Forest City, an integrated green and smart city in Johor Bahru, Malaysia is seeking establishment of a UK university branch campus in its compound. More information about the Forest City is available at the end of the article.

Forest City is an integrated city with a residential area and industrial establishments. More than 20,000 units of housing have been sold since 2015. Accounting to Forest City, the branch campus might enjoy the following benefits upon establishment:

1. Access to more than 20,000 families in Forest City. Forest City residents will be the branch campus’ main customer base. Most families are Malaysian and Chinese citizens.
2. Access to Forest City’s 10 sales galleries around the world to perform promotions. Your institution’s promotional efforts will reach countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, and Vietnam.
3. Gain access to promote your institutions to residents from more than 1,000 development projects in China.
4. Enjoy corporate income tax exemption for the first five years. Education and healthcare industries in Forest City that meet relevant standards would be exempted from corporate income tax for the initial five years.

Risks and Disclaimers: Competition of Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia

Foreign university branch campuses (FUBCs) face a great deal of competition from public and private higher educational institutions in Malaysia. Coupled with many other factors, two-thirds of FUBCs are making losses, according to an assessment done in 2018. Forest City’s network in China and projects in other countries might help with the student recruitment activities, but more research and discussions need to take place before the deal is sealed.

More information about Forest City and Country Garden Holdings

Forest City is a low-carbon city with four islands, a Prefabricated Building Industrial Base and Golf Course Resort spanning nearly 7,500 acres. The Forest City has a sales gallery, transportation hub, international school, duty free commercial street, two high-star hotels and an 18-hole golf course. It is a 45-minute drive from Singapore. Forest City is the largest oversea project of Country Garden Holdings. Forest City is supported by Malaysia government, by given a several Federal incentives.

Country Garden Holdings was listed in Hong Kong in 2007. It has become one of the largest real estate developers in the world with USD 84 billion in sales in 2017. Country Garden has over 1000 projects in the world, including China, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia and United States etc.