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department of east asian
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About The department
The Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya is the only department in a
Malaysian public university that offers multidisciplinary and
comprehensive courses on China, Japan and Korea. Initially it
started with the establishment of the Japan Studies Program
in 1993 and later was upgraded to a department in 1996. Until
today, the department has produced hundreds of
professionals who serve in the public and private sectors as
well as some who are owners of businesses.
The department was established due to the awareness of the
importance of the East Asian region politically, economically
and socially to Malaysia. In addition, the region is also a
centre for dynamic economic development and rapidly
growing international trade and commerce. Therefore, the
region has the vast potential to create active trade
opportunities and international relations with Malaysia.
Additionally, the establishment of this department was
strategically designed to produce human capital that would
contribute expertise related to one of the East Asian
countries in particular and the East Asian region in general.
From a broader perspective, students produced by the
department are expected to have a global mindset and at
the same time are still down to the earth.
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