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Our approach to faculty-led programs and short-term study abroad is in our name: custom. Like a fingerprint, each faculty-led custom program is unique, and our capabilities across 110+ countries are unmatched. By incorporating your curriculum goals, we source one-of-a-kind experiences that better prepare your students for future careers by exposing them to international culture, businesses, and academic engagements. From selecting your destination to identifying interactive engagements that bring your curriculum to life, our thematic approach ensures that your program is finetuned to the learning outcomes and unique needs of you and your students.
Once your program is developed, you’ll work directly with an account manager who will be your champion, working directly with our large team of logistical experts, curriculum specialists, and on-the-ground partners. Our long-time university partners see their account managers as an integral part of their own university teams, ensuring that your program is uniquely yours each and every year.
To begin customizing your program, give us a call at 1-800-422-2368.
Jennifer Fisher leads our WorldStrides Custom Programs team, working directly with university partners to globalize their curriculum through short-term, faculty-led cultural immersions. Jen brings a passion for customized curriculum solutions to this role after more than 25 years working with institutions of higher learning.
Natural beauty, history, and a diverse and varied culture await visitors to this Southeast Asian country. The 11th most visited country in the world in 2014; tourism contributes 13% of Malaysia’s GDP. Explore the path this country took to market itself as a desirable tourist destination, and discuss the possible negative effects that increased industrialization, pollution, and deforestation may have on this important part of Malaysia’s economy.
Peninsular Malaysia boasts some of the most advanced and well-developed infrastructure in Asia. Its close connection to Singapore will be supplemented by the addition of a high-speed rail line between the two nations. From its extensive highway networks, to its world class international airports, its efficient seaports, to its expanding telecommunications system, Malaysia continues to develop innovations that benefit its strong position in the region.
Ranked 22nd in the world on the Global Financial Centres Index, plans are in place to increase Kuala Lumpur’s financial sector to compete with regional financial bigshots. Internationally, Malaysia is the largest center of Islamic Finance; competition in this sector of Malaysia’s banking industry has the potential to continue the growth the world has seen since the 1960s.
When it emerged as an independent federation from the British Empire in the 1960s, Malaysia began a transformation that’s pushed the Southeast Asian nation to heights few imagined. Though it is not yet as rich as its one-time territory Singapore, this stable, multi-cultural, and biodiverse nation is the third largest economy in Southeast Asia today and aspires to even greater heights by 2020. Targeted government programs aim to diversify an economy traditionally fueled by natural resources and officially achieve status as a “developed nation.”
Kuala Lumpur, along with the other regions of Peninsula Malaysia which include major cities like Melaka, George Town, and Penang, accounts for more than 80% of the nation’s population.
