<ul><li>The government bears between 85 and 95 percent of tuition fee subsidy for students at public institutions of higher learning, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said.</li><li>For example, a medical student at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) pays a tuition fee of RM9,000 for a five-year course compared to the actual fee of RM166,000. So the student only pays 5.4 percent of the actual fee as the other 94.6 percent is paid by the government.</li><li>An engineering student at UKM pays RM5,600 for a four-year course compared to the actual fee of RM61,200. The student pays 9.2 percent while the government pays the other 90.8 percent</li></ul>

The Malaysian government subsidizes 85–95% of tuition fees at public higher learning institutions, significantly reducing costs for students in programs like medicine and engineering.

Government bears 85 - 95% of tuition fee subsidy

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