Penang Medical College

The pride of Penang continues the decade-old tradition to offer student to the Basic Surgery Skills Course to the surgical trainees. This the 10th year of offering. The course is held with quality control by the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons Ireland). It is one of its kind in Malaysia and the course is offerred two ties per year in Penang. As the course requires hand-on skill, only 16 seats are available.The main objectives of the course are:- Basic knot tying technique- Suturing Techniques- Percutaneous biopsies- Gastrointestinal anastomosis-...

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Fighting for Success "Jennyfer Sukong Yan"

Jennyfer Sukong YanI caught my attention, the story of a remote girl from the inland of Sarawak, working her way to make her future better. In fact I always take it for granted that Malaysian are open to opportunities to further their education. I was wrong.I am sure many more are not as lucky of successful as Jennyfer. I think the story touches many heart and I hope the newspaper does not mind if I share it in this blog.Jennyfer emerged as the...

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New Rules for Malaysian Students in Britain

New rule for Malaysian Students in Britain will be imposed in 2011. It would be tougher for them to pursue the education in UK and they will not be allowed to stay upon the completion of their study. The other area affected is the reduction of seats for those students pursuing course below the degree level.A new standard for English Language requirements will also be imposed. Students will also have to show academic progressions before visa can be renewed. Only one degree will be approved at one time. That mean, if a student applies for his first...

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Malaysian Education Reform.

Malaysia aspires to be the education hub and wants to attract international students. However the country seems to losing to others, even Singapore appears to be doing better. I have not come across any research done to identify the cause, but on first glance, it does appear that the system is facing instability and too much interference from the political sphere. These are the example: 1. Some Malaysian still remember the MSC, multimedia super corridor, where the government dumped billions of dollars to the smart school, the project...

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a rich mix of cultural blending

The university life is probably the best time to enjoy life. There is no commitment except to study and get through the paper. That was what the groups of students from universiti of kuala lumpur thought when they were organizing the open day for the malaysian institute of of information technology. There was a rich mix of cultural blending by the groups of student from various countries. The three days of extravaganza focus on traditional, modern...

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