During the recently concluded Umno general assembly, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Bahasa Malaysia will be made a compulsory subject for foreign students when they enrol at universities in Malaysia. This was said to be part of the Prime Minister’s push for broader use of the language, especially internationally, and said last month that government officials must use BM when speaking at conferences and other engagements abroad. Malaysia has set a twin-target of attracting some 250,000 international university students, and becoming an international education hub by 2025. How might the compulsory BM policy affect the chances of meeting this target? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Najmie Noordin,Chief Executive Officer, Cosmopoint Group of Companies, Cosmopoint College, and Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College.