EduCity, Johor: A Promising Project with Multiple Challenges to Overcome
Chang-Da Wan; Benedict Weerasena | February 2018
Abstract
Private higher education in Malaysia has seen robust growth since the introduction of the Private Higher Education Institutions Act (1996) (Act 555), which legalized these institutions. To transform Malaysia into a global higher education hub, as first outlined by the National Higher Education Strategic Plan (2007–20), the government has sought to offer a wide range of courses and programmes through private universities and colleges as well as international branch campuses with competitive tuition fees. This paper examines the development of EduCity, an integrated learning hub situated in Iskandar Malaysia in the state of Johor. The idea for an integrated learning hub built around multiple universities was first hatched in 2007, and in 2011 the first institution moved in. In exploring the challenges and underlying issues involved, this paper aims to shed light on the private higher education sector in the country in general.
Citation
Chang-Da Wan; Benedict Weerasena. 2018. EduCity, Johor: A Promising Project with Multiple Challenges to Overcome. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8048.PDF ISBN
978-981-4818-30-8
Print ISBN
978-981-4818-29-2
ISSN
0219-3213
Keywords
Investment In Education
Levels Of Education
Quality Education
Public Education
Parent Education
Equity In Education
Educational Policies
Educational Reforms
Quality Education
Aid And Development
Asian Development Bank
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Cooperation
Development Management
Development Planning
Development Strategies
Development In East Asia
Development Planning
Development Research
Higher education institutions
Economics of education
Educational theory
Education
Higher Education
Labor Market
Training
Out of school education
Alternative education
Educational policy
Educational planning
Educational aspects
Rural planning
Aid coordination
Industrial projects
Infrastructure projects
Natural resources policy
Educational development
Development strategy
Development models
Economic development
Capitalism and education
Counseling in higher education
Community and college
Tutors and tutoring
Educational change
Educational innovations
Total quality management in education
Educational accountability
Homebound instruction
Communication in rural development
Communication in community development
Economic development projects
Development banks
Economic forecasting
Environmental auditing
Cumulative effects assessment
Human rights and globalization
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