Malaysia's UCSI University to offer prep course in Japan for study abroad

Classes aim to help would-be international students with English and practical skills

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UCSI University, a private university in Malaysia, is taking steps to attract Japanese students. (UCSI University)

FUMIKA SATO

SINGAPORE -- Malaysia's private UCSI University will provide a basic course in Japan starting in April 2026 to help prepare Japanese students seeking to study abroad, hoping to draw more to Malaysia.

The school will partner with Japan's English Innovations to offer in-person classes in Tokyo, taking up to 60 students in the first year. This will be a "foundation course" similar to those provided by schools in the U.K. and Australia. The arrangement will reportedly be the first of its kind for a Malaysian university in Japan.

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