Page 1 of 2 Next  Abdul Rashid Bin, Mohamed Sharif Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia, a country of approximately 330,000 km2 with vast amounts of areas yet to be surveyed at large scales, abundance of natural resources, hosting a significant portion of the world's tropical forest (important oxygen producer) is well positioned to take full advantage of the capabilities of the geospatial science and technology. In Malaysia, geospatial education is available at the polytechnics and Universities. In addition, there are training centers in the private sector and also within government agencies. The level of training at polytechnics is generally to diploma levels while the universities provide training at the bachelors and post graduate levels. This article will outline the structure of the geospatial courses available in the country offered at various levels of education. The need for further education of the holders of the bachelor's degree who have been absorbed into the geospatial industry needs to be addressed. This may involve some structural changes to our system to accommodate the needs of the work force. The far sightedness of the country's planners had ensured that sufficient number of Malaysians, particularly academicians received the right training in the geospatial discipline from some of the best schools in the world. As a result of this visionary thinking, our universities and main geospatial agencies have the core group of personnel to provide leadership and training to student's interested in pursuing academic degrees in the geospatial arena. Today, Malaysia is beginning to attract a significant number of students from abroad who come here to pursue Masters and PhDs in these fields of geosciences.
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