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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

1.0 Background of Study

Our country is well-known as one of the most rapid developing countries in South-east Asia for

its plentiful natural and human resources. Likewise, the boost in economy also contributes to the rise of

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita which enables most families in Malaysia affordable to study

abroad. However, this issue has eventually led to a more serious problem which alarms our government

as

the number of scholars, professionals and intellectual groups in our country has come to a plunge these

few years. This is probably due to the spike of number of students graduated abroad to work overseas.

In conjunction with that, our government has set up Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad and

offers tax incentives as an alternative to lure back the Malaysian professionals abroad as being

published by Peoples Daily Online on 13th April 2011. Researches done also show that out of 70000

Malaysian students studying overseas, about 30000 of them continue working overseas after

graduation.

Therefore, it is really crucial to investigate the reasons why Malaysian students studying

overseas instead of local. Ways and alternatives should be taken immediately to prevent this problem

from worsening.

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1.1 Statement of Problem

The numbers of scholars and professionals working overseas after studying abroad have increased

abruptly. This results in the loss of talent in our country which inevitably affects the growth of economy.

For example, almost 70 percent of the professionals such as engineers, scientists and doctors prefer

working overseas after graduating there due to the attraction of higher income and living standard. This

phenomenon has raised attention of government as more students in Malaysia are preferring to study

abroad instead of local.

1.2 Purpose of Study

To solve the problem of loss of talent in our country due to mass transfer of students to overseas rather

than studying local.

1.3 Objectives of Study

The objectives of our research are:

i) To investigate the reasons for the spike of number of students studying abroad instead of local.

ii) To find out the differences in education system between local and overseas universities.

iii) To determine the relationship between the loss of talent and the impact on economy of our country.

1.4 Research Questions

Our research questions are as below:

i) Why do Malaysian students prefer studying abroad instead of local?

ii) What are the differences in education system between local and overseas universities?

iii) What is the relationship between the loss of talent and the impact on economy of our country?

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respectively. For both local and overseas universities, we choose to have freshmen as our respondents as

they are still fresh with their decisions and reasons for choosing their current universities. From these

universities, we plan to have 20 samples from local and 20 samples from overseas. The results will then

be tabulated via the application of Microsoft Excel for better data presentation. Whereas for the survey

questionnaire, the questions are classified into different categories which are family background, benefits

and incentives offered, overseas scholarships, study contracts, education quality, living standard and

other. Anyway, these are just temporary or drafting questions as there might be some amendments or

changes in the future.

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CHAPTER II: Literature Review

2.0 Introduction

Studying abroad is no longer a fresh issue among students in the 21st century as research

shows that about 2 millions students worldwide studying outside of their home countries and is

expected to increase by 6 millions in 2025 (Philip G., 2004, p.1). Even though this phenomenon

is described as a surprisingly breakthrough in academic world, but it actually leads to another

critical problem - loss of talent or in other words, brain drain which inevitably leads to the drastic

fall of economy in their motherland as World Bank senior economist Philip Schellekensstated

that Brain drain from Malaysia is likely to intensify in the absence of mitigating actions

(World Bank Report, 2011). Therefore, in order to further justify this issue, studies have focused

on reasons for students studying abroad, the differences in education system and the impact of

brain drain to the economy. Accordingly, Philip (2004, p.58) suggests that research on studying

abroad can be divided into studies that focus on pushes and pulls and its implication to the

country in his article entitled Higher Education Crosses Borders.

2.1 Preferences of students studying local versus overseas

Most of the researches done emphasized on the pushes-and-pulls factors which give rise

to education crosses borders such as reputation, specializations, social and political forces. All

these factors have attracted large numbers of students to include overseas institutions in their

considerations instead of local institutions. This is proven when Philip (2004, p.3) states that

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most of the worlds brightest students seek opportunities abroad because there are only few or

sometimes none of the specializations are available in their own countries but are widely

available in most of the world-class institutions in much of the world especially at the doctoral

and professional level. Other than that, brain drain occurs in most of the developing countries

such as Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore due to inner politics issue such as discriminatory

admissions policies as Philip (2004, p.3) claimed that preferences given in Malaysia to students

of Malay background as opposed to ethnic Chinese students, drive students to study overseas.

