The 2018 China-Malaysia Higher Education Exchange Conference in Shandong Province

KUALA LUMPUR,Malaysia,Oct. 18,2018 -- On September 28th,the 2018 China-Malaysia Higher Education Exchange Conference was held at Qingdao Hengxing Institute of Technology. The event was successfully hosted by Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS).

Six higher educational institutions from Malaysia participated in this event. The purpose of the event wasto share high-quality educational resources and strengthen bilateral relations between China and Malaysia,especially in the field of higher education. Part of the program was visitingschools in Jinan. The objective of the visit wasto showcase the six participating universities in Malaysia and promote their courses.

The delegations from Malaysia was headed by Mr. Helmy Bin Sulaiman,Acting Head of Marketing & Communication of EMGS. Additionally,leadersfromQingdao Education Bureau and Qingdao University,Ocean University of China,Qingdao Technological University,Qingdao University of Science and Technology,Qingdao Agricultural University and other high schools in Jiaozhou and Zhongzhongwere alsopresent at the event.

Both parties aim to build a high-quality educational platform for high school and college students and create more opportunities for students in China to further their study in Malaysia. The exchange program also witnessed the signing of Letter of Intent (LOI) between Qingdao Hengxing Institute of Technology and National University of Malaysia (UKM),University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) and Raffles University Iskandar for collaborations in student and academic exchange,joined research and mobility programs.