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

 MACEE is a bi-national educational commission established in 1963 by agreement between the governments of Malaysia and the U.S.A.
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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.

 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.

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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.

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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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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As of 2015, MCMC and MACEE have joined in a collaborative effort to offer special Fulbright grants!
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These grants will address the needs of the multimedia and communications field in Malaysia.
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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

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.

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.

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.

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.