy and Numeracy  
090   Personal Skills    

140   Teacher Training and Education Science  Programmes    
141   Teaching and Training  
142   Education Science  
143   Training for Pre-school Teachers  
144   Training for Teachers at Basic Levels  
145   Training for Teachers with Subject Specialisation  
146   Training for Teachers of Vocational Subjects    
210   Arts Programmes
211   Fine Arts
212   Music and Performing Arts
213   Audio-Visual Techniques and Media Production
214   Design
215   Craft Skills


220   Humanities Programmes
221   Religion
222   Languages
223   National Language
224   Other Languages
225   History and Archaeology
226   Philosophy and Ethics
227   History, Philosophy and Related Subjects  

310   Social and Behavioural Science   Programmes    
311   Psychology  
312   Sociology and Cultural Studies  
313   Political Science and Civics  
314   Economics  
321   Journalism and Reporting  
322   Library, Information, Archive  


340   Business and Administration   Programmes    
341   Wholesale and Retail Sales  
342   Marketing and Advertising  
343   Finance, Banking, Insurance  
344   Accounting and Taxation  
345   Management and Administration  
346   Secretarial and Office Work  
347   Working Life  
380   Law  
381   Syariah Law    

 


421   Biology and Biochemistry  
422   Environmental Science 

440   Physical Science   Programmes    
441   Physics  
442   Chemistry  
443   Earth Science  
461   Mathematics  
462   Statistics  
481   Computer Science  
482   Computer Use    

520   Engineering and Engineering Trades   Programmes    
521   Mechanics and Metal Work  
522   Electricity and Energy  
523   Electronics and Automation  
524   Chemical and Process  
525   Motor Vehicles, Ships and Aircraft  
526   Civil Engineering  
527   Material Engineering  


540   Manufacturing and Processing   Programmes    
541   Food Processing  
542   Textiles, Clothes, Footwear and Leather  
543   Materials   Wood, Paper, Plastic, Glass    
544   Mining and Extraction  
545   Applied Science  
581   Architecture and Town Planning   582   Building    

620   Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery   Programmes    
621   Crop and Livestock Production  
622   Horticulture  
623   Forestry  
624   Fisheries  
640   Veterinary    
720   Health  Programmes    
721   Medicine  
722   Medical Services  
723   Nursing and Caring  
724   Dental Studies  
725   Medical Diagnostic and Treatment Technology  
726   Therapy and Rehabilitation  
727   Pharmacy    
761   Child Care and Youth Services  
762   Social Work and Counselling    
810   Personal Services   Programmes    
811   Hotel, Restaurant and Catering  
812   Travel, Tourism and Leisure  
813   Sports  
814   Domestic Services  
815   Hair and Beauty Services  
840   Transport Services  
850   Environmental Protection   Broad Programmes    
851   Environmental Protection Technology  
852   Natural Environments and Wildlife  
853   Community Sanitation Services  
860   Security Services   Broad Programmes      
861   Protection of Persons and Property  
862   Occupational Health and Safety  
863   Military and Defence    


TIER 4 SETARA 2011 Rating : VERY GOOD

Private AIMST UNIVERSITY

Private HELP UNIVERSITY

Private INTI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Private KOLEJ UNIVERSITI  INSANIAH

Private KOLEJ  UNIVERSITI  ISLAM  ANTARABANGSA  SELANGOR
  Private KUALA LUMPUR METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
  Private TATi UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
  Private TWINTECH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Private UCSI UNIVERSITY
Private UNIVERSITI INDUSTRI SELANGOR
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) Public UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (University of Malaysia Sabah) Public UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (University of Malaysia Sarawak) Public UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) Public UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU
Universiti Pendidkan Sultan Idris (UPSI) Public UNIVERSITI PENDIDIKAN SULTAN IDRIS
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) Public UNIVERSITI PERTAHANAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA

2011 Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education Institutions
(SETARA ' 11)

The 2011 Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (SETARA ' 11) measures quality of teaching and learning at level six of the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (undergraduate level) in universities and university colleges in Malaysia.

