About MACEE

The Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE) was founded in 1963 as a binational Fulbright commission for Malaysia and the United States to promote educational exchange between Malaysia and the United States.

MACEE's Executive Agreement binding the two partner governments was renewed in 1995, ratified by then U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Dato' Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, the then Malaysian Minister of Education. As is the case with all binational Fulbright commissions, MACEE is controlled by a Board of Directors. MACEE's Board consists of 10 regular members (5 from each country) and 2 Honorary Co-Chairmen: The U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia and the Malaysian Minister of Higher Education. These two Honorary Co-Chairs appoint the 5 regular members to the Board who will represent their respective countries.

Though the focus lies in the Fulbright program, MACEE has, over the years, occupied an increasingly larger role in the overall binational educational partnership.

Now, exceeding its role as simply the Fulbright commission, MACEE is Malaysians' sole, objective and authoritative link to U.S. education.

With its dynamic and far-reaching Educational Advising Center (MEAC), and new ties to the consular section of the U.S. Embassy, MACEE has had some form of contact with virtually each of the nearly 5,512 Malaysian students presently studying in the United States.