Apart from that, research also shows that a significant number of international students go

abroad to study with the aim of staying in the host country to work and make a career which

contributes to the major cause of brain drain in most developing countries. The U.S. is a major

attractor of these students because of its large and diverse economy, the willingness of employers

to hire well-qualified foreigners, and the high salaries available in many fields, including in

academe (Philip, 2004, p.4).

2.2 Comparisons between local and overseas education system

Meanwhile, the major difference in education system between local and overseas

institutions is the quality of teaching which plays an important role in influencing students to

study abroad. This is proven when an academic researcher from University of Toronto - Tan Yan

Shuo (2004) states that, when it comes to quality of education, the key differences between local

and overseas universities lie in flexibility and variety of options. Universities from United States

in particular stand out in being more flexible, and having more academic options than our local

universities. While NUS, NTU and SMU rarely allow students to change their courses,

universities in the US are known to allow such changes even into the junior (third) year.

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In addition, universities from United States emphasize broad-based curricula and cater to diverse

academic interests through schemes such as personalized Double Degrees, Double Majors and

Accelerations (Tan Y.S., 2008). Moreover, limitation of courses offered at different level in

local universities also serves as one of the main reasons for students to study abroad where wide

varieties of courses and specializations at different levels are available in most foreign

institutions as being claimed by Leach and Morris (2006, p.18).

2.3 Loss of talent to the impact of economy

Apart from that, the loss of talents or brain drain phenomenon is also claimed as the

main cause for economics slowdown in most of the countries. According to some researches

done recently, 78% of the students studying abroad failed to serve their local community after

graduation. This shows the direct implications of education crosses border to the economy of

motherland as Schellekens argues that the outflow of talent was not being replaced with

inflows, thus damaging the quality of Malaysias narrow skills base, noting that 60 percent of

immigration into Malaysia had only primary education or less, even as the number of skilled

expatriates declined by 25 percent since 2004 (World Bank Report, 2011).

2.4 Suggestions and recommendations

Although Philips (2004) distinction is clearly a useful one as it explains the details of

reasons and implications of students studying abroad, there are also some weaknesses in Philips

work his analysis of transnationalism which contributes to the drastic fall of economy is clearly

marked as a wrong interpretation as the study is only done based on certain countries in Europe.

For example, the transnationalism here which refers to the franchising agreements that permit

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3.0 Introduction

In this chapter, details about the instruments or methods used to conduct the research on students

preferences of local and overseas study will be discussed. This chapter consists of three parts of

information which are participants, data collection methods and data analysis.

3.1 Participants

In this research, 40 freshmen were randomly selected from two local universities and two overseas

universities which are University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), University Technology Malaysia (UTM),

University of Bristol in United Kingdom and IOWA State University in United States respectively to

complete the survey. All the respondents took part in the survey by answering the questionnaire set

earlier. A summary of the participants of the study is presented in Table 3.1 below which encompasses

data such as university and number of respondents.

Table 3.1: Summary of Participants (as planned)

University Total

University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 10

University Technology Malaysia (UTM) 10

University of Bristol, UK 10

IOWA State University, US 10

Total Respondents 40

While doing survey, we eventually encountered some unexpected problems such as most of

the overseas universities were having their midterm breaks during that period, inactive participations of

Malaysian students studying abroad and difficulties in communication as well as coordination.

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Nevertheless, we managed to come to a solution by seeking helps from our friends who are also studying

abroad in different countries.

Table 3.2: Summary of Participations (as done)

University Total

University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 10

University Technology Malaysia (UTM) 10

University of Bristol, UK 2

IOWA State University, US 3

University of Melbourne, Australia 1

University of Auckland, New Zealand 3

University of Manipal, India 5

UNSW, Australia 4

University of Nottingham, UK 2

Total Respondents 40

3.2 Data Collection Methods

The data collection method used in this study was aimed at investigating the preferences of local and

overseas study. Survey questionnaire is used as the data collection instruments. For overseas universities,

the survey is conducted through email.

3.2.1 Survey Questionnaire

A series of questions were asked as a primary source of data to investigate the reasons affecting the

choice of their further studies. The survey questionnaire consists of 15 questions which are further

divided

into 2 parts which are general information presented in Likert Scale and open-ended question which

required the respondents to fill in relevant Information and opinions as planned in chapter 1.

3.3 Data Analysis

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All the data obtained from the survey questionnaire are analysed using specific data analysis procedure

that had been decided throughout discussion. The analysed data are tabulated and presented graphically in

the next chapter.

