Education fairs top choice of institutions to reach students
KOTA KINABALU: Education fairs are still among the private institutions’ top methods to reach out to students in East Malaysia.
Advanced Tertiary College (ATC), Business Development head Daniel Gan Chun Yang, said the best private law school in Malaysia has been participating in the Eduquest Education Fair for five years because of the continuous growth in the number of students coming to join the fair.
“When it comes to law degree program, a lot of politicians in Kota Kinabalu are also part of the ATC alumni,” said Gan, adding that Unduk Ngadau 2007 queen Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas is also part of the ATC alumni.
“The potential for law here is higher because of the lesser number of lawyers in Sabah and Sarawak compared to the Peninsula Some places are overcrowded, like in Kuala Lumpur.
“We see a huge market there for law. So apart from Eduquest being good, we want to come here because we see a lot of potential for students getting a law degree here,” he explained.
Gan said the Eduquest Education Fair most importantly provides potential students with the opportunity to explore their true educational path.
“Education fairs are more effective. It is important for us to come to them and not wait for them to come to us,” stressed Gan, who will also be meeting up with potential students at the Eduquest Education Fair in Tawau today.
The fair attracted a big crowd of students and parents in Sandakan on Saturday.
First City University College senior marketing executive Tham Kin Hoe said Eduquest is the university’s choice for education fair in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan Federal Territory.
“Eduquest has a very good network for the students and also to all the secondary schools. With Eduquest we can actually reach more students and raise awareness about First City University College to them,” he explained.
“It has been very effective for us to join the education fair because the more students we meet, the more potential for us to reach out to students who want to study in Asia and overseas,” he said, adding that the university had participated in Eduquest for over eight years.
Both university representatives said Eduquest also provides good counselling for students in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, hence making it unnecessary for the Peninsular Malaysia-based universities to establish an office in the state.
“They represent us as a university here. Besides education fairs, Eduquest also organizes school fairs, competitions, workshops and so on. With that, we can reach out to even more students,” he added.