1. James Coffman, Ph.D. Executive Director Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange

2.  MACEE is a bi-national educational commission established in 1963 by agreement between the governments of Malaysia and the U.S.A.  It is one of 49 such commissions around the world.  MACEE is jointly funded by the two governments.  In the spirit of collaboration, MACEE is led by a Board of Directors consisting of 5 Malaysians and 5 Americans.  The Malaysian board members are appointed by the Minister of Education. The Americans are appointed by the Ambassador of the United States in Malaysia.  The Board of Directors hires an Executive Director to administer the commission and to carry out the Board’s directives.

3.  To serve as an official, objective source of information on higher education in the U.S. and to advise and assist students seeking to attend U.S. universities.  To administer the Fulbright grant programs for study, research and teaching, which sends Malaysians to the U.S. and brings Americans to Malaysia each year.

4.  Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by Senator J. William Fulbright.  U.S. Congress appropriates money each year for the Fulbright program -- $234.7 million in 2014 (plus about $80 million from foreign partner governments).  Goal: To promote international good will and mutual understanding through the exchange of students and scholars.  Today, the program is active in 155 countries.  Since the beginning, about 300,000 “Fulbrighters” have participated in the program: 114,000 from the U.S. and 186,000 from other countries.  Since its beginning in Malaysia in 1963, over 1,100 Malaysians and 1,000 Americans have participated.

5.  Fulbright Senior Scholar – Scholars come to Malaysia to lecture and/or conduct research for one or two semesters. (5-6 per year)  Fulbright Senior Specialist – A short-term complement to traditional Fulbright program. U.S. scholars come to serve as expert consultants for 2 to 6 weeks. (Up to 10 per year)  Fulbright Student Researcher – Grants to graduating college seniors, post-graduate students, and artists to conduct research in Malaysia for 10 months. (5-6 per year)  Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) – Places recent graduates as teaching assistants in public schools in 8 Malaysian states for one academic year. (100 per year)

6. 1. Fulbright Senior Scholar 2. Fulbright Professional Exchange 3. Fulbright Graduate Study and Research (MA/MS and PhD) 4. Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching (FLTA) 5. Hubert H. Humphrey North-South Fellowship 6. International Leaders in Education (ILEP) 7. Global Undergraduate Exchange (UGRAD) 8. American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) 9. East-West Center Scholarships

7. The late Tan Sri Dato Haji Dr. Ani Bin Arope - 1964 M.S. Agricultural Economics – University of Vermont Previous: Executive Chairman, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Chairman of USM and Chairman of Toprank Corporation Sdn Bhd Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Elyas Bin Omar – 1964 M.A. Public Administration - University of Pittsburgh Previous: Mayor of Kuala Lumpur 1981-1992, and Director, Low Yatt Group of Companies Current: Director of Malayawata Steel

8. Dato Dr. Fong Chan Onn – 1979 Industrial Economics, Stanford University Previous: Human Resource Minister 1999-2008 Deputy Minister of Education, 1990-1999 Current: Member of Parliament for Alor Gajah, Melaka Senator Tan Sri Dato’ Koh Tsu Koon - 1980 Economics and Sociology of Education, Stanford University Previous: Chief Minister of Penang State Current: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Emeritus Datuk Dr. Augustine Ong - 1966 Chemistry, Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Previous: Director, Scientific and Technical Services Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council Current: President of Malaysian Oil Scientist and Technologies of Palm Oil

9. Y.B. Dato’ Mustapa Bin Mohamed - 1980 Hubert Humphrey Program, Boston University Previous: Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Finance Malaysia Minister of Higher Education Minister of Agriculture Current: Minister of International Trade and Industry Tan Sri Panglima Prof. Dato’ Dr. Abu Hassan Othman 1973 - Fulbright Malaysian Student Program PhD in Sociology, Michigan State University 1983 – Fulbright Scholar Grant in Sociology, U.C. Berkeley Previous: Dean of Centre for Graduate Studies, UKM Vice Chancellor, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Current: Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer Berjaya University College of Hospitality

10. Datuk Paduka Marina bte Mahathir - 2002 Professional Exchange Program, University of Southern California Previous: President, Malaysian Aids Council Current: Steering Committee of the Asia Pacific Leadership Forum on HIV; Global Advisory Group of AIDS 2031; Board Member of Sisters in Islam, newspaper columnist, and TV producer Mr. Ramli Ibrahim - 1999 Dance, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Currrent: Artistic Director, Sutra Dance Theatre Dr. Mohammed Ghouse Nasuruddin - 2005 Professional Exchange Program Current: Emeritus Professor, USM; and Director of ASWARA

11. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Marimuthu - 1987 Scholar Program, Stanford University Previous: Member of Paliament – Teluk Kemang Current: Vice President, Institute of Graduate Studies College Prof. Dato Osman Bin Bakar - 1992 Scholar Program in History, Harvard University Previous: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of Malaya Current: Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Malaya; Deputy CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia; Senior Fellow at the Prince al-Waleed Center for Muslim- Christian Understanding at Georgetown University; Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Civilisational Dialogue in the University of Malaya; and Visiting Research Fellow at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan Prof. Dr. Saran Kaur – 2005 Scholar Program in Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania Previous: Professor, School of Language Studies and Linguistics, UKM Current: Deputy Vice Chancellor, UKM

12. As of 2015, MCMC and MACEE have joined in a collaborative effort to offer special Fulbright grants!  These grants will address the needs of the multimedia and communications field in Malaysia.  Four types of grants offered in first phase: 1. Malaysian Senior Scholar (academic and professional) 2. Malaysian Graduate Study (MA/MS and PhD) 3. U.S. Senior Researcher 4. U.S. Senior Specialist

13. Requirements/Eligibility: 1. Applicants for the academic grant must hold a doctoral degree. 2. Applicants for the professional grant must hold a Master’s degree and have significant experience in the public or private sector. Duration: Up to 5 months of research in a U.S. university. Process: 1. Respond to announcement/advertisement by deadline. 2. Pitching of proposal for shortlisted applicants. 3. Selection by joint MACEE/MCMC selection committee.

14. Requirements/Eligibility: Applicants must hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree with honours and a GPA of 3.0. Duration: One or two years for the Master’s and up to five years for the PhD. Process: 1. Respond to announcement/advertisement by deadline. 2. Evaluation and interview by a panel. 3. Selection and placement in a university in the U.S.

15. Requirements/Eligibility: Applicants must hold a doctoral degree. Duration: Up to 5 months of research in a Malaysian university. Process: 1. Respond to announcement/advertisement in U.S. by deadline. 2. Evaluation of project proposal by joint MACEE-MCMC selection committee. 3. Selection by committee and attachment to Malaysian host institution.

16. For Malaysian Organizations/Universities Purpose: To bring renowned U.S. experts to Malaysian for periods of 2 to 6 weeks for consulting, training, technical assistance, etc. Process: 1. Malaysian institution submits a project proposal by deadline. 2. Pitching of proposal for shortlisted applicants. 3. Selection by joint MACEE/MCMC selection committee. 4. MACEE secures a U.S. expert in required field and sets up match. 5. U.S. Senior Specialist comes to Malaysia at an agreed upon period.