3.3.1 Analysing data from the Questionnaire

After compiling all data from the survey questionnaire, our next task is to analyse them with the

application of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Before we start, the classification and grouping of data need

to be done first. Therefore, a code book consisting of numbered question and their respective coded

variables are done manually. This is actually done by numbering every questions set in the survey

questionnaire from number 1 to 15. For each type of question, it is an independent variable whereas each

choice is a variable for rank questions. This is to differentiate the frequency for each choice where the

choices are stated as separated variables so that the respondent can choose more than one choice.

Apart from that, each survey questionnaire is also coded with variable R1 to R40 at the top

indicating the number of respondents involved. Next, data or answers obtained from the survey

questionnaire are transferred and categorized into a summary sheet known as the coding sheet as shown

in

the appendices. This is then followed by calculation of data frequency which are then recorded in a draft

sheet before transferring into the final coding sheet.

Finally, the whole set of analysed data are transferred and tabulated into the final coding sheet via

Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

CHAPTER IV: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

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4.0 Introduction

This chapter emphasizes on issues of data analysis dealing with description, data display, analysis and

discussions of data obtained. The analysis is made based on the responses in questionnaire returned by

respondents. This instrument is considered significant in this research and will be further discussed and

presented via graphical means.

4.1 Analysis of Data

Generally, the data used in analysis of data are obtained from the survey questionnaire responded by 40

students from both local and overseas institutions in which freshmen are chosen as main target in our

research. In conjunction with that, the data are analysed through the calculation of percentage score which

will then be presented in the form of chart for better presentation and interpretation of data.

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Figure 4.1.1: Preferences of Malaysian Students Studying Abroad.

The chart shown in figure 4.1.1 shows the respondents opinion towards the preferences of

Malaysian students studying abroad.

According to chart, more than half, which is about 70% of the respondents agreed that most of the

Malaysian students prefer studying abroad instead of local. Whereas, only a small portion, 5% of them

either partially or totally disagree with this statement while 25% or one quarter of them remain neutral.

For your information, the above result is actually the same as being alleged by Philip G.Altbach (2004).

In his study, he revealed that about 2 millions students worldwide studying outside of their home

countries and is expected to increase by 6 millions in 2025. Thus, justifying the result shown

above.

In conclusion, students nowadays prefer to study in foreign institutions instead of local

universities and are expected to increase abruptly in the next few decades.

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Figure 4.1.2: Students studying abroad due to better reputation and prestige obtained upon graduation.

The chart shows the respondents opinion regarding the statement that most of the students now

studying abroad due to better reputation and prestige obtained after completing their studies.

Almost all, 98% of them support this statement where 13 of them agreed completely and 26 of

them agreed partially. However, there is still one of them who partially disagreed with this statement.

This result is actually considered supportive as researchers show that students tend to study abroad to

obtain overseas certificate and to be acknowledged by global firms. For instances, fresh graduates from

Malaysia may face difficulties in competing with other overseas graduates during application of job.

In conclusion, students nowadays prefer to study abroad due to better reputation and prestige

obtained upon graduation.

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Figure 4.1.3: Students think that overseas education systems are better.

The chart above shows the respondents responses towards the quality of education system in

overseas compared to the local one.

For your information, 90% of the respondents agreed that overseas education system are much

more better than the local one as only minority of them which is about 5% shows disagreements.

Whereas, the rest remains neutral.

The above result is actually similar to the findings by an academic researcher from University

of Toronto - Tan Yan Shuo (2004) who states that, when it comes to quality of education, the key

differences between local and overseas universities lie in flexibility and variety of options.

Universities from United States in particular stand out being more flexible, and having more

academic options than our local universities.

In conclusion, majority of the students prefer studying abroad due to better education

system in overseas.

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Figure 4.1.4: Students prefer to work overseas upon graduation.

The chart shows the students choices of working destination after completing their studies.

Majority of the respondents, three quarters agreed that students now prefer to work overseas upon

graduation whether they are from overseas or local. Conversely, only 7.5 % show disagreement towards

this and 17.5 % maintain neutrality.

This result once again proves that our research regarding the preferences of students studying

overseas instead of local is correct as Philip G.Altbach (2004) also claimed that the number of fresh

graduates applying an overseas job is increasing every year especially United States as major

attractor of students worldwide due to its large and diverse economy, the willingness of

employers to hire well-qualified foreigners, and the high salaries available in many fields,

including academe.

