For Whom?

This annually-published handbook is for international students and parents who wish to know and find out all about the study opportunities in Malaysia. This guidebook features the distinctive “multi-international education systems” which have been absorbed into the Malaysian education system, and what makes this country, Malaysia, the most ideal option for international students to live in and to pursue their education abroad.

This guidebook is a ‘helpful’ reference for you prior to making their trip here and it also contains information which international students ought to know and would find useful when they are in Malaysia

What does it Contain?

Something New!!
This 5th edition of the Study in Malaysia International Handbook has some new sections which are included entirely for the benefit of the students. These include:

• Detailed write-up on the hassle-free immigration procedures for international students to enter Malaysia and how to apply to work part-time.

• What the International Students in Malaysia should know.

• The summary of Malaysian education which is written in 5 languages i.e. Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Korean and Vietnamese. This 5th edition has included the Korean summary as more Korean students are becoming interested in studying in Malaysia.

• Profiles of private/international schools, public universities, private colleges, private universities and the foreign university branch campuses as well as the English language centres in the country.

Enhanced Version
To give you a more enhanced version of the annual guidebook, efforts were put in to gather better and more useful information for this 6th edition. The contents include:

• Well-compiled courses of study offered by both public and private education institutions in Malaysia from the level of primary school onwards, right up to the Bachelor degree and Postgraduate levels.

• Information about the English language courses available for international students

• Profiles of private/international schools, public universities, private colleges, private universities and the foreign university branch campuses as well as the English language centres in the country

• Detailed outline about the structures of private and public education system in Malaysia

• A general guide on the cost of education and living expenses in Malaysia

• Many reasons on why Malaysia should be your choice for tertiary education

• Useful addresses of relevant educational agencies and departments in Malaysia

• And, last but not least, the Profile of Malaysia, which enables international students to gain an in-depth understanding about this beautiful country, such as its economy, cultures, and the places of interest for vacations and trips, as well as the many achievements that Malaysia has attained in the local and global arena.

Other topics of equal relevance particularly catered to the concerned parties who are interested to know more about the government authorities and quality assurance agency for the education sector are:

• The Department of Higher Education Management, Department of PHEI Management under the Ministry of Higher Education and Department of Private Education under the Ministry of Education.

• The Malaysian Qualifications Agency, which is the government quality assurance agency.

This annual handbook is in every way accepted and acknowledged as the one and only source of reference that equips international students with information about educational opportunities in Malaysia.