The Centre for Malaysian Studies was founded in 1993 in recognition of the long history of research on Malaysia at Monash and the importance of Malaysian-Australian ties in education, immigration, trade and defence. The establishment of the Monash Malaysia Campus in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 has further enhanced the role of the Centre, and office facilities at the campus provide a base for the Centre's research program in Malaysia. Monash University's Centre for Malaysian Studies is one of only three centres of Malaysian Studies in the world. Considerable support for the Centre is drawn from the 8,000 strong Monash Alumni group in Malaysia. The establishment of a Malaysian Fellowship by the Malaysian Australian Alumni Association will substantially promote research on Malaysia by Australians.
The Centre supports research by Visiting Research Fellows, post-doctoral and postgraduate researchers from a wide range of disciplines: anthropology, economics, education, finance, gender studies, government and governance , history, international relations, Islamic studies, law, linguistics, management, medicine, politics, religious studies, sociology, visual and performing arts, and provides consultancy services for scholars in areas such as engineering, science and information technology within the university.
