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MALAYSIA LAUNCHES WEBSITE ON EDUCATION
The Star, 29 December 1998
By Mariana Tan
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - Malaysian education received a global promotional boost
today withthe launching of a “Study Malaysia Online” website, a one-stop
electronic directory of local higher-education institutions. The bilingual
website (http://www.studymalaysia.com)
features a course directory, college/university profiles and scholarship
information.
It also allows potential students to check the status of their enrolment
application from anywhere in the world, and for graduates to post their
curriculum vitae/resume on the Internet. The website, developed by Challenger
Concept (M) Sdn Bhd, was launched today by Education Minister Datuk Seri Najib
Abdul Razak, who also launched its fifth edition of Education Guide Malaysia.
Challenger Concept Academic Advisory Board chairman Datuk Yahaya Ibrahim later
presented 1,500 guidebooks to Najib for distribution to secondary schools.
Guidebooks will also be distributed to government departments, agencies and
Malaysian embassies overseas. In his speech, Najib said these tools had the
potential to contribute greatly towards the growth of Malaysian higher
education, especially in terms of wooing foreign students.
Other measures to promote Malaysian education overseas, he said, included
roadshows next year to Thailand and China. “The ministry will kick off these
roadshows with participation from higher education institutions, but after the
first year, the private institutions are expected to organise these on their
own,” he said.
The ministry, Najib said, would also be finalising with the Immigration
Department details of the new procedure allowing institutions to apply for
foreign student passes, due to take effect onjan 2.He added that these measures
were collectively aimed at increasing the number of foreign students in Malaysia
and making the figure more than Malaysian students overseas.
As of October, there were 11,733 foreign students studying in 12 institutions of
higher learning here, compared to 5,635 students in 1996.Najib also reminded
private colleges and institutions to stick to the truth when advertising their
courses and facilities, and not give misleading information about their
services.
“This includes not advertising courses or programmes which have not yet received
approval from the Ministry,” he said, adding that institutions found guilty of
such offences faced action under the Private Higher Education Act. “We will take
action as they jeopardise not only their own credibility but also the country’s
efforts to develop as a centre for educational excellence.”
