Sarawak open to Chinese varsity setting up local campus


Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian (seventh left) unveiling the Chinese couplets in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations at the Malaysia-China Friendship Park in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak would welcome an established Chinese university to set up a local campus in the state, offering studies in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, says Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian.

He said the state is revisiting the idea of getting a Chinese university to set up a branch campus as a way to strengthen ties between Malaysia and China.

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