Malaysia has a vast capacity for students all around the world with more than 100 institutions, there are 20 public, more than 160 private, 10 foreign branch campuses and more than 39 language and skill centers in Malaysia for international students.
Top QS Ranked Malaysian Universities In Each Category
Here is a list of 10 Malaysian universities that are ranked top in QS ranking system in all categories i.e public, private and branch campuses
University |
QS Rank |
Category |
University Malaya |
70 |
Public University |
University Putra Malaysia |
123 |
Public University |
University of Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) |
129 |
Public University |
University Sains Malaysia |
143 |
Public University |
Monash University Malaysia |
57 |
International Branch Campus |
University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus) |
114 |
International Branch Campus |
New Castle University of Malaysia |
122 |
International Branch Campus |
Taylor’s University |
284 |
Private University |
UCSI |
284 |
Private University |
University of Technology PETRONAS |
361 |
Private University |
Categories Of Education Institutes In Malaysia
Malaysian institutes has been categorized into 3 for international students to study. These include:
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Public Universities
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Private Universities
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International Branch Campuses
Public Malaysian Universities
Under the preview of Ministry of Education Malaysia, there are 20 public universities that are government- funded and further divided into three major categories/ groups
Groups |
Universities |
Offered Programs |
Group 1 |
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Group 2 |
Polytechnics and Community Colleges |
Certificate and Diploma programs |
Group 3 |
Public Colleges |
Certificate and Diploma Courses |
Private Malaysian Universities
Compared to public universities, private offer wide range of programs for all study levels
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Having bigger campus and provide a vast range of facilities
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Award degrees in their own names
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Provide extensive research platform for postgraduate study programs
International Branch Campuses In Malaysia For International Students
Malaysia took step forward and has initiated a vast setup of foreign university’s campuses in own country. There are 10 campuses of foreign universities in Malaysia originated from Australia, UK, China and Ireland with the following characteristics
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Offer programs that are identical to main campus
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Provide out class education to international students by maintain same standards of education as in home campus
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Students can save up to 40% tuition fee and living cost by enrolling in a international branch campus in Malaysia and gain same quality of education deliver in home campus
These 10 International Foreign Campuses are as follows
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Curtin University
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Monash University
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Swinburne University of Technology
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The University of Nottingham Malaysia
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Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
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Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
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University of Southampton – Malaysia Campus
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University of Reading Malaysia
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Xiamen University Malaysia Campus
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University College Dublin Malaysia Campus
Malaysian Universities Ranking By Subjects
The Ministry of Education Malaysia has introduced its own ranking system (QS WUR Subject Ranking) for measuring the quality of universities for different subjects. According to this ranking here we described list of universities for specific subject
University |
Subject |
QS WUR Subject Ranking |
University of Malaya |
Library & Information Management |
32 |
University of Putra Malaysia |
Agriculture & Forestry |
80 |
National University of Malaysia |
Electrical Engineering |
145 |
University of Science Malaysia |
Pharmacy & Pharmacology |
75 |
University of Technology Malaysia |
Petroleum Engineering |
41 |
Management and Science University |
Hospitality and Leisure Management |
51-100 |
Taylor’s University |
Hospitality and Leisure Management |
16 |
Petronas University of Technology |
Petroleum Engineering |
21 |
Monash University |
Pharmacy & Pharmacology |
2 |
University of Nottingham |
Pharmacy & Pharmacology |
5 |
University of Southampton |
Statistics and Operational Research |
33 |
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