"The ministiy just wanted to show private education operators 6 News that we appreciate their contribution to education," - fevM^-i EdiKatkm SUNDAY 15 June 2003 Awards for private institutions

BY GAVIN GOMEZ egories such as "college of the year" and "most innovative new course of the year" will be intro• T may have lacked the glitz and duced next year," he added. glamour of the Oscars but the Multimedia University (MMU) Irecently held Private Education and Inti College (ICM) Night 2003 was still ahuge success came out ahead of their competi• by any measure. tors at JPS's inaugural award cere• Education Ministry and private mony, bagging four awards each. education big wigs were present MMU's awards were for the for the event, organised with the highest enrolment of local stu• sole purpose of giving due recogni• dents, excellence in research and tion to the industry. development, the highest number "The ministry just wanted to of courses with LAN accreditation show private education operators and the special award for overall that we appreciate their contribu• excellence as well as contribution tion to education," deputy director- to society. SPECIAL AWARD: general of education (private edu• ICM was awarded for having the Sunway College's cation) Datuk Hassan Hashim said highest enrolment of local and for• chairman Tan Sri after the grand event held at the eign students, outstanding foreign Jeffrey Cheah receiving Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel on campus and overall excellence. the award from Musa. Monday. Among private primary schools, Looking on is Hassan. "Next year, the event will be Sekolah Sri Cempaka, Sekolah Sri much bigger and more Oscar- Mawar and Sekolah Sri Kuala private education industiy to grow like. We (the Private Education Lumpur were awarded for out• by 15% annually and that Malaysia AWARD WINNERS 2003 Department or JPS) are forming a standing academic achievement would achieve its target of having AWARD INSTITUTE committee to select one winner for while Sekolah Pendidikan Khas 50,000 foreign students by 2010 PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS Kanak-kanak Spastik and- well ahead of schedule. each category," he added. Academic Excellence Sekolah Rendah Sri Cempaka In its trial run this year, a few Sekolah Rendah Lodge were As at December last year, there Sekolah Rendah Sri Mawar institutions were awarded for com• awarded for outstanding extra-cur• were 36,366 foreign students Sekolah Sri ing out tops in a number of very ricular achievements. studying in Malaysia, of which general categories that included Sekolah Rendah Sri Cempaka 28,495 were in private schools and Outstanding performance Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Kanak-kanak highest enrolment of foreign stu• pupils, in the grand finale of the institutions of higher learning. inextra-curricularactivities SpastikJohor Sekolah Rendah Lodge dents, most number of courses evening, wowed the crowd with Eighty foreign students were accredited by the National their rendition of Rasa Sayang. also invited to the dinner that PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS — Accreditation Board (LAN) and best Even JPS officers took to the stage night to display the diversity of Academic Excellence KolejYayasanSaad work in research and development. to showcase their singing talent world cultures of students pursu• Sekolah Menengah Lodge For next year's award ceremony, with the division's official song. ing higher education here. Dressed Sekolah Menengah Sri Cempaka Hassan wants JPS, LAN, public uni• Education Minister Tan Sri Musa in their traditional outfits, the stu• Sekolah Sri Suria dents were all smiles for Musa as versity vice-chancellors and media Mohamad, who graced the event Outstanding performance Sekolah Menengah Lodge he made his way to the ballroom. representatives to be part of the with his deputy Datuk Hon Choon inextra-curricularactivities Sekolah Sri Kuala Lumpur selection committee. Kim, secretary-general Datuk "1 hope their smiles are testa• KolejYayasanSaad "We did not want to upset any• Ambrin Buang and director-general ment of how happy they are with KolejTuanku Jaafar one this year. But based on the Datuk Abdul Rafie Mahat, said in the education they are getting Sekolah Menengah Sri Cempaka positive feedback we received, cat• his speech that he expected the here," he said. INTERNATIONALSCHOOLS Special Award Garden International School Penanglnternational School PRIVATE COLLEGES Highestenrolment Inti College Malaysia of local students Kolej Yayasan Melaka KolejTeknologi Cosmopoint Highestenrolment Sunway College of foreign students Inti College Malaysia KDU College Excellence in R&D Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology(APIIT) Outstandingoverseas Asia Pacific Institute of Information branch campus Techonology (APIIT) Inti College Malaysia Highest numberof LAN Kolej Islam Sultan Ahmad Shah accredited courses Kolej Islam DarulEhsan Special Award Taylor's College Inti College Malaysia BinaryCollege KDU College SunwayCollege Institute Mantissa Stamford College TheOneAcademyof Communication Design HELP Institute KBU International College PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES/UNIVERSITY COLLEGES/ FOREIGN UNIVERSITY BRANCH CAMPUSES Highestenrolment Multimedia University of local students Highestenrolment Lim KokWi ng U n iversity/Col lege of Creative of foreign students Technology Excellence in R+D Monash University Malaysia UniversitiTenaga Nasional Multimedia University Highest number of LAN Multimedia University accredited courses UniversitiTenaga Nasional Special Award LimKokWing Institute of Creative Technology WARM WELCOME: Foreign students dressed in their national costume greeting Musa, at the Multimedia University Private Education Night 2003. 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