Financial Factor As The Catalyst In Choosing Destination To Further Studies Abroad For International Students

Abstract

Internationalization is seen an efficient approach that could empower the higher education system in Malaysia parallel with the effort to make Malaysia as a regional higher education center. According to the Washington Accord Standard, Malaysia is among the countries that provide the lowest cost for educational service expeses compared to Singapore, United Kingdom and The United States of America. The financial cost covers studies' fee, trip expenses, daily life expenses and so on. Choosing UMS as a study destination is deemed as the right choice because of the affordable fees implemented by the university. Indirectly, it helps the international students to afford the fees to further thier studies. The objective of this study is to study the international students' perspective from the financial view in their effort to further their studies outside of their countries. This study choose to apply the qualitative approach throught the design of case study and to implement the semi-structured interview session on twenty international student in UMS. The findings of this study are hoped to be able to contribute in giving a valid point of view regarding the efforts in aiding UMS economic generation besides enhancing the academic quality among international students in UMS.