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International Student Village The new 12 and 1/2 storey building comprising 570 beds for single students and 60 units of apartments for staff. It is located within a gated compound with 24-hr card access, CCTV and multi-tier security. A walking distance to NUMed campus, Multi-Varsity Complex and Stadium and Sports Complex, the ISV is also equipped with cafeteria, launderette, sundry shop, surau as well as indoor games room, gymnasium, outdoor badminton and basketball court. • Individual bed frame & mattress |
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Stadium & Sports Complex EduCity Stadium & Sports Complex comes with a 14,000-seater stadium comprising a world-class soccer cum rugby pitch, a 400-metre athletic track complying with the Association of Athletics Federation standards and an Aquatic centre complete with Olympic-size swimming and diving pools. Other recreational options include indoor or outdoor courts for squash, basketball, badminton, volleyball and futsal. Iskandar Investment Berhad began construction of a 21.5-acre Stadium & Sports Complex in February 2010. The RM92.32 million complex, with a seating capacity of 14,000 was opened in September 2011 and houses sporting facilities of international tournament standards catering to students and staff.
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| (A) Sports Complex (B) Secondary Trust School (C) Raffles University Iskandar (D) International Student Village (E) Multi-Varsity Complex 1) University of Southampton 2) NMIT 3) Multimedia University -USC (F) Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (G) Management Development Institute of Singapore |
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Growing Talent In The Region
EduCity is a 240-hectare (600-acre) plot of land in Nusajaya. Nusajaya is a project developed by Iskandar Investment Berhad. Iskandar Investment company is majority-owned by investment entities linked to the federal and state authorities. Iskandar Investment Berhad is a company jointly owned by : Iskandar Investment hopes that Nusajaya’s lush green fields, neatly paved roads and two theme parks will eventually become a second home to more than 16,000 students. Other then EduCity in Nusajaya, the developer is also building a
12,000-seat sports complex and a student village. 11 education institutions have signed up to set up local campuses in EduCity. Out of these 11 institutions are 2 Secondary Schools and the rest are Higher Learning Institution.
EduCity will operate on an unusual model. Most of the universities will only have one faculty or department. For instance, the local branch of Newcastle will specialize in medicine, while the University of Southampton will focus on engineering. EduCity Iskandar was set up by Iskandar Investment Bhd to create
a world class higher education destination within the Iskandar
region of Malaysia; EduCity Iskandar in Nusajaya is a planned eco city and trading zone in Johor. The project is set to the change the face of education in
Malaysia. The Educity project in Iskandar Malaysia has attracted some RM700mil in
investments with the setting up of several international
universities. Malaysia hoped to double the figure to 200,000 students by 2020. Educity, covering an area of 121ha, and was now drawing the attention of many international investors
There are a number of different institutional
participants (universities, R&D centres, etc), students will benefit
from a strong sense of studying and living at a coherent and
cohesive entity, mixing and mingling amongst each other freely. |
EDUCITY PARTNERS
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Newcastle University
Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) The 13-acre NUMed campus was completed in May 2011 and opened by Prince Andrew on 1st November 2012. Newcastle Medical School has consistently ranked as one of the top medical schools in the UK. NUMed is Newcastle University’s first branch campus abroad, offering undergraduate degrees in Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, as well as opportunities for postgraduate study. The permanent
Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia opened its campus in Nusajaya, Johor in
September 2011, offering MBBS and Biomedical Sciences degree programmes.
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| 2 | Marlborough College Malaysia (MCM) Founded in 1843, Marlborough College is one of the premier independent co-educational boarding schools in the UK. On a 90 acre site, MCM has opened on 27th August 2012, offering independent boarding and day school education for pupils from ages 5 to 18. Its mission is “to encourage children to explore, through compassion, companionship and conversation.” secondary school Marlborough is a secondary school. Aside from Marlborough is the Raffles American School. www.marlboroughcollegemalaysia.org |
| 3 | University of Southampton
Malaysia Campus (USMC) This is the first International campus for the University of Southampton, which has been ranked Number One for Mechanical Engineering Studies in the UK by The Guardian University Guide for the last three years and has a global reputation for excellence in education and research.www.southampton.edu.my |
| 5 | University of Reading Malaysia
(UoRM) The University of Reading Malaysia’s brand new campus in Iskandar Malaysia is expected to be completed in September 2014, with an initial intake of 500 students and long-term numbers of about 2,000. Undergraduate and postgraduate degrees are being developed to include programs within real estate, construction, finance, law, chemistry and pharmacy.www.reading.ac.uk/malaysia |
| 4 | Netherlands Maritime Institute of
Technology (NMIT) NMIT is already in operation with students ready to move in as soon as their EduCity™ facility is completed. NMIT specialises in maritime education and providing solutions to the maritime industry within the region with its unique collaboration with two maritime institutes which are amongst the most reputable and oldest in Europe, Maritiem Instituut Willem Barrentz and Maritiem Instituut de Ruyter.www.nmit.edu.my |
| 6 | Raffles University
Iskandar (RUI) RUI, set up by Asia Pacific’s largest private education group, Raffles Education Corporation, has the largest campus within EduCity™ occupying 65 acres of land. This multi-faculty university will be offering comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate programs in art and design, business, education and social sciences, and infocomm technology.
