Malaysia, a Top Student Destination - UNESCO
November 11, 2017
EasyUni Staff
According to the Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, the latest UNESCO International Students Mobility Survey ranked Malaysia in the ninth place. An improvement from 2014 ranking of 12th.
He attributed this to the good quality of education in the country, in which he said, is at par with countries such as US and UK.
(photo from Taylor's University)
In addition, factors such as affordable cost of living, diversed, socio-cultural landscape, among others, have contributed to the improved ranking.
"The government will continue taking efforts to further improve the quality of higher education in the country," he said. "Through the ministry's collaboration with public and private universities, we can see our country's ranking (as educational hub) has improved in various aspects," he added.
(with reports from Bernama)
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