Find affordable study pathways at CT Education Fair

MIRI: Various scholarships and bursaries will be on offer at the CT Education Fair tomorrow ( Dec 3) at Grand Palace Hotel from 2pm to 6pm.

The education fair is especially for school leavers who just completed their year- end examinations – Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia ( SPM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), O Levels and Unified Education Certificate ( UEC).

Curtin University Sarawak Campus, KDU University College, UCSI University, Methodist College Kuala Lumpur, HELP University College, Segi College Sarawak, Inti International University College, Swinburne University of Technology, Taylor’s University and Asia Pacific University of Technology (APU) will be represented.

Curtin University Sarawak Campus is accepting early applications for its 2017 intakes – Feb 20 for bachelor’s degree courses and March 20 for Foundation Studies in Engineering and Science or Foundation in Commerce and Arts.

Ranked 5-stars for its facilities by the QS Top Universities Rankings, Curtin is offering SPM High Achievers Scholarships to students with 7A’s and above.

For students with good PreU results, they can opt for the Curtin Sarawak Malaysia 25 per cent, 50 per cent and 100 per cent scholarships for the fi rst year of study.

CT Academic is also giving out free GSC movie vouchers to anyone who applies to Curtin during the education fair.

KDU University is offering an automatic 20 per cent entrance bursary for their foundation programmes; 30 per cent for School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts Diplomas; and 30 per cent for A Levels and Pre-Law.

This bursary is applicable to any student who meets the entry requirements.

Students getting 8A’s and above can apply for the High Achiever Scholarship of up to 50 per cent discount.

For the January intake, HELP University has approved a 50 per cent bursary for students joining Foundation Studies.

HELP University’s Subang 2 Campus has opened this year with encouraging student numbers into fl agship programmes such as Psychology.

The Bachelor of Psychology ( Honours) Programme can be completed fully at HELP University or students may transfer credits to affiliated universities.

HELP also offers the Bachelor of Psychology Science, a joint degree with Flinders University in Australia.

Taylor’s University is offering Smart Value bursaries to any student who meets just the minimum entry requirements.

The scholarship is RM7,000 for Foundation/Diploma/American Degree Transfer ( Level 1) and a further RM8,000 for Degree ( Level 2).

For Taylor’s College programmes such as A Levels, South Australian Matriculation, Canadian Pre- University and International Baccalaureate, students can get a 25 per cent discount worth up to RM10,000.

There is also the Merit Scholarship of up to 70 per cent tuition fee waiver for high achievers.

Swinburne University of Technology will waive its application fee during the education fair; APU will offer a 15 per cent East Malaysia Community scholarship; while Inti is offering EDU-Assist tuition fee waivers of up to 25 per cent for students from low income families.

Among the programmes offered are Arts; Design; Commerce; Hospitality and Tourism; Engineering; Computer; Information Technology and Computer Science; Law; Games Development; Health Sciences such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Psychology; American Degree Transfer; and Architecture.

CT Academic Services is a onestop placement centre for school leavers looking to further their studies in Malaysia, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Singapore.

For details contact CT Academic Services ( 085- 438830), Crystal Voon ( 013- 8307830), Ing Hui ( 0128992866), or Esther ( 010- 9772111), or visit Lot 618, 1st Floor, Pelita Commercial Centre.