The news below made the headline in NST today. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry! I will leave it to the readers to decide. Everyday, our politicians seem to be making a fool out of themselves. Our country is becoming a laughing-stock of the world!
I will say this again that it is all about money and some political connection. How many universities do we really need ? do we have that many academics to run these universities? when even our own public universities do not have enough teaching staff?
Anyone who works in these so-called ” universities” knows what hanky-panky things that goes inside. Just read this comment that was posted in my blog recently:
“Dr P, my sister did A-levels as a prep course to study medicine in the UK in this college.. because MARA sent her there. basically MARA simply sent students to any new mushrooming colleges (to support these ‘bumiputra’ colleges) and take a gamble with their students’ future. my sister said the college knows nothing about a-levels for medicine. for medical school applications in the UK, the a levels students basically need confidential reports to be submitted and the teachers NEVER did it until the last minute when in the end they ASKED the student to write it themselves… it was really awful. the quality of teaching given was horrible that many students had to resit their papers due to poor grades, when these students were initially top SPM students. and not to mention accomodation provided as well… the standards were very poor. they tried to fit 14 students into one small single storey terraced house. for this college to start a medical school…its just unimaginable. “
I am very sure few more medical schools will be on the cards. Trust me! The politicians do not know anything about medical degree recognition etc etc. Even our PM is not aware about it ( how he made a fool out of himself when he launched Perdana University !: https://pagalavan.com/2011/05/21/is-this-a-joke-psd-students-among-100-in-first-intake-for-johns-hopkins/) Many of these foreign varsities just want to make money as the cost of education in their country is becoming too high for foreign students. Thus many are unable to attract foreign students to make money. So, they bring their brand name to our country and try to make money!
Education should never be politicised or commercialised! It is a disaster in waiting!
Welcome to the land of Varsities. We have not only recorded our name in Guinness World Book of Records as the country with most number of medical schools percapita and the fastest growing medical schools, we will be in as the country with most number of universities as well ………….
More varsities coming
25 apply to set up campuses in Malaysia Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin says the higher learning sector will boost Malaysia’s growth
MALAYSIA is morphing into a key destination for foreign universities, with 25 applications received to set up campuses here. Interest in the tertiary education sector has shifted to a higher gear, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin. The latest applicants allowed to set up campuses here were University of Reading and Heriot-Watt University, both from the United Kingdom. “We’ve even received applications to set up new private universities from established players although their internal policies don’t allow them to set up branches abroad. “There are also foreign investors who have no affiliation with any university, but keen to set up new universities in Malaysia.”
The Manipal International University and Vinayaka Mission International University College were instances of new foreign universities in the country. Universities that involve foreign entities are the Al-Madinah International University, INTI International University, Perdana University, Malaysia Institute for Supply-Chain Innovation and Raffles University Iskandar Malaysia. Khaled said many of the applications came from developed nations like the United States, Britain, Australia and Switzerland as well as from the United Arab Emirates, China, India, Nepal and Singapore.
He said he expected to receive more applications, especially from Europe and West Asia, following economic uncertainty and political discord in some of these places. “Investors set their sights on nations that promise good returns and stability for their investments. Malaysia offers these as it has a stable political and economic climate and is free from natural disasters. “We have a strong quality control system via Malaysia Quality Framework, undertaken by the Malaysia Quality Agency. We also have tax incentives and a liberal higher education policy.” Malaysia ranks 11th as the chosen destination for international students to further their studies. It controls two per cent of the total international students’ market. Khaled said the country had much to offer with its strategic location, infrastructure, large land deposit for development, lower operational costs and with English spoken widely as the second language.
“We have the Iskandar Development corridor in Johor and the Kuala Lumpur Education City in Negri Sembilan.” As such, Khaled said the higher learning sector was poised to be the key engine of growth as Malaysia moved towards a developed and high-income status. This had boosted the country’s reputation as one that possesses quality higher education on a par with developed countries and becoming Asia’s leading education hub, he said. “Foreign universities are careful and sensitive in their selection of locations to set up their campuses abroad. “When Malaysia is chosen by several world-renowned universities, it shows that our tertiary education sector has reached a higher level.” By 2015, more than 150,000 international students were expected to pick Malaysia as their choice, he said.
