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Loads of scholarship opportunities at AeU [New Straits Time (Malaysia)]
[September 23, 2014]

Loads of scholarship opportunities at AeU [New Straits Time (Malaysia)]


(New Straits Time (Malaysia) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) IT is now easier than ever for working professionals to further their postgraduate studies.

Asia e University (AeU) provides an ideal environment for students to pursue their postgraduate studies and with many opportunities available to finance their studies, now is the best time to obtain a master's or PhD degree.

AeU School of Management dean Prof Dr Juhary Ali says students should capitalise on the opportunities available to pursue a postgraduate degree.

"There are many types of financial assistance available for them here. The latest one is the MyBrain15 programme by the Education Ministry, which is a postgraduate scholarship programme for studying a masters and PhD." Prof Juhary says applicants need only turn up at AeU with the relevant documents as the application process for the scholarship programme is done by the university.



"We currently have 900 doctoral students. At AeU, we are focusing on postgraduate education and among the popular programmes are the MBA, DBa and industrial doctorate.

"Our programmes are popular with middle managers who are looking to develop knowledge of their respective fields to move up the career ladder. We also have a large number of school leavers who did not have the opportunity to go to university and are now looking to further their education after having gained working experience." He said AeU was popular with working adults because the university provided a fuss-free way of continuing education. As an open and distance-learning institution, its centres are present at every state and the mode of learning is flexible, allowing many to work and study at the same time.


Besides the MyBrain 15 programme, the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) also provide loans for undergraduate study. Those who are 55 years and above will receive a 50 per cent discount on their fees, while alumni are elligible for a 10 per cent loyalty discount.

Master's programmes available at AeU include the Master of Business Administration; Master of Education; Master of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Management; Master of Management; Master of Human Resource Management; Master of Knowledge Management; Master of Humanities & Arts (by research); Master of Social Sciences (by research) and Master of Science (Management) (by research).

Doctoral studies include the PhD in business administration; PhD in education; PhD in arts; PhD in ICT; industrial doctorate and Doctor of Business Administration.

The university also offers a postgraduate diploma in higher education teaching as well as executive master's degrees in business administration, Islamic management, public administration and strategic human resource management.

AeU is a collaborative multinational university providing open and distance learning. Established in 2007, AeU is ideal for working adults because its programmes and method of teaching are flexible, affordable, personalised and complements the lifestyle of working professionals.

It offers more than 40 academic programmes through five schools - the School of Management; School of Education & Cognitive Sciences; School of Information & Communications Technology; School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences and the School of Graduate Studies.

All academic programmes are internationally benchmarked and approved by the Education Ministry and accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

For more information, call 1300-300-238, email [email protected] .my or visit www.aeu.edu.my (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved.

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