Yayasan Khazanah today announced three higher education scholarship programmes to develop human capital in Malaysia, offering full scholarships for deserving students.
The scholarship programmes are open to outstanding scholars who are planning to pursue their undergraduate or postgraduate studies in premier universities in Malaysiaor abroad, in various disciplines.
Launched by YB Dato’ Mustapa bin Mohamed, Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia, the three scholarship programmes are the Khazanah Merdeka Scholarship Programme, the Yayasan Khazanah Watan Scholarship Programme and the Yayasan Khazanah Asia Scholarship Programme. The three new scholarship programmes are in addition to the Khazanah-100 Scholarship Programme announced by the YAB Prime Minister in the Budget speech of 2005.
The event held here today also saw the signing of a collaborative agreement for the Khazanah Merdeka Scholarship Programme between Yayasan Khazanah and the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies (OCIS). It was signed by Dato’ Azman Mokhtar, Member of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Khazanah and Managing Director of Khazanah Nasional; and Dr. Farhan Ahmad Nizami, the Director of OCIS. The signing was witnessed by YB Dato’ Mustapa.
According to YB Dato’ Mustapa, who is also Chairman of Yayasan Khazanah, “Yayasan Khazanah’s scholarship initiatives are in line with the objectives of the National Higher Education Action Plan 2007-2010 to transform the national higher education system and produce a new generation of Malaysians who are able to lead, innovate and compete in the global economy.”
Dato’ Azman said, the three scholarship programmes are the latest initiatives from Yayasan Khazanah to offer equal opportunities for world-class higher education to deserving Malaysians and international students as well as to promote Malaysian universities. “We believe that through thesescholarships, we will be able to nurture further a professional and ethical group of leaders to drive the nation’s strategic industries that will carry us well into the 21st century and beyond,” said Dato’ Azman.
Dr Farhan Ahmad Nizami said, OCIS is delighted to collaborate with Yayasan Khazanah to offer their expertise, skill a nd academic knowledge to help pave the way for deserving Malaysian scholars to continue their postgraduate education at two of the world’s most prestigious universities, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. “We will provide academic support and pastoral assistance to the scholars and will administer this Scholarship Programme to the best of our abilities,” he concluded.
