QS Best Student Cities ranking
Malaysia’s capital is quickly establishing itself as one of Southeast Asia’s leading study destinations. The rapidly improving reputation of Malaysia’s higher education sector, headed by Universiti Malaya reflects the wider coming to prominence of the country itself on the world stage.
Kuala Lumpur is very much a manifestation of this. This city of gleaming skyscrapers, including the iconic Petronas Twin Towers (the world’s tallest buildings until 2004), is as perfect a representation of the changing balance of power in the 21st century world as you could hope to find.
However, it is by no means a soulless imitation of a Western city. Alongside air-conditioned malls and familiar multinational corporations, you can still find mosques and temples, street vendors and markets, and the rich multicultural mix which has always characterized this part of the world.
Considering the multicultural, exciting student lifestyle on offer, it’s unsurprising that Kuala Lumpur has proved popular with students. When asked to name the best things about studying in Kuala Lumpur, one survey respondent said: “The tolerance of different views and religions in addition to its high affordability” while another described the city as “a melting pot of cultures."
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Internationally ranked universities in Kuala Lumpur
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Universiti Malaya (UM); Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM); International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM); Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM); UCSI University |
To find out how each of the above categories is calculated, view the methodology.
