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The QI Group, a diversified multinational entity with a wide range of subsidiary companies in nearly 30 countries, has built a university that aspires to be the “Harvard” of Asia. QI Group’s Quest International University (QIU), is a private Malaysian university established in 2011 under a public-private partnership with the State Government of Perak.

It is located in the state capital of Ipoh, in Perak which lies in the western coast of peninsular Malaysia. QIU offers cutting-edge and comprehensive Foundation, Diploma, Bachelor's Degree and Postgraduate programmes.

The US-trained Chief Operating Officer of the University, Mr. Nicholas Goh, a passionate and experienced educationist, hosted a number of journalists from West Africa at the university’s campus, where he explained in detail, the institution’s mission, vision, philosophy, uniqueness, achievements, and teaching methodology, all aimed at churning out highly functional, problem-solving, market-fit and future-ready graduates.

An enthusiastic Mr. Goh recounted the University’s history. He narrated how the visionary entrepreneur Dr Vijay Eswaran, who also serves as the Council Chairman for the University, conceived the idea of establishing a University with global excellence and a legacy of world-class education, delivered from Ipoh, a charming town known for food, culture, history and the arts, to Malaysia and to the rest of the world.

According to Mr. Goh, QIU’s education focuses on all-round development of students and covers a wide range of industries and sectors. The University has the following faculties and centres: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Business & Management, Computing & Engineering, Integrated Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Social Sciences, Centre for Postgraduate Studies and Centre for Research and Innovation.

QIU offers courses ranging from Foundation in Science, Environmental Technology, Biotechnology MSc, PhD (Science), Foundation in Business, Business Administration, Hotel Management, Culinary Arts, Finance, Accountancy, Hospitality Management MBA, PhD (Business Administration), DBA, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Bridge Programme with Pacific University, Oregon, IT, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, Biomedical Sciences, MBBS, MSc Microbiology, Foundation in Arts, Mass Communication (Journalism & Advertising), Corporate Communication, Early Childhood & Special Needs Education to Psychology (BA, MEd, MA) among others.