Sunday January 13, 2008
New dimension needed to woo foreign students
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs to add a new dimension to its higher education brand to stay ahead of the competition.
Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat said one way to do this was for the academia and industry to further collaborate to make Malaysia stand out among other education players.
“We need to improve our commercialisation of research and development and internship placements.
“Malaysian institutions of higher education should make this their selling point as there is increasing competition, especially from our neighbouring countries,” Ong said after opening the Star Education Fair 2008 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre yesterday.
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Checking it out: Star Publications (M) Sdn Bhd Group Editorial/Education Adviser Datuk Ng Poh Tip and Ong checking out a website at the APIIT booth at the fair. |
“We have recognised the importance of this and recently created new posts at the deputy vice-chancellor level at public universities. These people will be responsible for improving links between universities and the industry.”
Ong also said the public should not view education fairs as a mere marketing ploy.
“It is a good platform to gain information related to higher education in Malaysia and abroad,” he said, commending The Star for organising the fair, which is now in its 20th year.
On a foreign report that 124 British institutions that recruit foreign students have been dropped from an approved register because they show irregularities or are bogus, Ong said: “I have just read the news report. We will probe further. We don’t know how many Malaysian students will be affected by this.”
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