by Administrator
Media Release 16 July 2010
Monash Offers Attractive Travel Grants
Monash University is offering attractive travel grants for students to exchange to any of its 115 partner universities in 25 countries.
Travel grants of up to RM28,000 per annum will allow a student to spend one or two semesters at a selected university in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Sweden and Denmark, among other countries.
The university’s pioneering education system known as the Monash Passport gives students the flexibility to choose a preferred study pathway towards earning their degree, preparing them to become global citizens.
Monash University Sunway campus encourages students to gain an international exposure by spending three to six months at a foreign university while earning credit towards their Monash degree. This develops students to be graduates with employable qualities.
Pre-assessed study plans have been developed by the heads of schools at Monash University Sunway campus, allowing for a simplified exchange process.
Students may pursue educational experiences at University of North Carolina and University of California in the United States; Uppsala University in Sweden; and University of Leeds, University of Liverpool and Reading University in the United Kingdom, among other institutions.
Participating in an exchange program requires no additional tuition fee as Monash University Sunway campus wants its students to go abroad for a distinctive international experience.
Monash University is a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight universities, and is ranked among the top 50 universities in the world by UK’s Times Higher Education Supplement.
Cony Sumoro, who pursued a Bachelor of Engineering, said that choosing the University of California, Berkeley, was “one of the best choices I made in my life.”
“I am truly happy that Monash Abroad has an inter-university exchange program with such prestigious universities. I hope students will consider participating in this at Monash University Sunway campus as the experience gained was enormously valuable,” she said.
Ng Seng Aun, 20, has opted to spend a year (two semesters) in South Africa as part of his Bachelor of Psychology and Business.
“I wanted a different experience, and the travel grant of RM10,000 per semester really helped me decide to come to South Africa,” he said during a break from painting a pre-school which was part of Monash South Africa’s Orientation program.
When Tan Shu Yi studied at the Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, she spent many weekends and semester breaks hopping across the border to the United States.
“Looking back, every minute was an unforgettable experience. I would trade anything to revisit my memories as an exchange student,” said Tan, who pursued a Bachelor of Communication.
For Ong Shiau Yi, an exchange to the National University of Singapore gave her cross-cultural and team-work experiences.
“I started to use different approaches in my thinking which expanded my interdisciplinary analytical skills,” said the Shiau Yi, who pursued a Bachelor of Business and Commerce.
“Through the good and the bad times, my semester abroad has been a life-changing experience. Full immersion in academic, social, and personal life has given me a better understanding of local life in Singapore as well as awareness of lives around the world,” she said.
For more information, please contact the Monash Abroad Coordinator at 603-55146028.
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