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(Universiti
Dan Kolej Di Malaysia)
| The development of higher
education in Malaysia is moving forward globalizing.
Universities and colleges are facing new challenges in
advancement and progression. Overseas universities such as in U.K, USA,
Australia are transforming themselves into global universities,
establishing new campuses and exporting educational programmes in other
foreign countries.
In Malaysia, Nottingham University and Monash University, are good example of such global universities. Malaysia accept overseas universities to set up campuses here at the same time want the local universities to be at par with these universities. Local universities should be able to produce graduates of comparable quality. A healthy competition with the foreign universities is able to improve the quality of Malaysian own universities's potential and strength. The Ninth Malaysian Plan, turn
Malaysia into a regional centre for higher education. By 2010 Malaysia
should become a global education hub and to be able to attract 100,000
students from overseas. Today, there are already students from the West
Asia and China and surrounding countries. Given its strategic location,
its resources, and its past role as the cultural crossroad of the world,
Malaysia is unquestionably the most appropriate place to be a regional hub
for higher educational learning. To turn Malaysia into a regional hub of academic excellence, Malaysian must be alert to new ideas and new strategies. The main priorities, for local universities and colleges is to offer courses pertinent to Malaysia’s development. Graduates produced must have skills and knowledge relevant to every sector of the economy of the country. |
Malaysian government
aware the urgent need in services and knowledge-based sectors
such as finance and banking, biotechnology, Information and Communication
Technology (ICT), multimedia content development, advanced manufacturing,
and industrial design. Human capital is a key pillar to the relentless quest for greater development. Malaysia consistently sets aside a high proportion development budget, averaging 20%, for education. In order to ensure that students gain relevant and cutting edge skills, education institutions should link closely with industries. Academic staff particularly in engineering, technology and the bio-medical fields must keep abreast with current progress in the private sector. Only then they are able to transmit new knowledge and advances to their students. In spite of the prevailing trend of
modernization, market forces and industry requirements should not
solely determine the direction of higher education. Otherwise university
programmes offered will be largely commercially-driven and lacking in
comprehensiveness. Universities and colleges must be centers that advance
our knowledge of culture and be custodians of the enduring richness of
civilization. Modernization must not come with cultural degradation.
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| Top 4 Best Universities in Malaysia | |||
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| Putra University of Malaysia (UPM) | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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List of Top 100 World Universities in 2006 | Bank Scholarship Loan | |
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Higher Learning Institutions in Malaysia Malaysian government regards highly skilled human capital as the nucleus of a knowledge-based economy and has been attempting to reform higher-educational policies in both the public and private sectors since 1990s. The government has put in place a good framework of legislations on education which were tabled in the House of Parliament between 1995 and 1997. “Education reform” is seen as a key concern in Malaysia since independence in 1963. Currently there are 11 public universities and 6 university collages established under the Universities and University Colleges Act. In recent years, a global consensus has emerged in the importance of investing in human capital, which is viewed as an essential part of efforts to raise incomes and achieved sustained economic growth of a country. In that respect the human capital produce from the university educational system should be competitive in term of knowledge and skills and in term of character and integrity. The trend of labor market in Malaysia suggests that there is an urgent need to invest in such new education system. The Key challenge of the education system is to provide Malaysia with a competent workforce with knowledge and skills. Overall it has been widely reported that the country needs an estimated 2.2 million total workforce by 2010. The Role of Higher Institutions is to produce a competent workforce equipped with the skills, knowledge, attitude and behavior to meet the demands of the high-technology era. Presently, only about 12% of the general population pursue tertiary studies locally and a significant portion of those students study abroad (NAPIEI, 2002). By the year 2020, the government hopes that 40 percent of the Malaysian population will attend tertiary education. In that respect, Universiti Malaysia Sabah in particular must play a significant role in fulfilling these needs. The prerequisite of a successful institution of higher learning is to have skilled workforce. Hence human resource development in the university is vital and remains significant in this millennium.
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| Foreign University Branch Campus in Malaysia Malaysia is an education hub providing courses tailored to satisfy the local market's needs and expectations. It also offers foreign qualifications that students can pursue in Malaysia in branch campuses from Universities of United Kingdom and Australia.
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| 3+0 Status Private Colleges and Their Overseas
University-Partners 3+0 degree concept was to enable students to complete a foreign degree programme in Malaysia without having to go to oversea university. Following universities offer 3+0 degree in Malaysia:
Universities from United Kingdom
Universities from United
States of America
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| Private Universities in Malaysia Private universities in Malaysia are owned and established by private corporations headed by renowned Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). All private universities are profit-making corporation. These Private universities are invited and granted university status by the Malaysian Minister of Higher Education, empowered under the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996. They can confer the award of Bachelor degrees and other higher qualifications.
