LONDON—More Malaysian universities should go international as part of the “think global” agenda, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

The Prime Minister said that he would like to see them venturing abroad not just in Britain but to other parts of the world too in efforts to spearhead the globalisation of Malaysian education.

“The Government will continue to lend strong support to such initiatives,” he told Malaysian journalists after opening the Limkokwing University United Kingdom in Piccadilly on Monday.

Abdullah said that Malaysia’s ethnic and cultural diversity formed an ideal basis on which to think global.

“We’re well acquainted with and have a deep appreciation of multi-culturalism, which is an important asset to succeed in a globalised world,” he added.

He said that multi-culturalism provided a strong environment for creating world-class human capital that could take the country to greater heights.

Abdullah said that LimKokWing University had reaped the benefits of its globalisation initiatives through its bold ventures outside Malaysia.

University president Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing said that they planned to set up campuses in 20 more countries in the next five years.

“Now we are in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Beijing, Phnom Penh, Gaborone and London,” he said.