Academic institution and their achievement cannot be politicised. We must look it positively and analyse all academic aspects. All Malaysian must support the succession of academic and higher education in Malaysia. Before we are depending on foreign universities to train our graduates but now many of top universities in the world are collaboration with us and accepting our graduates to continue higher degrees in their universities.

Bernama reported Idris saying Malaysia's higher education is now on par with those of developed nations, including the UK, Germany and Australia. He said this was proven by the fact that 135,000 foreign students made up 10% of students at national higher educational institutions in the country. "Now, foreign students are confident of studying in Malaysia compared with previously, more so with the strong economic development, and the stable and well-administered government in the country," Idris told reporters in Jerteh.

He said Malaysia was now the ninth most popular destination for foreign students in various fields including engineering, agriculture, and information and communication technology. Idris said Universiti Malaya was now in 151st position (up from 167) in the 2014 QS World Ranking, while four other Malaysian institutions that have improved their ranking compared with last year were Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 259th place (269 in 2013), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 294th spot (355), Universiti Sains Malaysia in 309th position and Universiti Putra Malaysia in 376th spot. Idris said the countries that have started sending their students to study in Malaysia included Australia and China. He urged the public not to be influenced by those who liked to tarnish the government by saying the educational system in the country was still backward. – February 22, 2015.

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