KUALA LUMPUR, Monash University Malaysia has confirmed plans to build a RM2.8 billion campus in the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX), Malaysia’s premier international financial district. The announcement was made on Tuesday in collaboration with TRX City Sdn Bhd, the master developer of TRX, finalising earlier reports that the university was in advanced discussions to lease a purpose-built facility in the area.
The new TRX campus is slated to be operational by 2032 and will have the capacity to accommodate up to 22,500 students and 1,700 staff. Monash University is working closely with both the Australian and Malaysian governments to bring the project to fruition.
The announcement was made by Monash University vice-chancellor and president Professor Sharon Pickering in Kuala Lumpur, alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Malaysia’s Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. Albanese highlighted the significance of the investment, noting that it not only promotes Australia’s higher education sector abroad but also strengthens international ties and creates opportunities for Australian jobs and investment.
The TRX campus will complement Monash University Malaysia’s existing campus in Bandar Sunway and plans to offer more than 35 new courses in high-demand sectors, including digitalisation, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, climate change and sustainability, healthcare and digital health, semiconductor and advanced manufacturing, and banking and finance.
Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, president of Monash University Malaysia, said the decision to invest in TRX reflects the university’s strong growth in research and education. The project is expected to contribute around RM19.1 billion to the Malaysian economy over the next decade.
From its humble beginnings with just 417 students when it was established as Malaysia’s first foreign university campus in Sunway, Monash University Malaysia now educates over 11,000 students from more than 80 countries.
