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The geography

The strategic geography for an education hub in Asia.

Geo Earth Holdings' first education project is in Forest City, Johor.

Where it is

Southern Johor, across the strait from Singapore.

Forest City sits on the southern coast of Johor, in Iskandar Malaysia, positioned close to Singapore. For an institution weighing an Asia campus, the relevant fact about this coastline is not the distance — it is that the catchment on both sides of the strait is one of the densest concentrations of internationally-mobile students and faculty in the region.

Geo Earth Holdings is developing its first education project here. The marker on the diagram indicates that project's location; it is not a site boundary, and nothing on this page describes land holdings.

JOHOR MALAYSIA STRAITS OF JOHOR SINGAPORE JOHOR BAHRU FOREST CITY FIRST EDUCATION PROJECT
Locator diagram — schematic, not to scale. The marker indicates the project's location in Forest City, Johor. It is not a site boundary.

Why there

The setting, and what it is connected to.

01

Forest City, Johor

One of Malaysia's most ambitious integrated developments, in Iskandar Malaysia, positioned close to Singapore.

02

A smart-city build

Residential, commercial, tourism, education, healthcare and lifestyle components brought into one planned urban environment.

03

A cross-border gateway

Southern Johor's growing connection with Singapore, particularly through the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone.

04

A Special Financial Zone

The Forest City Special Financial Zone, strengthening the setting as a business and investment destination.

05

Infrastructure and setting

Modern infrastructure, green surroundings, international connectivity and a coastal setting.

The position

Geo Earth Holdings' first education project is in Forest City, Johor.

"First" is the accurate word and it is doing real work: it is honest that this is a project under development rather than a campus in operation, and it leaves room for a second. Everything above describes the region an institution would be establishing in — it is context, publicly established, and none of it is a Geo Earth achievement.

If your institution is looking at Asia, start with a conversation.