DUBAI, April 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia aims to be a higher educational destination of choice for West Asian students, including that of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by raising its profile through participation in top educational exhibitions and government-to-government cooperation.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the UAE wished to foster cooperation with Malaysia in the field of education.
He said the wish was expressed by UAE Education Minister Mohammed Al Qatami and Culture, Youth and Community Development Minister Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan whom he received Wednesday during working visit to Dubai.
The UAE ministers later accompanied Muhyiddin to visit the Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (Getex) at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre where he opened the Education Malaysia pavilion.
"The UAE leaders greatly appreciated our cooperation and wanted us to broaden the scope of educational areas offered.
"I told them that is what we want to do and they were glad that we want to expand various fields," he told Malaysian journalists covering his five-day working visit here since Monday.
Muhyiddin said the UAE felt that Malaysia's participation in Getex 2014 as one of the biggest exhibitor reflected close ties between the two countries in the field of education.
The Education Malaysia pavilion boasts the participation of 27 public and private institutions of higher learning, including University of Malaya, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Sunway University, and SEGi University College.
Muhyiddin said participation in high-profile education fairs like Getex and close ties with UAE leaders could help promote Malaysia as a higher education hub for West Asian students.
It will also help entice UAE's participation in educational programmes in Malaysia and foreign institutions collaboration in specific fields such as science and technology, he added.
Muhyiddin, who is also education minister, said about 160 UAE students were currently studying in Malaysia in various fields, including engineering, science and technology, and he hoped the number could increase in future.
"While promising more UAE students would pursue higher studies in Malaysia, the UAE leaders also want our students to study in the UAE. That's why we want to forge a long-term partnership," he said.
Among fields of educational cooperation that could be pursued by Malaysia and the UAE are science, technology, oil and gas, and language, he said, adding that one of Malaysia's pull factors was competitive cost. Muhyiddin said Malaysia, which had participated in Getex since 2004, would continue to take part in the education fair in an effort to woo more students from West Asia. Between 25,000 and 27,000 students from West Asia are currently studying in Malaysia.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the UAE wished to foster cooperation with Malaysia in the field of education.
He said the wish was expressed by UAE Education Minister Mohammed Al Qatami and Culture, Youth and Community Development Minister Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan whom he received Wednesday during working visit to Dubai.
The UAE ministers later accompanied Muhyiddin to visit the Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (Getex) at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre where he opened the Education Malaysia pavilion.
"The UAE leaders greatly appreciated our cooperation and wanted us to broaden the scope of educational areas offered.
"I told them that is what we want to do and they were glad that we want to expand various fields," he told Malaysian journalists covering his five-day working visit here since Monday.
Muhyiddin said the UAE felt that Malaysia's participation in Getex 2014 as one of the biggest exhibitor reflected close ties between the two countries in the field of education.
The Education Malaysia pavilion boasts the participation of 27 public and private institutions of higher learning, including University of Malaya, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Sunway University, and SEGi University College.
Muhyiddin said participation in high-profile education fairs like Getex and close ties with UAE leaders could help promote Malaysia as a higher education hub for West Asian students.
It will also help entice UAE's participation in educational programmes in Malaysia and foreign institutions collaboration in specific fields such as science and technology, he added.
Muhyiddin, who is also education minister, said about 160 UAE students were currently studying in Malaysia in various fields, including engineering, science and technology, and he hoped the number could increase in future.
"While promising more UAE students would pursue higher studies in Malaysia, the UAE leaders also want our students to study in the UAE. That's why we want to forge a long-term partnership," he said.
Among fields of educational cooperation that could be pursued by Malaysia and the UAE are science, technology, oil and gas, and language, he said, adding that one of Malaysia's pull factors was competitive cost. Muhyiddin said Malaysia, which had participated in Getex since 2004, would continue to take part in the education fair in an effort to woo more students from West Asia. Between 25,000 and 27,000 students from West Asia are currently studying in Malaysia.
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