Rising South East Asia Education Hub Malaysia
Safe environment, beautiful natural environment, affordability, excellent educational environment
Many Koreans are interested in overseas study due to difficult education situation in Korea to enter high class universities. Malaysia is rising destination for education. We discovered about Malaysia education through interview with Mr. Mohd Radzlan Bin Jalaludin who is CEO of Education Malaysia Global Services
Why Malaysia Education?
Multi cultural society , English is widely spoken.
Dynamic lifestyle Many excellent tourism spot, can enjoy other activities (travel, leisure, sports)
affordability
world class universities
What is EMGS?
Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS), is a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLBG) owned by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. The company was established on 13th April 2012 and led by a Board of Directors appointed by the Ministry of Education which operated by 90 employees that is based in Kuala Lumpur.
The main reason behind the establishment of EMGS is to assist Ministry of Education in promoting Malaysia as an education hub to all over the world.
The company objectives are:
1. Promote Malaysia as an international education hub of choice to international students.
2. Process international student visa applications efficiently.
3. Providing a one-stop-centre service to international students.
4. Promote a conducive ecosystem to ensure thriving international education industry in Malaysia.
Interview with Mr. Mohd Radzlan Bin Jalaludin, CEO of Education Malaysia Global Services
1. Question: All leading and popular Educational institutions have something very special & unique about them. Could you therefore highlight those special & exclusive features that separate your Institution from others?
Answer: Malaysia education institutions is well established with good reputation and track record. The growth rate of research output and quality has been one of the highest in the world, and Malaysia institutions are ranked strongly amongst our Asia peers. The quality of educational institutions in Malaysia is monitored by the Malaysian government enforcement of legislation such as The Education Act, 1996, the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act, 1996 and The Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007. The Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) provides guidelines and constant monitoring to ensure colleges and universities meet the highest standards in education and are internationally recognized.
Institutions of higher learning in Malaysia provide professional, career-focused education offering courses that are up-to-date and market relevant. Graduates from Malaysia have no problems finding employment back in their home country. International students can also get an accredited degree from many choices of world-renowned universities from UK, USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand through their twinning programs or branch campuses in Malaysia.
International students have choices over 20 public higher education and more than 500 private higher education institutions offering 6,184 Programmes & Courses accredited by Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) which are of high quality but yet affordable.
2. Question: How do you rate and position of Malaysia University in comparison with other leading Universities in Asia and Western Countries?
Answer: Some Universities in Malaysia have highly ranked in QS World Ranking and that shows Malaysia provides quality education.
In recent years, many international universities have set up branch campuses in Malaysia. Similar to the twinning programme, students reap the benefit of an international experience through their degree from a reputable foreign university by spending some time at a third country where the university’s home campus is.
Thus, Malaysia stand fall as a quality education provider with the rest.
3. Question: Universities and Educational Institutions cannot achieve anything without the appropriate support from the Government. According to you how are the Ministry of Education, Government of Malaysia supports Malaysian Universities as International Students, who wish to study in Malaysia?
Answer: EMGS has been entrusted by the Government as a sole agency that promote Malaysia as an International Education hub which is similar to how British Council operates. In addition, EMGS operates as a One – Stop – Centre for international student management and services that manage visa applications for all foreign students that study in Malaysia. EMGS together with the Department of Immigration ensures Visa service delivery of 14 working days from the date of submission provided all documents are complete. The Visa Approval Letter is required prior to travelling to Malaysia.
In addition, with its network and market reach to more institutions in Malaysia, EMGS will be able to manage and extend its services to all matters related to foreign students efficiently and in an effective manner.
The Ministry of Education has always put the best interest of international students who wish to study in Malaysia by providing sufficient information to all international students such as the list of universities, the courses and faculty, fees and provides them with estimated cost of living in Malaysia. EMGS website contains a wealth of information that will be useful to international students.
4. Question: What is the latest data of the South Korean students in Malaysia?
Answer: Korea has the 2nd largest number of students in Malaysia from East Asia, and the top one is China. Total number of Students from South Korea for full time & mobility programme increased by 6% from 780 students to 829 students. We are delighted with the increased number as we see that Malaysia is a country of choice by the South Korean to further their studies abroad.
For short courses, we have a 40% increase in the number of students from year 2018 to 2019. Full time students from Korea are stagnant but still sizeable. Students are almost evenly spread throughout Certificates and Under-grads. Almost all of short courses students are studying Degree. There is a shift in trend from colleges to public universities and international branch campus, where the number of students in public universities increased by 19% and international branch campus by 100%.