Currently there are 36000 international students from 150 countries studying in this multi-ethnic, multi-culture and multi-religion country and this figure is growing; signifying the country's potential development into a center of academic and higher education excellence in the region.

The tuition fees these Private Higher Education Institutions charge are highly affordable. And, the cost of living in this oil & gas producer country is low, as little as US $2,400 per annum. These two criteria offer you a cost-saving opportunity to acquire your academic qualification. Furthermore, you are allowed to work for not more than 20 hours per week during your term break to earn extra pocket money for yourself.

The ethnic diversities of Malaysian provide you the opportunities to learn Bahasa Melayu (the Malay Language), English and Mandarin at the same time. If your education background is in English, you have to study Bahasa Malayu as a mandatory subject of study in the Private Higher Education Institutions. Otherwise, you have to master English language as well to attend lectures and tutorials in English. You can pick up Mandarin in your social activities as it is commonly spoken in this country. Possibly, mingling with your Malaysian friends of Indian origin, you may also pick up some Indian dialects as well. If you wish, you may attend tuition to learn Mandarin for your own benefits. You would be surprised how fast your local Malaysian friends switched their tongues from English to Malay, or to Mandarin, or to Indian, or to a Chinese dialect as they direct their conversations to different listeners simultaneously at a coffee shop. It all seems to be a very natural process.