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Top scorer in STPM yet didn't get any offer to study in IPTA?

This is totally unbelievable. Though he is deaf and mute himself, but that didn't stop him from being one of the top students. He has also been helping other deaf & mute students since April last year through tuitions.

Really hope he can get a place to study.

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No place for top STPM scorer
Source: TheStar Online, 13/07/09

KUALA LUMPUR: Chai Wei Xiong graduated as top STPM special needs student in 2008 and hopes to teach deaf and mute children. He is deaf and mute himself.

But after checking online, he discovered that his application to a local university to study special education had been rejected.

Chai has appealed but has not received any response so far.

He was told by officers in the Ministry of Higher Education that his application was rejected because he did not attend an interview. But Chai maintained he did not receive any notice to attend any interview.

Higher Education Deputy Minister Dr Hou Kok Chung and Transport Minister’s private secretary Woon Yong Teai have written to the Higher Education Ministry and the Department of Higher Education to help Chai.

Chai told The Star through writing that he was hopeful of getting a place in the university during the next intake. He has been giving home tuition to deaf and mute students in Malay, English, Mathematics, Science and History since April last year.

Chai has been deaf since he was three years old and started his special education at SKPK Jalan Peel.

He had his secondary education at SMK Dato Ibrahim Yaacob and did Form 6 at Methodist Boys School.

In Form Five, he studied in the United States for about 6 months at the Alabama School for Deaf and Blind as part of a cultural exchange programme.

Bumiputera students who wish to further their studies at Taylor's can apply for up to 30% study grant and 0% interest study loan made available by Government sponsoring agencies.

The 0% study loan scheme is offered to all qualified Bumiputera applicants for the duration of their study at Taylor's. For students who excel in their academic study and meet the terms and conditions set out by the sponsoring body, the loan can be converted into a scholarship.

Field of Study: (Bachelor Degree)
- Electrical Power Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil Engineering

Academic Requirements & Qualifications:
- Pass STPM 2008 with at least grade B+ in 4 subjects
or
- Pass Diploma or Matriculation/Foundation with at least CGPA 3.33

General Requirements:
- Must not be more than 23 years of age in year 2009
- Possess strong personality and leadership qualities
- Active in co-curricular activities
- No other sibling currently receiving scholarship from YTN
- Specifically for new student who had obtained admission into a local public institution of higher learning

How to apply:
- Applications should be made 'online' at the website address as follows: http://yayasan.tnb.com.my/sam

Closing date for applications is 19th July 2009.

If you do not hear from YTN within three (3) months of the closing date, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.

Source:
- New Straits Times (27th June 2009)
- www.tnb.com.my

The Talisman Malaysia Limited Scholarships

In 2008, Talisman Malaysia Limited launched three scholarship programs totaling approximately $600,000 with the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia and University of Malaya over the next five to six years. The Talisman Malaysia Limited Scholarships are focused on programs of study relevant to the Company’s upstream oil and gas business in Malaysia, namely geology, geophysics and petroleum and chemical engineering.

Subject to the terms of each program, the Talisman Malaysia Limited Scholarships cover the full duration of the program of study and cover costs such as:

* living allowance;
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Scholarship recipients will also be given priority to receive industrial training, obtain internship placements, join the new graduate program and access the campus- and office-based support activities available at Talisman.

All Malaysian students in the programs listed below with a CGPA of 3.0 or higher are eligible to apply.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

* Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical or Petroleum)
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Universiti Sains Malaysia

* Bachelor of Science (Geophysics)
* Master of Science (Applied Geophysics)

University of Malaya

* Bachelor of Science (Geology or Applied Geology)
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The deadline for applications is July 15, 2009.

Source: http://www.talisman-energy.com/

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The college have scholarship & financial assistance which applicants may try to apply for.

Full Scholarships include: Tuition Fees, Accommodation, Uniform & Monthly Allowances.

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Source: http://healthcare.simedarby.com/