Subang Jaya police chief Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said a report was lodged at about 6.30pm following the incident in which the victim, also a foreigner aged 20, was slashed.

She was taken to Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and is in stable condition.

In a statement, Wan Azlan said the suspect was arrested soon after the incident, and the motive for the attack is under investigation.

He said the case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon.

Earlier, a spokesman for the private university confirmed the incident and said the suspect was immediately apprehended by its auxiliary police.

Videos showing a couple of young women attending to the victim had made the rounds on social media. They were seen tending to injuries on her neck.