8TV Scholarship Fund Supported by SEGi College

Playing their part for the good of society. (L-R) Daniel Lee, Bruce Lim, Dato' Clement Hii, Ahmad Izham Omar, Lam Swee Kim, and Jaclyn Victor.

9th March 2006 8TV has set up a scholarship fund of RM300,000 in support of Malaysian students to further their tertiary education. The fund is supported by SEGi College. The scholarship fund was launched at a signing ceremony between the 8TV and SEGi. Representing SEGi College was its Chief Executive Officer, Dato' Clement Hii and representing 8TV was Chief Executive Officer, Ahmad Izham Omar. The event was witnessed by Malaysian Idols, Jaclyn Victor and Daniel Lee, both of whom are SEGi College ambassadors. In his speech, Hii thanked 8TV for selecting SEGi as their partner in setting up the education fund and said that the partnership would be beneficial to both parties and the students.

“8TV and SEGi obviously share the same concern on the need to balance business with social obligations. The least that we can do in the business of media and education industry is to give back to our community when the opportunities arise. SEGi certainly believes in providing education opportunities for qualified students, and working together with corporations in realising their corporate responsibility,” said Hii.

SEG International Bhd who owns and manages the network of SEGi Colleges was listed as the fourth Top Corporate Givers by Malaysian Business in September 2005.

SEGi College and 8TV would be selecting the applicants who qualify for the education fund. Applicants will be scrutinised on academic qualification, background and shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by the Scholarship Board of the 8TV Education Fund. The closing date for the 8TV education fund is 31 st March 2006 .

Those interested in applying for the scholarships may log on to www.segi.edu.my/8tvedufund to download the scholarship application form.

“The scholarship fund only covers tuition fees at undergraduate, diploma or foundation (pre-u) level only. Examination and university royalty payments are not included,” confirms Hii.

The programmes available for the education fund are BA (Hons) Business Administration, BA (Hons) Accountancy & Finance, BA (Hons) Marketing, Bachelor of Business (Administrative Management), Bachelor of Business (Marketing), Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management), Bachelor of Science (Hons) Computing, diploma programmes in Business Administration, Accountancy, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Computer Studies, Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology/Computing, Multimedia Design, Advertising Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Industrial Design, Video & Animation, Photography, Performing Arts (Theatre), Music, Early Childhood Education, International Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy, Foundation in Science, Foundation in Commerce and A-Levels.

SEGi College has 6 major campuses located in Subang Jaya, Kuala Lumpur , Petaling Jaya, Penang , Sarawak and SEGi College of Technology at Kuala Lumpur . The Group has a student population of about 15,000 with 10% being international students.

The education fund is for programmes offered by SEGi. The College offers programmes ranging from foundation, diploma to degree level. The fund will make quality tertiary education available to school leavers and working adults alike.

The SEGi programmes available under the fund are recognised internationally. Articulation pathways and 3+0 twinning arrangements have been made with SEGi's Consortium of Global partners that include top-notch universities such as University of Abertay Dundee and The University of Bolton from the UK and University of Southern Queensland from Australia .

“Our partner universities are specially selected as we require our partners to reflect our core values and mission. As we have position ourselves as an industry-driven college, the programmes we adopt from partner universities should also be industry-relevant,” added Hii.

SEGi's collaboration with 8TV goes further with the endorsement of SEGi College by singers Daniel Lee and Jaclyn Victor.

“The Idols are our choice of SEGi Ambassadors due to the fact that they're youths who have made it big through hard work and with proper guidance. They are role models for our students to work hard and succeed in their chosen endeavour,” said Hii.

SEGi College offers programmes in areas of business and accountancy, engineering and information technology, creative arts and design, and education and social sciences.