Updates from [TheMindBB] - scholarships

I went through TheMind's newsletter and cited some interesting scholarship details that would shed some light on those scouting around for such information. Basically there are 4 scholarships in the list for today.


1) Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship - Deadline 31/03/09
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Refer - http://www.yayasantar.org.my/BTAR.html

2) Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarships 2010
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— Undergraduate & Postgraduate
Refer - http://www.my.emb-japan.go.jp/English/JIS/study.htm

3) Scholarship - Indian High Commission KL - Deadline 16/03/09
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The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is offering two
scholarships for Post-Graduate courses to meritorious students from
Malaysia, for the year 2009-10 under the Indian Ocean Rim Association
for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) scholarship scheme.
Refer - http://www.indianhighcommission.com.my/whatsnew.php

4) Honda Dreams Fund - Deadline 31/03/2009
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The Honda Dreams Fund is a philanthropic initiative that provides full
scholarships to promising underprivileged youths. They focus on
underprivileged youths who deserve the opportunity of a higher
education to achieve their dreams and aspirations. Honda wants to help
them discover the joy and fulfillment of realizing their dreams, to
realize their true potential and help build a brighter future. Working
in partnership with the United Nations Development Program, the Honda
Dreams Fund is the answer to ensure that underprivileged youths gain
the opportunity to empower themselves with education and knowledge.
Refer - http://www.honda.com.my/hdf

Apart from that there is also some interesting seminars for students. I think that this is a very interesting seminar hosted by TheMind in order to motivate students. If you notice, a fee of RM 90 is payable. However, for those who reserve their seats early, there will be a RN20 rebate which will knock the sum to RM70. Do check out the details below:

Seminar - Becoming A Smart Student - The Challenges----------------------------------------------------
Date : 21st March – 22nd March 2009 (School Holidays)
Venue : Sri Sakthi Ashram, Tangkak, Johor, Malaysia
Registrations: 21st March 2009 at 10am
Prerequisite : Malaysian Indian Student (Age 12-16)
: Able to speak/understand English and Malay
Organizer : The Mind Paradigm
Fees : RM90 per student (First 20 Early Birds – RM70)

Program Outline
-Life Ethics Workshops (Family Unit Respects and Family Behavioral)
-Gayathri Workshops (Student’s Intelligence & Memory Management)
-Career Workshops (Majoring Career Selections Based On Practitioner’s Advice)
-Team Building Workshops (Self Motivation & Objective Driven Management)
-Poor Indian Residents & Estates Visits (Family & Self Appreciations)

Do contact sakthiashram@gmail.com if you are interested to join.

Another interesting training programme that is ongoing at the moment is the Oracle Training. Please note that this is FREE.. I like our government for this reason. If you see the actual cost per head for this programme, it is RM8000, but the government has allocated funds to educate IT students/professionals. Like any government programme, you need to apply for the said training. If you have been bitten by the economic crisis, I guess this will be a valuable initiative to gain some exposure as well as certificate for a better future. For more information, do browse through the details as per below:

Free Oracle Training - Government Sponsored--------------------------------------------
By SNT Global S/B. Program costing RM8000 sponsored by Government.New
intakes every month. The processing takes around 10 working days. The
intake you'll be enrolled will be informed once application is
approved. The trainings is full time 12 weeks, 9am - 5pm.
Requirements
-Malaysian
-Diploma / Degree - ICT related
-Fresh Grads / Unemployed / Retrenched
-CGPA above 2.5(if less than 2.5 will need to sit for a pre-qualifying test)
For further information contact Ravi at ravindran.nadarajan@sntglobal

Students, don't forget to visit the education fair this weekend. There will be loads of colleges making available useful information.

Education & Career Fair 2009 @ Kuala Lumpur, Sentral
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Time :9.30am – 9.00pm daily
Date : 19th - 20th March 2009
Venue: Main Transit Concourse, Level 1, Stesen Sentral, Jalan Tun
Sambanthan (Brickfields).