The borders are open again and Malaysia is hoping to attract some of Australia’s best and brightest to its shores.
exchange funding program – to get them back, says Mohd Radzlan bin Jalaludin, chief executive of Education Malaysia Global Services.
Applications for the 2023 New Colombo Plan would open soon and Mr Radzlan said the Malaysian government was keen to promote the country as a preferred destination. “I didn’t know much about Malaysia at the time so thought it would be an awesome opportunity to step outside my comfort zone and try something new,” said Ms Parulekar, who is now on the product strategy team for fintech start-up Wallex.“I was really surprised to find how multicultural Malaysia was. And they have a very different perspective in the way they approach problems, compared to Australia.
Ly Tran, an expert in study abroad programs from Deakin University, said a number of countries, including China, Vietnam and Malaysia, had realised it was time to rebalance the books and encourage a two-way flow of students.“They are among the key source countries for international students to Australia, and they are trying to diversify their own student bodies and also boost their university rankings,” Dr Tran said.
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