Education can help lift your spirits especially during the economic crisis

The whole world is talking about it – the economic crisis. Are we hard core enough to be able to escape its’ dreaded clutches of misery and financial suffering? Amidst the great turmoil, I fervently looked around the net for possible escape from this. The good news is that the bad news can be turned into good news when you change your attitude. An interesting article published in www.newsweek.com lifted my spirits. The fact is that life goes on; businesses have to continue to function and sell their products despite the lower demands for exports.

Newsweek has highlighted top ten ranking jobs that are not affected by the economic crisis. One of the top ten ranking protected job is the health industry. No matter what happens, people have to equip themselves with necessary precautions as our deteriorating health conditions cannot go unattended. Education is also another sector that seems shielded from the crisis. In fact it seems that many Americans who have been retrenched are going back to college to finish something that they lightly deemed a few years ago. Yes! Education can save us from the worst downfall because we cannot compete with graduates with a mere high school certificate. It’s nothing against you to fall down flat, but to lie there, that’s a disgrace.

The next issue that is raised here is the financial constraints of paying for the courses. If you have savings, try investing it in a certificate; enroll yourself in a college and do something either on a part time basis or full time basis. For fresh high school leavers, take opportunity of the various government funding courses which is only funded because of the high demand in the field.

Nursing for instance is an excellent programme, which no doubt requires a very strong individual as its for tough nut crackers who can accept challenges. However, with sheer determination and reverence, this profession is a lucrative one. Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

The government of Malaysia has given full force to MQA to serve the students by giving them assurance of courses provided by private colleges. It may not be very easy to penetrate into a local university as the demand is too high and fails to accommodate the needs of all students. By giving private colleges a verified MQA certification to run "bonafide" courses it is seen as an important factor for students to still educate themselves. The good news is that course approved by MQA is further given assurance in the aid of PTPTN which totally absorbs the fee so that students do not have to feel the burden of forking thousands of ringgit. Though the course fee is covered for the whole duration of the course, students who qualify should not forget to repay the loan once they secure a job. With strategic career plan, students can settle their debts on a slow and flexible scale. For more information, please contact the writer at caitanya79@gmail.com or leave your comments here.

People can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.

KPLI deadline

1 March 2009

By: S.Rajeswary

For those aspiring to be a teacher with the government, don't forget to get your PIN number (forms) at any BSN branch before the dateline. The process is quite easy, I just got one for my cousin today. The forms for KPLI costs only RM 6 and the cost for DPLI is RM20.60.

Well, if you can't get it, don't give up. Keep trying. I'll say that the efforts can give a good ROI!



Cheers. Hope the info was fruitful.



KPLI Online Application - June Intake - Deadline 01/03/2009-----------------------------------------------------------Refer- http://apps.emoe.gov.my/kpli/mohon/iklan.html- http://apps.emoe.gov.my/kpli/mohon/

Scholarship Details

Hi all. education is aa continuous process and there is never a full stop to learning. The MIND is set up by a well deserving respectful individual with the aim of helping the local Indians link with numerous educational programmes. If you are not linked with The MIND, please find below some very useful information for potential students looking out for scholarships.

PhD Stipend - Denmark---------------------Planning and Development - Industrial Design (PhD Stipend No. 562/06-19-28107G)Refer- http://stillinger.aau.dk/vis.php?nr=4523
Civil Engineering - Composite shell foundations made of high-tensionconcrete and steel sheets (PhD Stipend No. 562/06-6-29116)Refer - http://stillinger.aau.dk/vis.php?nr=4508
Charity - Seriously-ill kids require funds for treatment--------------------------------------------------------Refer- http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/2/21/nation/3313674&sec=nation
Scholarship - The International Medical University---------------------------------------------------The International Medical University (IMU) has recognised that thereare many Malaysian students who aspire to be a health sciencesprofessional. For various reasons, some of these students are notable to achieve their life-long ambition, including those studentswhose families do not have the financial resources to support them forentry into an international institution like the IMU.
In view of this, the IMU has established a number of scholarships tobe awarded to:
-Two (2) students to pursue the undergraduate medical course inMalaysia leading to the MBBS (IMU).-Two (2) students to pursue the entire eight (8) semesters of thetwinned undergraduate pharmacy course leading to the MPharm (Hons)degree (in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde).-One (1) student to pursue the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme to beconducted wholly in IMU, leading to the BPharm (Hons).-Two (2) students to pursue the Bachelor of Nursing degree leading tothe BNursing (Hons).
Application Form - http://www.imu.edu.my/pro-financial-imu.htmlFurther info email : enquiry@imu.edu.my
Taiwan Scholarship Programme 2009---------------------------------Refer - http://98.to/taiwanscholarship
Charity - Bedridden and running out of money--------------------------------------------Refer - http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/JohorBuzz/Tuesday/Stories/2481305/Article/index_html
Scholarship - Underprivileged Malaysian Girls - India - Deadline 15/04/2009----------------------------------------------------------------------------TheMind - Do email me at svanan77@gmail.com if you require the form orsurf - http://raifoundation.org/gggs/index.html
Rotary in Malaysia has been invited to help find five deservingunderprivileged Malaysian girls to study under the Rai Foundationscholarship programme in India. Scholarship and criteria depends onthe subject they study at the largest privately owned and accreditedRai university in India.

Do send your applications to Mindy Yong atscholarships@youthlifeownership.org of Youth Life Ownership Ltd,Singapore who, with many others, will do the pre-selection.
This is a good opportunity in such difficult times to help five poorMalaysian girl students pursue various Bachelors and Masters Degreeeducation under full scholarship. Please note the successful candidatehas only to bear the cost of travel to Behror (near New Delhi) campus,India and back. This flying cost have made lower by company likeAirAsia,enabling the poor to fly to India.

The closing date, in the application form, is near -- 15th April 2009-- so please act fast.

Hope the information above is helpful.

Education should be affordable for all

Isnt it a pity that somehow many poor highway students simply think that life is over for them because they do not have the money to pursue their studies? Well, personally, there is a way to achieve life's endless journey of education with the right links, contacts and information. Sometimes we cannot be too choosy and be smart in acquiring whatever opportunities that come our way. I want to dedicate my life helping all those kids out there who are aimlessly roaming around without knowing that there is a hand to reach out to them.