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Top 10 Universities & Colleges in Malaysia - 2022
Well, Education is a very important industry across all countries, and each country strives to put it first aspiring to build a skilled and knowledgeable community that's capable of performing progressive developments across sectors, and the same goes with Malaysia too. The country dividing its education system into preschool education, primary education, secondary education, post-secondary education, and tertiary education, lays a great emphasis on strengthening the learning culture amongst its demography. However, classifying its higher education system into three major groups- Research Universities, Focused Universities and Comprehensive Universities, it ardently crafts the careers of its populace.
With more than 30 years of experience in international education, Malaysia also offers unique, well-structured higher education system to all with an opportunity to purse an international qualification at competitive rates. Malaysia hosts more than 100 institutions both public and private, including foreign branches of reputable universities from the US, UK, Australia, and Ireland. The latter are offered either at their own overseas branch campus or in partnership with a Malaysian institution. One can choose the US, UK, Irish, Australian or Malaysian academic qualifications designed with flexibility and affordability in mind. As of 30th September 2019, there were a total of 1,325,699 students pursuing their tertiary education in Malaysia, which comprises of 574,202 (49.7 percent) in public universities and 666,617 (50.3 percent) in PHEIs. Though as pandemic cause turbulence across regions, Malaysia too was affected with it, but standing upright bolting down its higher education through its accomplishing colleges and universities, the country is doing remarkably good in the field.
Higher Education Review, in this issue presents a list of `Top 10 Universities & Colleges in Malaysia - 2022' who have been offering best-in-class education in the country. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.
Top 10 Universities & Colleges in Malaysia - 2022
College |
Location |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| IPK College | Pulau Pinang | College has strong industry contacts and professional relationships with local hotels, banks, restaurants, accountancy firms, and factories, all of which provide excellent work possibilities for students |
| MAHSA University | Jenjarom | Drives its strategies towards an education that is beyond classroom and textbooks for the cultivation of professional skills that allow its graduates to be fully equipped for the years ahead |
| MIB College | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia's first baking college established in turning passion into careers since 1977, which offers courses in the arts & science of baking & culinary |
| Monash University | Subang Jaya | A self-accrediting university, which offers a distinctly international and culturally rich environment with approximately 9,400 students from 78 different countries |
| SRI College | Petaling Jaya | Committed in empowering students with professional skills and knowledge in their area of expertise |
| TAJ International College | Ipoh | Established in 1996, concentrates on the development of human capital through complete education, professional training & development, e-Learning and ICT related solutions & education consulting |
| Universiti Teknologi Petronas | Seri Iskandar | Provides opportunities for the pursuit of knowledge and expertise for the advancement of engineering, science & technology to enhance the nation's competitiveness |
| University Malaysia of Computer Science & Engineering | Cyberjaya | Offers foundation, diploma, undergraduate & postgraduate levels programmes taught in English and creates a better future through technology, education, research & innovation |
| University of Reading Malaysia | Nusajaya | As a wholly-owned branch campus, the University provides students with an English-speaking international environment that adopts high-quality teaching & learning approach |
| University of Technology Sarawak | Sibu | Has invested heavily in teaching-learning facilities, especially state-of-the-art laboratories equipment, ICT infrastructure & services, and other resources for research & development |