"We are open to that," the Higher Education Minister said on the sidelines of the 14th International Economic Forum"Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum" when asked whether Malaysia planned to expand student exchange programmes with Russian universities.
"We welcome, especially in summer, Russian students to Malaysia ... We want more Russian students to come to Malaysia," the minister said. "We also agree that there should be understanding and agreement between the two countries because one of the important areas, in which we can address by having these agreements, is on mutual recognition ... And this will pave the way for more students to come either to Russia or Russian students to continue their studies in Malaysia.