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Figure 4.1.5: Brain drain contributes to economic slowdown in Malaysia.

The chart above shows the respondents opinion towards the impact of brain drain towards the

economy in Malaysia.

More than half, 73% of them agreed that brain drain in Malaysia due to mass transfers of

students to overseas for tertiary education or better job opportunity had caused economic slowdown. This

is then followed by 23% of them remain neutral while only minority, 5% shows disagreement towards

this.

According to Philip Schellekens, world bank senior economist, the outflow of talent was

not being replaced with inflows, thus damaging the quality of Malaysias narrow skills base,

noting that 60 percent of immigration into Malaysia had only primary education or less, even as

the number of skilled expatriates declined by 25 percent since 2004 (World Bank Report, 2011).

In conclusion, loss of talents had led to serious economic slowdown in Malaysia and is

expected to deteriorate in coming years.

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Figure 4.1.6: Presence of other factors affecting students preferences of study.

Pie Chart above shows respondents opinions towards the presence of other factors influencing

students choices or preferences of study.

Almost all, 92% of the respondents agreed that there may be other factors which affect the

preferences of study and this is followed by 5% of them who remains neutral and only 3% of them totally

disagreed with this statement.

This result actually justifies the findings ofNattavud Pimpa (2003) when he raised the issue

of the influence of family on Thai students choices of international education. This shows that

they are also other factors such as family background and financial problem which affects the

choices of students for their tertiary education.

In conclusion, there are still some other factors which may influence the students

preferences of international education instead of strong attractions from other countries such as

better education system and future job opportunity.

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Figure 4.1.7: Best solution for brain drain in Malaysia

The pie chart above shows respondents opinion regarding the best solution for brain drain in

Malaysia.

From the chart, revised payment scale and transparency in local universities acceptances stand

out

to be the highest which is about 30% respectively and is followed by improvement in education system

and scholarships available with 13% each. Specialization in courses offered comprises the lowest

percentage which is only 5% and is just 5% less than the factor of professional lecturers available.

This result actually supports our research questions where students actually prefer to study abroad

instead of local due to better education system and other pushes and pulls factors present. This is also

proven correct when Philip G.Altbach (2004) claimed that inner politics issue such as discriminatory

admissions policies in Malaysia especially in universities acceptances and poor local education

system actually drive students to study abroad.

In conclusion, improvement in local education system and political issues such as

transparency in universities acceptances have to be focused and prioritized by government in

combating the brain drain issue in Malaysia.

Chapter V : CONCLUSION AND RECOMMANDATION

5.0 Introduction

Our research focus on students preferences of local and overseas study. In this chapter, we would

be summarizing and concluding our research based on research findings and also giving out

recommendations to improve the research outcomes in future studies.

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5.1 Summary of study

Based on the analysis done before, we can conclude that most of our respondents agree that local

students prefer to study abroad. First of all, there are a few pushes and pulls factors which affect the

students in deciding their final destinations for their tertiary education. This is mainly due to the intention

of getting better reputation and prestige upon graduation as well as obtaining global recognition once they

get their overseas certificates.

Moreover, the advantages of studying abroad such as better education system and learning

environment compared to local universities in terms of flexibility and academic options also drive

students to study abroad. Apart from that, students also prefer to work overseas upon graduation as they

are attracted by higher salaries and better incentives offered compared to the locals. Besides, they will

also have higher chances of being hired or employed by the global firms.

Consequently, this will undoubtedly lead to loss of talents which inevitably causing economic

slowdown in Malaysia. According to research done, this phenomenon is mainly due to the outflow of

talents which is not being replaced by inflows for a long period of time.

In short, our government really has to take serious considerations in all the issues which

contribute to brain drain phenomenon. Alternatives and solutions such as transparency in local

universities acceptances, revised payment scale and improved local education system are demanded in

luring back the outflow talents as well as inculcating more future leaders and professionals in Malaysia.

5.2 Limitations of study

5.2.1 Limitation on different academic calender

While sending our research questionnaire to the overseas respondents, we found that

most of the European universities are having semester break. This actually means that, most of

them were not around during that time or are having vacation. So, only a few of them are able to

assists us in our research. Therefore, we tried to solve this problem by asking more hometown

friends which are studying abroad to complete the questionnaires and remind their friends about

our research on behalf of us.

