To cement Malaysia’s status as a global eduhub, plans are afoot to improve the nation’s higher education scene and the private sector is set to change in a big way.
Although the top brass of private IPTs were largely positive to the ministry’s proposed incentives, not all were as keen in acclimatising to the new requirements.
The 323 Malaysian students from Universitas Andalas in Padang can continue their studies at some local private institutions of higher learning (IPT) which are willing to absorb them.