Higher Education System Of Malaysia

Institutions of higher learning in Malaysia provide opportunities to equip individuals with knowledge, skills and professionalism to meet the need of national human resources for the national development. The public and private institutions play important roles to fulfill the national needs. Besides the public educational system, there also exists a widespread and expanding system of private institutions ranging from kindergarten to university. These institutions mostly cater exclusively for local examinations, especially the Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia--STPM (equivalent to A-Level) and professional courses. The most recent development has been the introduction of twinning programmes where a local college enters into an arrangement with a foreign university and provides the first stage of the degree course in this country, while the final part is taken at the university concerned overseas."