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Shushilil Azam Shuib,
Counsellor (Education) MEPC, Dubai Education
speaks to Khaleej Times about educational
promotional programmes in a bid to attract
international students from the region for
studies in Malaysian institutions. Herewith
are excerpts from the interview: |
Shushilil Azam
Shuib
Counsellor (Education) MEPC, Dubai |
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How much of a presence does
Malaysian Higher Education have in the Middle
east and particularly in the UAE? |
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A: If
we compare with other traditional education providing
nations, Malaysia started to promote its education
sector just a few years ago in the Middle East.
But through our promotional programmes, we established
ourselves as one of the best destinations for
higher education. The number of students seeking
Malaysian institutions for various study programmes
have been increasing in recent years, this clearly
explains our presence and parents’ trust
in our institutions. |
| What are
your plans on enhancing this to include more international
affiliate programmes? |
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A: We
undertake many promotional programmes to expose
our universities and colleges in this region.
Some of the important activities are: participating
in international exhibitions and advertisements
in local media. |
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The
number of Middle Eastern applicants for higher
education in Malaysia has shown a marked increase
over the years. What factors do you attribute
to this sudden increase? |
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A: There
are many reasons for increasing number of Middle
East students at Malaysian institutions. I think
following are most important ones.
•World class education
•Internationally recognised study programmes
•Affordable study and living costs
•Twining study options with institutions
from UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA,
etc. |
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| Why would
a Middle Eastern candidate with so much scope here,
choose Malaysia as an option for their higher education? |
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A: As
I mentioned earlier, there are number of reasons
why Middle Eastern students still prefer our institutions.
Namely, large number of study options, more than
400 institutions to choose from, twining facilities
with world renowned Universities, affordable study
and living expenses, etc. |
| What is
the feedback that you have received from Malaysian
candidates who have attended and graduated in the
Middle East? |
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A: Large
number of Malaysian students study Islamic related
courses degree programmes and Arabic language
courses in the Middle East. Their feedback after
graduation is very positive in terms of programme
contents and instructors. |
| Your message
to the youngsters in Malaysia who plan on pursuing
higher education here in the Middle East? |
| A: We generally
do not restrict our students to seek for foreign
institutions for further studies, but our advice
is to search for well-established universities.
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