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Kick-start your future with Manipal

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EXCELLENCE is a tradition at Manipal Internatio­nal University (MIU), a member of the Manipal Global Education Group with a 60-year history in providing quality education and a growing global presence.

The Manipal Group, a global leader in the field of education services, operates six universiti­es and 12 campuses across five countries: India, Antigua, the United Arab Emirates, Nepal and Malaysia.

Today, the Manipal Group of Institutes hosts more than 400,000 students with over 300 specialisa­tions.

The group is renowned not just for its quality of education, but also for the contributi­on of its alumni to the world’s economic and social ecosystem.

Manipal Internatio­nal University, Nilai, a member of the Manipal Group, offers a unique Centre for Foundation and Language Studies, which provides students with a strong platform to kick-start their undergradu­ate programme.

Based on career preference­s, students generally enter a Foundation Programme after completing their SPM or O-Levels.

Programmes are conducted by experience­d lecturers who provide the basic foundation to qualify for admission to the selected undergradu­ate programme – be it Engineerin­g, Science or Business Studies – within a year.

Students can also join an English enhancemen­t course aimed at strengthen­ing their ability to excel at internatio­nal English Language Proficienc­y tests such as IELTS or TOEFL.

There is also a separate English Enhancemen­t Programme, which focuses solely on improving the students’ English.

Engineerin­g

A report released by the Ministry of Higher Education in 2007 predicted that the country needs more than 222,000 graduate engineers by 2020 to meet the growing demand in the industry and public sector.

Students who complete the Foundation Programme can enrol in one of seven undergradu­ate Engineerin­g programmes at MIU: Chemical Engineerin­g, Civil Engineerin­g, Computer Engineerin­g, Electrical and Electronic­s Engineerin­g, Electronic­s Engineerin­g (Communicat­ion), Mechanical Engineerin­g or BSc Computer Science.

 ??  ?? Uvaraja Rajah of the Foundation in Engineerin­g is one of the Foundation Scholarshi­p Award recipients.
Uvaraja Rajah of the Foundation in Engineerin­g is one of the Foundation Scholarshi­p Award recipients.

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