UK Malaysia University Partnership Grants

The British Council Malaysia provides seed-funding to UK-MUC Members in the form of UK-Malaysia University Partnership Grants, with the aim of facilitating collaborations among UK and Malaysian institutions in key areas of priority.

Since 2021, 33 collaborative projects between UK and Malaysian universities have been awarded grants in key priority areas, including:

  • graduate employability and future work skills
  • innovative pedagogy
  • entrepreneurship
  • women leadership and empowerment

The British Council Malaysia are delighted to announce the successful award of nine international grants under the UK-Malaysia-ASEAN+3 Going Global Partnerships and UK-Malaysia-Jiangsu HE Partnerships for 2025/26. These awards highlight the strength of transnational collaboration between the UK, Malaysia, ASEAN countries and China, supporting innovation, sustainability, and capacity building across higher education and research.

The following projects have been awarded the UK-Malaysia-ASEAN+3 Going Global Partnerships Grant 2025/26.

EmpowerHER PGR: Building Inclusive Skills, Networks and Careers across UK-Malaysia-ASEAN+3

UK HEI: Brunel University London

Malaysia HEI: Taylor’s University

ASEAN+3 HEI: Yonsei University (South Korea)

Catalyst Grant Round Five

AI4MSKHealth-ASEAN: AI-Enabled Technology for Musculoskeletal Health and Healthy Ageing

UK HEI: University of Portsmouth

Malaysia HEI: Universiti Malaya

ASEAN+3 HEI: Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Vietnam)

Catalyst Grant Round Five

Increasing Capacity and Capability in Clinical trials Across Malaysia, Thailand and the UK (the INCCCA partnership)

UK HEI: Keele University

Malaysia HEI: Universiti Sains Malaysia

ASEAN+3 HEI: Prince of Songkla University (Thailand)

Catalyst Grant Round Five

Smart Energy Futures: Advancing Community-Scale Decarbonisation through Transnational Education

UK HEI: University of Liverpool

Malaysia HEI: Taylor’s University

ASEAN+3 HEI: Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam)

Catalyst Grant Round Five

Establishing a Sustainable and Responsible AI Research Hub (SUSTAIN-AI): UK-Malaysia-ASEAN Twin-Lab Initiative

UK HEI: University of York

Malaysia HEI: University Teknologi Malaysia

ASEAN+3 HEI: Universiti Teknologi Brunei (Brunei)

Catalyst Grant Round Five

AIMS: Building Ethical AI Mindsets for Innovation, Mobility & Sustainable Technopreneurship

UK HEI: Newcastle University

Malaysia HEI: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

ASEAN+3 HEI: Srinakharinwirot University (Thailand)

Catalyst Grant Round Five

The following projects have been awarded the UK-Malaysia-Jiangsu HE Partnerships Grant 2025/26, strengthening trilateral cooperation with leading Chinese institutions as part of UK-MUC’s ongoing collaboration with the UK-Jiangsu World Class University Consortium.

Resilient Planet and Sustainability

UK HEI: University of Liverpool

Malaysia HEI: Universiti Putra Malaysia

China HEI: Nanjing Tech University

Catalyst Grant Round Six

Enhancing Real-World Big Data Analysis Skills through Transnational Education: Bridging Global Health Knowledge and Practical Applications

UK HEI: University of Strathclyde

Malaysia HEI: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

China HEI: Duke Kunshan University

Catalyst Grant Round Six

UK-Malaysia-Jiangsu Partnership: Strengthening Food-System Innovation and Child Nutrition Capacity

UK HEI: University of Leeds

Malaysia HEI: Universiti Putra Malaysia

China HEI: Jiangnan University

Catalyst Grant Round Six

Past projects