UK-Malaysia university consortium and forum

UK institutions are invited to join two strategic higher education opportunities in Malaysia:

• The UK-Malaysia University Consortium 
• The UK-Malaysia-China Higher Education Forum 2025

About the UK-Malaysia University Consortium

The UK-Malaysia University Consortium comprises all 20 of Malaysia’s public universities and 16 of the UK’s top higher education institutions.

The UK Malaysia Consortium works to expand the scale, scope and pace of long-term collaborations between the UK and Malaysia and with partner countries in the ASEAN network and beyond.

By creating sustainable and strategic partnerships to stimulate outstanding innovation in research, knowledge sharing, teaching and learning, the Consortium focuses on areas such as advancing educational quality, student mobility, employability and institutional capacity.

Core benefits of membership to the UK-Malaysia University Consortium include:

• access to shared projects that drive expansion in higher education capacity, quality, mobility and employability
• the chance to contribute to outstanding partnership initiatives to identify solutions to global challenges, such as healthcare and climate change
• opportunities to strengthen perceptions of your institution as a global centre of academic and research excellence, enabling you to better compete for new collaborations and resources
• access to networks and pools of expertise across the Malaysian higher education landscape
• the chance to accelerate the development and delivery of your international teaching and research strategies through collaboration with Malaysia and East Asia.

There is no participation fee for consortium membership. All expressions of Interest will be evaluated before membership is confirmed.

Find out more about the UK-Malaysia University Consortium

About the UK-Malaysia-China Higher Education Forum 2025, in Kuala Lumpur

Theme: A Strategic Alliance for Global Excellence 

When and where: 19 February 2025 at Sunway University, Malaysia

With increasingly complex global challenges ahead, the need for strong, multilateral partnerships in higher education is pressing. Stronger collaboration between the UK, Malaysia and China will better achieve shared goals of academic excellence, technological innovation and global sustainability.

The British Council’s UK-Malaysia-China Higher Education Forum brings together the higher education expertise, shared strategic ambitions and collaborative weight of three countries to bear on how they and the wider ASEAN HE community can best identify synergies that will have far-reaching impact for global higher education.

The UK-Malaysia-China Education Forum 2025 will be a catalyst for stronger partnerships in education, research, talent development and economic growth.

This forum will:

• bring together the UK-Malaysia University Consortium and the UK-Jiangsu University Consortium – both facilitated by the British Council 
• build on existing diplomatic and partnership frameworks to create deeper, more responsive and adaptable partnerships between the UK, Malaysia and China, enabling them to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world
• set the stage for sustainable HE partnerships to drive innovation and excellence in the region and beyond
• seek to establish a shared strategy and Statement of Intent for a new era of multilateral cooperation.

Participation in the forum is open to all UK universities and not restricted to members of the UK-Malaysia University Consortium. There is no registration fee for the Forum, however delegates would need to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. 

Find out more about the UK-Malaysia-China Higher Education Forum 2025.