China acknowledging more of our higher education institutions

By PRIYA KULASAGARAN. There has been a 10-fold increase in the number of local higher education institutions recognised by China, enabling the country to attract more Chinese students.
Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Hou Kok Chung said that China had formally approved 71 local institutions.
“Previously, only around five or six of our universities were recognised by China.
“There are now about 10,000 Chinese students here. Hopefully, this number will grow by at least 50%, if not 100%, in the future,” he said yesterday. Read more...