James Coffman, Ph.D.Executive DirectorMalaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange

MACEE is a bi-national educational commission established in 1963 by agreement between the governments of Malaysia and the U.S.A. It is one of 49 such commissions around the world. MACEE is jointly funded by the two governments. In the spirit of collaboration, MACEE is led by a Board of Directors consisting of 5 Malaysians and 5 Americans. The Malaysian board members are appointed by the Minister of Education. The Americans are appointed by the Ambassador of the United States in Malaysia. The Board of Directors hires an Executive Director to administer the commission and to carry out the Board’s directives.

To serve as an official, objective source of information on higher education in the U.S. and to advise and assist students seeking to attend U.S. universities.

To administer the Fulbright grant programs for study, research and teaching, which sends Malaysians to the U.S. and brings Americans to Malaysia each year.

Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by Senator J. William Fulbright.

U.S. Congress appropriates money each year for the Fulbright program -- $234.7 million in 2014 (plus about $80 million from foreign partner governments).

Goal: To promote international good will and mutual understanding through the exchange of students and scholars.

Today, the program is active in 155 countries. Since the beginning, about 300,000 “Fulbrighters” have

participated in the program: 114,000 from the U.S. and 186,000 from other countries.

Since its beginning in Malaysia in 1963, over 1,100 Malaysians and 1,000 Americans have participated.

Fulbright Senior Scholar – Scholars come to Malaysia to lecture and/or conduct research for one or two semesters. (5-6 per year)

Fulbright Senior Specialist – A short-term complement to traditional Fulbright program. U.S. scholars come to serve as expert consultants for 2 to 6 weeks. (Up to 10 per year)

Fulbright Student Researcher – Grants to graduating college seniors, post-graduate students, and artists to conduct research in Malaysia for 10 months. (5-6 per year)

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) – Places recent graduates as teaching assistants in public schools in 8 Malaysian states for one academic year. (100 per year)

1. Fulbright Senior Scholar2. Fulbright Professional Exchange3. Fulbright Graduate Study and Research (MA/MS

and PhD)4. Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching (FLTA)5. Hubert H. Humphrey North-South Fellowship 6. International Leaders in Education (ILEP)7. Global Undergraduate Exchange (UGRAD)8. American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce

(AMCHAM)9. East-West Center Scholarships

The late Tan Sri Dato Haji Dr. Ani Bin Arope - 1964M.S. Agricultural Economics – University of VermontPrevious: Executive Chairman, Tenaga Nasional Berhad,Chairman of USM and Chairman of Toprank Corporation Sdn Bhd

Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Elyas Bin Omar – 1964M.A. Public Administration - University of PittsburghPrevious: Mayor of Kuala Lumpur 1981-1992, and Director, Low

Yatt Group of CompaniesCurrent: Director of Malayawata Steel

Dato Dr. Fong Chan Onn – 1979Industrial Economics, Stanford UniversityPrevious: Human Resource Minister 1999-2008Deputy Minister of Education, 1990-1999Current: Member of Parliament for Alor Gajah, Melaka

Senator Tan Sri Dato’ Koh Tsu Koon - 1980Economics and Sociology of Education, Stanford UniversityPrevious: Chief Minister of Penang StateCurrent: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department

Tan Sri Emeritus Datuk Dr. Augustine Ong - 1966Chemistry, Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Previous: Director, Scientific and Technical Services

Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion CouncilCurrent: President of Malaysian Oil Scientist and Technologies

of Palm Oil

Y.B. Dato’ Mustapa Bin Mohamed - 1980Hubert Humphrey Program, Boston UniversityPrevious: Parliamentary Secretary

Ministry of Finance MalaysiaMinister of Higher EducationMinister of Agriculture

Current: Minister of International Trade and Industry

Tan Sri Panglima Prof. Dato’ Dr. Abu Hassan Othman 1973 - Fulbright Malaysian Student Program PhD in Sociology, Michigan State University1983 – Fulbright Scholar Grant in Sociology, U.C. BerkeleyPrevious: Dean of Centre for Graduate Studies, UKM

Vice Chancellor, Universiti Malaysia SabahCurrent: Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer

Berjaya University College of Hospitality

Datuk Paduka Marina bte Mahathir - 2002Professional Exchange Program, University of Southern CaliforniaPrevious: President, Malaysian Aids CouncilCurrent: Steering Committee of the Asia Pacific Leadership Forum

on HIV; Global Advisory Group of AIDS 2031; Board Member of Sisters in Islam, newspaper columnist, and TV producer

Mr. Ramli Ibrahim - 1999Dance, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)Currrent: Artistic Director, Sutra Dance Theatre

Dr. Mohammed Ghouse Nasuruddin - 2005Professional Exchange ProgramCurrent: Emeritus Professor, USM; and Director of ASWARA

Prof. Dato’ Dr. Marimuthu - 1987Scholar Program, Stanford UniversityPrevious: Member of Paliament – Teluk KemangCurrent: Vice President, Institute of Graduate Studies College

Prof. Dato Osman Bin Bakar - 1992Scholar Program in History, Harvard UniversityPrevious: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of MalayaCurrent: Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Malaya;

Deputy CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia; Senior Fellow at the Prince al-Waleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University; Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Civilisational Dialogue in the University of Malaya; and Visiting Research Fellow at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan

Prof. Dr. Saran Kaur – 2005Scholar Program in Linguistics, University of PennsylvaniaPrevious: Professor, School of Language Studies and Linguistics,

UKMCurrent: Deputy Vice Chancellor, UKM

• As of 2015, MCMC and MACEE have joined in a collaborative effort to offer special Fulbright grants!

These grants will address the needs of the multimedia and communications field in Malaysia.

Four types of grants offered in first phase: 1. Malaysian Senior Scholar (academic and

professional) 2. Malaysian Graduate Study (MA/MS and PhD) 3. U.S. Senior Researcher 4. U.S. Senior Specialist

Requirements/Eligibility:1. Applicants for the academic grant must hold a doctoral degree.2. Applicants for the professional grant must hold a Master’s degree and have significant experience in the public or private sector.

Duration:Up to 5 months of research in a U.S. university.

Process:1. Respond to announcement/advertisement by deadline.2. Pitching of proposal for shortlisted applicants.3. Selection by joint MACEE/MCMC selection committee.

Requirements/Eligibility:Applicants must hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree with honours and a GPA of 3.0.

Duration:One or two years for the Master’s and up to five years for the PhD.

Process:1. Respond to announcement/advertisement by deadline.2. Evaluation and interview by a panel.3. Selection and placement in a university in the U.S.

Requirements/Eligibility:Applicants must hold a doctoral degree.

Duration:Up to 5 months of research in a Malaysian university.

Process:1. Respond to announcement/advertisement in U.S. by deadline.2. Evaluation of project proposal by joint MACEE-MCMC selection committee.3. Selection by committee and attachment to Malaysian host institution.

For Malaysian Organizations/UniversitiesPurpose: To bring renowned U.S. experts to Malaysian for periods of 2 to 6 weeks for consulting, training, technical assistance, etc.

Process:1. Malaysian institution submits a project proposal by deadline.2. Pitching of proposal for shortlisted applicants.3. Selection by joint MACEE/MCMC selection committee.4. MACEE secures a U.S. expert in required field and sets up match.5. U.S. Senior Specialist comes to Malaysia at an agreed upon period.