Despite economic downturn, EduQuest Education Fair gets good turnout
KOTA KINABALU: More and more students are opting to pursue their tertiary studies in Kuala Lumpur or Sarawak rather than at overseas universities because of the prevailing economic downturn and fluctuating value of the ringgit.
That said, EduQuest Education Services Sdn Bhd director Datin Seri Tan Kit Sher pointed out that the decrease in students who study abroad was not significant as parents would still send their children to foreign universities if they could afford it.
On another note, she said business, law, medicine, accounting, finance, hospitality and tourism were the popular courses among students.
Tan said this when met at the EduQuest Education Fair at Pacific Sutera Harbour here yesterday.
She said the education fair had received good response from parents and students as the crowd turned up quite early.
“We expect that at least 500 people will show up at this event,” she said.
She added that EduQuest had decided to hold the education fair as the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results would be out on March 16.
“The education fair enables the students to prepare themselves so that they would roughly know where they want to go after obtaining their SPM results.”
A total of 32 universities, offering wide range of courses were at the fair.
Meanwhile, the courses available are Cambridge A-Levels, South Australian Matriculation (SAM), International Canadian Pre-U (ICPU), Foundation In Science, Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, Tourism Management, Business Management, Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Architecture, Interior Design, Quantity Survey, American Degree Transfer Program, Law, Engineering, Biomedical Science, Computer Science, IT, Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Nursing, Medical Lab Technology, Pilot, Dentistry, Medicine and many more.
EduQuest will be taking the education fair to My Inn Hotel, Lahad Datu on March 6, from 1 pm to 5 pm and at Promenade Hotel, Tawau on March 7, from 2 pm to 6 pm.
The education roadshow will later be held from 1 pm to 5 pm at the Dorsett Grand Labuan on March 17, Sandakan Hotel on March 18, Magellan Sutera Resort, Kota Kinabalu on March 19, and from 2 pm to 6 pm at LA Hotel, Tawau on March 20.
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), A-Level students and Diploma holders are invited to attend this roadshow. Students are advised to bring along their forecast or actual result slips and relevant documents for an on-thespot assessment and registration.
Scholarship, National Higher Education Fundand other financial schemes are available. Application fees will be waived for some universities. For further information, contact EduQuest at 088-238811/016-8106230.