By Hina Kiyani
ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) Mr. Mohd Radzlan bin Jalaludin who is in Pakistan has said that the EMGS is responsible for promoting and assisting international students to pursue higher education in Malaysia.
Addressing a press conference in Marriot Islamabad on Friday, he presented opportunities, possibilities and benefit of seeking higher education in Malaysia.
The EMGS CEO emphasized on the presence of foreign students in Malaysia will offers economic benefit to the country and will add value to its education system.
According to UNESCO data, Malaysia is currently in the top 11 charts in terms of inbound student mobility. As of 2020 figure, the total number of international students enrolled in Malaysian universities and academic institutions are 131,000. Malaysian Government has raised the level of their education system which helped them to compete with top ranking countries like USA, Australia and UK in the field of education by highlighting its own uniqueness in terms of diversity and educational prowess.
Mohd Radzlan bin Jalaludin emphasized on benefit being offered to international student who choose to study in Malaysia.
He said “Students will experience world-class education in Malaysia with top ranking institutions of the world offering a degree that is well recognized globally. Based on QS world university rankings, 32 Malaysian programs were placed among the top 100 universities for the study of their academic subjects.
Malaysian has 435 state-of-Art higher education institutions across the country showing large capacity to absorb international students. Malaysia offers diverse culture, affordable living, safe environment and dynamic lifestyle to its international students”.
The CEO said that EMGS is responsible for promoting Malaysia as the international education hub of choice and positioning Malaysia amongst the top 10 education destinations. EMGS also manages the movement of international students in Malaysia, which includes facilitating of visa processing. It has also launched a new portal, ‘Discover Education Malaysia Portal’, an information portal on all higher education institutions in Malaysia in line with the ‘Study in Malaysia’ brand.
Mohd Radzlan bin Jalaludin said that EMGS is committed to supporting all initiatives made by the Government of Malaysia for the country’s economic recovery through various methods. EMGS will also continue to be consistent in making Malaysia the global education hub of choice and ensuring the welfare of all international students in Malaysia.