The SETARA ' 11 rating instrument access the quality of teaching and learning WITH three generic domains :
1) input - talent, resources and governance
2) process - curriculum matters
3) output - quality of graduates and graduate satisfaction

The SETARA ' 11 exercise classifies its rating into six Tiers, ranging from
Tier 1 - Weak
Tier 2 - Satisfactory
Tier 3 - Good
Tier 4 - Very Good
Tier 5 - Excellent
Tier 6 - Outstanding

 

 


SETARA 2011 Rating
TIER 5: EXCELLENT Malaysian Higher Education Institutions 2011)

Private Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation
Formerly ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Private Binary University of Management and Entrepreneurship
Formerly
BINARY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Private CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SARAWAK CAMPUS
Private CYBERJAYA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Private INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Private Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur
Formerly
KUALA LUMPUR INFRASTRUCTURE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Private MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
Private MONASH UNIVERSITY SUNWAY CAMPUS
Private MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY
Private Nilai University
Formerly
NILAI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Private OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (Open and Distance Learning Institution)
Private SEGi University
Formerly
SEGi UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Private SUNWAY UNIVERSITY
Private SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SARAWAK CAMPUS
Private TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY
Public UNIVERSITI ISLAM ANTARABANGSA MALAYSIA UIAM
Public UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA UKM
Private UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR UniKL
Public UNIVERSITI MALAYA UM
Public UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG UMP
Public UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PERLIS UniMAP
Public UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA UPM
Public UNIVERSITI SAINS ISLAM MALAYSIA USIM
Public UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA USM
Public UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA UTeM
Public UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA UTM
Public UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA UiTM
Private UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS UTP
Private UNIVERSITI TENAGA NASIONAL UNITEN
Private UNIVERSITI TUN ABDUL RAZAK UNITAR
Public UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA UTHM
Private UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN UTAR
Public UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA UUM
Private UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS
Private WAWASAN OPEN UNIVERSITY (Open and Distance Learning Institution)

TIER 3 SETARA 2011 Rating : GOOD

Public UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN

 According to the World Eco­nomic Forum’s ‘Global Competi­tiveness Report 2011/2012’: Malaysia’s overall higher education sector is ranked 14th (out of 142 countries), and its primary education is ranked 21st.”


Statistics released by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) 2013 : Malaysia has 414 private colleges, 37 private universi­ties, 20 university-colleges and seven foreign branch campuses nationwide to date.

Malaysia believed that education was a key backbone sectors in the country that would leave consequential impact towards other industries.

The Education National Key Economic Area (NKEA) has been targeted to more than double the total gross national income to RM60.7 billion by 2020 from the current RM27.1 million seen in 2012.

Continuing on its decade-long trend of gross domestic product (GDP) growth (of 6.8 per cent per year on average from 2000 to 2009), the education sector of Malaysia has been the subject of a renewed focus for the government, as well as from private investors both in Malaysia and abroad.

The Malaysian higher education sector has grown tremendously to becoming an educational hub for excellence in the Asian region.

Malaysia today is the world’s 11th largest exporter of educational services with over 90,000 international students from over 100 nations studying at its schools, colleges, university colleges and universities.
This has been achieved due to the Government’s dedicated efforts in strengthening competitiveness and championing Malaysia’s international education brand in its endeavors to achieve a high-income nation status by 2020.

Under the stewardship of the Higher Education Ministry, the vision of the Government was to create a higher education environment that fosters the development of academic and institutional excellence in order for Malaysia to secure its position as a global education hub.


In 2011, the Higher Education Ministry set a target of attracting 85,000 international students to the growing number of private education institutions, but surpassed this by achieving a 93,000 international student enrolment rate.

The Ministry’s success in this initiative has been characterised not only through achieving the target for student enrolment but also in simplifying and facilitating an administrative environment for the international student community to gain support and ease of entry into the system.



Education Malaysia Global Services facilitate and administer a faster visa processing services for international students offers a supportive environment for students who choose to study here.

The online registration and application streamlined all international applications under the Student Application and Registration System (STARS).”


