Ekuinas to list education arm

En route to listing: Unitar International University’s main campus in Kelana Jaya. The university is part of the Ilmu Education Group Bhd, which Ekuinas plans to list in six to 12 months

KUALA LUMPUR: State-backed private equity firm Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas) has unveiled its consolidated education group, Ilmu Education Group Bhd (Ilmu) as it targets a listing of the unit on Bursa Malaysia within six to 12 months.

The Ilmu group consists of Unitar International University, Asia Pacific University (APU), Cosmopoint College, Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) in Sri Lanka, Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College, Tenby Educare Sdn Bhd and Asia Pacific Schools.