Johor unveils plans for education hub in Iskandar

The Malaysian Insider, 21 Nov 2008

JOHOR BARU, Nov 21 - A British university and a private Malaysian school have signed up with Iskandar Malaysia, kick-starting an ambitious move by the Johor development region to attract Singaporeans and other foreign students.

Newcastle University will open a medical faculty in Iskandar by 2011, while Malaysian education group Cempaka Schools is to open an international boarding school for boys in the next few years, it was announced yesterday.

Both institutions will be located in Iskandar's education hub, Educity, which is near the Second Link at Tuas.

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