EASYUNI Guide 2013 1 EASYUNI Guide 2013 1 EASYUNI Guide 2013 1 Advertorial MIA: DEVELOPING CREATIVE MINDS FOR OVER 40 YEARS!

Looking for the right and the best art college is a very personal endeavours to provide affordable and quality education in decision. One of the important questions you need to answer the creative arts by providing a conducive environment for while choosing your path to an art or music education is what the students to develop their creative potential and strive you will fi nally do with your talents when you complete your for artistic excellence. The academic staff, who possess course. Would you like to become an artist, a designer or a qualifi cations from local and foreign universities and vast musician? Is it going to be a part-time job, or a hobby? If practical creative experiences in their relevant fi elds, train you are serious enough to earn a living from your creative students to be industry-ready. talent, then an extensive and rigorous training in a highly reputable and recognised art college is a must. This is where Internationally Recognised Syllabus the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) comes in. MIA has established links with prestigious universities and colleges in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Founded in 1967 as a non-profi t organisation, MIA has trained China. Through these linkages, MIA graduates may proceed thousands of professional artists, designers and musicians to complete their Degree programmes. The uniqueness of for creative industries in Malaysia. Today, MIA offers a wide this arrangement enables students to save time and cost to range of Diploma courses in the fi eld of art, design and music, pursue their degrees overseas. It is also a very ideal pathway including Graphic Design, Interior Design, Illustration, Fine to obtain a well-balanced education which combines the Art, Industrial Design, Textile and Fashion Design and Music, Malaysian and overseas learning experience and exposure. with comprehensive and well-designed course contents. All With the MQA accreditation, MIA graduates may also further the courses offered by MIA are accredited by the Malaysian their studies in local universities. Qualifi cations Agency (MQA) and MIA has been awarded a 5-star ranking in the Malaysian Quality Evaluation System for That’s not all. MIA graduates are well-recognised and sought- Private Colleges (MyQUEST) 2010/2011 by the Ministry of after in the job market. For instance, MIA students were Higher Education. offered scholarships by foreign universities such as The Korea National University of Arts (KNUA) and National University of Quality Creative Education Singapore (NUS) to pursue their respective degrees. Having been around for 46 years is a testimony to MIA for its commitment in providing quality and affordable education. MIA has three intakes a year which fall in January, April and With over four decades’ experience in nurturing students August. With an art gallery available, budding talents of MIA with the emphasis on holistic education, MIA has produced are given the opportunity to exhibit their wide range of creative competent graduates who are ready for the market. works. Students who are interested to pursue studies in art and design are welcome to visit the campus and the gallery The learning emphasis in MIA is placed on the mastery of to get an in-depth idea about how their creative potential can creative skills, in-depth inquiries, conceptual development, be developed at MIA and jumpstart their careers. critical thinking and IT knowledge. The Institute makes every effort to integrate software applications and multi-ethnic cultural values into its training programmes to enhance the For more information, kindly visit www.mia.edu.my, scope of learning and creative quality of the students. MIA call +603 – 4108 8100 or e-mail [email protected]

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