Putting M’sian education on the world map

KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s aspiration of achieving its target of 200,000 international students by 2020 has been given a boost through the establishment of a dedicated agency to champion and lead the development and promotion of Malaysia’s education and training products and services internationally.
The new agency, Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and is operating under the purview of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE).
EMGS is also tasked to lead Malaysia’s development to become a leading global hub for education and training by 2020.
EMGS will be operating a one-stop centre to provide an integrated international marketing and promotion for education and training as well as a single interface for foreign student pass application, processing and issuance.
The agency has been given the mandate to attract more international students and to increase the efficiency of the student visa application process in order to cope with the expected inflow of in international students to Malaysia. Read more...