Nilai

Nilai, Negeri Sembilan Nilai
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A view of Nilai
Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
Coordinates: 2°49′N 101°48′E / 2.817°N 101.8°E / 2.817; 101.8Coordinates: 2°49′N 101°48′E / 2.817°N 101.8°E / 2.817; 101.8
Country	Malaysia
State	Negeri Sembilan

Nilai is a town located in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Due to its proximity, and connection through the KTM to Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it is a rapidly growing town. Development projects can be seen as one drives around Nilai. Two of Malaysia's most well-known colleges and two universities are located in Nilai: Nilai University College, INTI International University, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia and Islamic University College of Malaysia. As a result, the town is occupied by students from all over the world. Students from over 30 countries can be seen in Nilai.^{[citation needed]}

Nilai has become a popular shopping town with the establishment of several major shopping malls such as Nilai 3 Wholesale Centre, Nilai Square, Mydin, Giant Hypermarket and Tesco Hypermarket.

Name

Nilai means value in Malay.

Education

An initiative by the state government to turn Negri Sembilan into an educational hub has also borne fruit as several foreign and local institutions of higher education have agreed to set up operations here.

Among them are Britain’s prestigious Epsom College which has acquired land in Bandar Enstek to set up its first institute outside England and the City University College of Science and Technology which signed an agreement to acquire a 40 ha parcel of land here recently.

The state would also benefit from the construction of the RM1.2 bil Education Ministry complex which would, among others, house the Aminuddin Baki Institute, Institut Pendidikan Guru, English Language Institute, Tunku Kurshiah College and Nilai Polytechnic as well as the International Islamic University Malaysia’s medical faculty and the International University College of Nursing.

Several institutions of higher learning that have been built in the area over the years include Nilai University College, INTI International University and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia.

Additional images

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  The KTM station in Nilai which connects it to Kuala Lumpur

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  Shops in the town

External links

• Nilai University College
• INTI University College (INTI-UC)
• Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM)
• Nilai 3
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