This post is not unlike my previous post, where I write about “obvious” problems that seem to go unsolved, even with quite a bit of negative publicity consistently rising up about them. Just like the previous post, this one is about Malaysia’s public universities or IPTAs. But this time, I’m addressing the root of the […]

With the Institut Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA) applications long past and Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Awam (STPM) results out, one of the few things remaining concerning a STPM student’s remaining classroom education is IPTA placement.
It has never been a secret that even the good students, with 3 or 4As, can easily end up with their fourth […]

Just like the recently held University of London (i.e. LSE, UCL, Imperial) Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Warwick University (UK) will be holding an informal reception and information session at the Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 25th March - from 8pm to 10pm.
Unlike UOL’s Exhibition, this Warwick session is exclusively for all Malaysian students who […]

British Council’s annual exhibition in Malaysia is about to start, with five prospective venues - Kota Kinabalu, Brunei, Kuching, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. The Expo will first touch down at Kota Kinabalu on the 11th of March, and will end at Kuala Lumpur on the 25th and 26th of March.
The Education UK Expo 2006 […]

I’ll go straight to the point: What?!? Come on. University Malaya - Malaysia’s highest ranked public university or Institute Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA) was ranked only No. 169 in the recent The Times Higher Education Supplement.
I’m not trying to be discouraging, insulting or [add any other synonym for disparaging here], but I’m sure any realistic […]

Well, sufficiently well-to-do Indians with interest in studying in the United Kingdom should rejoice at the recent announcement by Oxford that it was going to increase its efforts to attract more Indian students. This move comes as a result of the wide disparity in numbers of the miniority races in Oxford - namely Indians and […]

The recent hike in Singapore university tuition fees (15% for SMU, 3% for NUS and NTU) seems to have evoked some harsh responses. Besides the few groans that I’ve been getting from my friends, there’s one particularly harsh one that I’ve come across online (or rather, on blog). I’m sure it’s not the only one, […]

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 […]