KOTA KINABALU: Agents of Australian education institutions in Sabah were briefed on the courses and the country’s latest education policies, yesterday.
With the hope of working closely with local institutions in the state, the Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner – Malaysia and Brunei Australian Trade Commission, Susan Kahwati, disclosed that they also shared with their counterparts here on Australia’s education trends and development to enable proper promotion of the options available for Malaysian students who wish to pursue their studies in the country.
“So we look forward to meet with the agent network in Sabah so they will have the knowledge and skills they need to promote more students to study in Australia and help potential students to make firm decision about what course and which institution present the best opportunity for them to gain qualification to succeed in their future career,” she told reporters.
She added that the visit was also part of their mission to promote Australia as a destination of quality education and gain the qualifications as a way to succeed in both the commercial and broader areas.
“We want to show that there is more to Australia than enjoying the lifestyle, but also a ticket for one to have an education and gain success that enables one to go anywhere in the world with your choice of field,” she said.
Apart from education, she said both Malaysia and Australia’s relationship has gone a long way, be it economically, socially and other stretches of different links.
Australia, she added, is the 10th largest trading partner for Malaysia and the third largest for Asian.
“We have RM55 billion worth of trade in Malaysia and Australia is the most popular destination for Malaysians choosing to study overseas. We are fortunate to have some 300,000 alumni members from Australian institutions living in Malaysia, and there are about 20,000 Malaysians studying in Australia annually,” she said.
She added that they also have RM45 billion investments in Malaysia, which is likewise, one of the popular overseas destinations for investment for Malaysian businesses, which stands about RM50 billion investments in the country.
She added that the recent development between Malaysia and Australia, with the signing of the Malaysia Free Trade Agreement that came into force January 1, had further enhanced relations between the two countries.
“Malaysian businesses will enjoy tariff free entry for products to Australia, while Australian businesses will enjoy 97 per cent tariff free entry of goods into Malaysia.
“The signing of the Asian Entry White Paper is another important development in Australia, a very important aspect as it relates to education on how to enhance Australians’ knowledge and awareness of commercial links of Asian nations,” she said.
She added that through the signing, they were also able to give exposure to Australian students on Asian languages, while enhancing knowledge on Asia within the school and university system and strengthen their research links between their education institutions and those in Asia.
“We are also trying to encourage institutions to have representations here in Malaysia to see how we can work together to enhance workforce capability and an important future.
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