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Malaysia

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Fast Facts

  • Number of students from Malaysia: more than 85

Top 5 Reasons Students from Malaysia choose UAlberta

  1. Excellence in teaching and research, particularly in Engineering, IT, Biotechnology, Health Sciences, Business, Psychology.
  2. We are one of the world's top 100 universities.
  3. Great scholarships for sponsored and non-sponsored international students.
  4. UAlberta has various services for Muslim students: Halal food on and off campus, prayer spaces on campus, a mosque near campus, a Muslim Students Association, and more.
  5. Active Malaysian Students Association with many social and sporting activities.

Activities to feel closer to home

Admissions, Scholarships & Tuition for Malaysia

Curriculum Info

  • Accepted local curricula: SPM or STPM.
  • Information on IB, AP, GCE, & SAT.
  • English language proficiency exemptions: Grade of 3B or higher on SPM 1119; Grade of 70% or higher on ENG4U (Ontario curriculum). See English Language Proficiency.

Malaysia-specific scholarships

Tuition & Cost of Living

Estimate for international student living in Edmonton during the 2011-2012 academic year. See Tuition & Cost of Living for more information.

  12 months (CAD) Based on 30 credits
(10 courses) in 12 months
Ringgit (MYR)*
Tuition & Fees
$19,340 59,563.3
Accommodation (shared2)
$4,200 - $9,000 12,936.2 - 27,718.2
(private apartment)
$8,300 - $12,200 25,562.3 - 37,573.6
Food $3,240 9,978.6
Clothing $600 1,847.9
Bus Pass $308 948.6
Books & Supplies $1,200 3,695.8
Miscellaneous $2,220 6,837.2
Total (CAD) $31,108 95,806.4

*1 Canadian dollar = MYR 3.0798 (average exchange rate from Sept 2010 to Sept 2011, www.oanda.com)

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Regional Recruiter

Joanna Gill
joanna.gill@ualberta.ca

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