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Education industry expected to remain positive this year
By ELAINE
ANGhttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/12/business/2933045&sec=business
PETALING JAYA: Meg Tan, who has always dreamt of studying overseas, has had her
dreams dashed by the current economic downturn.
After
completing her Cambridge A-levels in a local private university
college, she was looking forward to pursuing an accounting and finance
degree in Britain. Her parents, however, have decided for her to
continue her studies locally instead – via a twinning or an external
degree programme – to save costs.
“It is the prudent thing to
do. We do not know how long the economic downturn will last and whether
our jobs will be affected. We can always send her overseas for her last
year if finances permit. “The
degree programmes in the private colleges here are pretty flexible in
this aspect and our financial burden will be eased substantially as we
save more than half of what we need to spend if we send her to
Britain,” says Meg’s father Paul Tan. With more families
tightening their purse strings and letting their children study locally
rather than abroad to save costs, the outlook for the private higher
education industry is expected to remain positive this year, say
industry players. The Malaysian Association of Private Colleges
and Universities (Macpu) executive secretary Ko Kim Hooi says the
current economic downturn can be an incentive for students to look at
twinning and external programmes as cheaper alternatives. “The education
industry is seen as a recession-proof industry as education is a necessity, so
the outlook is still good for us. “During
the 1997/98 financial crisis, the local private higher education
industry came up with various twinning programmes to help students save
costs and this move boosted business as well,” he tells StarBiz. Ko says more
students studying locally will also help the country save on foreign exchange.
According
to Monash University Sunway Campus pro vice-chancellor and president
(Malaysia) Prof Robin Pollard, the university is showing above-normal
application rates. Artist's impression of Taylor's University College
Lakeside campus
“So
it appears as though some people prefer to study at home rather than
face an uncertain future with higher cost commitments by going
overseas,” he says. Some may also decide to further their
education rather than enter an uncertain job market, thus leading to a
rise in enrolment even in a declining economy, adds Pollard. “Of course, the
hope is that when the economy improves, the additional learning will lead to
benefits,” he says.
Moreover,
most parents would have set aside education funds for their children
since birth as education is an investment for the future. “Most
in the affluent market who can afford to send their children overseas,
would have pre-planned and allocated money for their children’s
education,” says Taylor’s University College vice-chancellor Professor
Hassan Said. He adds that Taylor’s has a strong line-up of new
programmes in the pipeline for students, in addition to its own degrees
such as engineering and architecture.
Taylor’s, which is one of
the largest pre-university centres in Malaysia, providing British,
Australian and Canadian education. has about 10,500 students this year,
of which 18% to 20% are foreigners.
Vinayaka Missions University
pro-chancellor Dr S. Sharavanan believes it is unlikely the economic
slowdown will affect the higher education scenario, especially for
bigger institutions offering professional programmes. “As an
investor, we see long-term prospects in the education sector in
Malaysia beyond the current and anticipated economic slowdown,” he says. An
additional advantage of the economic slowdown can be an influx of
foreign students into the country as Malaysia is seen as a relatively
cheaper education hub compared with Britain, Australia and Singapore.
Currently, Malaysia has some 63,000 foreign students. Very
few education providers are listed on the local stock exchange. They
are HELP International Corp Bhd, SEG International Bhd (SEGi) and
Stamford College Bhd. HELP International scored top marks for
the financial year ended Oct 31, 2008 (FY08) with net profit jumping
22% to RM11.8mil compared with FY07.
SEGi’s financials also
showed a marked improvement as net profit doubled to RM6.98mil for the
nine months ended Sept 30 versus the previous corresponding period.
Earnings were boosted by a gain from the disposal of a property in Kota
Damansara, Selangor.
