For 20 years, the Malaysian private colleges and the government's vigorous support have carved out a unique innovation in the development of tertiary education which had helped thousands of Malaysian students in their pursuit of foreign university degrees.
As we all know, there are many flexible alternative avenues of learning and curriculum model that are very affordable for students who wanted to obtain a degree. There are several models that are suitable for student’s time, location and progress needs.
The bachelor degree several models are as follows:
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Foreign/International University Degree Franchised Programmes (more popularly known as 3+0 Degree programmes)
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Local Public & Private University Degree Franchise Programmes
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Virtual or distance learning degree courses
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Foreign University External Degree
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Split Degree Programmes, such as double-courses/twinning degree, credit transfer courses and university standard-based courses/advanced standing program
3+0 courses
Starting from 1999, there are many foreign students from Asia and Africa region who pursue their higher diploma degree in Malaysia. Malaysia has gradually become a center for international education and there is no need to go to the United Kingdom or Australia. 3+0 courses enables students to complete their undergraduate studies in three years which will let them save a lot of money.
The 3+0 programme enables students to study for a UK, US, New Zealand or Australian university Bachelor degree qualification in Malaysia Private Colleges - which actually works out to be much more economical because the course fees and living standards in Malaysia are far cheaper than in those countries. This is because the 3+0 programme allows the entire foreign university degree programme to be completed in Malaysia. This option has already helped thousands of Malaysians as well as international students hoping to acquire foreign university undergraduate qualifications to acquire their degrees at the same time saving substantially in the overall study costs.
Malaysia 's mainstream private colleges continuously upgrade the quality of their teaching to catch up with the most advanced international standards of higher education and to have successful outcome.
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3 + 0 courses save cost
Students no longer need to travel to Europe and the United States or Oceania to complete their degree courses. Through the 3 +0 courses, they will pay lesser fees and they will also have considerable savings from their living expenses. Compared with those of developed countries, you will approximately spend 90,000 -150,000RM. Tuition for three years in the private colleges in Malaysia and the foreign partner universities generally costs you 30,000-60,000RM. Because all the courses are completed in Malaysia, you will have many savings.
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Quality education
At present, all universities who were approved to be the host of 3 +0 degree courses in Malaysia are run by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. In accordance with Malaysia Act 556, private colleges are regularly monitored. National academic Identification Bureau is responsible for the management and supervision of private institutions of higher education. They also check teaching standards and see to it that the quality of education conforms to the national law. Their responsibility is to maintain the highest academic standards. The State Academic Council formulates minimum standards and they play a crucial role in the identification of the educational course.
Malaysian private colleges have to submit annually their teaching syllabus to the National Academic Identification Bureau. The details of which is to be assessed by the State Council and check if it meets academic standards. Malaysian private colleges and their foreign partner universities must also present a report on the 3 +0 degree courses. They should also present an annual progress report about the academic progress of their students .
(1) Asia-Pacific Institute of Information Technology
(2) Business Lane College
(3) Stamford College
(4) The Elite Colleges
(5) International College of Music
(6) British Academy
(7) British College
(8) Bandar Utama
(9) Benefactor College
(10) Creative Technology Institute
(11) Wellington College
(12) RU Levin College
(13) Richland College
(14) Lima School
(15) Fraser Institute
(16) Saiteya College
(17) Stanford Institute
(18) Granville School
(19) Wit College
(20) State Polytechnic School
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Local Public University Degree Franchise Programmes
Malaysia ’s local public universities such as Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) do franchise their programmes to private colleges. What this means is that students can pursue three quarters of, or even the entire degree programme in some cases, in the designated private colleges and be awarded with degree qualifications without studying as an internal student in these universities established local universities.
All teaching curricula are developed by the local University. According to different professions, the whole course fees are between RM18, 000-RM28, 000. The Local Public University Degree Franchise Programme is a real boost for local higher education because the number of students that the public universities can accommodate is limited, but by franchising their degrees to selected private colleges, more students who are unable to get into public universities can still pursue their studies without any compromise on the quality of their degrees.
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Virtual teaching and distance learning degree courses
Application to virtual tele-education and tele-teaching is similar to the university application wherein you need to register and participate in the examinations. In universities, they provide classroom lessons while in distance learning or online programs they provide a full range of self-study courses. But occasionally students will also be arranged in a classroom with the teachers to have face-to-face instruction or to answer questions. In recent years, the use of virtual and interactive electronic media in teaching has great improvements. The CD-ROM Video, audio-visual, e-mail and the Internet are commonly used. Video technology has enabled electronic distribution of knowledge and ideas to students around the world.
Distance education will be known as the Correspondence Education which is very flexible and open form of education. Such education is not subject to the restrictions of a classroom context education and students can learn at home. This is convenient for families and those who have works. Students can study and work at the same time. Distance Education is a flexible learning approach especially for many adults.
Malaysia 's first virtual university-Duilasa Virtual University (UNITAR) provides business and information technology professional degree courses. The virtual environment of the university is based on modern electronic communication devices. Duilasa Virtual University virtual education methods provide students with a very flexible mode of learning.
Duilasa Virtual University four years of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree or a four-year Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) degree courses total cost is RM3, 000.
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Malaysian Foreign Universities External Degree Programme Leading to a Degree Qualification
Under this programme, a student can apply to register as an external student with a foreign or local university and study through the local private colleges. The syllabi, entry requirements and examinations are all determined and conducted by the university. The role of the private colleges is to offer tutorials and administrative support to students. Students will sit for the examination at the designated or approved center, which is usually a private college, and successful students who pass their examinations will get their degrees from the foreign university.
This flexible method of learning is very affordable. In this way, students can study not only in accordance with the conventional school curriculum learning. Student can have self-study or attend counseling to prepare for the examination. Local private colleges provide remedial classes and organize counseling center. 。 They provide various courses to help students pass the examination. The students of these private universities and colleges usually have no formal cooperation arrangements.
Some external programmes are prestigious degrees at very cost-effective rates. One can expect to pay between RM3, 000 to RM6, 000 per year in tuition fees to local colleges. Other costs involve application, registration and examination fees payable to the qualification awarding University.
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Split-degree Arrangement
The split degree arrangement allows partial completion of the degree programme in local private colleges but the final part of the programme will be completed at the twinning partner university overseas, which then confers the award or degree. Listed below are the three more common split degree arrangements that lead to Bachelor degree qualifications:
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Twinning Degree Programme
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Advanced Standing Programme
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Credit Transfer Programme
In split-degree programs, students can first study in Malaysia to study college courses and the last year the student will study in the partner university. They will complete their studies and obtain their degrees in the host universities abroad such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Through this split-degree program, the student not only has the opportunity for cross-cultural learning overseas but is also able to obtain substantial savings on living expenses and tuition fees. For example, for a split degree arrangement of 2+1 with a UK university, the total tuition fees spent in the local private college (for 2 years) and the UK university (for the final year) is about RM60,000. This amount covers the cost of the entire programme, whereas if the entire programme was done at the UK university, the expenses would come to at least RM100,000 in total tuition fees for a period of 3 years.
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