What quality concerns led Mara to reduce overseas medical sponsorships?

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Mara reduced overseas medical sponsorships after safety and education-quality concerns
Mara said it will reduce its sponsorship of medical students studying in educational institutions abroad from next year, and it will be more selective to avoid a surplus of medical graduates in Malaysia. The quality-related concerns it cited were tied to safety issues and a decline in the quality of education offered at some overseas institutions.
Safety issues and declining education quality at some overseas institutions
Mara stated that it had stopped sending students to a few institutions abroad or reduced the number sent due to safety issues. It also pointed to a decline in the quality of education offered by those institutions.
Actions already taken on specific overseas placements
The decision was not framed as a one-time policy change only; Mara said it has already adjusted placements. It described halting sends to certain institutions overseas and cutting intake numbers where safety and education-quality concerns applied.
Scale of Mara’s medical sponsorship and where the changes apply
Mara reported sponsoring about 2,000 students in the medical field, including hundreds in Indonesian universities. The reduction and selectivity are directed at overseas medical sponsorships, including the pattern of sending students to educational institutions abroad.
Context for the decision alongside quality concerns
Mara also linked the move to local capacity, saying the number of medical students in local universities was increasing and sufficient for the country’s needs. It combined that domestic framing with the specific overseas concerns of safety and education quality when explaining why it would send fewer students abroad.

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