When will Malaysia open borders for international students in 2023
In March 2022, the Minister of Health, Khairy Jamaluddin, announced that visitors to Malaysia who are not fully vaccinated would be required to spend the first five days of their visit in a state of quarantine. According to an article published in The Star, visitors entering the country who have not received a complete COVID-19 immunisation will be required to comply with the laws of the land.
Visitors to Malaysia do not need to have a MyTravelPass in order to enter the country. They should instead download the MySejahtera app and complete the pre-trip survey before they go. According to Yaakob, Malaysia is in the process of establishing the Vaccinated Travel Lane in collaboration with Thailand, Brunei, and Indonesia.
Since March 2020, Malaysia’s borders have been completely sealed off. The immunisation status of 97.9% of people in Malaysia has been brought up to date, and 49.9% of those adults have received booster injections.
Despite the fact that Malaysia has stringent quarantine restrictions due to the epidemic, universities there are seeing an increase in the number of applications for doctoral programmes from students studying in other countries.
According to estimates provided by Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS), the number of international students applying to PhD programmes at public and private universities in Malaysia in 2023 will be more than twice as high.
According to EMGS, Malaysia’s extensive selection of PhD programmes in the arts, social sciences, legal studies, and natural sciences has the potential to be a major draw for students from other countries.
When compared to other educational institutions in Southeast Asia, the universities in Malaysia perform exceptionally well in worldwide rankings. In the QS World University Rankings for 2022, there are five universities from Malaysia that are ranked within the top 200.
According to US News and World Report 2022, the University of Malaya is one of the top 50 Best Global Universities on the continent of Asia. It is widely regarded as the country’s leading national public university.
When can new international students enter Malaysia?
Since August, there have been no rules about who can visit Malaysia and who can’t. From April 1, 2022, all international students will be able to go to Malaysia again. The land border between Singapore and Malaysia has also opened again. Malaysia removed all COVID-related restrictions on entry in August. If you are an international student and have a valid Student Pass, you can enter Malaysia without getting Travel Authorization at the point of entry.
The University of Malaya is the first choice for the best students in Malaysia, and the international students come from more than 80 different countries. UM says that a campus that is diverse and international will give students more opportunities to learn about a wide range of social and cultural events. All foreign students are welcome in Malaysia unless they come from a country that has restrictions on travel.
The rise in international postgraduate applications to universities in Malaysia shows that this country is quickly becoming a popular place for higher education.
At the same time, the opening of Malaysia’s borders is great news for the country and for students looking for an affordable education in 2023 because the Ministry of Education has set a goal of 250,000 international students by 2025.
