• Open to financially deserving students with good academic results
• Based on SPM and STPM results
• Full tuition fee waiver for the entire duration of the course in Malaysia
• All scholarships are for studies in Malaysia at leading private institutions
• Terms and conditions set by respective institutions and NST-MAPCU shall apply
• Closing date for applications is 15 March 2003.

DETAILS
For more details, please visit website:- www.studymalaysia.com/mapcu at Scholarship Section.

Kuala Lumpur, Thurs - The New Straits Times-Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities Scholarship Programme in inviting applications for the second batch of awards. Closing date is June 30.

According to NST-MAPCU Scholarship Programme Working Committee chairman Khoo Soo Peng, 52 scholarships have been awarded under the first batch.

Eighteen private colleges have pledged 86 scholarships worth more than RM1.65 million to the NST-MAPCU Scholarship Programme launched early this year.

"The large number of applications has helped MAPCU achieve its objective of setting up the joint scholarship programme with NST, which is to provide deserving young Malaysians with excellent teritary education opportunities," said Khoo.
MAPCU president Tengku Shamsul Bahrin atrributed the rise in applications to good media coverage and promotion.
"This created awareness among students, parents and teachers of the comprehensive range of high quality courses offered by MAPCU member institutions," he said.
Tengku Shamsul believes the news and information on Malaysian and international education published by newspapers like the New Straits Times will make the country a regional centre of education excellence.
The colleges also reported that the quality of the applicants was excellent.

"This made it a challenge for us to screen and select the candidates who deserve the awards," said Vijay Reddy of the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology.

Further information on the 2nd batch of awards will be available in the education pages of the New Straits Times and the New Sunday Times.

 For enquiries, call Ms. Loke Bee Khum at 03-5636 0600 or visit our website:  www.studymalaysia.com/mapcu