Anglia Ruskin University is not a very good UK university. They tend to work with anyone in Malaysia. FTMS also is a little meh.

Ranking aside? Look at the history of the University and what it was prior to its university status. It's one of the group of modern universities in th eUK although it has been around for quite awhile.

My gauge is usually to see who the affiliation partners of the university is. UK universities are usually very open to partnerships but the lower ranked ones are not very particular with who they work with. They are more concerned with numbers and revenue rather than keeping their standards. Australian universities are VERY particular and because the Australian Accreditation Body is very strict - that still doesn't stop them from working with some Malaysia universities. Even Monash who is in the group of Eight has collaborations.

Coming back to UK universities - a lot of the UK universities in Malaysia are the lower ranked ones and a few are even willing to work with dubious universities in Malaysia.

So i base my reasons and judgement on that. Also as i am sometimes part of accreditation processes, i tend to know the insights and workings of these partnerships.