Curtin Sarawak launches Early Bird Payment & Installment Schemes

MIRI, 4 July 2006 – As part of its community relations programme and in pursuance towards its commitment to be a responsible corporate citizen, Curtin University of Technology Sarawak (Curtin Sarawak) is offering an early bird payment & instalment schemes to its upcoming July/August 2006 intake for Undergraduate, Foundation and Diploma students.

Professor Ruth Marquis, Dean Curtin Sarawak said, “The Early Bird Scheme is only applicable to students who have gained official admission to Curtin Sarawak’s academic programmes.  A rebate of RM200 will be extended to all newly registered students upon full payment of course fees.”

To qualify for the RM200 rebate, full payment of course fees for Foundation and Diploma programmes are to be made by Friday, 14 July 2006.

In addition to the Early Bird Scheme, a new installment scheme has also been introduced for all potential and existing Malaysian students.

Professor Ruth Marquis said, ”This new installment scheme will certainly ease the financial burden of parents and covers all courses except IEP and MBA (part-time) However, PTPTN students and approved scholarship holders will not be eligible for this installment scheme.”

Please call the Student Recruitment Hotline at 085-443 893 or email to enquiries@curtin.edu.myfor further details on the Early Bird and Installment Schemes.

Curtin Sarawak’s next intake will be in July/August 2006, and recruitment sessions are currently ongoing throughout the region. On campus educational counselling sessions are also available from 8.30 am until 5.00 pm (Monday to Friday) and from 9:00am until 1:00pm (Saturday). Application for admission for Curtin Sarawak programs can also be made online at www.curtin.edu.my/prospective/index.htm

Curtin Sarawak constitutes one of the fastest growing and most innovative universities in Malaysia.  It continues a long tradition of providing students with a high quality of education where programs introduced have been designed in consultation with industry and incorporate real world professional experience.

Curtin Sarawak was established in February 1999 in partnership with the Sarawak Government, it is the first offshore campus of the Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia and also the first foreign university campus to be set up in East Malaysia. In November 1999, Curtin Sarawak was awarded the Multimedia Super Corridor status. In December 2004, Curtin Sarawak was awarded the prestigious IRPA grant (Intensification of Research in Priority Areas) from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia.

With students drawn from various countries, Curtin Sarawak offers an affordable education and a unique international and cross-cultural learning experience.  The ultimate reward is the attainment of a prestigious internationally acclaimed Curtin degree.

Picture 1: Launch of Early Bird & Installment Scheme by Professor Dr Ruth Marquis, Dean, Curtin Sarawak together with Ms Liew, Marketing Manager and staff