Indeed, it is one of the best engineering schools out there in the UK, and they have very reputable EE and CS schools that put them in a same league with OxBridge according to some rankings.

One would expect a very good course structure to be brought over to Malaysia. We can expect a tight quality control where a team of good lecturers to be recruited as well. How would the research intensity in the new campus would be a complete unknown though. Let's see how they develop in the upcoming 10 years.

Official release here:
http://www.soton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2011/jan/11_07.shtml

Surprised with OxBridge and Imperial absence on that though. They don't feel to take part?