“Educity”, as the Johor complex is called, reflects Malaysia’s grand strategy to become a centre for Western education. The country wants to meet strong demand among Asia’s new middle classes for English-language schooling. It also worries about its brain drain (over 300,000 university-educated Malays work abroad). Having watched Asian children flock west to spend a lot of money on British and American schools, the government decided a few years ago to try to reverse the trend. It has campaigned to persuade Western schools and colleges to come and set up branch campuses. The Malaysian proposition to Asian parents is simple and beguiling: come to these famous schools and universities in our country and get the same degrees and qualifications as in Britain or America for half the price.
Education in Malaysia, A reverse brain drain Ambitious plans to become an Asian hub for Western education
The trick is going to be making the education and connections as valuable as the home locations. it can be done, but the schools can't be lazy and offer second class education and just take the money and run. That is definitely a risk. But it is a good effort that hopefully will pan out.
ReplyDeleteHi Curiouscat,
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading my blog. I completely agree with your point. Let's hope that this will pan out smoothly!
Rgds,
Erika
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Erika