Nilai – An Emerging Education Hub

Nilai, an emerging education hub is a town under Seremban District Council, and then upgraded to Nilai Municipal Council in 2002. It has been growing at a faster rate than other places in the state as a whole.

Due to the Putrajaya, KLIA Airport and Xiamen University at a 15 km radius and surrounding densely populated that promise of jobs and prosperity, among other factors, continues to develop and push people to Nilai.

An initiative by the state government to turn Nilai into an educational hub, thus several foreign and local institutions of higher education such as Nilai University, INTI International University, Manipal International University, University Sains Islam Malaysia and Islamic University College of Malaysia were set up here. It acts as a basic pulling factor. With the influx of great numbers of global learners, the town is occupied by students from all over the world and students over 30 countries can be easily seen in Nilai.

 

On the other hand, Nilai is one of the closest place to Kuala Lumpur and due to its proximity, and connection through the KTM to Kuala Lumpur, thus cause the influx of people who work in the area of Kuala Lumpur, opting increasingly for condos or rental apartments. 

The influx of people, largely young people, they are changing the place, thus the transformation will radically transform the economy. Clearly, the foundations are being laid for a large-scale transformation.

Nilai has emerged as popular centers with the operating of several major shopping Hypermarkets such as Tesco, Giant, Mydin, Nilai 3 Wholesale Centre and Nilai Square. Moreover, the proposed new AEON Nilai Shopping Mall set to be one of the biggest AEON mall in Malaysia with the total lettable area of 1.2 mil ft2, targeted opened in 2018. The 24-hour KFC Nilai Square outlet is the first certified Eco-friendly Restaurant besides 3 McDonald outlets.

Currently, the medical faculty of the International Islamic University Malaysia  and the International University College of Nursing were being constructed besides the construction of the RM 1.2 bil Education Ministry complex, the Aminuddin Baki Institute, Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Pendidikan Teknik, English Language Institute, Tunku Kurshiah College.

The Britain’s Epsom College has acquired land in Bandar Enstek to venture outside the UK and the setup of  Epsom College Malaysia is the first institute outside England. In addition, the City University College of Science and Technology also signed an agreement to acquire a 40 ha land recently.

The continuing development of the small town foreseen the sustainable development both in the advanced economies and the developing sector.

Beautiful Sunset

                           

Beautiful Sunrise

                             

INTI International University

Cobra Hill is one of the hills in the Melati Hill

 KLIA can be seen from Melati Hill

Eagle Hill is one of the hills in the Melati Hill

Laman Azalea Nilai Impian

Tasek Ujana, Nilai Impian