Are International Branch Campuses Delivering On Quality?

Dr Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Independent Scholar, Deputy Chair, Malaysian Academic Movement (GERAK)

27-Feb-24 08:30

Are International Branch Campuses Delivering On Quality?

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Malaysia is emerging as a major hub for higher education with the establishment of foreign university branch campuses, many ranked in the top 100 globally. How do these international branch campuses (IBC) impact the academic landscape? We speak to Dr. Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Independent Scholar and Deputy Chair of the Malaysian Academic Movement (GERAK) on the pros and cons of the burgeoning presence of foreign universities in the market.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See

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Categories: education, economy

Tags: higher education system, ministry of higher education,

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