Abbreviation

Name of Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia

ADTEC  Melaka Advanced Technology Training Centre Melaka
AELUM  Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya
AIMST  AIMST University
ALAM  Akademi Laut Malaysia
APIITKL  Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology
BINARY  Binary University College of Management & Entrepreneurship
COSMOPOINT  Cosmopoint International University College (now known as Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College)
CURTIN  Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus
ELS  ELS Language Centers
EQUATOR  Equator Academy of Art & Design
FTMS  FTMS College
HANCHIANG  Han Chiang College
HELP  HELP University College
HICT  HELP International College of Technology
IACT  Institute Advertising Communication Training
IIUM  International Islamic University Malaysia
IMU  International Medical University
INFORMATICS  Informatics College Kuala Lumpur
INTI  INTI International University College
INTIPENANG  INTI International College of Penang
INTLSABAH  INTI College Sabah
INTLSARAWAK  INTI College Sarawak
INTLSUBANG  INTI College Subang Jaya
JA'AFAR  Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar
KBU  KBU International College
KDU  KDU College
KLIUC  Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College
KPTMAlor  Star Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Alor Star
KPTMBangi  Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Bangi
KPTMBatu Pahat  Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Batu Pahat
KPTMlpoh  Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Ipoh
KPTMKL  Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Kuala Lumpur
KPTMKota Bahru  Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Kota Bahru
KPTMKuantan  Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Kuantan
KYUEM  Kolej YayasanUEM
LEGENDA JATI  Legenda Jati College
LEGENDALEGENDA  Kolej Legenda
LEGENDALINTON  Linton College
LEGENDAPERTAMA  Pertama Institute of Technology
LUCT  LIMKOKWING University of Creative Technology
MAHSA  MAHSA College
MEGATECH  Institute Megatech
METHODIST  Methodist College Kuala Lumpur
MIA  Malaysia Institute of Art
MMC  Multimedia College
MMUCYBERJAYA  Multimedia University - Cyberjaya Campus
MMUMELAKA  Multimedia University - Melaka Campus
MONASH  Monash University Malaysia
MUST  Malaysia University of Science & Technology
NEWERA  New Era College
NILAI  Nilai International University College
NOTTINGHAM  The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
OLYMPIA  Olympia College
OUM  Open University Malaysia
PIDC  Penang International Dental College
PJCAD  PJ College of Art & Design
PNC  PNC International College of Nursing & Health Sciences
RAFFLES  Raffles Design Institute
SEGI  SEGI College
SENTRAL  Sentral Technology College Penang
SOUTHERN  Southern College
STAMFORD  Stanford College
SUNWAY  Sunway University College
SWINBURNE  Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus
TAFE  KolejTAFE
TARC  Tunku Abdul Rahman College
TAYLOR'S HOTEL  Taylor's College School of Hospitality & Tourism
TAYLOR'S UCADP  Taylor's American Degree Transfer Program, Taylor's University College
TAYLOR'S UCBS  Taylor's Business School, Taylor's University College
TAYLOR'S UCMAIN  Taylor's University College
TAYLOR'S PJ  Taylor's College Petaling Jaya Campus
TOA  The ONE Academy of Communication Design
TPM  TPM College
TRAVEX  Travex International College
UCSI  University College Sedaya International
UCTLTPM  Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation
UDM  Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia
UKM  Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
UM  Universiti Malaya
UMS  Universiti Malaysia Sabah
UMT  Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
UNIKL  Universiti Kuala Lumpur
UNIKLBMI  Universiti Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Institute
UNIKLCOPS  Centre of Preparatory Studies, Universiti Kuala Lumpur
UNIKLJPROM  Institute of Product Design Manufacturing, Universiti Kuala Lumpur
UNIKLMFI  Universiti Kuala Lumpur British Malaysia France Institute
UNIKLMIAT  Universiti Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Institute of AviationTechnology
UNIKLMICET  Universiti Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Institute of Chemical & Bioengineering Technology
UNIKLMIIT  Malaysian Institute of Information Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur
UNIKLMIMET  Universiti Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology
UNIKLMSI  Universiti Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Spanish Institute
UNIKLRCMP  Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak
UniMAP  Universiti Malaysia Perlis
UNITAR  Universiti Tun Abdul Razak
UNITEN  Universiti Tenaga Nasional
UPM  Universiti Putra Malaysia
UPSI  Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
USM  Universiti Sains Malaysia
UTAR  Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
UTeM  Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
UTHM  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
UTM  Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
UTP  Universiti Teknologi Petronas

University Education Scholarships and Study Loans
University education in Malaysia is not free and as the cost of education rises, it is important to plan ahead and consider
the various options that are available to help finance your education. The most common forms of financial aid are
scholarships (need not have to repay), study loans (need to repay and usually with interest) and waiver of tuition fee by
the educational institutions.


Funding of your higher education which include the Scholarship from the Public Service Department (JPA); Scholarship Division of the Ministry of Higher Education, The STAR Education Fund, MAPCU Scholarship Programme, Sin Chew Education Fund, PTPTN study loans, EPF Education Withdrawal Scheme, SOCSO Loan for Dependent Children, Kuok Foundation, and many others.
 

1 - The Public Service Department (JPA) Local & Overseas Sponsorship Programmes

1 - Ministry of Higher Education - Scholarship Division

2- National Higher Education Fund  (Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional - PTPTN Fund, Ministry of Higher Education)

3 - Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship

3 - Khazanah Scholarship Awards

4 - Kuok Foundation

4 - Tun Hussein Onn Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship in Law Tenable at University of Malaya

5 - The Star Education Fund

6 - The Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities (MAPCU) Scholarship

7 - Sin Chew Daily Education Fund

7 - Kojadi Education Loan

8 - Employees Provident Fund (Account II) Withdrawal Scheme for Education

9 -The Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) Education Fund



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