Study options aplenty
STUDYEXCEL will be holding its Study Abroad Education Fair from June 1 to 4 beginning at Grand Paragon Hotel in Johor Baru, June 1 (1pm – 6pm), followed by Armada Hotel in Petaling Jaya on Sat, June 2 (1pm – 6pm), Sunway Hotel in Georgetown, Penang on June 3 (1pm – 6pm) and ending at Weil Hotel in Ipoh on June 4 (1pm – 6pm).
Scholarships are also up for grabs as well as information sessions and career profiling exercises.
Highlights include South Australian Government Schools (SAGS), Adelaide. Malaysian secondary school students can transfer to continue high school in Australia between Year 8 and Year 12 (SACE (South Australian Certificate of Education), formerly known as SAM). Believe it or not, tuition fees are cheaper than private schools in Malaysia!
The Anglican Schools Commission International (ASC International), Perth, offers the WACE (Western Australian Certificate of Education), comprising 13 sister schools. Students benefit from small class sizes and schools like Esperance Anglican Community School has a 1:1 iPad Program linking Apple TVs in all learning areas and facilitates whole-class usage of multimedia.
Come meet Ariel Wee from ASC International Education Department at the fair and let her organise a study tour to any school of your choice.
INTO University Partnerships form innovative joint venture partnerships with over 20 universities in the UK, US and China. INTO students have progressed to the top 10 universities most targeted by the UK’s top employers.
HTMi, Switzerland, students and graduates are benefiting from the influx of China tourists. Malaysians, being multilingual are highly sought-after. With the opportunity to gain experience working in Switzerland while studying, many HTMi graduates are now earning enough to cover their initial education investment. HTMi offers both undergraduate and Masters’ degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, is a global university of technology, design and enterprise. Students will learn from industry experts and the curriculum follows the latest industrial needs and trends.
Oxford International Education Group (OIEG) provides GCSE and A-Levels pathways to Oxbridge universities, besides partnerships with Bangor University, De Montfort University, University of Dundee and University of Greenwich and also International Year One in business, engineering, computer science, law, media, social sciences and psychology in these universities.
Vocational Training Council (VTC) Hong Kong – the Malaysian government is targeting to create about 1.5 million new jobs by 2020, with 60% requiring Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Students can explore a range of courses provided by VTC at a subsidised fee and find out more about options to work in Hong Kong after graduation.
William Angliss Institute (WAI), Melbourne, Australia is Australia’s largest specialist centre for foods, tourism, hospitality and events training. Its kitchen facilities are being used for filming. You can complete your VET Diploma or a Degree programme with a one-year paid internship with its industrial five-star hotel partners across Australia.
StudyExcel has five offices throughout peninsular Malaysia with its headquarters in Subang Jaya, and branches in Penang (04-228 2286), Taiping (05-807 2273), Ipoh (05-255 2811) and Johor Baru (07-357 7010).
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