Hi... I was thinking to write this post for a long time... this time i m gonna write...
I came to Malaysia on 2007. I was studying at Center For Foundation Study(CFS IIUM) which is matriculation, It is one of the branches of IIUM....I spent almost 1 1/2 years over there and i have dealt with different kind of local students. After that i came to Gombak IIUM which is university. I have spent almost three years and have one more years to go for graduation.
During this time i have dealt with more local students and i have learned more and more about them... Some people only make friend with me coz they wanna take advantage of me..Some people don't even bother to talk. Some local run away if you say you are foreigner.. So basically, there are two types of Malaysian in IIUM.. One who doesn't like foreigner and one who are friendly to foreigners.. I didnt say they like foreigners but they will make friend with you if they see something to take from you either educationally or socially.
So basically, i m so disappointed at UIA/IIUM... Though it is International University but it doesn't have international standard. Whenever local students see a stranger, they didn't ask whether that person is local or not they just use their mother tongue.. There is a sign in every department saying "Speak only English in the office" yet they don't follow. So, i'd like to warn all the non-local students or students who are planning to come to IIUM... please don't... It would be your biggest mistake that you have ever made... I am a sponsored student so i can't just leave the University. If i could, i would. There are more disadvantages about UIA/IIUM but i m going to stop here... Mark my words guys...Good luck..
I came to Malaysia on 2007. I was studying at Center For Foundation Study(CFS IIUM) which is matriculation, It is one of the branches of IIUM....I spent almost 1 1/2 years over there and i have dealt with different kind of local students. After that i came to Gombak IIUM which is university. I have spent almost three years and have one more years to go for graduation.
During this time i have dealt with more local students and i have learned more and more about them... Some people only make friend with me coz they wanna take advantage of me..Some people don't even bother to talk. Some local run away if you say you are foreigner.. So basically, there are two types of Malaysian in IIUM.. One who doesn't like foreigner and one who are friendly to foreigners.. I didnt say they like foreigners but they will make friend with you if they see something to take from you either educationally or socially.
So basically, i m so disappointed at UIA/IIUM... Though it is International University but it doesn't have international standard. Whenever local students see a stranger, they didn't ask whether that person is local or not they just use their mother tongue.. There is a sign in every department saying "Speak only English in the office" yet they don't follow. So, i'd like to warn all the non-local students or students who are planning to come to IIUM... please don't... It would be your biggest mistake that you have ever made... I am a sponsored student so i can't just leave the University. If i could, i would. There are more disadvantages about UIA/IIUM but i m going to stop here... Mark my words guys...Good luck..