KYS International School Melaka

This is the school listed for the MoE Bursary Program 2013

Admission: Minimum of 5 distinctions at SPM, O-level or equivalents.

Facilities:
- Campus with wi-fi
- iPad learning support.
- Music Studio
- Sport facilities includes, olympic size swimming pool.


A-Level Subjects Offerred
- Chemistry
- Thinking Skill
- Mathematics
- English Literature
- Biology
- Physics
- Accounting
- History
- Economics

To APPLY
a. Form available from: www.kysm.edu.my

CONTACTS
- Phone 06-2263157
- email: admin@kysm.edu.my

Form to return to:
Head,
KYS International School Melaka
PO Box 495
75670 Ayer Keroh
Melaka.

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EATON in Malaysia

Eaton is the famous private school in UK. The Eaton International School is set to open in September 2013 with its new campus in Kajang Selangor.

The Star 3 July 2013

Thenew school will be modelled upon 'the school of the future' and will using the latest learning tools such as ipads, learning spaces and other such technologies.

The school will be offering prestigious British Curricullum accredited by CIE (Cambridge International Examination. Current it is operating from its interim campus at the commercial village.

So far the responses are good. It has achieved more than half of its recruitment target with Year 1,2 and 6 are almost at its capacity. 

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American Degree at Inti

Inti is one of the local universities that offers American Degrees

Inti network spans to four location in Malaysia:
- Inti Kuala Lumpur
- Inti Subang
- Inti Penang
- Inti Sabah

Potential students are encourage to talk to counselors foe more knowledge on the pathways to American Top Universities. 

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ASIA E UNIVERSITY

Just within  a span of 6 years, the university, had managed to established itself as a driving force in online education. Currently, it s cross border and the cross culture programs have attracted 10,000 registered students, 700 of whom are pursuing Ph D and about 1300 are going courses at the master level.

Flexibility is the main factor that attracted people to join as the students of the university.

All programs are approved by the Malaysian MQA, the qualification  agency of Malaysia. The delivery mode is blended, combining the traditional face-to-face lectures and the teaching using the technology.
The assessment is a combination of assignment and examination, making is more practical compared to the purely exam based system. The entry is more opened, giving credit point to practical experiences.

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Top Spot for International School

A research conducted by ISC Research had identified Malaysia as one of the eight investment spot for international schools.

The research company that track global international school market said that the market in Malaysia is set to grow rapidly as the government has removed the restriction for Malaysian to attend International School.

Currently Malaysia has 112 international schools, in increase by 26 from the 2000. In 2009, the number was 67 with 23,000 and currently the number has increased to 43,000 children.

The other countries mentioned in the reports were Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, Qatar and Singapore.

The report includes the key demographic data, an overview of the expatriate trends and historical data of the international school market.

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PRE U at sunway

My daughter is doing her O level. The natural path for her is to go for A level or pre-U. She expressed interest to do either political science or economy.

What I am doing now is to collect as much information, blog it for easy future reference.

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UM Plus U of Wales Becomes IUMW

The premier university of Malaya and University of Wales of UK have agreed to team up to form a new private university known as IUMW - International University Malaya and Wales.

According to UM vice chancellor, the collaboration will provide more opportunities for Malaysian to pursue higher education. The current university of Malaya's population is about 13,000 with half of it pursuing postgraduate study.

The government objective was to have 60,000 PhD holders by 2020 and the current number is only 25,000.

Last May the ministry had made the announcement that public universities are allowed to team up with private universities to generate income necessary to reduce dependence on government funding.

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US Degree in Malaysia

Malaysia is expanding the Education Opportunities in the country. The control is so liberal that overseas universities are beginning to exert their presence in full power.The consumers like it. They use to pay a fortune to earn qualification from UK or US, but now the cost is much reduced as the total study engagement can be done in Malaysia.

One of such university offering the degree without the need to go to USA is Upper Iowa University. Among the attraction is, the ability of the students to earn a Double Major. The program is offered in partnership with SEGI University under the 4+0 ADP.

Example of the course offered are:

A. Business - The two major are management and advertisement.

B. Double major in Psychology -
Psychology, the study of the mind and human behaviour, opens up a range of career options. A psychology degree is most directly relevant to psychology research and mental healthcare jobs, but the qualification can also serve as a stepping stone into the business world. Education in human behaviour is relevant to careers such as marketing research, corporate training, human resources, and management.

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Gamuda Scholarship Award 2013

For both the students and the parents, getting the sponsorship for their study is critical. It will relieve the headache of looking for the extra $$ to pay for the expensive course fees. The Gamuda scholarship award may be the solution to the problem.  

Gamuda is one of the selected company to be given the contract for the infrastructure development in Malaysia. The scholarship is part of contribution to develop talents, the offer include the scholarship to the selected universities and the offer of challenging career.

The candidates should display outstanding academic performance plus the exemplary character, leadership quality and most important the determination to succeed in their selected discipline.

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Facon Education Fair

December is a suitable time for education fair in Malaysia. That is why the organizer had mounted the Facon Education Fair. The main objective to to provide the opportunity for Malaysians to gather vital information that will help to shape their choices in education and development.

The Elements in Education Fair. 

1. Meet the Education Institution.

2. Get Scholarship Information

3. Listen to Academic Presentation

4. Career personality Test

5. Career Talk.


A. Fair Schedule
- 8-9 Dec 2012 - Putra Trade Center - Kuala Lumpur
- 11 Dec 2012 - Alor Setar - Holiday Villa Hotel
- 12 Dec 2012 - Penang - Traders Hotel
- 13 Dec 2012 - Ipoh - Syuan Hotel
- 14 Dec 2012 - Melaka - Hotel Equatorial
- 15- 16 Dec    -  Johor Baharu- Persada Convention Centre,

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