EduCity Iskandar Malaysia recognised as successful education hub

Wan Ahmad Saifuddin (second from left) with the organising committee of EduCity Dusk to Dawn Ultramarathon Malaysia 2018 during its pre-launch at EduCity Sports Complex.

ISKANDAR PUTERI: EduCity Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd has gained global recognition as a successful education hub with other countries looking into following its model in their respective countries.

Its director Wan Ahmad Saifuddin Wan Ahmad Radzi said groups from countries such as China and Japan approached EduCity to find out more about the model of the education hub here.

“We have been getting potential education hubs developers from other countries coming to look into how we managed to start and grow EduCity.

“With the trial and error experience we have gone through here, we are able to advise them on the right business model to use in working with universities,” he said, adding that EduCity is the only education hub in the world with a multiversity campus.

“Most education hubs would attract a whole university to come, which is more expensive and would act as a barrier for them to open up their campus here.

“In Educity, each university focuses on different areas of studies and as such would only have to open up one or two faculties here,” he said during the pre-launch of EduCity Dusk to Dawn Ultramarathon Malaysia 2018 at EduCity Sports Complex.

On the event, Wan Ahmad said the marathon is hoped to allow participants to explore the Iskandar Puteri area better while promoting a healthier lifestyle.

“The Dusk to Dawn Ultramarathon features fresh new concepts that will challenge runners with five different categories of distances ranging from 5km to 60km.

“We encourage more organisers to host such sporting events here as it is in line with Educity’s aim to become a centre of education and sports excellence,” he said.

He said EduCity also strives to be a top sporting arena with world-class facilities to attract more sports tourists.

“We will definitely play a role in organising the upcoming Malaysia Games (Sukma) in 2020 as either a host or a training ground.

“We are now in talks to be one of the venues for the next Sukma, which will be held in Johor,” he said.

He said this will help promote Johor as a sports tourism destination.