Malaysian higher education was born out of the former colonial British higher education system. By 20 12, more than a dozen universities in Britain, Australia, the Netherlands and other countries had set up branches in Malaysia, gradually forming a higher education pattern combining Europe, America and the mainland.
"As the first well-known Asian university to settle in Malaysia, Xiamen University enjoys a high reputation in Southeast Asia and has a huge group of successful alumni from Southeast Asian countries." Huang Jiading said. Besides attracting more China students to study in Malaysia, Malaysia can also attract more foreign students to study in Malaysia with the help of Xiamen University's reputation and extensive network in Southeast Asian countries.
Zhu Jiahua, president of Southern University of Malaysia, said that Xiamen University's establishment of a branch campus in Malaysia will generate healthy competition with local private and state universities, improve the quality of teaching, make the development of higher education in Malaysia more diversified, attract more international students to study in Malaysia and provide more choices for Malaysian students. Wu Daguang, vice president of Xiamen University, said that the school will set up a branch school in the spirit of "gratitude, dedication and responsibility". "Just like Chen Jiageng in those days, we will never aim at profit, but spread China culture."