Malaysia is an international center of Tertiary Education. The Malaysian governement adopted policies which allowed the establishment of international universities in Malaysia, mainly from the US, UK and Australia...so in turn Malaysia could attract international students from all over the world ----> giving a strong kick to national bank account! Clever...
When these renowned international universities established branches in Malaysia, namely
Its an economic strategy...cant Zimbabwe do the same. It already has too many universities and a high number of unemployed academics ---> by becoming a regional (Southern Africa) center of Tertiary Education attracting students from Namibia, Botswana (who in fact consider Zimbabwe Tertiary Education in high regard), Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Angola, Congo perhaps...through good branding, marketing and complimentary policies from Universities through to Gvt. level we can kill two birds with one stone--->boost income of our economy, employ a considerable number of graduates. Most of these students would have to do foundation year, whilst some would have to do English Language Courses before commencing on the program, increasing the amount of money which can be earned by the economy...just like Malaysia does it. Hehe!
When these renowned international universities established branches in Malaysia, namely
- Monash University Malaysia Campus
- Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus
- Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus
- University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
other local universities, a huge list of them, where able to attract international students as well through twinning arrangement. Twinning arrangements are whereby local universities offer programs of a renowned university from overseas locally - the advantage is that they can offer a lower fee than actually doing the degree in the UK, or Australia...but the degree at the end will be from the university in the UK or Australia.
Students from all over Africa...from Sudan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Botswana and an even bigger number of students from China, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh...come to study in Malaysia pumping considerable dollar into the economy. Most international students attend the universities with the twinning arrangements.
Its an economic strategy...cant Zimbabwe do the same. It already has too many universities and a high number of unemployed academics ---> by becoming a regional (Southern Africa) center of Tertiary Education attracting students from Namibia, Botswana (who in fact consider Zimbabwe Tertiary Education in high regard), Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Angola, Congo perhaps...through good branding, marketing and complimentary policies from Universities through to Gvt. level we can kill two birds with one stone--->boost income of our economy, employ a considerable number of graduates. Most of these students would have to do foundation year, whilst some would have to do English Language Courses before commencing on the program, increasing the amount of money which can be earned by the economy...just like Malaysia does it. Hehe!
