Tertiary Education in Malaysia

Tertiary education, also known as post-secondary education, is taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education. Tertiary education generally includes in the receipt of certificates, diplomas or academic degrees. Colleges, universities or institutes of technology and polytechnics are the main institutions that provide tertiary education.

In Malaysia, tertiary education is the responsibility of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). There are two groups that provide higher education in Malaysia:
i) Public institutions - public universities, polytechnics, community colleges and teacher training institutes.
ii) Private institutions - private universities, private university colleges, foreign university branch campuses and private colleges.

There are currently 20 public universities, 40 private universities, 5 foreign university branch campuses and about 500 private colleges offering a wide variety of courses.

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