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Located 2 km away from 1Medini Hub
EduCity
Welcomes
another Top
Ranking
University in the
World
Expected to be operational
in October 2015, Gleneagles
Medini Hospital will give a
vital boost to fortify Iskandar
Malaysia’s position as a
regional medical hub as well
as setting the benchmark for
superior healthcare in the
country.
Developed by Parkway Pantai
Group in close partnership
with Global Capital &
Development, the 300-bed
Gleneagles Medini Hospital
will also feature a 162-suite
medical office block.
The Parkway Pantai Group of
16 hospitals located in many
Asian cities, has an excellent
reputation for their high
Located 1 km away from 1Medini Hub
quality healthcare.
World class specialist
treatments using state-of-theart
medical equipment are
intrinsic to the Parkway Pantai
Group’s excellent health care
services.
Parkway Pantai Limited
(PPL) is a subsidiary of IHH
Healthcare Berhad (IHH),
which is known as Asia’s
largest hospital operator.
Strategically located in Medini
Lifestyle precinct between
Kota Iskandar and the
Medini Business District, the
Gleneagles Medini Hospital
covers an area of 15 acres.
EduCity Iskandar Malaysia is
proud to have University of
Reading Malaysia added to its
impressive portfolio of eminent
universities and institutes of
higher education, academiaindustry
action and R&D centres.
Univeristy of Reading Malaysia
(UoRM) opened the doors to its
brand new campus in Educity
Iskandar Malaysia in September
2015. Ranked among the top
1% of universities worldwide,
University of Reading in the
UK has a long-established
reputation for the quality of its
teaching and research.
The University of Reading
boasts over 150 years of history,
with origins as a University
of Oxford extension college.
The first overseas campus
of the University of Reading,
UoRM uniquely guarantees the
opportunity to spend up to 1 year
in the UK, which makes getting
a top UK degree more flexible,
accessible and affordable than
ever before.
“The quality assurance and
the examining for degrees at
University of Reading Malaysia
will be exactly the same as
we have in the UK: we are
determined to make sure the
quality of education is the same,”
said Professor Tony Downes,
provost and chief executive
officer, University of Reading
Malaysia.
Located approximately 2km
away from 1Medini Hub, the
University offers a wide range
of professional programmes at
foundation, undergraduate and
postgraduate level.
Home to the internally renowned,
triple-accredited Henley
Business School, the prestigious
Henley MBA programme will also
be included.
The original Schools of
Art and Science were
established in 1860
and 1870.
The University received
its Royal Charter in
1926; the only university
to do so between the two
world wars.
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