PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 – Malaysia will develop a Centre of Excellence in Education and Training for youth from developing and post-war countries.
Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the countries to be selected include Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Timor Leste.
He said the matter was agreed upon in a bilateral meeting with the president of the ASEAN and East Asian Economic Studies Institute (ERIA), Professor Tetsuya Watanabe and Lead Trade Specialist at World Bank Group, Dr. Roberto Echandi in his visit to Switzerland from September 6 to 9.
“This is a great recognition for the country for getting the mandate to develop the centre,” he said in a statement.
