International students slowly returning post-pandemic


THE Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015–2025 (Higher Education) envisions welcoming 250,000 international students to the country by 2025 but what was once an achievable goal is now a journey fraught with challenges with Covid-19 putting an abrupt stop to cross-border movements globally.

New and existing students have only been allowed to come to Malaysia since January this year, said Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities (Mapcu) president Datuk Dr Parmjit Singh.

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