Newcastle University UK, is establishing an international branch campus in Johor, Malaysia for the provision of its undergraduate Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees in Medicine.
The five-year MBBS programme is identical to that of Newcastle’s UK-based provision, and leads to the award of the same degrees. By choosing to study medicine at NUMed Malaysia, students will obtain a reputable UK medical qualification, from an internationally recognized university, at approximately half the cost of studying in the UK.
The annual fee is fixed at RM90,000 for the period of their course but may be increased in line with inflation on an annual basis.
The above is an extract from their website. Please refer to their website for the latest information.
For September 2009 intake, the application is now closed.
According to newspaper report:
Forty students will be enrolled in the first two batches but the number will be increased to 100 in 2011.
That number will gradually rise to 120 students in 2012, then an annual enrolment of 180 from 2013 onwards.
NUMed will eventually employ 130 academic staff, 90 per cent of whom will be Malaysian.
Commentary from me:
In UK, the annual medical course fee for the first two years is about 13K pounds and 24K pounds for the last three clinical years. The fee increases every year by about 3% or depending on inflation rate.
The course fee varies from uni to uni. London and Scotland being the most expensive.
Twining with IMU and Dundee Uni requires only two years of clinical in UK.
4 comments:
Hello, I received an offer from NUMed, any additional info regarding this university? How is the study programme and education quality?
Hello, I got am offer from NUMed, any additional info about this university? How is the study programme and education quality?
Hi Ramona,
From my knowledge about UK degree, I am quite sure that upon graduation from NUMed, you will NOT be able to register with UK medical board. Therefore, this also means that you are stuck with working in Malaysia.
I don't know about the course fees in NUMed, but my understanding is that it is probably costing as much as you study in UK.
Quality of education is definitely no match to UK local. Evidence is from other twining programs offered locally, eg, IMU. Just see how many failed when they went overseas.
If you can get an entry into UK directly, that should be your first choice. Otherwise, be prepared if your pay is low (or even impossible to find a job).
Medical is no longer a good course if studied in Malaysia as it is not recognised by any country.
Even Monarch University in Malaysia has downgraded their initial claim... ie, when they first started, they said the degree is recognised in Australia. Now, I was told that it is otherwise!
How about biomedical science ? I heard that it was 2 +1 program. After graduate, can I work either in UK or Malaysia ?
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