Monash University Malaysia, the Malaysian campus of Monash University opened in 1998 and is located within the Bandar Sunway township in Malaysia. It is the first foreign university in Malaysia. Monash University Malaysia is one of several Monash University campuses and centres outside the State of Victoria in Australia. Monash University also has a centre in Prato, Italy, a campus in South Africa and a research academy in India.
Established in 1998, Monash Malaysia is the third largest campus of Australia's largest university and the first foreign university campus in Malaysia that operates in partnership with the Sunway Education Group.
A self-accrediting university, Monash University Malaysia is currently home to approximately 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The current head of the campus is President & Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Walker.
As one of the eight Monash University campuses, the Malaysian campus is subject to Monash University for all matters related to academic development, teaching and support.