Curtin Sarawak holding preview of professional and postgraduate courses in Bintulu

Miri – 25 August 2010 – Want to move ahead of the game in today’s world of business or industry? Pursuing a Curtin professional or postgraduate qualification will give you that added edge, and Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia (Curtin Sarawak) is well positioned to help you.

Opportunities abound for a quality professional or postgraduate experience at Curtin Sarawak – from top lecturers and professionals to innovative courses in project management, business, accounting, science and engineering that have immediate relevance to local and international business and industry, as well as leading-edge research.

To give the public a better idea of its professional and postgraduate courses, Curtin Sarawak will be holding a preview for working professionals in Bintulu from 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm at the ParkCity Hotel Bintulu. this Friday, 27 August 2010. It is open to all who are interested and entry is free.

During the preview themed ‘Developing Human Capital for the Future’, Curtin Sarawak’s postgraduate coordinator Cecilia Anthony Das will talk about the benefits and opportunities that come with the attainment of further professional or postgraduate qualifications, as well as outline the professional and postgraduate courses offered at Curtin Sarawak.

They include a Graduate Certificate in Project Management. Graduate Diploma in Project Management, Master of Science (Project Management) and Master of Accounting, as well as a Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), which are by research.

She will also provide details of Curtin Sarawak’s next intake for its Master of Science (Project Management) course, which commences this 18 September 2010.

In addition to furthering their education, increasing their knowledge base and furthering their careers, students undergoing professional or postgraduate studies at Curtin Sarawak can also research their area of interest, and learn and work with leaders in the industry.

For more information professional and postgraduate studies at Curtin Sarawak, contact Alex Chung at 019-885 1883 or e-mail pg.enquiry@curtin.edu.my, or alternatively, Michael Kong at 013-801 8656 or e-mail michael.kong@curtin.edu.my.

One can also get information on professional and postgraduate studies at Curtin Sarawak by logging on to www.curtin.edu.my/sch_dept/SOBusiness/Postgraduate.

All aspects of academic programmes at Curtin Sarawak are identical to those offered at Curtin University’s main campus in Western Australia. Degrees earned at Curtin Sarawak are awarded directly by Curtin University, and as they are awarded under the Australian Qualifications Framework, are recognised and accepted worldwide.

Furthermore, all courses available at Curtin Sarawak are approved by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education and Curtin Sarawak has been granted self-accreditation status by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency, and most business and engineering courses are accredited by professional bodies in Australia, Malaysia and other countries.

Earlier this year, Curtin Sarawak achieved a Tier Five or Excellent Rating in the MQA’s SETARA rating system, placing Curtin Sarawak among the top 18 universities in Malaysia. 

Find out how a Curtin professional or postgraduate qualification will give you that added edge.