The Fulbright Alumni Association of Malaysia was formed in 1998. The nascent Alumni was first mooted on April 12th, 1996 and formally registered in mid-1997. It seeks to galvanize the vast and varied interests of the Malaysian and U.S. Fulbright community in furtherance of the famed Fulbright vision.

The essence of intercultural education is the acquisition of empathy, the ability to see the world as others see it, and to allow for the possibility that others may see it more accurately…” J. William Fulbright

The main purpose of the Association is to function as a forum to exchange opinions and to strengthen social and professional relationships among the members of the Association towards the development of J. William Fulbright professionalism and the individualism of all members.

Apart from that, the Association also hopes to:

• Plan, arrange, and carry out projects, activities, or programs on community development and enable members of the Association to contribute knowledge, expertise and experiences in particular fields related to the community at
  large.
  
  
• Plan and arrange relationships between the Association and agencies, institutions, and other individuals to ease the members of the
  Association to contribute knowledge, expertise, and experiences of their particular field, for the development of the community.
  
  
• To create and strengthen relationships between the Association and agencies of the Fulbright Program organizer in the United States and other Alumni Associations around the world for the development of professionalism and sociality of the Association members.
  
  
• To set up and manage trust funds from time to time to sponsor and deal with certain projects as contributions to the development of the community.