During study international students are allowed to work part-time for 20 hours per week. After completing a study in Malaysia provides lots of post-study work opportunities to international students and is expected to create thousands of new jobs in the upcoming years.
Malaysia’s higher education system has international standards that are closely monitored by Ministry of Higher Education. It is constantly supervised by Malaysian Qualifications Agency, a quality assurance body that oversees the accreditation of national higher education. There are a lot of institutions from countries like UK and USA that have their campuses in Malaysia. This allows students to avail quality education at a much lower cost. The easy and hassle-free immigration procedures are beneficial for international students. Students can work up to 20 hours per week while studying in Malaysia that helps them in supporting themselves while studying.
Cost of Education in Malaysia
The cost of studying in Malaysia for international students is cheaper as compare with other countries like Australia, UK and the USA. The tuition fees in Malaysia for undergraduate program is around MYR 7,000 per year and for the postgraduate program is around MYR 11,000 per year in Public institutes while it will cost higher with private universities.
The living expenses normally depends on the location where students choose to study and live in. The cost would be quite more in metropolitans than living in a rural area. The average cost of living in Malaysia for international students is around 1000 to 1200 MYR per month.
Qualifying exams and coaching
For entry to Malaysian Universities, you must meet the minimum English language requirements. If you are applying for an undergraduate program and have completed your study in English Medium than you do not need to take an English language exam prior to get admission for Bachelor’s program.
Master programs require IELTS Academic as proof of English language proficiency.