On whether having foreign campuses would threaten local institutions of higher learning, Khaled believed this would create competitiveness among universities. Most developed nations exported their higher learning products to expand their networks of cooperation to reach those in the developing and Third World countries, he added. To strengthen and boost the competitiveness of local universities, Khaled said the ministry had awarded autonomy status to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia. Read more: More varsities coming – Top News – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/top-news/more-varsities-coming-1.50776#ixzz1nCfG17pp
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MALAYSIA is morphing into a key destination for foreign universities got bad complication as well. This is a chance for the African to come over and look for business. They go and attract the local girl with sweet talk and make them drug trafficker. Some cheated local girl money. A lot of local girls left home because of them.
Some of them conned millions of ringgit from Malaysian and went back to their hometown and opened a hotel. Before they come, they even had courses to train them how to be a ‘good’ cheater here.
You are definitely right..I am also worried about this situation..Reason why we do not control these Africans because our government itself it is all about money…in the mean time they abused their student pass lurking for crime eg. black money,internet cheaters,drug trafficking…I ask my friend at immigration why can not we send them back..He hesitantly told me it will effect GOV tourism,money transaction etc..For god sake Help our country..
Our country is targeting to become education hub for foreign students. I wonder which type of students come to Malaysian inrecognised universities to do their course!! Most of them are from Africa and middle east!
Oh my god…Disaster is coming…I am really worried about this…
I heard in KL, Africans are forming gangster groups and there are fights every night. Some of the A&E department’s doctors in private hospitals are afraid to work night shift!
Do not talk about this Varsities crap stuff…Ask GOVERNMENT if they can provide JOBS for our children…This really making me pissed off..
Apparently, a financial analyst from Sunway TES told the ACCA students(namely my sis) that the course to study now is medicine and acca. Why? Because the baby boomers in US are retiring soon, in which they were the creme de le creme, and the future gens are not as competitive as the Asians. When US comes down, let Asia rise and take over. Why? Cause US will be desperate enough to take in ANYONE now.
Apparently that’s how they see it la.
Businessman only talks about business!! where they can make money!The litigation rate in US is so high that many do not want to become doctors. There are even doctors who are resigning daily due to litigation.
Robinn,
I am in united states doing my residency and I can tell you that…it is getting more and more difficult to get into the residency here. When you look at the match process the program here now tends to reserve more and more seats for American graduate. So unless you did you med school in US or Canada…chances of you getting into residency here is getting lower and lower unless you are like a attending in other countries…Probably IMG are more desperate to get into US in the next few years if you want me to interpret the current situation. Reason being so is they produce about the similar number of med graduate vs residency positions.
And as an IMG I thought future generations in US are not as competitive too until I see residents from larger program – totally wrong mindset. You will be surprised how much they know compare to MO/HO at the same level.
But I do agree litigation in US is getting worse. If you sit around the tv for 30 minutes you will hear lawyer ads to tell people to sue their doctor. A lot of private doctors either do not do procedures in their clinic or they practice under a university setting to avoid that problem – lawyers will sue only the richer one, if you practice under a hospital/university they will chase after the university =)
Welcome to the world of capitalism in a proposed Islamic country..ha ha..
Apparently the financial analyst say that US would take in ANYONE out of desperation.
The weird thing is the people outside the medical system do not know a single shit of the process included in everything they “SUGGEST”. Like why not go to US? or UK or NZ for your medicine?
Hello, like the essays and personal statement wouldn’t kill me already.
What’s more, “go overseas to practice then!”
Excuse me? AMC, PBL, USMLE. How many tests I have to take in my life just to get myself settled? I’ve taken A lvls, STPM, SAT, EJU the last thing I have not take is IB or the test to enroll in a music institution.
Why don’t Chinese elders understand that things are VERY different and tough in the medicine world now? They think going overseas is as easy as a snap of finger, for me.
What a horrible system. I can’t wait for election. I hope i can get my leave approve then to fly back, just for that one vote. I believe there is still hope for Malaysia.
I was reading about Perdana University from the link given. What a joke! Perdana University degree in collaboration with Johns Hopkins. The tuition fee is the biggest scam! Why do our government need to pay that much when the can enrol PSD students in better training environment like in the UK/Australia/NZ. Totally wasting taxpayer money. And they want to set up 1care because all the taxpayer money are wasted/scammed.
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