PUTRAJAYA: The Higher Education Ministry has dismissed claims that international student enrolments at public universities has displaced local students, stressing that Malaysians remain the top priority in higher education admissions.
Higher Education director-general Datuk Prof Dr Azlinda Azman said total international student enrolment across Malaysian higher education institutions stood at 155,986 out of 1.25 million students as of December 2024. At public universities, the figure was only 8.7%, or 53,322 students.
