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This post has been edited by flufur: Jan 20 2011, 09:39 PM

I've studied in both LUCT & MMU. They're very different in terms of environment, people (students), lecturers.

What I can say is, from my personal experience, I learned to be an independent learner in LUCT. My lecturers treated me like an adult (not kids) & they're very, very helpful. I also frequently go to see them in the faculty outside of classes to ask whatever I didn't understand. I was lucky that I met great people there - my circle of friends were hardworking people, caring & we always stick together. I also made a lot of international friends there, and their personalities? Depend on the person. Some of them were hardworking, and some of them are...lazy. But I've met lazy people everywhere too, so this is not something you'll find exclusively in LUCT.

In MMU, the lecturers are different..I'd say they're more like teachers. My LUCT lecturers are more like friends & more approachable. And the people (students) in MMU are normal people you'll meet anywhere. There are international students too, but it's not as much as in LUCT. I didn't experience any difficulties with the international students here. I have a friend, an African guy here who is a very respectable person, he's also in a student body. I also have some good Iranian friends here.

Regarding international students... because their cultures and ways of life are different from us, so we have to be smart in dealing with them and can't just judge them or stereotype them. Some of them are first time in Malaysia, so I think we have to understand them as they're trying to settle themselves here - just like if we're going to study abroad, we'll experience the adjustment phase too. Surely we'll expect some hospitality & understanding, right? So I think we can't generalize or stereotype a race.

I also love having international friends. There's so many things you can learn from them here without going overseas. They really open up my mind. Going to LUCT is an eye-opening experience. It scared me in the first place, but after a while I realized that other people can't harm me if I don't allow them to. The same thing goes to how well you'll do in your studies. If you're a hardworking and smart, you'll dig deep into whatever you're learning without your lecturer telling you to, because you just naturally want to. It depends on ourselves.

So from my experiences, no matter which university you choose, LUCT or MMU, surround yourself with positive people. Treat people with respect, and you'll get it too in return.