MAPCU (Malaysian Association of Private
Colleges and Universities) registered 18 March 1997 stands as Malaysia's
most prestigious grouping of private higher education institutions with
memberships from major well established private colleges and universities in
Malaysia. |
| University-College Status The University-College status is conferred by Ministry of Education of Malaysia to qualifying colleges which fulfill the high expectations in producing industry-relevant graduates. |
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The Top university in each
Asian country in 2006 |
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| China | Beijing University | 1 |
| Japan | Tokyo University | 2 |
| Singapore | National University of Singapore | 3 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong University | 8 |
| Indian | Indian Institute of Technology | 15 |
| South Korea | Seoul National University, South Korea | 18 |
| Taiwan | National University of Taiwan | 25 |
| Israel | Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel | 29 |
| Thailand | Chulalongkorn University Thailand | 41 |
| Malaysia | University Kebangsaan Malaysia | 48 |
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Universiti dan Kolej di Malaysia Malaysia has 11 public universities, 6 public university colleges, 10 private universities, one private university college and more than 600 private colleges. Most of them offer similar courses. Many junior colleges provide distance education programs. |
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The encouragement and promotion by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia resulted an increasing number of foreign students coming to study in Malaysia. Currently, there are about 20,000 foreign students in Malaysia's Public Universities that are renowned in the Asia-Pacific-Region, such as University of Malaya, University of Putra and University of Science Malaysia. Public Universities offer a range of 3 to 4 year degree courses. 3 prestigious oversea universities overseas already set up their branch campuses in Malaysia offering a range of degree programs :
Other then Universities, there are also well established private educational institutions. These private educational institutions collaborate with university partners in the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand are providing wide range of tertiary programs. Students enrolled in the programs complete all or part of their studies in Malaysia, and they can expect significant savings compared to completing the entire course overseas. There are three main types of programs, namely 3+0, Split and Credit transfer programs :
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Universiti
Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) was officially launched on Feb 1st, 2007,
formerly known
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Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia (National University
of Malaysia www.ukm.my |
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Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya) www.um.edu.my |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia （Putra University，Malaysia www.upm.edu.my |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia (University of Science, Malaysia) www.usm.my |
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MARA (University Technology MARA) UiTM |
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Universiti Utara Malaysia (Northern University of Malaysia) www.uum.edu.my |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (University of Malaysia Sarawak) www.unimas.my |
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Universiti Malaysia Sabah (University of Malaysia Sabah) www.ums.edu.my |
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Technological University of Malaysia) |
| Wawasan Open University
College is Malaysia’s first private not-for-profit open learning
university. A university aimed at providing new opportunities for higher
learning to working adults who wish to study for accredited qualifications
or for personal enrichment. The flexible, self-paced learning environment
is specially designed for the convenience and accessibility of adult
learners. It aims to bring down the personal cost of learning to a level
that more people can afford. Wawasan Open University College headquarters is located in Penang. Learners are supported by trained tutors in learning centres in Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru. Wawasan Open University College 51-20, Menara BHL Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah 10050 Penang Tel No: 04-227-3323 |
What is a University College (UC) ? |
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| n Private Universities in Malaysia |
| UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR
http://www.unikl.edu.my |
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الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية ماليزيا |
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| Universiti Industri Selangor UNISEL | http://www.unisel.edu.my |
| Kolej Selatan SC | http://www.sc.edu.my |
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http://www.monash.edu.my |
| Multimedia University (MMU) | http://www.mmu.edu.my |
| Nanyang Technological University NTU | http://www.ntu.edu.sg |
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Open University Malaysia
(OUM) [UNIVERSITI TERBUKA MALAYSIA] |
http://www.oum.edu.my |
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New Private University : |
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| Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS UTP |
| n Distance Learning in Malaysia |
| 1 University of Malaya Centre for Continuing Education | UMCCed | www.umcced.edu.my |
| 2 Universiti Sains Malaysia | USM | www.usm.my |
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Open University Malaysia
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OUM (UNITEM) | www.oum.edu.my |
| 4 SPACE School of Professional and Continuing Education | SPACE | www.spaceutm.edu.my |
| 5 Wawasan Open University College | WOU | www.wou.edu.my |
| n Universities with campus in Tawau, Sabah |
| http://www.ums.edu.my |
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| Institute of Science and Management |
OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA ( UNIVERSITI TERBUKA MALAYSIA ) |
Kolej Komuniti Tawau |
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| n International Universities with campus in Malaysia |
| 1 | The University of Nottingham in Malaysia | www.unim.nottingham.ac.uk |
| 2 | Monash University Malaysia | www.monash.edu.my |
| 3 | Curtin University of Technology Sarawak | www.curtin.edu.my |
| 4 | Swinburne Sarawak Institute of Technology | www.swinburne.edu.my |
| n Public University Colleges in Malaysia |
| 1 | Kolej Universiti Sains Dan Teknologi Malaysia | KUSTEM | www.kustem.edu.my |
| 2 | Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn | KUiTTHO | www.kuittho.edu.my |
| 3 | Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia | KUTKM | www.kutkm.edu.my |
| 4 | Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia | KUKUM | www.kukum.edu.my |
| 5 | University College of Engineering and Technology Malaysia | KUKTEM | community.kuktem.edu.my |
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| 6 | Islamic University College of Malaysia |
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| n Private University Colleges in Malaysia |
| INTI International University College | www.inti.edu.my |
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Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College |
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Limkokwing University College of Creative Technology |
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| 2 University College Sedaya International | UCSI | www.ucsi.edu.my |
| 4 Kolej Universiti Teknologi & Pengurusan Malaysia | KUTPM | www.kutpm.edu.my |
| 5 International University College of Technology Twintech | Twintech | |
| 6 HELP University College (Help Institute ) | HELP | www.help.edu.my |
| n Private Colleges and Institutes in Malaysia |
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MASTERSKILL
COLLEGE the biggest nursing college in Malaysia |
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Institut Sinaran Institut Sinaran started in 1987 as Sabah Tshung Tsin Pre-University Centre to provide affordable internationally recognized Pre-U qualification locally. |
