As part of the selection panel for new staff in my engineering company (staff strength about 50) I can say that we put UTAR graduates on par with other private universities.

UTAR charges a fraction of what many private universities charge. If you can study in UTAR there is no need to pay highly for a foreign sounding uni in the hope of getting better job prospects. This does not exist. Even Spore employers gladly accept UTAR degrees.

I see a trend of some private universities increasing their fees by about 10% every year. They may be pricing themselves out of the market as income is not keeping up with escalating fees. The next generation of parents will find it very hard to afford Taylor's, Monash, Sunway or Nottingham to mention a few examples.

Practically 100% of students in private unis are non-Malays, mainly Chinese. With birth rate of non-Malays decreasing and their limited ability to attract international students due to lack of good ranking is their future bright?


This post has been edited by kluseng: Mar 12 2017, 01:53 PM