Much on offer

executive (urban solutions department) Liyana Che Ismail presented a talk titled “Improving Cities One Community At A Time: Through the Eyes Of Urban Design and Architecture Graduates”.

She said: “Whatever path you choose to take, think of a way you can use the skills you have acquired from your university days for the greater good.”

Sunway Education Group Events and Outreach Programmes senior manager Cindy Chow said there had been a consistent stream of visitors at their booth.

“Our counsellors would usually ask them questions to try and figure out what students are interested in,” she added.

Fee waivers were offered to students who signed up for some of Linton University College’s programmes.

Its deputy vice-chancellor (strategic development) Alla Kasava Rao said prospective students who signed up for certification programmes during the fair would not be charged.

MAHSA University sales manager Jay Ramanathan said many students in Forms Four and Five who visited the booth were interested in the pre-university courses offered at the institution.

One of the university’s student volunteers Hanisha Lavinia Victor, 20, said most of the enquiries were from parents rather than students themselves.

The second year diploma student added that parents wanted to know more about the learning environment at MAHSA University.

A group of international student volunteers from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology also shared their experiences.

Broadcast Journalism students Ma Ya Wen, from China and Alina Zhiyenbayeva, from Kazakhstan said they were glad to have the opportunity to represent the university at the fair.

Ma, 21, said the fair was a also chance for her to practise her communication skills while Zhiyenbayeva, 20, said her role was to draw and help the crowd navigate around the university’s booths.

International business student Valeriya Andriyanova, 21, from Turkmenistan, said being a student ambassador allowed her to meet different people.

“Its been the best experience since coming to Malaysia.”

Design student Claudia Toth, 20, from Venezuela, said she was happy to share what it’s like to be a student at the university.

Postgraduate student Nadia Metassan, 26, from Brunei, said: “We get to share about our university.”