5.2.2 Limitation of time

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Upon completing our final project, we found that time constraint is one of the factors

which actually hinders us from achieving better and more accurate results. During this limited

time of study, we only manage to find limited amount of references and supporting details in

order to further justifying our research. Besides, we also have limited time in sending

questionnaires and collecting feedback from the respondents from different parts of the world.

5.2.3 Limitation of communication

Unfortunately, while waiting for the feedback from the respondents, we can hardly able

to contact them as almost 90% of them are having semester break or vacation during that time.

As first, we still can contact them through email or messenger but it becomes worse after a period

of time as they might have forgotten to send us back their responses. However, we manage to

cope with this problem by sending more questionnaires to our hometown friends who are also

studying abroad. Though we manage to solve this problem in the end, but it actually delays our

overall progress in completing our research project in time.

5.3 Recommendation of study

5.3.1 The sample of this research should be freshmen from different universities.

We suggest that freshmen should be taken as respondents for this particular research as

they are still fresh with their choices for choosing their current universities. Besides, they are alsoconsidered as the groups which understand the most about the condition or factors which

ultimately lead to their current decision that is either to study local or abroad. Thus, the

percentage of accuracy or the precision for this research will undoubtedly spike to a higher level.

On the other hand, for second year or third year students, their perspectives or point of view may

already be influenced by the new environment or other issues which may indirectly affect our

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research findings. Therefore, we strongly recommend that every respondent in this research

should be stand out of freshmen from every university chosen.

5.3.2 The number of respondents should be increased to 100 people.

Upon concluding our final project, we found that 40 respondents are actually not enough

in contributing a better and precise result for our research. This is because, while analysing and

interpreting our data, we found that a small deviation in the data may highly affect the statistics

which may indirectly reduce the accuracy and precision of our report findings. Besides, we also

found that the variation in the races of the sample is also limited. This is very important as it may

affect the result regarding the racial issues such as transparency in universities acceptances and

other political issues. Therefore, for better and improved research regarding the preferences of

studying local and overseas, we should seriously increase the size of the samples.

5.3.3 Government should improve local education system and revise payment scale.

According to the findings of our result, we found that most of the sources of the problems

are pointed towards the government. For instances, according to the survey data, the political

issues, payment scale for government posts, poor quality of local education system and etc are all

pointed towards the government where government is demanded to take immediate and effective

steps to overcome the problem of loss of talents in Malaysia which inevitably leads to economic

slowdown. Therefore, we strongly recommend that, the payment scale should be revised and

more effort should be taken in upgrading the standard of local education system such as by doing

the collaboration between local and foreign universities to gain more knowledge in effective

teaching styles and latest technology required in study.

5.3.4 More education scholarships and transparency in universities acceptance.

According to the survey regarding the best solutions for loss of talent, we found that the

scholarship issues and transparency in universities acceptances have been the most popular

recommended solutions to encourage more local students to study in local universities. This is

also based on one of our research findings which prove that most of the students prefer to study

abroad due to their dissatisfaction of the local universities acceptances system and scholarships

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available. Therefore, they would rather spend more money to find a better institution which is

globally known and having better education system and scholarships offered compared to the

local one. This would undoubtedly lead to serious issue of brain drain in our country in the future.

5.4 Concluding Remarks

In conclusion, the issue of loss of talents in Malaysia is no longer a rumour or joke as it has

deteriorated to a critical stage where the whole economy in Malaysia is affected dramatically in these few

decades. This is due to spike in the number of Malaysian students studying abroad and refuse to return to

their motherland after graduation.

Based on our research findings, we managed to discover the reasons and the factors contribute to

this crisis. Therefore, we strongly suggest and propose that local government should really take serious

considerations regarding all the issues which give rise to the increase of the number of students studying

abroad instead of local each year. Obviously, Malaysian professionals and intellectual group as well as

students are not willing to come back to their motherland because of their dissatisfaction with the

governments policies and organization. In short, revised payment scale, transparency in university

acceptances and better education system should be implemented in solutions for brain drain in Malaysia.

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APPENDICES

(A)QUESTIONNAIRE

Title: Preferences of students studying local and overseas.

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This research is done to investigate the reasons for the drastic increase of students studying abroad instead

of local and to find out the differences in the education between local and overseas. Besides, we also want

to determine the relationship between the loss of talent and the impact of economy.

Please put a / in the box of your choice.

15. What do you think is the best solution for the problem of loss of talent in Malaysia? (V15)

(B) CODE BOOK

Questionnaire: (R1)

Title: Preferences of students studying local and overseas.

