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112993
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 08:18
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M'SIANS SHOULD CHANGE BAD PERCEPTION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS
NILAI (Malaysia), March 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysian society should change their bad perception of foreign students as they too contribute to the country's economy.
Higher Education Minister Mohd Khaled Nordin said most of these
students came from less developed countries and wanted to learn something from
Malaysian universities.
He said Malaysians should remember that when this country achieved
independence, the government had to send many students for further studies
abroad and Malaysia would have lagged behind if its students had been badly
treated in the foreign lands.
"We have gone through that time, now its their time. We should understand
that when they come here to study, they are contributing to our country's
economy," he said after officiating at the setting up of the Linton University
College within the Lagenda College grounds in Mantin, near here, Monday.
Mantin is a town in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, in the Nilai (another town)
district.
Originating in Ipoh, Linton College Monday received recognition from the
ministry with its status raised to university college level.
"We should change our perception and accept the presence of students from
different continents. Their coming here is a recognition of the strength of our
education system," Mohd Khaled said.
"Malaysians erroneously think that most of the foreign students come from
Africa or the Middle East, and that they contribute to the high crime rates when
the number of them (foreign students) involved in crime is actually very small."
He also said that the government's idea of making it compulsory for foreign
students to learn Malay Language (Bahasa Melayu) was more for the purpose of
building good relations between the students and the local community.
"This is to enable the foreign students to communicate better with the local
community, for instance, when they go out or need to buy things at the shops. We
are not making Bahasa Melayu a compulsory academic subject for them.
"When they are able to speak Bahasa Melayu, at least they can explain in
this language to members of our law enforcement agencies when problems arise,
instead of ending up in the police lock-ups due to communicatioon problems with
the locals," he added.
-- BERNAMA
Higher Education Minister Mohd Khaled Nordin said most of these
students came from less developed countries and wanted to learn something from
Malaysian universities.
He said Malaysians should remember that when this country achieved
independence, the government had to send many students for further studies
abroad and Malaysia would have lagged behind if its students had been badly
treated in the foreign lands.
"We have gone through that time, now its their time. We should understand
that when they come here to study, they are contributing to our country's
economy," he said after officiating at the setting up of the Linton University
College within the Lagenda College grounds in Mantin, near here, Monday.
Mantin is a town in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, in the Nilai (another town)
district.
Originating in Ipoh, Linton College Monday received recognition from the
ministry with its status raised to university college level.
"We should change our perception and accept the presence of students from
different continents. Their coming here is a recognition of the strength of our
education system," Mohd Khaled said.
"Malaysians erroneously think that most of the foreign students come from
Africa or the Middle East, and that they contribute to the high crime rates when
the number of them (foreign students) involved in crime is actually very small."
He also said that the government's idea of making it compulsory for foreign
students to learn Malay Language (Bahasa Melayu) was more for the purpose of
building good relations between the students and the local community.
"This is to enable the foreign students to communicate better with the local
community, for instance, when they go out or need to buy things at the shops. We
are not making Bahasa Melayu a compulsory academic subject for them.
"When they are able to speak Bahasa Melayu, at least they can explain in
this language to members of our law enforcement agencies when problems arise,
instead of ending up in the police lock-ups due to communicatioon problems with
the locals," he added.
-- BERNAMA
