Jobseeker News in Brief (February 2009)

Move to lure China and HK varsities to Malaysia

A move is being made to get one of the top three universities in China to set up a branch campus in Malaysia, reported The Star newspaper.

It quoted MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat as saying that similar effort was also being made to court the top three universities in Hong Kong.

Ong added that the move was made by certain parties in the private sector as part of the plan to boost Johor’s development region of Iskandar Malaysia.

“There has never been such a precedent (for China to set up a branch campus abroad),” he said.

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(Source: Jobsdb Malaysia)