On April 9，Chinese Consul General in Penang Zhou Youbin attended the opening ceremony of 2026 China Higher Education Fair. Also present at the event were Komtar State Assembly YB Teh Lai Heng, Deputy Chairman of the United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong), Dato Lee Thiam Lim, President of Malaysian Association of Alumni of Chinese Universities (Liuhua), Mr. Lim Kok Yan, Chairman of the Board of Penang Han Chiang Associated Chinese Schools Association, Dato’Seri Hong Yeam Wah and teachers and students from various local Chinese schools. There were 56 prestigious colleges and universities from the Chinese mainland, Hongkong SAR and Macao SAR took part in the Fair.

In his speech, Consul General Zhou expressed that educational cooperation is a significant part of building a High-level Strategic China-Malaysia Community with a Shared Future. China and Malaysia encourage two-way student mobility, and the Higher Education Fair serves as the practice on enhancing bilateral educational cooperation. We look forward to Malaysian youth promoting academic exchange and deepening friendship and mutual understanding during their studies in China, ultimately serving as the envoys for cultural exchange and bridges for people-to-people friendship.