I am currently studying in Curtin Sarawak and also from Sabah. Well, all i have to say is... be prepare for the life there... It can be REALLY boring sometimes... The university is situated 30mins bus trip from the town. You might find exciting in your first time in town but will get bored soon because the shopping mall is quite small compare to kk. In every tuition free week, i came back kk because really cannot tahan stay there for one week without going to school or any activities. UNLESS, you have transportation. That's a different story. Well, this is just my experience there. Hope you have a nice schooling there. Btw, Villa is better because its much much more convenient than Village.