Putrajaya, Jan 18: The number of Malaysian higher education institutions recognised by China has risen by 10-fold to 71, said Deputy Higher Education Minister Dato’ Dr Hou Kok Chung, adding that this has enabled Malaysia to attract more Chinese students.
There were now about 10,000 Chinese students in Malaysia and he hoped the number will grow by at least 50%, if not 100%, in the future.
Dato’ Dr Hou said the recognition was based on the Malaysia-China Mutual Recognition Agreement signed by both countries on April 28, 2011.
This agreement only covers institutions that offer degree courses. It is up to China’s Education Ministry to decide if they want to recognise other local colleges or institutions.
“We submitted the list of qualified institutions in July last year. We will send them an updated list of institutions that have since been upgraded to universities or university colleges by end of this month,” he said.
Malaysia has recognised 820 higher education institutions in China under the agreement. There are now about 3,000 to 4,000 Malaysian students studying in China.
Source: The Star.（布城17日讯）高教部宣布，中国教育部正式承认国内71所大学及大学学院，而去年杪升格的南方大学学院则会在下一轮更新名单时，才会列入在内。
高教部副部长拿督何国忠博士指出，这71所大学及大学学院涵盖政府和私立，有关名单是根据去年7月呈给中国教育部的名单，因此之后升格的6所大学或大学学院暂不在名单内，或仍保留原有名字。
将持续呈交名单
“我们会持续呈交名单给中国教育部，互认文凭的名单将不断更新。”
何国忠今日在高教部召开记者会，公布71所大学及大学学院名单，其中20所为政府大学，而部门将每年提交新名单给中国教育部两次。
他说，由于南方大学学院去年11月才升格为大学学院，高教部将在本月杪提呈更新名单给中方。
何国忠说，马中签署互认文凭协议，大马已承认820所中国大学学士学位，如今中国承认我国大学和大学学院的学士学位，有望吸引更多中国学生来马深造。
满意中国留学生表现
“目前，约1万名中国留学生在马深造，我们希望人数可增加至少50%，甚至是100%。”
他也说，这项协议只限制互认学士学位，至于文凭认证则取决于中方。
提及留学生在本地引发其他问题，何国忠说，政府不可能完全解决留学生问题，但会不断改善。
他说，政府满意中国留学生的表现，并希望所有留学生能够认真学习。
文章转引自：《南洋商报》，2013年1月18日。
