Australian Universities opens doors to Foreign Students

Australia's 39 universities are preparing for a brand new day in 2012: not only will government quotas on the number of local students they enrol be lifted, but they will also be able to recruit as many foreigners as they wish as a result of a new fast-track visa system.

In an unexpectedly generous move that surprised even sceptical vice-chancellors, the federal government decided to lift most restrictions on the issuing of student visas to overseas students applying for a university place, opening the way for a likely flood of new applications from China, India, Pakistan and other Asian countries.

Universities that agree to meet certain requirements regarding the students they admit will also have access to a new streamlined system that will speed up visa processing.

The government's imposition of tighter visa rules two years ago was a reaction to dodgy college operators using vocational education courses as a front for their clients to obtain permanent residency visas. As tens of thousands of students enrolled in cooking and hairdressing courses in the hope of staying on after completion, a debate began to rage about Australia allowing relatively unskilled migrants with poor English into the country.

PTPTN PORTAL UNATTENDED

Five undergraduates students, from Malacca went online to apply study loans from PTPTN. Two months later  their friends had received confirmation and advances from PTPTN. Their applications were still being process, as the website used by the students was not attended. Full report staronline
Imagine these students from university Bukit Beruang had no money to pay their fees.
Are the PTPTN staff not trained to attend on line applications, if so why do they need a website. They are misleading students to send study loan applications online.
PTPTN staff should know they have wasted these students time and maybe a chance to study in the university. Students who apply for such loans are the ones that cannot afford the university fees. 
These staff must be reminded or possibly trained, their duty is to serve society in study loans.     
  

HIGH COURT DECIDES OVER PhD.

A senior Universiti Malaya (UM) lecturer, was orally told by UM's examination committee he had passed his PhD.  He later received letters from UM saying he had failed his PhD. He won his judicial review application at the High Court, details thestaronline.
It is a shame to UM's examination committee, the High Court had to intervene to decide on the matter. 
This raised the eyebrows of society. Universiti Malaya a top rated University in the country, its examination committee's credibility is being questionable. Is the examination committee qualified for their job?
Whatever excuses or reasons they have it is not acceptable in the education industry. Losers are always excuse sider.   
    

        

CHARITY FOR EDUCATION

Our corporate leaders are giving back to education, to help ease the burden and speed up the development of Chinese and Tamil schools. These partially-aided schools will always need funds. 
The Community Chest was launch by MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. 
This project would also be helpful to maintain mission schools which serve all communities. The Community Chest should be praised for its creative way to raise funds. 
This initiative by corporate leaders should not encourage the government to reduce the allocation of funds for vernacular schools under the national budget.

More Investments in Education to Help Muslims

The King, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin said the lack of investment in education is a problem that troubles the local Muslim community.The problem must be rectified to ensure the Muslim community was not left behind. 

In terms of community development the issue has been identified as important to Muslims.

The Islamic Education Coordination Advisory Board (Lepai) and the respective Islamic state religious  councils, must play a bigger role.Lepai, which comes under the Council of rulers to ensure that religious education is implemented in a systematic and proper manner, Tuanku Mizan said