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| 7 | Multimedia University (MMU) MMU will offer a Cinematic Arts Degree at MMU’s new campus at EduCity™. The course will be delivered in collaboration with the world renowned film school, the school of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California (USC). This course which entails a “script to screen” approach is designed to enable students to explore a range of cinematic arts from an Asian-World-Wide perspective and learn the skills necessary to become cinematic content creators and well-prepared specialists in their chosen cinematic arts field.www.mmu.edu.my |
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Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) MDIS the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) is expected to open in 2015, offering courses in Business, Mass Communication and Digital Media, Information Technology, and Tourism and Hospitality Management. |
| 9 | Raffles American School (RAS) RAS will serve students Pre-K-12, focusing on an America style curriculum which culminates in Advanced Placement Studies (AP). Students’ success will be facilitated through collaboration with parents, a balanced focus on intellectual, emotional, physical, and social progress and a profound belief that all students can learn. Projected completion of main campus is August 2014, meanwhile RAS serve students from grades 1-8 in a temporary location in Anjung Center. www.raffles-american-school.edu.my
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| 10 | Johan Cruyff Institute Malaysia
(JCIM) JCIM, the Johan Cryuff Institute Malaysia is expected to open in 2014, offering sports programs including Online International Master of Sports Management (e-MISM), Online Football Management Degree (FMD) and Sport Business Fundamental Online Program (SBF). |
| 11 | Primary and Secondary Trust
Schools The Trust School aim to combine the best of the public and private delivery models, leveraging on committed, passionate and like-minded private entities as partners in the Government’s efforts to improve and transform public school performance.
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EDUCITY
EduCity™ Iskandar Malaysia is a fully integrated education hub recognized as an
Entry Point Project (EPP) under the National Key Economic Area (NKEA), which
will play an integral part in the success of Malaysia’s Economic Transformation
Programme.EduCity™ comprises universities and institutes of higher education,
academia industry action and R&D centres, student accommodations, as well as
recreational and sports facilities.
It is the first of its kind in Asia.
A catalyst development driven by Iskandar Investment via its subsidiary Education@Iskandar Sdn Bhd, EduCity™ is expected to act as a feeder of talent to support the various economic activities of Iskandar Malaysia.
Together with its Education partners-luminaries in Education from around the globe, EduCity™ will create a vibrant learning environment to groom future generations of leaders in Malaysia, Asia and the world.
EduCity
Massive Education Complex
The Malaysian state of Johor has long been viewed as an inexpensive shopping
area across the border from Singapore, or a stop en route to the brighter lights
of Kuala Lumpur.
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Now Malaysia is trying to upgrade a hodgepodge of gritty industrial towns and
rural villages with Iskandar Malaysia, a planned eco-city and trading zone with
districts for tourism, health care and education.
EduCity, a 240-hectare, or 600-acre, plot of land in Nusajaya, which is being
developed by Iskandar Investment Berhad.
This company is majority-owned by investment entities linked to the
federal and state authorities. Iskandar Investment hopes that Nusajaya’s lush
green fields, neatly paved roads and two theme parks will eventually become a
second home to more than 16,000 students.
The developer has signed up 10 education institutions to set up local campuses
in EduCity.
Two education institutions have begun full-time operations; the others are scheduled to do so by 2017. The developer is also building a 12,000-seat sports complex and a student village.
1) Marlborough College Malaysia - Marlborough is an international boarding school owned by an elite British private school of the same name founded in 1843.
2) Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia,
3) Raffles University Iskandar, run by a Singapore corporation that operates
schools across Asia. (It has no relation to the Raffles Hotel.)
4) Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology;
5) University of Southampton
2) University of Reading;
3) Management Development Institute of Singapore;
4) Malaysia’s Multimedia University and the University of Southern California.
5) The Johann Cruyff Institute for Sports Studies, a sports management school
started by the Dutch soccer star Johann Cruyff, will operate a Malaysian campus
here as well.
Raffles American School - a secondary school
EduCity will operate on an unusual model. Most of the universities will only
have one faculty or department. For instance, the local branch of Newcastle will
specialize in medicine, while the University of Southampton will focus on
engineering.
The Malaysian government has offered incentives to lure foreign professionals
and institutions. According to the Iskandar Regional Development Authority,
“knowledge workers” who meet a certain criteria will pay a 15 percent flat
income tax rate, which is significantly lower than what most foreign faculty
would be paying in their home countries.
The authority also noted that institutions operating in Iskandar could be
entirely owned by their foreign parent schools, whereas those operating
elsewhere in Malaysia require a Malaysian partner.
Malaysia’s lower operating costs have translated into savings for students.
EduCity advertises itself as an international destination that can attract
students from across Asia. But with the exception of Marlborough College, which
caters to an expatriate clientele, most students are from Johor.
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