While the PTPN student loan is available for all Malaysian university students that fulfils the requirements stated above, you should also take a look into whether your course is among the list of those that PTPN covers.
First and foremost, what is MQA?
MQA is the Malaysia Qualifications Agency, which is a government body under the Ministry of Higher Education. This department is the only one that controls a universities’ accreditation status, regulates curriculums, and sets the standard operation procedures for both private and public learning institutions. This body is also responsible for accrediting individual programmes in universities.
To find out if your course is accredited:
- Visit the website of Malaysia Qualifications Register
- Choose the type of institution you are planning to study in and search for your university.
- Check the results and click on the details – that should show you all the MQA accredited courses.
A brief list of the courses that PTPN covers are as listed below:
- Diploma (Full-time): IPTA, Politeknik dan IPTS
- Diploma (Part-time): IPTA, Politeknik dan IPTS*
- Diploma (PJJ): IPTA
- Advanced Diploma: IPTA dan Politeknik
- First Degree (Full-time): IPTA dan IPTS
- First Degree (Part-time): IPTA dan IPTS*
- Masters (Full-time/Part-time/PJJ): IPTA
- PhD (Full-time/Part-time/PJJ): IPTA
- Professional Courses (Full-time/Part-time/PJJ): IPTA
*Take note that loans are only prioritised for students under UNITEM, UNITAR, Wawasan Open University, and Asia e-University.
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