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Bridging the Cultural Divide in Malaysia: A Challenge for Doctoral Supervisors?

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Bridging the Cultural Divide in Malaysia: A Challenge for Doctoral Supervisors?
Medical students studying in the library at Newcastle University's medical school in Nusajaya, Malaysia, on Nov. 15, 2013. Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images
Kashan Pirzada
Gabriël Moens
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Lately, Malaysia has become the education hub of choice for international students seeking higher education in Asia. Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) received over 11,000 applications in the January to March quarter of 2022 from prospective international students for study in Malaysian public and private institutions of higher education. Of these, 3,299 applied to a doctoral program.

Kashan Pirzada is an associate professor of accounting at Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy (TISSA). He served as an Associate Fellow of the Asian Research Institute for Corporate Governance (ARICG) and senior researcher at the University of Malaya. He is the recipient of the University Utara Malaysia excellence service award in 2020.
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