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No Questions

Totally

agree

(1)

Partially

agree

(2)

Neither

both

(3)

Partially

disagree

(4)

Totally

disagre

(5)

1 Most of the Malaysian students prefer studying

abroad. (V1)

2 Students study abroad because of better reputation and

prestige obtain upon graduation. (V2)

3 Some of the students study in local due to familybackground or financial problem. (V3)

4 The qualities of lecturers in local institutions are better than

overseas. (V4)

5 Students think that foreign countries have better education

system. (V5)

6 Local universities provide the students with all the latest

facilities needed in study. (V6)

7 Students prefer to work overseas after completing their

studies either in local or abroad. (V7)

8 Does brain drain occur due to mass transfer of students to

study in foreign institutions? (V8)

9 Loss of talents play a major influence in economic slowsdown in Malaysia. (V9)

10 The outflow of talents which is not replaced by inflow also

contributes to brain drain, (V10)

11 Government needs to improve local education system to

prevent loss of talent. (V11)

12 Steps taken by Government such as setting up of Talent

Corporation Berhad solve the problem of brain drain. (V12)

13 There are other factors influencing the preferences of study

such as family financial status and politic issues. (V13)

14 More efforts and changes should be done by government in

solving the issue of loss of talent. (V14)


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This research is done to investigate the reasons for the drastic increase of students studying abroad instead

of local and to find out the differences in the education between local and overseas. Besides, we also want

to determine the relationship between the loss of talent and the impact of economy.

Please put a / in the box of your choice.

15. What do you think is the best solution for the problem of loss of talent in Malaysia? (V15)

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No Questions

Totally

agree

(1)

Partially

agree

(2)

Neither

both

(3)

Partially

disagree

(4)

Totally

disagre

(5)

1 Most of the Malaysian students prefer studying

abroad. (V1)

2 Students study abroad because of better reputation and

prestige obtain upon graduation. (V2)

3 Some of the students study in local due to familybackground or financial problem. (V3)

4 The qualities of lecturers in local institutions are better than

overseas. (V4)

5 Students think that foreign countries have better education

system. (V5)

6 Local universities provide the students with all the latest

facilities needed in study. (V6)

7 Students prefer to work overseas after completing theirstudies either in local or abroad. (V7)

8 Does brain drain occur due to mass transfer of students to

study in foreign institutions? (V8)

9 Loss of talents play a major influence in economic slowsdown in Malaysia. (V9)

10 The outflow of talents which is not replaced by inflow also

contributes to brain drain, (V10)

11 Government needs to improve local education system to

prevent loss of talent. (V11)

12 Steps taken by Government such as setting up of Talent

Corporation Berhad solve the problem of brain drain. (V12)

13 There are other factors influencing the preferences of study

such as family financial status and politic issues. (V13)

14 More efforts and changes should be done by government in

solving the issue of loss of talent. (V14)


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(C) CODING SHEET

For V15:

1-Provide professional lecturer in local institutions 4- Provide more specialization courses

2-Provide education scholarship 5- Revise the payment scale

3-Improve education system 6- Transparency in local university acceptances

(D) GANTT CHART:

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R1 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1

R2 1 1 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 2

R3 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 3R4 3 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 6

R5 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1

R6 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 /

R7 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1

R8 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2

R9 5 1 2 3 2 4 1 1 3 3 2 1 5 1 5

R10 2 2 5 3 2 1 5 5 1 4 1 1 1 1 4

R11 3 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 2 4

R12 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 1

R13 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 5

R14 3 2 2 3 1 5 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 5

R15 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 6

R16 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 3

R17 4 4 2 5 2 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 1 5

R18 3 1 2 3 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 2

R19 3 2 2 3 1 5 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 2 6

R20 3 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 2 3 3 1 2 3

R21 2 2 1 5 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 5

R22 1 1 2 5 2 4 2 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 5

R23 1 2 1 5 1 3 3 1 5 1 1 3 1 2 6

R24 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 5

R25 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 5

R26 1 2 2 4 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 6R27 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 6

R28 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 2 2 5

R29 2 1 2 3 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 3

R30 1 1 2 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 6

R31 2 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 6

R32 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 6

R33 1 1 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 5

R34 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 6

R35 2 1 2 3 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2

R36 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 5

R37 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 5

R38 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 2 3R39 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 1 2

R40 1 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 6


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