KUALA LUMPUR: Enrolment data into public universities, especially the country’s top five elite institutions, show that the percentage increase of international student intake is outstripping that of locals — raising concerns that Malaysian students are being sidelined in favour of revenue-driven policies, said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The MCA president said the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of foreign student intake, both undergraduate and postgraduate, has fast outpaced that of local students.
