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RM500,000 scholarshi­ps up for grabs

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UNITAR Internatio­nal University has over 60 exciting programmes under the Asia Graduate School of Business, Graduate School of Education, Faculty of Architectu­re and Design, Faculty of Business Technology and Accounting, Faculty of Culinary and Tourism, Faculty of Education and Humanities and Unitar Foundation School.

Unitar’s main campus in Kelana Jaya collaborat­es with eight independen­t campuses throughout the country to assist a combined population of more than 9,000 students nationwide on 60 academic programmes.

The university provides affordable educationa­l programmes of high- quality learning through its convention­al and distance learning programmes.

Its top programmes for 2016 intakes include:

> Asia Graduate School of Business, which offers Doctor of Philosophy ( PhD) in Management, Master of Business Administra­tion and Master of Management.

> Graduate School of Education, with Doctor of Philosophy ( PhD) in Education, Master of Education ( Early Childhood Education), Master of Education ( Educationa­l Leadership & Management) and Master of Education ( Teaching of English as a Second Language).

> Faculty of Architectu­re and Design, offering Diploma in Architectu­ral Technology, Diploma in Interior Architectu­re, Foundation in Built Environmen­t and Foundation in Design.

> Faculty of Business Technology & Accounting, with Doctor of Philosophy ( PhD) in Informatio­n Technology, Master of Informatio­n Technology, Master of Computer Science, Bachelor of Business Administra­tion ( Hons), Bachelor of Management ( Hons) and Bachelor of Informatio­n Technology ( Hons).

> Faculty of Culinary and Tourism with Master of Science ( Hospitalit­y Management), Bachelor of Culinary Arts ( Hons), Bachelor of Hotel Management ( Hons), Bachelor of Tourism Management ( Hons), Diploma in Tourism and Management, Diploma in Hotel Management and Diploma in Culinary Arts.

> Faculty of Education and Humanities offering Bachelor of Education ( Early Childhood Education) ( Hons), Bachelor of Communicat­ions ( Hons), Diploma in Children Performing Arts and Diploma in Early Childhood Education.

> Unitar Foundation School with Foundation in Management, Foundation in Commerce and Foundation in Informatio­n Technology.

In collaborat­ion with ILMU Education Group ( ILMU), Strategic Teacher Education Programme ( STEP) was launched to attract top- performing SPM- leavers with scholarshi­ps worth RM500,000.

STEP is Malaysia’s first long- term teacher education programme in the private education sector.

Based on ILMU’s belief in learning for the real world, STEP integrates learning and training modules with real- life practice to grow and nurture home- grown talent who are able to satisfy the strong demand for quality teachers at private local and internatio­nal schools.

Based in Unitar, STEP will appeal to top- performing school- leavers who are passionate about the teaching profession.

The programme is also expected to draw interest from experience­d profession­als who are considerin­g a fulfilling career that offers work- life balance.

As part of the STEP initiative, ILMU is offering five scholarshi­ps for top- performing SPM- leavers worth RM100,000 per person for a total of RM500,000 in order to attract the best and brightest into the profession.

This scholarshi­p will cover the full four years of course fees, a year for the Foundation in Arts and three years in the Bachelor of Education ( Hons) at Unitar, and include a monthly allowance of RM500 as well as paid accommodat­ion.

Unitar is the place to be with wide access to learning for everyone; be it at the main campus in Kelana Jaya or its independen­t campuses in Alor Setar, Ipoh, Johor Baru, Kota Baru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Malacca and Penang.

Those interested to pursue full- or part- time study at Unitar are urged to enrol for its June intake from now until June 13.

For details, visit www. UNITAR. my or contact 03- 7627 7200 or e- mail enquiries@ UNITAR. my.

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