USM Foreign Student

I read this in the STAR today with astonishment, tell you why later.
An Iraqi, who is taking a doctorate at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in electronics engineering, was charged in the Magistrates Court here Friday with reckless driving and causing the death of a student at the university, Fadilah Abdul Halim, 27, last Thursday.Hamood Sheehab Hamid, 45, was charged with committing the offence driving in a reckless and dangerous manner, under section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, at the traffic light exit to USM, at Jalan Transkrian about 9.45am.Hamood Sheehab Hamid, 45, is studying for a doctorate in electronics engineering.
However, no plea was recorded because Hamood could neither understand English nor Bahasa Malaysia!
What's so funny is, how come an Apex University like USM accepted an doctorate student who does not understand English? Hello bukan degree tau...doctorate, wow i wonder what is language of instruction? Let say his doctorate is research based,yet how does he do his research references as most of the materials are in English and not arabic or even bahasa malaysia or in what language does he write his thesis? Apex university or apek university? Bravo USM.