"Newcastle will be physically here next year. Following this, UTM
is expected to develop programmes for, among others, visiting
professorships."
Meanwhile, Newcastle University pro-vice
chancellor, Prof C. P. Day, said the student population of NUMed
Malaysia was expected to reach nearly 750 in eight years of operation.
Among courses offered by NUMed Malaysia is the acclaimed bachelor of medicine/bachelor of surgery (MBBS) programme.
From 2012, NUMed Malaysia intends to introduce the Newcastle University bioscience degrees and master's in clinical education.