Scholarships for Mongolian students
Malaysian Ambassador to China and concurrently accredited to Mongolia Datuk Iskandar Sarudin said the Malaysian university would sponsor 10 Mongolian students for a four-year programme.
The scholarship covers tuition fees, meals, accommodation, basic insurance and hospitalisation. The programme starts in September.
Students who pass the programme will get a direct entry into the undergraduate course in business and computer science.
The Mongolian Education, Culture and Science Ministry said that currently, the universities in Mongolia are collaborating with several higher institutions from Germany, the Netherlands and the United States to run 2+2 programmes.
At the meeting with Mongolian Education, Culture and Science Minister Yondon Otgonbayar, the ministry suggested that the university offer three more scholarships to Mongolia’s neighbouring countries as their students understand the Mongolian culture and it was also much more cost-effective to do the 2+2 programmes in Mongolia first, followed by Malaysia.
The government will be opening a new education hub 120km away from Ulan Bator to accommodate the 120,000 student population in Mongolia.
The minister welcomed the initiative by foreign countries including Malaysia, to establish a branch campus or university in the proposed hub.
He also proposed that Malaysia conduct training courses in mining so that young Mongolians can enter the job market.
Limkokwing China representative office chief Foong Kah Wai said if the university were to set up a branch campus in Mongolia, it would be more like a resource centre that provides job opportunities and internships as it has strong corporate links.
This is the second initiative by a Malaysian institution after Al-Bukhary International University offered Mongolian students 15 full scholarships for foundation studies at the university for a year.
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