Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) recognized Local Accountancy Degrees (Part I of the First Schedule of the Accountants Act, 1967)*

Higher Education in Malaysia (further education after Secondary School) Detail grouping of available Field of Study in higher education after secondary school 010   Basic / Broad, General Programmes   080   Literacy and Numeracy   090   Personal Skills

140   Teacher Training and Education Science  Programmes     141   Teaching and Training   142   Education Science   143   Training for Pre-school Teachers   144   Training for Teachers at Basic Levels   145   Training for Teachers with Subject Specialisation   146   Training for Teachers of Vocational Subjects

210   Arts Programmes 211   Fine Arts 212   Music and Performing Arts 213   Audio-Visual Techniques and Media Production 214   Design 215   Craft Skills 220   Humanities Programmes 221   Religion 222   Languages 223   National Language 224   Other Languages 225   History and Archaeology 226   Philosophy and Ethics 227   History, Philosophy and Related Subjects

310   Social and Behavioural Science   Programmes     311   Psychology   312   Sociology and Cultural Studies   313   Political Science and Civics   314   Economics   321   Journalism and Reporting   322   Library, Information, Archive   340   Business and Administration   Programmes     341   Wholesale and Retail Sales   342   Marketing and Advertising   343   Finance, Banking, Insurance   344   Accounting and Taxation   345   Management and Administration   346   Secretarial and Office Work   347   Working Life   380   Law   381   Syariah Law       421   Biology and Biochemistry   422   Environmental Science

440   Physical Science   Programmes     441   Physics   442   Chemistry   443   Earth Science   461   Mathematics   462   Statistics   481   Computer Science   482   Computer Use

520   Engineering and Engineering Trades   Programmes     521   Mechanics and Metal Work   522   Electricity and Energy   523   Electronics and Automation   524   Chemical and Process   525   Motor Vehicles, Ships and Aircraft   526   Civil Engineering   527   Material Engineering   540   Manufacturing and Processing   Programmes     541   Food Processing   542   Textiles, Clothes, Footwear and Leather   543   Materials   Wood, Paper, Plastic, Glass     544   Mining and Extraction   545   Applied Science   581   Architecture and Town Planning   582   Building

620   Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery   Programmes     621   Crop and Livestock Production   622   Horticulture   623   Forestry   624   Fisheries   640   Veterinary

720   Health  Programmes     721   Medicine   722   Medical Services   723   Nursing and Caring   724   Dental Studies   725   Medical Diagnostic and Treatment Technology   726   Therapy and Rehabilitation   727   Pharmacy     761   Child Care and Youth Services   762   Social Work and Counselling

810   Personal Services   Programmes     811   Hotel, Restaurant and Catering   812   Travel, Tourism and Leisure   813   Sports   814   Domestic Services   815   Hair and Beauty Services   840   Transport Services   850   Environmental Protection   Broad Programmes     851   Environmental Protection Technology   852   Natural Environments and Wildlife   853   Community Sanitation Services   860   Security Services   Broad Programmes       861   Protection of Persons and Property   862   Occupational Health and Safety   863   Military and Defence

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TIER 4 SETARA 2011 Rating : VERY GOOD
	Private	AIMST UNIVERSITY
	Private	HELP UNIVERSITY
	Private	INTI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
	Private	KOLEJ UNIVERSITI  INSANIAH
	Private	KOLEJ  UNIVERSITI  ISLAM  ANTARABANGSA  SELANGOR
	Private	KUALA LUMPUR METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
	Private	TATi UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
	Private	TWINTECH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
	Private	UCSI UNIVERSITY
	Private	UNIVERSITI INDUSTRI SELANGOR
	Public	UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN
	Public	UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
	Public	UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK
	Public	UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU
	Public	UNIVERSITI PENDIDIKAN SULTAN IDRIS
	Public	UNIVERSITI PERTAHANAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA

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2011 Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education Institutions
(SETARA ' 11)

The 2011 Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (SETARA ' 11) measures quality of teaching and learning at level six of the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (undergraduate level) in universities and university colleges in Malaysia.

The SETARA ' 11 rating instrument access the quality of teaching and learning WITH three generic domains :
1) input - talent, resources and governance
2) process - curriculum matters
3) output - quality of graduates and graduate satisfaction

The SETARA ' 11 exercise classifies its rating into six Tiers, ranging from
Tier 1 - Weak
Tier 2 - Satisfactory
Tier 3 - Good
Tier 4 - Very Good
Tier 5 - Excellent
Tier 6 - Outstanding

 

 According to the World Eco­nomic Forum’s ‘Global Competi­tiveness Report 2011/2012’: Malaysia’s overall higher education sector is ranked 14th (out of 142 countries), and its primary education is ranked 21st.”


Statistics released by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) 2013 : Malaysia has 414 private colleges, 37 private universi­ties, 20 university-colleges and seven foreign branch campuses nationwide to date.

Malaysia believed that education was a key backbone sectors in the country that would leave consequential impact towards other industries.

The Education National Key Economic Area (NKEA) has been targeted to more than double the total gross national income to RM60.7 billion by 2020 from the current RM27.1 million seen in 2012.

Continuing on its decade-long trend of gross domestic product (GDP) growth (of 6.8 per cent per year on average from 2000 to 2009), the education sector of Malaysia has been the subject of a renewed focus for the government, as well as from private investors both in Malaysia and abroad.

The Malaysian higher education sector has grown tremendously to becoming an educational hub for excellence in the Asian region.

Malaysia today is the world’s 11th largest exporter of educational services with over 90,000 international students from over 100 nations studying at its schools, colleges, university colleges and universities.
This has been achieved due to the Government’s dedicated efforts in strengthening competitiveness and championing Malaysia’s international education brand in its endeavors to achieve a high-income nation status by 2020.

Under the stewardship of the Higher Education Ministry, the vision of the Government was to create a higher education environment that fosters the development of academic and institutional excellence in order for Malaysia to secure its position as a global education hub.


In 2011, the Higher Education Ministry set a target of attracting 85,000 international students to the growing number of private education institutions, but surpassed this by achieving a 93,000 international student enrolment rate.

The Ministry’s success in this initiative has been characterised not only through achieving the target for student enrolment but also in simplifying and facilitating an administrative environment for the international student community to gain support and ease of entry into the system.



Education Malaysia Global Services facilitate and administer a faster visa processing services for international students offers a supportive environment for students who choose to study here.

The online registration and application streamlined all international applications under the Student Application and Registration System (STARS).”

University Education Scholarships and Study Loans
University education in Malaysia is not free and as the cost of education rises, it is important to plan ahead and consider
the various options that are available to help finance your education. The most common forms of financial aid are
scholarships (need not have to repay), study loans (need to repay and usually with interest) and waiver of tuition fee by
the educational institutions.


Funding of your higher education which include the Scholarship from the Public Service Department (JPA); Scholarship Division of the Ministry of Higher Education, The STAR Education Fund, MAPCU Scholarship Programme, Sin Chew Education Fund, PTPTN study loans, EPF Education Withdrawal Scheme, SOCSO Loan for Dependent Children, Kuok Foundation, and many others.