EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA

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MyBrainSc Scholarship for Pure Science

Putrajaya: Starting next year, the Higher Education Ministry will introduce a new scholarship, MyBrainSc to outstanding students in an effort to ensure that the country has sufficient supply of academic staff in the field of pure sciences such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
Its minister,  Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the scholarship is to replace the Special Scholarship for Academic Staff in Local Universities programme .
He said the  government had allocated RM9.5 million for the programme that offers 200 applications, 50 of which for pursuing study abroad, while the rest in local universities.
Eligibility:
  • Students who excelled in their foundation studies in science, matriculation, preparation programmes, Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) and diploma holders
  • Students in pure science at the undergraduate level with a cumulative group point average (CGPA) of 3.75 and above,
  • Students who are pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in pure science in local or foreign universities.
Source: Berita Harian
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Admission and Visa
Getting admission in a Malaysian college is quite simple. But you will have to start the process 3 months before the course starts. There are usually 2 to 3 intakes in a year, which are generally in Feb or July. The visa again is the least of your problems. You have to pay only Rs. 650 for visa, and other formalities will be taken care of by the Malaysian Institution in which you enrolled.

For more information, write to :
The Director
Visa, Pass and Permit Division Headquarters of Immigration Department Block I, Damansara Town Centre,
50604 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : 603 - 2090 5696
Fax : 603 - 2092 4911
Email : pro@imi.gov.my
Website: http://www.imi.gov.my