City University Malaysia
Ranked =558 in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026 — the regional table, not the world one the rest of this site quotes. It has no position in the QS world rankings.
A Kuala Lumpur university with a scholarship offer written specifically for Central Asia — the foundation year's tuition is fully covered, and the first year of a bachelor's is half price. Its foundation certificate is also accepted by Italian universities as the bridge over their twelve-year schooling rule, so it opens a Malaysian degree and the funded Italian route at once.
What it costs, what it asks for
City University Malaysia in detail
The money
FOUNDATION, one year over three semesters: tuition is fully scholarshipped, so what you actually pay is RM13,840 — the RM1,000 application fee, RM2,940 EMGS collection, RM8,000 international student fee, RM1,000 completion processing and RM300 a semester of resource fees. It falls in two payments: RM4,000 with the application (that is RM3,940 plus 6% SST) and the balance once the visa approval letter comes through. BACHELOR on the Central Asia offer, whole-degree totals including fees: Accounting and Finance RM34,490; Journalism, Engineering Management, Information Technology, Software Engineering and Early Childhood Education RM35,790; Graphic Design, Business Administration, Corporate and Mass Communication, Applied Psychology and TESL RM37,190; Multimedia and Architectural Design RM38,690; Accountancy RM38,790; Interior Design RM39,690; Nursing RM39,440; Fashion Design RM43,190; Civil and Mechanical Engineering RM47,890; Occupational Safety and Health, Biomedical Sciences and Environmental Health RM56,440; Computer Science in AI or Cyber Security RM56,750. Animation and Game Design sit apart at RM104,750. Against City University's own standard international rates those are typically 35–40% lower. FOUNDATION PLUS DEGREE together runs RM46,080–61,900 for most programmes, with the RM4,440 of fees paid once in each of the two years. MASTER'S: one year for most, RM20,790 all in — the MBA, Information Technology, Accounting, Education, Mechanical Engineering, Creative Industries and Architecture Project Management. Two-year research routes are RM21,290–22,290. Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity are RM45,940.
- First year
- RM13,840 (foundation year, tuition fully scholarshipped)
- Application fee
- RM1,000
- Before you start
- RM4,000 with the application — RM3,940 of application fee and EMGS collection, plus 6% SST. The balance is due only when the visa approval letter arrives.
- Other charges
- An assessment fee of RM25 a subject before each semester's exams (RM50 at master's level). Every figure is subject to 6% SST, in force since 1 September 2025.
What you need
- Entry
- 11-year certificate accepted onto the foundation year. The Central Asia offer covers nationals of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan — which is our entire market, not a subset of it.
- English
- Assessed at application; no IELTS required for foundation entry
When, and what it pays
- Intakes
- Multiple intakes across the year. The Central Asia fee structure runs from 1 February 2026 to 31 December 2026 and is re-issued annually.
- Scholarships
- Full scholarship on foundation-year tuition, for every one of the eight foundation streams — Business, Arts (Communication, English, Graphic Design and Multimedia, Built Environment, Fashion Design), Science and Information Technology. On a bachelor's, 50% off the first year, and the RM8,000 international student fee is waived entirely, which the foundation route still pays.
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We can submit an application here today. Being able to submit is not the same as being likely to succeed — we will tell you where your grades sit before you spend anything. Route registry reviewed 2026-08-22.
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