Malaysia is located in the center of the tropical Southeast Asian countries. It has an important strategic location due to the Strait of Malacca connecting the Pacific and the Indian Ocean . Malaysia has 23 million populations, mainly Malays, Chinese, Indians and other minorities. Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia and it is the country's political, economic and cultural center. It has major pillar industries such as the manufacturing sector, services and agriculture. The GDP is nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars, and the per capita income is 4,000 U.S. dollars. The State’s ambition in 2020 is to be one of the top ranked developed countries.
Malaysia has political stability and rapid economic development . It is developed in the areas of transportation, energy, telecommunications, information and other fields such as infrastructure. At the same time the development of education has made remarkable achievements. Malaysian government adopted an open policy and aims to be one of the international education centers. Currently, Malaysia has hundreds of public and private universities and colleges. International students are from more than 40 countries and regions and they have access to the education and training of highly competitive educational institutions.
Malaysia 's higher education institutions not only train a large number of bachelor's, masters and doctoral degree students but also send tens of thousands of students to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Japan, and other countries to pursue overseas degree courses. At present, Malaysia has many well-known universities and educational institutions that offer various courses and 3 +0 courses. Students in Malaysia who have completed degree courses that has similar curriculum with that of overseas countries and have been awarded university diplomas and degrees have higher rate of success.
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