More Malaysian students head to China for higher education

More Malaysian students are heading to China for further studies, drawn by affordable costs, the growing prestige of its top universities, and the availability of scholarships, writes Hazlin Hassan for The Straits Times.

Data obtained from the Association of Graduates from Universities and Colleges of China in Malaysia shows that about 1,800 Malaysian students studied in China in 2007. By 2019, that figure had risen to around 9,500, and an estimated 10,000 in 2023 – and the numbers are set to grow, observers say.

Factors accounting for the steady stream of Malaysians enrolling in China’s institutions of higher learning are the affordable costs of studying and living there, as well as the generous scholarships offered by many Chinese universities and government bodies, association president Lim Kok Yan told The Straits Times.
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