Malaysians in South Korea
- Malaysians in South Korea
Malaysians in South Korea form only a small community. The Malaysian ambassador to South Korea, M. Santhananaban, estimated that there are 400 Malaysian international students in the country. [citation|date=2005-12-12|accessdate=2007-05-04|title=Roh's Visit Boost Bilateral Relations: Ambassador|periodical=The Korea Times|last=Yoon|first=Won-sup|url=http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200512/kt2005121219363811990.htm] Their presence in South Korea is an outgrowth of Mahathir Mohamad's "Look East" policy, which encouraged Malaysians to learn from and emulate the attitudes and work ethic of Japan and South Korea. [citation|title=Malaysian Cultural Relations with Japan and South Korea in the 1980s: Looking East|journal=Asian Survey|volume=27|issue=6|month=June|year=1987|pages=638–660|last=Machado|first=Kit G.|doi=10.1525/as.1987.27.6.01p00645] In 2008, the South Korean government gave out scholarships totalling RM8 million to forty-one Malaysian students to support their pursuit of masters degrees, doctoral degrees, or other post-graduate research in South Korea. [citation|url=http://www.thestar.my/education/story.asp?file=/2008/8/31/education/1882947&sec=education|date=31 August, 2008|accessdate=2008-09-23|periodical=The Star|publication-place=Malaysia|title=Korean gov't awards scholarships to Malaysian students]
References
External links
* [http://www.ppmkonline.net Persatuan Pelajar Malaysia Korea] (Malaysian Students Association in Korea)
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