Now, is there any relationship between Singapore government scholarships and the United States? Nope, none at all. But I read a short reference to the scholarships in a US interview transcript I recently read.
That interview transcript detailed 17 year old students from the United Nations International School in New York City as they discussed their […]

Singapore’s Republic Polytechnic recently announced that it would be offering a Diploma in Integrated Events Management - a course dedicated towards providing the necessary training in managing the diverse set of events that should come to Singapore when the Integrated Resorts are complete. In particular, it is likely that the Diploma is planned to ensure […]

It seems that Singapore Management University (SMU) - Singapore’s youngest full-fledged university - will be increasing its tuition fees for this year’s incoming students by 15% from S$6,500 to $7,500. Hmm… I say it’s the Orchard Campus… But anyway, current students will not be hit with this substantial fee hike.
In contrast, the National University of […]

There will always be scholarships that do not exclusively require top-class academic results, whether they are need-based scholarships or scholarships with a different focus (e.g. extra-curricular achievement focus).
But the converse is also true: There will always be scholarships that focus exclusively on academic results, and it is usually these kind of scholarships that are […]

For those thinking that Curtin University of Technology Sarawak (Curtin Australia’s branch in Sarawak, Malaysia) is a dead end just because it is a local campus, think again. Four of Curtin Sarawak’s best students recently received Curtin University’s most prestigious award: the Western Australian Government and Curtin University of Technology Australia Scholarships.
The scholarships will […]

The word high-tech now applies for even university examinations as biometric identification may soon be implemented by universities across the United States. The high-tech system involved is known as the Ergotest Assessment Platform by Ergocentric Software.
The system is mainly targeted for use at proctored examinations currently practiced by universities offering online distance learning education, and […]

Prospective Malaysian students (e.g. recepients of conditional offers) of University of London (UOL) colleges, such as University College London (UCL), London School of Economics (LSE), King’s College and Imperial College, would probably have received a notice recently on an exhibition for prospective students and applicants - which will be held at Westin Kuala Lumpur on […]

About three weeks back, England Optical Group - the largest optical chain in Malaysia - announced that it would be offering 20 scholarships for Malaysian Indians to read the Fellow of British Dispensing Opticians diploma course, conducted at the group’s Optopreneur Institute here.
Although such a course is terribly specific (and provide little means of branching […]